Art

[ScottishChris]

I hate to admit, that if you were to visit my home you would be greeted by artistic features such as an Arrow Dynamics running wheel, a couple of Coaster Dynamics models and a couple of generally pleasing and inexpensive prints which were purchased in frames that were pleasing at the time (literally if you ask me what they are pictures of, I couldn't tell you without checking!). I visited The Louvre and was thoroughly bemused by the Mona Lisa. I am content that my understanding of 'art' is low.
With all this in mind, it may be my misunderstanding but how the heck is this 'art'???

Marina Abramović: Art exhibition with nude models gets mixed reviews

The unusual installation is part of a career retrospective of Serbian artist Marina Abramović.

www.bbc.co.uk

I once had a panic attack at the gym when someone got a bit too close to me (within 1m) when I was getting changed... and I was in my boxers at the time.

On the other hand, I felt this was quite clever by the artist.

Danish artist ordered to repay museum for exhibiting blank canvases

Instead of embedding money on the artwork Jens Haaning pocketed it in an attempt to make a statement on working conditions and pay

www.telegraph.co.uk

What I don't get is the number of pictures of people standing staring at the canvas. They are blank... that takes a fraction of a second to see. Why stare at them?

Is it jus me that is bamboozled by 'art'?

 

[delta79]

The one question about art as a whole. So what is it?

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[jon81uk]

What I don't get is the number of pictures of people standing staring at the canvas. They are blank... that takes a fraction of a second to see. Why stare at them?

How do you know they were there longer than a second, its a photo not a video.

 

[ScottishChris]

How do you know they were there longer than a second, its a photo not a video.

It's been on a few news channels and people stand staring at it - whether it is confusion, appreciation or trying to see something... i'm not sure.

 

[Hew878787]

The one question about art as a whole. So what is it?

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Next question is ‘Is it in yet?’

 

[rob666]

The one question about art as a whole. So what is it?

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Art mate, that's what it is.
Sort of everything that isn't the humanities, science, maths, engineering and languages I suppose.
That extra slot waste of time in the old school timetable, non exam, where you could nick off without anyone noticing.
"Going to the library Miss to look at pictures", then going home after five minutes...
That sir is art.