Is this Art or Crime??

[this_life 10]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/arne-svensons-neighbors-e_n_3286940.html

 

Arne Svensons photography exhibition in New York Art Gallery. Is this Art, or is it Crime???

[MrSmith 10]

Most definitely not art, quite possibly a crime.

 

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1142015/thumbs/o-ARNE-SVENSON-THE-NEIGHBORS-facebook.jpg

[this_life 10]

Yes.

 

Yet it is reviewed and promoted in mainstream newspapers globally, as an art exhibition and exhibited in a New York Art gallery...

[MrSmith 10]

Yes.

 

Yet it is reviewed and promoted in mainstream newspapers globally, as an art exhibition and exhibited in a New York Art gallery...

 

Its not a surprise that some people find this crap interesting to look at and will pay good money to look at it. Pictures that a 2 year old could paint are occasionally sold for millions, some people just have too much money. Then there's the sheeple affect, tell someone its art and because they want to fit in with the crowd they too will describe it as art, despite thinking its crap.

[this_life 10]

Svenson says the photographs are of his view from his apartment window.

 

If this is the view from his apartment, is the crime him looking? Is the crime Svenson recording his view? Is the crime publicly sharing his recording of his view. Would it be different if he had recorded it with paint rather than photography? Such as the artist Edward Hopper.

 

Is the crime the recording and sharing of a view inside a home (private space), rather than a public space (cafe, restaurant etc).

 

Svenson believes it is art. The Art Gallery has exhibited it. Global Art Critics have reviewed it. National Newspapers have promoted it.

 

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I agree I think it is a violation of the right to privacy. But I want to know why the other groups mentioned above do not think this.

Edited June 4, 2013 by this_life

[taxman 12]

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Originally Posted by this_life

 

Yes.

 

Yet it is reviewed and promoted in mainstreamed newspapers globally, as an art exhibition and exhibi ted in a New York Art gallery...

 

Its not a surprise that some people find this crap interesting to look at and will pay good money to look at it. Pictures that a 2 year old could paint are occasionally sold for millions, some people just have too much money. Then there's the sheeple affect, tell someone its art and because they want to fit in with the crowd they too will describe it as art, despite thinking its crap.

 

If it's so easy that a two year old could do it then why haven't you? Just because you don't understand stuff, you shouldn't denigrate it.

 

 

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[JFKvsNixon 11]

Its not a surprise that some people find this crap interesting to look at and will pay good money to look at it. Pictures that a 2 year old could paint are occasionally sold for millions, some people just have too much money. Then there's the sheeple affect, tell someone its art and because they want to fit in with the crowd they too will describe it as art, despite thinking its crap.

 

So, you believe it to be crap art; but it still art though.

[sheffieldliz 10]

Great pictures I like them but wouldn't like it if someone was taking pics through my window!!

[Hots on 10]

It is total nonsense with zero artistic merit. In my opinion.

[MrSmith 10]

If it's so easy that a two year old could do it then why haven't you? Just because you don't understand stuff, you shouldn't denigrate it.

 

 

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Because I wouldn't feel comfortable selling crap to gullible people.

 

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So, you believe it to be crap art; but it still art though.

 

No, I don't believe it to be art.

 

Art

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination.

 

Taking a picture of someone’s arse isn't a creative skill or very imaginative.

[flamingjimmy 10]

If it's so easy that a two year old could do it then why haven't you? Just because you don't understand stuff, you shouldn't denigrate it.

 

Just because he doesn't like what you like, doesn't mean you should assume he doesn't understand it.

[taxman 12]

Quote:

 

Originally Posted by taxman

 

If it's so easy that a two year old could do it then why haven't you? Just because you don't understand stuff, you shouldn't denigrate it.

 

Just because he doesn't like what you like, doesn't mean you should assume he doesn't understand it.

 

I didn't say I liked it but every time someone bleats about " A two year old could have done that" or "I could have done that" they are missing the point. They didn't do it. If it was so easy why didn't they?

 

 

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