Jimaroid
Journeyman Pro
Art doesn't have to have a purpose, there's no minimum quality, skill, value or definition. If a person decides to express an idea, any idea, and show it to others then it is art.
In the case of the Turner Prize, you often have to separate the artwork from the artist. It's as much about circumstance and debate as it is about any single piece of work.
Challenging convention, looking at our world through artistic lenses and seeing new things in our every day reality is what makes art important and exciting. All artists give us insight into the world around us which, whilst we might not understand, represent an alternative view of the lives we share. And that, to me, is what makes art a worthwhile and important endeavour.
This thread, or any general attitude of, "I don't get it, it's just some bricks" for example, IS a response to artistic endeavour and therefore comprises part of the artwork. Without human engagement, reaction and discussion, art doesn't exist.
Personally I think contemporary dance is the worst art. But I appreciate its existence despite it doing nothing but confuse and enrage me - but maybe that's the point of it! There's no right and wrong in art. It's just stuff that exists to stimulate our minds in different ways. And that's why I like art in its many forms.
Helen Marten's sculptures are interesting to me. We are living in an increasingly disposable culture, one of consume and discard. So her sculptures in my mind show a different point of view in which creation is more important than destruction or discard. That's an interesting idea to think about. So it's a worthwhile work of art for me.
In the case of the Turner Prize, you often have to separate the artwork from the artist. It's as much about circumstance and debate as it is about any single piece of work.
Challenging convention, looking at our world through artistic lenses and seeing new things in our every day reality is what makes art important and exciting. All artists give us insight into the world around us which, whilst we might not understand, represent an alternative view of the lives we share. And that, to me, is what makes art a worthwhile and important endeavour.
This thread, or any general attitude of, "I don't get it, it's just some bricks" for example, IS a response to artistic endeavour and therefore comprises part of the artwork. Without human engagement, reaction and discussion, art doesn't exist.
Personally I think contemporary dance is the worst art. But I appreciate its existence despite it doing nothing but confuse and enrage me - but maybe that's the point of it! There's no right and wrong in art. It's just stuff that exists to stimulate our minds in different ways. And that's why I like art in its many forms.
Helen Marten's sculptures are interesting to me. We are living in an increasingly disposable culture, one of consume and discard. So her sculptures in my mind show a different point of view in which creation is more important than destruction or discard. That's an interesting idea to think about. So it's a worthwhile work of art for me.
