Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Art

It's a totally subjective thing. A lot of art that most people like, I do not care for. I like low brow, and street art the most. I like some of the classic folks like Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, and MC Escher. I like photographers like Diane Arbus, Julius Shulman, and Irving Penn. I respect all art where I look at it, and I feel like art chose the person, not the other way around. The one thing I've noticed is that the art I am most drawn to, when I meet the artist they totally lack pretention. They do what they do because they love it. Most of them are downright humble and don't know how people love what they do. Those folks to me, are the true artists. If you like street art and haven't seen this documentary yet, I highly recommend it: Beautiful Losers

I went all the way to Fort Worth, so I could see his stuff in person: Article by Bored Panda, on Ron Mueck

I am truly blessed to have friends who paint stuff for me: Robert Bowen

This is the cabinet he did for me.

This fella is more an acquaintance than a friend, and he's so busy I wasn't going to ask him to do a cabinet, but we hung out last new year's and he was like, "Where's my cabinet door?" So he got one. Skinner



I of course have to give respect to the nerd side of the force.


And I kinda love me some carnival mirrors.



My friend Hilary sent this one with a whole description how this man was selling hearts, in case yours got lost or broken.



I'll go ahead and stop here. I could do a whole art blog. It really does brighten my day and make me happy. This morning as I got out of my car there was a homeless man who was yelling, "I don't have to listen to you! You have the mind of a killer! I don't have to listen to people who rape me in the penis, then stab me in the back, literally!" All I could think was, "If this guy was at Luna's coffee shop, sporting an ironic moustache, people would be clapping and snapping for this man's poetry. But as it is most will walk across the street to avoid him, because he's a schizophrenic street dweller."
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  1. JaclynJanuary 25, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    The mirror one was kind of cool. And the last one that your friend gave you was pretty.

    I'm not going to lie, I'm not huge on art. You're talking to the girl who's got a Britney Spears poster on her ceiling and a living room donned with Marilyn Monroe paintings.

    I really should become more educated in the subject. Art is really important as a way of expressioin and a great way to get an impromptu message across.

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  2. sporkgasmJanuary 25, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    I got that mirror as a gift from a friend in Boston. I went there and loved it, but wasn't going to spend 50 bucks on a vintage carnival mirror. He mailed it to me a few weeks later.

    Art isn't for everyone. There's nothing saying, "You HAVE to love art!" Art is everywhere. What's art to me, is trash to someone else.

    I am lucky enough to be surrounded by people in the art community. I have friends who curate museums, and friends who create. So I get to do far more exploring than most people who are as broke as me, get to do.

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  3. PickleopeJanuary 26, 2012 at 4:46 AM

    Wait, there are artists that AREN'T pretentious? The devil you say. I used to love those band mirrors. I had a Motley Crue one from a carnival, and this was WELL past when Nirvana destroyed the hair band.

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  4. sporkgasmJanuary 26, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    There are a few. Most of them weren't "trained" and do art because they have to.

    Did Nirvana kill the hair band? All I know is they made me hate flannel.

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