> I can throw paint on a canvas. But you did not throw the paint in a context that turned it into a statement. In fact, you did not at all. That's the point.

> I can throw paint on a canvas. But you did not throw the paint in a context that turned it into a statement. In fact, you did not at all. That's the point. There was some artwork created before I was born: An artist made a statement on commercialization of art. "You could sell shit in cans." So he defecated into cans. About ten years ago the can/one of the cans was auctioned off for some 5-digit amount. That's when I learned about the whole story. Yes, for me that is art - even though I can shit into cans as well.