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Acknowledging the Artists

8/2/2014

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I went to the final day of the Mike Kelley retrospective at the Geffen
this week and came away with a reinforced philosophy about
the subjectivity of art, summed up as:
"I may not know much about art, but I know what I like".

A cliched oversimplification to be sure, but based in truth...
As individuals, we bring our unique perspective to everything we see,
and that becomes our reality for framing a decision about whether
something is "art" or not.  Take a look at these side by side images...
Picture
Picture
Picture
Why is one considered fine art and the other not?
Conceptually I understand the distinction, but emotionally I formed
a deeper attachment to Grandma Prisbrey's lifelong work
than to Kelley's made-to-be-exhibited creations.

Bottom line is, we will always have to decide for ourselves.  

Check this out sometime:  http://www.bottlevillage.com/
and then you can ponder the validity of each...
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