I don't know much about art...

[astral276]

...but I do know carp when I see it.

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddes...grid-paintings

[KAYS6912]

...but I do know carp when I see it.

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddes...grid-paintings

Totally agree. It's like looking at an enlarged colour chart.

[Zeus2013]

...but I do know carp when I see it.

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddes...grid-paintings

Your comment did make me chuckle, and I totally agree it is utter carp

[somersethedge]

They say art is in the eye of the beholder....... Anyone got the phone number of specsavers we can send them

[astral276]

I recall years ago channel-hopping onto a program that had already started on BBC2. There was a bloke expounding the meaning and merits of a large canvas that was a block of black at one end and a block of red at the other; separating the two block was a thin white line. He then showed another large canvas that was exactly the same except the proportion of red to black was slightly different and the white line was just noticeably wider.

He then went into a long spiel on what the difference in the thickness and position of the white line meant, what the 'artist' was trying to portray by it, and how it altered the whole interpretation of the painting.

There were also some as good as identical versions where the only difference I could see was that where one was hung horizontally the other was hung vertically.

I initially thought the program was a spoof on art and found it funny, but it eventually dawned on me, to my horror, that it was serious - actually an Open University teaching program.

So, discuss the following three paintings...



Added: Does anyone else get the optical illusion that the vertical one is larger than the other two?

[emmily121]

I recall years ago channel-hopping onto a program that had already started on BBC2. There was a bloke expounding the meaning and merits of a large canvas that was a block of black at one end and a block of red at the other; separating the two block was a thin white line. He then showed another large canvas that was exactly the same except the proportion of red to black was slightly different and the white line was just noticeably wider.

He then went into a long spiel on what the difference in the thickness and position of the white line meant, what the 'artist' was trying to portray by it, and how it altered the whole interpretation of the painting.

There were also some as good as identical versions where the only difference I could see was that where one was hung horizontally the other was hung vertically.

I initially thought the program was a spoof on art and found it funny, but it eventually dawned on me, to my horror, that it was serious - actually an Open University teaching program.

So, discuss the following three paintings...

That's not 3 paintings, it's a car park plan for a very small shop that only expects 6 customers at a time.
The first 2 large red parking spaces are for parents with children, the red parking space on the right is for people who use a wheelchair, the 3 small black parking spaces are for general parking.

[HerMajesty]

One of the purposes of art is to evoke a response from the viewer, so in that way, this is successful art. Much like advertising......if it's discussed, it will be remembered better!!

Personally, I find it non-intrusive and rather peaceful, and can imagine it fitting well in a quiet office, yoga room, or such. Not my favourite, but not the least appealing I've seen.

[astral276]

One of the purposes of art is to evoke a response from the viewer, so in that way, this is successful art. Much like advertising......if it's discussed, it will be remembered better!!

It's not so much that there is anything wrong with the 'art' itself (you can ignore what you don't like), It's the the pretensions of the self-styled art critics making such stuff out to be more than it is - an amateur daub (that can and has been done by countless primary school children) that requires no talent.

If provoking a response includes making me want to vomit then a lot of contemporary art is working.

[KAYS6912]

It's not so much that there is anything wrong with the 'art' itself (you can ignore what you don't like), It's the the pretensions of the self-styled art critics making such stuff out to be more than it is - an amateur daub (that can and has been done by countless primary school children) that requires no talent.

If provoking a response includes making me want to vomit then a lot of contemporary art is working.

Yeah - like the "art" by Tracy Emin. Her "work" is a total insult to artists - and the critics should be ashamed of themselves.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=tr...y%20emin%20art

[suesjools]

Agree with Mel. I love art, especially modern art, but I prefer the work of Dali or Picasso or something that takes some skill to do. Even Warhol's pop art is a good deal more skillfully executed and artistic than this, which IMHO looks like something a bored 4 year old would do. By this reckoning, we should all be exhibiting in galleries, LOL.

Best wishes for many sales to all,