RE: Art is a Threat

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I think it’s pretty clear that the concept of art and the art industry/art scene only overlap, sometimes just barely.

I wrestle with the concept of what art actually is sometimes (not too much cause words are just words and I value feeling over that) but the meaning I am happy with now is “play + meaning +craft”. You can focus on two aspects more than another, most modern art emphasizes play, teases meaning and disregards craft.

It’s valid but also very open to manipulation by the art scene and the artist (which in itself is a kind of part of the art. I know an artist who put post it notes in her bathroom just to get the art journalists riled up and see what they’d say).

I prefer art that balances the three, but in the end I feel of the artist gets something out of the art, it’s meaningful to them and worth creating.

I create most of my art to heal or grow or expand and to try and invite others to do the same. I am trying to balance my own self satisfaction (fucking around), a desire to improve (make something more and more beautiful), and a present in a way that feels like it brings out whatever meaning I am trying to convey much more powerfully than saying it directly would be.

I appreciate the pop art when it fucks with peoples expectations. I get very tired of it when it continues to pull on the same strings or tries to shock without saying anything or challenging the artist.

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I have to say that I adore your triangle of play / meaning / craft.

I think I tend to favour art that sits in the meaning / craft bucket. At the same time, there's fun playing with the craft. Playing with the meaning, ... that might be your friend's post it notes in the bathroom.

I feel as though, if we put those "labels" on Art, or it was part of the process of "proper" curation, a lot of art would be much easier to understand.

I had a friend read this post (they know very little about Art in general) - and they appreciated the depth of the discussion - I'm going to ask them to come back and read your comment and see how much simpler it makes understanding Art.

(That friend isn't on HIVE - they're not really a writer)

Speaking of fucking with people's expectations - I love do to that, not with Art, but with my appearance. I am fairly lazy (I bathe... I shower, I clean) - but I haven't had a hair cut in who knows how long, and have a beard that is untamed, untrimmed, and unbrushed. I don't take "pride" in my everyday appearance.

But I like to wow people with deep insight, profound conversation, and the unexpected fact that I am just a teddy bear, wanting to spend time with everyone to learn their story, their views etc.

Returning to your triangle of art for a moment. I've got a fucking Masters Degree in Visual Art, and your three words of play / craft / meaning distil the entirety of Art history so well, because you can probably categorise every movement using a weighting of those things.

THANK YOU for you comment. My Voting Power is trashed at the moment, thanks to the unexpected success of my "nine years lol" post, but you have trashed it further :P Therefore, I summon @topcomment

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