Thinking about the play we saw...

[madbaker]

Disclaimer: the positions mentioned here are not necessarily those held by me or my art-school-attending wife.

Point: Art must be judged within its own context.

Counter-point: Just because it's "art" doesn't mean it's not crap.

Discuss.

Comments

[aastg.livejournal.com]

Okay, "art" is a subjective judgement, likewise "crap" is also a subjective judgement. Since a subjective judgement requires no objective proof to be valid, "art" can be "crap" and contrariwise.

Note: I tried this argument with a dear friend (and known hater of Abstract Expressionism) recently, and it didn't work on HER, either. I believe her response was, "Yeah, I can barf on a canvas too -- that doesn't make me an artist!"

Re:

[farmount.livejournal.com]

Depends if someone was willing to pay for the barf on a canvas. If so, then she COULD be an artist... :)

In general, "art" seems to be something that requires at least some sort of consesus to designate the label. If an insufficient number decide that something is art, then it is indeed crap.

Now, what is the number? 42?