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Originally posted by itchy93
I didn't say it's not art, I said I don't consider it to be art.
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I still don't understand how you can say this.
Again, you cannot seriously say Yves Klein's work is not art. It's in some of the world's best and most prestigious gallerys. His work is collected and bought all over the globe.
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can say, however, that you don't find it very interesting, inspiring, pretty etc. You can obviously state that it "doesn't do it" for you. But it's wrong to say it's not art.
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And judging from most people's interpretations, I'd say that wasn't his intent, either.
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Most people? To whom are you referring? If it's the people who have posted to this thread, then I submit to you that this does not reflect a fair and true representation of the 'art world' or indeed 'public opinion.'
In fact, "most people"
do in fact love his work. Otherwise it would not be in the galleries or being bought for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Also, his work is similiar in concept to many other artists, several of whom I referred to above. Milo, Mondrian, Malevich etc. Alliteration aside, there are plenty of others who paint just 'coloured squares.'
I have found this to be a very interesting thread. I think I may even start a "Painting of the week" post for the future! My "Poem of the week" thread didn't seem to whip up the interest I had hoped. And I can't keep posting to the TB all the time... heh
Mr Mephisto