But Can You Call It Art?
today i made a jaunt to MFAH, or the Museum of Fine Art Houston... are attempt at something like the Met or MOMA. the special exhibit was on a whole collection of work from basquiat. now, i would never pretend to be a true "art" connoseur, despite knowing a thing or two about "art"... but let me tell you.... basquiat? blehhh. basically lots of scribbles and writing like a mad man... pin it up, frame it in a nice simple frame... voila... "ART". what do i say... bullshit! of course, beauty is in the art of the beholder. and not to say that my art taste are anywhere near classical, but i did tell my cousin today who i went with.... you know, most "contemporary" stuff... i think is just crap.
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there was a funny little historical description about an artist by the name of Borgeneaou? anyways, it said that he was basically the toast of the art word...the prize pearl of the ecole des beaux arts and just about the most successful artist of his time and that everyone except the young avant gaurde liked him... the young avant garde seeing him as art's anathema. so in much the same light, despite basquiat's celebrated place in art... i still think his stuff is pretty anathemic... that's not a word i know, but bare with me.
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now outside the museum was a pretty cool interactive sculpture...basically a metal frame about 15 or 20 feet tall...open mostly and then hung with like a thousand long strands of yellow vinyle tubing... a sort of geometric willow tree... in yellow. pretty near. some fun images for you enjoyment below.
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this will be the last week of my short gig. hope all goes well. i finished my portfolio this weekend and the big task this week will be to secure some job interviews before i leave town and/or to write up those lost months of journal writing. i've been thinking alot about my "future" lately but i guess i will share those thought later. i'm checking out.
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oh..shout out to my public. thanks for reading still roberto!
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there was a funny little historical description about an artist by the name of Borgeneaou? anyways, it said that he was basically the toast of the art word...the prize pearl of the ecole des beaux arts and just about the most successful artist of his time and that everyone except the young avant gaurde liked him... the young avant garde seeing him as art's anathema. so in much the same light, despite basquiat's celebrated place in art... i still think his stuff is pretty anathemic... that's not a word i know, but bare with me.
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now outside the museum was a pretty cool interactive sculpture...basically a metal frame about 15 or 20 feet tall...open mostly and then hung with like a thousand long strands of yellow vinyle tubing... a sort of geometric willow tree... in yellow. pretty near. some fun images for you enjoyment below.
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this will be the last week of my short gig. hope all goes well. i finished my portfolio this weekend and the big task this week will be to secure some job interviews before i leave town and/or to write up those lost months of journal writing. i've been thinking alot about my "future" lately but i guess i will share those thought later. i'm checking out.
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oh..shout out to my public. thanks for reading still roberto!
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posted by faux chink @ 10:03 PM
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