The Great Art Debate

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:48 am

bus art...

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:06 pm

He you go - this shite has just won the Turner Prize.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:09 pm

What the feck is it?

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:18 pm

In fairness that is an angle to show it lookin stupid.

Here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/ ... ize-winner" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Isn't that..... great?

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:21 pm

Prufrock wrote:In fairness that is an angle to show it lookin stupid.

Here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/ ... ize-winner" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Isn't that..... great?

His acceptance of the award at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, from fashion photographer Mario Testino, was briefly delayed when a streaker, clad seemingly in only a pink tutu and with the words "study this" scrawled on his chest, invaded the stage before being tackled to the ground and removed by security guards.

Pru???

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:30 pm

Again...

what the feck is it?

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:48 pm

boltonboris wrote:Again...

what the feck is it?

Pretty obvious Boris, it's a quietly atmospheric, lyrically autumnal sculptural installation recalling a melancholy urban park with its metallic trees and scattered paper leaves,

Bruce gave the key to understanding art a while back. You just stroke your chin with one hand, tilt your head and nod, and it all falls into place. Still looks like a pile of shite though.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:54 pm

It looks like it could be a table..

A shit table, that only a pretentious wanker would buy. but yet it isn't actually a table.

So it's probably just a 'thing' that only a pretentious wanker would buy.. Is that 'art'?

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:16 pm

Unlikely to find a 'pretentious wanker' to buy it unless they had a very big spare room, since the whole thing is created in a large studio, using every part of it, and the section of the installation being focussed on here (understandably) is only a small part of it.

I watched the (disappointingly short) C4 documentary on the short list that preceded the announcement of the winner. There was enough there to make me interested in going to the Baltic to find out more.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:32 pm

I'm sure there's plenty of pretentious wankers with very large spare rooms out there.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:34 pm

Does anybody actually know what it's supposed to be yet?

It looks like it could be a piano, but with no keys..

A shit piano with no keys that only a pretentious wa.......

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:35 pm

boltonboris wrote:Does anybody actually know what it's supposed to be yet?

It looks like it could be a piano, but with no keys..

A shit piano with no keys that only a pretentious wa.......

I believe Tango answered that for you above!

Jakerbeef · Post by **Jakerbeef** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:59 pm

It's a work bench you can hang stuff on.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:06 pm

thebish wrote:
boltonboris wrote:Does anybody actually know what it's supposed to be yet?

It looks like it could be a piano, but with no keys..

A shit piano with no keys that only a pretentious wa.......
I believe Tango answered that for you above!

I only quoted the article. Personally, I thought it was Chris Evans waiting for his order in a chip shop.

Wandering Willy · Post by **Wandering Willy** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:23 pm

If I had the money I'd buy it.

Then I'd cut it up and make something useful.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:23 pm

Wandering Willy wrote:If I had the money I'd buy it.

Then I'd cut it up and make something useful.

this piece of art doesn't really float my boat - maybe the photos don't do it justice...

but.. the world would be a poorer place if everything's value were judged by a standard of "usefulness"

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:48 pm

thebish wrote:
Wandering Willy wrote:If I had the money I'd buy it.

Then I'd cut it up and make something useful.

this piece of art doesn't really float my boat - maybe the photos don't do it justice...

but.. the world would be a poorer place if everything's value were judged by a standard of "usefulness"

If you cut this thing up then you'd have several 'works of art' and could coin it in.

Wandering Willy · Post by **Wandering Willy** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:34 pm

thebish wrote:
Wandering Willy wrote:If I had the money I'd buy it.

Then I'd cut it up and make something useful.

this piece of art doesn't really float my boat - maybe the photos don't do it justice...

but.. the world would be a poorer place if everything's value were judged by a standard of "usefulness"

Fair point and I wouldn't suggest that at all.

In this instance we are well into "Emperor's New Clothes" territory, so it's cut the bastard thing up for me.

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:46 pm

boltonboris wrote:Again...

what the feck is it?

Is it Frankie Boyle? In an odd shaped telly?

Wandering Willy · Post by **Wandering Willy** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:18 am

It's a copy anyway, and not a good one.

Here's the original:

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