What is Art?

[Santino]

No doubt.

 

[bubblesmcgrath]

The only thing that even suggests sexualising the image is the presence of the penis. Take that away and there is nothing there suggesting sex at all. And the penis comes out of the girl's mouth. For whatever reason, she has a penis coming out of her mouth - and it appears to be that, specifically, that causes it to be a thing that sexualises, despite its presence being incongruous - a penis for a tongue. One girl's arms are the other girls legs, and she has a penis coming out of her mouth, as if the girl on top is fucking the back of the other girl's head with her penis, which is somehow going straight through her head.

But substituting a girl's tongue for a penis in that way is not paedo-pornography. TBH that people would think it is says more about them than the artists or the art work.

As for this idea that we need to protect the children, well take a wander around any gallery with old masters in it. Take a thumb through a book on Goya. You will see all kinds of unpleasant things. Art isn't just about sunflowers.

Hell, take a wander around a church and look at all the images of a man nailed up to a cross and left to die.

Penises are well represented in art...but I have to say I've never seen one protruding from the mouth of a prepubescent girl...I would not have thought of your explanation that the penis is coming through the child's head into her mouth.
Tbh I just don't rate this because in my view, and response to art is personal, in my view it is bordering on paedophilic...if that's a word.
I've looked at plenty of their other sculptures and can appreciate their work..but this for me is a step beyond what I would reasonably want to view as of artistic merit.
Sorry...

 

[littlebabyjesus]

No doubt.

listen twat, you're making massive assumptions about me, so I'll do the same.

Good night, you boring idiot.

 

[Santino]

Unease about a sculpture depicting pre-pubescent children with overtly sexual imagery is the same as burning paintings. The great liberal has spoken.

 

[DotCommunist]

tbh the idea that all art is regardless holding inherent value because it is art is problematic to say the least. I saw a ww1 german cartoon the other day that depicted the 'jon bull' figure complete with hat and union jack tie. Only jon was done black, ring in nose, plates in ears, ludicrous massive lips and bulging eyes. Total racist caricature done to make a point about allied forces using conscripts from the african colonies. Is that art? does it have value?

 

[Santino]

tbh the idea that all art is regardless holding inherent value because it is art is problematic to say the least. I saw a ww1 german cartoon the other day that depicted the 'jon bull' figure complete with hat and union jack tie. Only jon was done black, ring in nose, plates in ears, ludicrous massive lips and bulging eyes. Total racist caricature done to make a point about allied forces using conscripts from the african colonies. Is that art? does it have value?

So you want to ban children from reading books, is that it?

 

[DotCommunist]

It's just like in farenheit 911. Which is banned CTR

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Unease about a sculpture depicting pre-pubescent children with overtly sexual imagery is the same as burning paintings. The great liberal has spoken.

You being a tedious cunt whose sole purpose is an attempt to make others look stupid by falling into your traps and 'expose' themselves as 'liberals' who haven't thought things through is fucking boring. It appears to be the main reason you post - in order to try to make others look stupid. There is far less to you than meets the eye. You are an arse.

 

[Santino]

You being a tedious cunt whose sole purpose is an attempt to make others look stupid by falling into your traps and 'expose' themselves as 'liberals' who haven't thought things through is fucking boring. It appears to be the main reason you post - in order to try to make others look stupid. There is far less to you than meets the eye. You are an arse.

I wouldn't say it was the main reason.

 

[weltweit]

Is this art?

Gold bullion worth £10,000 buried on Folkestone beach
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-28967848
A gold-rush has started at a beach in Kent where a German artist buried £10,000 worth of bullion as part of an arts festival.

Michael Sailstorfer has hidden 30 24-carat gold bars on Folkestone's Outer Harbour beach.

More than 150 people started digging for gold when low tide exposed the beach. Organisers say prospectors can keep any bars they find.

The Folkestone Digs project is part of the town's triennial arts festival.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Is this art?

Gold bullion worth £10,000 buried on Folkestone beach
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-28967848
A gold-rush has started at a beach in Kent where a German artist buried £10,000 worth of bullion as part of an arts festival.

Michael Sailstorfer has hidden 30 24-carat gold bars on Folkestone's Outer Harbour beach.

More than 150 people started digging for gold when low tide exposed the beach. Organisers say prospectors can keep any bars they find.

The Folkestone Digs project is part of the town's triennial arts festival.

It certainly makes a statement about our life and times.

 

[weltweit]

It certainly makes a statement about our life and times.

Are you sure? What statement?