Up in flames

[Lurch]

Originally posted by TAB Studio
I think I was better with the concept till I saw the McDonald\'s? May be I am dumb OK but I lose the gist of the drama there.

I dont know about that.
I could see McDonalds being a part of Hell lol lol lol

Who knows,perhaps the melted globs could be past of as art now too?

 

[dauber22]

Originally posted by No Such Agency
Hmm, given the hostility towards conceptual art I see here...

Actually, my only hostility to coneptual art is that most of it is paid for with governments grants - ie- MY MONEY! Anyone should be able to do whatever they want and try to pass it off as art, but I shouldn\'t be forced to pay for it with tax money.

 

[airhead]

Originally posted by No Such Agency...given the hostility towards conceptual art I see here...

I am not hostile to conceptual art, but a single stripe of paint across a canvas or a jar full of urine is not art - I don\'t care how inspired you are.

And I don\'t like being forced to pay for that through my tax dollars either.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by airhead

Originally posted by No Such Agency...given the hostility towards conceptual art I see here...

I am not hostile to conceptual art, but a single stripe of paint across a canvas or a jar full of urine is not art - I don\'t care how inspired you are.

And I don\'t like being forced to pay for that through my tax dollars either.

Ditto. If you want to have real conceptual art on a grant... Clean up the crap off the streets and do two things right!

 

[Ebonbuddha]

I guess I\'m too tolerant. It\'s suppose to be hell. It\'s not suppose to be in good taste. It was f*ck!n awesome. I hope to see it back up.

 

[Klute]

The shot of the piled up minis is definitely pre fire,its still burning.As for Tracy Enim if shes that slack she put 102 names in the tent she will need a marquee for her next project.
Oh and Im surprised the bed burned

 

[Bloodfinger]

I thought I heard somewhere that the bed wasn\'t in the warehouse that burnt down. Sadly.

The really sad thing is that Charles Saatchi will probably spend a load more money on a load more crap to replace it all, keeping more of these \'artists\' in business.

 

[Grizzix]

the word artist definitely doesn\'t mean what it used to. . .

 

[dauber22]

Originally posted by Grizzix
the word artist definitely doesn\'t mean what it used to. . .

No! Far too often it seems to mean \"shyster living off the public\" and the concept of talent has been replaced by audacity.

 

[finn17]

What really, really hoses me off...

Originally posted by BloodfingerThe really sad thing is that Charles Saatchi will probably spend a load more money on a load more crap to replace it all, keeping more of these \'artists\' in business.

...is that Mr more money-than-sense-sh1t-for-brains Saatchi will probably trouser a huge wad from the insurance companies in order to replace his collection and my house, car, life insurance will go up to compensate for the insurance companies loss.
I am so happy I could vomit:|~

 

[Klute]

Well put Finn,
Personally I think he will get more than they are worth.

 

[finn17]

Abosutely!

Originally posted by Klute
Well put Finn,
Personally I think he will get more than they are worth.

If they give him a fruit machine token they will be giving him more than they\'re worth

 

[finn17]

HEY!!

It just occured to me...I hope the cops are looking into this with a fine-toothed comb....

If I went out and got wrecked and spent a fortune on a load of old toss...the first thing that would occur to me when I sobered up and overcame the shock and horror...would be an \'accidental fire\'....:innocent:

Perhaps he\'s realised that an old slapper\'s tent and a few Action Men aren\'t worth the millions of pounds he paid for them???

Surprise is, he didn\'t torch them sooner:bouncy:

 

[Greymane]

maybe the fire it\'s self was a piece of art ?

similar to the incident when KLF allegedly burnt a Million £ on an island in scotland for the sake of ART???:|~

 

[finn17]

Hehehe...

Originally posted by Greymanesimilar to the incident when KLF allegedly burnt a Million £ on an island in scotland for the sake of ART???:|~

IF that story is true, I bet it now ranks highly in their Top-Ten, \'things-I-wish-I\'d-never-done\'lol

Especially as most people will be thinking : \"KLF - who???\"

 

[Sand Rat]

Hmm, buy a lot of \"conceptual art\" and then torch it, eh? Sounds like a good idea and a bad way to end up in a federal bang - you - in - the - ass - prison!!!

Other than that I cant see any good reason for that crap to exist - conceptual art that pushes the envelope is one thing, but some of that stuff was utter shite imho.

 

[darthfoley]

Originally posted by finn17
Especially as most people will be thinking : \"KLF - who???\"

KLF is gonna rock ya.

 

[BrianFowler713]

Who is Tracey Emin?

Is she a mini painter?

 

[finn17]

Good question...

Originally posted by BrianFowler713
Is she a mini painter?

She is a conceptual artist most famously known for exhibiting a tent, an unmade stained bed and appearing totally out of her face on TV.
She can\'t be entirely stupid however, as she must be worth a fortune because dunderheads actually pay large sums of money for her work.

This is the sort of thing

If you scroll through the pictures, 2 and 6 are hers.

 

[Sand Rat]

Ahh, the brie ans white wine crowd. Folks who got more money than sense and have bought into the whole idea that if you pay a great deal of cash for it, it has to be art.