Today I get to guest host Art Sunday. What is art? Peter Griffin posed the question “What’s the difference between art and porn?” The answer – a government grant. My question and this weeks theme is what makes art art? Spencer Tunick did a photo shoot in Buffalo, NY in 2004. He is hailed as a genius for his work and a true artist. I’m not sure I agree. Basically he takes pictures of a bunch of naked people standing around. Is it because the people are regular and not the picture perfect models used in other types of photos? Is it because he is such a pretentious jerk that even though he basically takes pictures of people he refuses to be called a photographer? He refers to his work though his people as installations. Or is there some other reason”?

This is by Tunick.

This is a picture from the Central terminal archives.

Why is one art and one regulated to a shoebox? They are both of large groups of people in the same building yet one has meaning and considered special and the other was left unseen for years.

Through Art Sunday I’ve seen a lot of different types and styles of Art. Usually, even if I don’t like the art I an at least see why it is art. I can see skill or style or the process that went into whatever it is. But why is any of it Art to be held up above something else done by someone else?

My theme for this week is not art that you like but art you do not understand; something that confuses you.   I figure you understand more if you learn about something different once in a while.

I will have this on 360, Multiply, and blogger. I’ll post links here on Multiply. http://360.yahoo.com/mfhy2000

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http://mfhy2k.blogspot.com/

Links

lauritasita, and a different one here and here

philsgal7759

wickedlyinnocent

Luisguerra - Multiply   or 360

highlandrose 

starfishred         

anbra6

jazzasprin

fabellina

greenwytch