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RE: The Old Dog Asks: If It's Presented As An Art Exhibit Does That Make it Good?
You are not alone in your musings. I am an avid fan of works from the Baroque and Renaissance periods. Every time I brave the Modern wing of a museum, it feels to be hit or miss. Some works are truly fascinating and innovative. Others, like the ones you describe above, cause me to question the judgement of curator. If we still operated where income from art only came from patrons, I wouldn't be surprised to see this type of "art" disappear as the "artist" pursues alternative employment.
Cheers!
Once art is funded by "taxation" in a "democratic" society, or the free market is removed from a command economy, the road to mediocrity and then depravity in art has been taken.
That is exactly how I see this exhibit. It looks to be some old banged up wooden items made to look like scraps, and then painted.
I feel like these pieces are what would be in an artists backroom. Random pieces of wood and cloth and crates, potenially covered in some paint throughout the years. If they had said the theme of this was "artist's backroom supplies" or something I can see how it would make sense, but it isnt very interesting to the masses because they probably cant imagine many thoughts for it.
Yes and no. Certain types of art require for it to appeal to the masses (TV/film) and thus need to be mediocre-- and thus the mediocrity is created BY the (free) market...
Thanks so much for your comment. I like your way of thinking!
I am an art lover but I agree with you - it's not very appealing
but perhaps in the past it was :)