"Alternative" art first caught my attention a couple of years ago when I visited a small gallery in London that exhibited shit work - literally I mean: sculptures, a lot of them, made by what I recall being a Spanish or South American artist who employs faecis and turn them into art objects. Then there was a dog by the same artist, whom he let die of starvation while calling the process "modern art".
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The Tate has just bought some William Blake hand-made pictures. The inscription for one of them, depicting a naked man clasping his head in pain as he is consumed by flames, reads: "I sought Pleasure & found Pain." My thought exactly every morning when I go to work; I wonder if I also look the same. The museum paid £441m for these pieces.
Showing posts with label glimpse light of eternity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glimpse light of eternity. Show all posts
Sunday, 10 January 2010
"Why Beauty Matters" part 3
"All art is about useless. Put utility first, and you lose art for ever. Put beauty first, and it will be useful for ever."
Platonic love ... a beautiful girl and how she can provide a glimpse of the light of the eternity ...Beauty to be contemplated but not consumed ...
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