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my understanding of (modern) art is that it's an avenue to explore/uncover cutting-edge and uncomfortable ideas, which is why it's often described as being "edg
by clairity 8y ago
my understanding of (modern) art is that it's an avenue to explore/uncover cutting-edge and uncomfortable ideas, which is why it's often described as being "edgy". it can be seen as empathetic insofar as it makes us confront our own emotions toward others in relation to those others.
and the "goodness" of art is about consensus around the level of interestingness of the ideas behind it (ideally; of course, social considerations make that murky).
so it's not art if there is no interesting ideas behind it, or if people find it banal. if i hold up my starbucks coffee cup and say it represents hegemony and should be considered high art, well, no one will really care.
- selune 8y agoThere is Found object genre(?), style(?) of art so Starbucks coffee cup could be an art object/piece if presented in a specific context.
- clairity 8y agoyes, (well-known) found art has those two properties. the artist imbues the art piece with grand ideas about society (or whatever) at large, and a bunch of influencers (other artists, critics, collectors, etc.) find it interesting enough to elevate it to art. i'd once heard a joke (story?) about found art where a janitor accidentally left a mop and a bucket while cleaning a gallery space and it attracted a crowd trying to discern what it meant. =)