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graffiti galore
In article , PeterN wrote:
PeterN: Here is some really good grafitti. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/five%20pointz%20partial.jpg Sandman: Not really. Everything between the windows was mediocre at best. The photo is low res so it's haerd to see any detail, but the red and circle ones on the lower wall has some potential, but doesn't look very good from afar. Prior to change of ownership, grafitti areas on that building was reserved for recognized grafitti artists. You and I may not like some of the images. Indeed I do not like a lot of the images either, but they are recognized as art. And art can be bad art. Calling it "art" doesn't change anything. I agree that real graffiti *is* art, but that doesn't mean that it's good art. PeterN: The above is one of the last pictures that was taken. To avoid litigation over historic designation, the eveving of the day I took that pivture, the owner whitewashed entire building. Sandman: You should google "Puppet", a Swedish (from my hometown) graffiti artist whose name is Daniel. Here is one of his really early work (1989), from the Västerås industrial port: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Puppet©1989.jpg Obviously, later work is a lot nicer. I would not like that image hanging on my wall Uh, of course not. It's graffiti, it's purpose is not to be on anyone's wall. but I recognize it as art. Fortunately, there is no one artbiter of which art is better than others. Other than your own. Plus, there's consensus. -- Sandman[.net] |
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graffiti galore
In article , sobriquet wrote:
Sandman: Well, that's not graffiti as art, that's just color thrown on a wall. My comments were purely in the scope of graffiti as an artform, and these two do not fall into that category at all, and ths register far lower than merely "crap" You sound a bit like those clueless people who visit museums and proclaim that their 3-year old can come up with something similar every time they see an abstract work of art. Then you're not listening. If it doesn't fit their idea of art, it must be crap and they can't work out that perhaps it's their concept of what constitutes a work of art that's crap and not the creations they dismiss so easily. Why not consult the dictionary? Art the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power Most of the images in your original link lacked most of the above. They were not skillfully created, lacked imagination, and few conveyed any beauty or emotional power. I acknowledge that graffiti *is* art, but calling it art doesn't make it good in itself. It can be bad art, art that lacks imagination, skill, beauty or emotion. It's still art, just crap art. -- Sandman[.net] |
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graffiti galore
On 10/16/2014 1:22 PM, Sandman wrote:
In article , PeterN wrote: PeterN: Here is some really good grafitti. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/five%20pointz%20partial.jpg Sandman: Not really. Everything between the windows was mediocre at best. The photo is low res so it's haerd to see any detail, but the red and circle ones on the lower wall has some potential, but doesn't look very good from afar. Prior to change of ownership, grafitti areas on that building was reserved for recognized grafitti artists. You and I may not like some of the images. Indeed I do not like a lot of the images either, but they are recognized as art. And art can be bad art. Calling it "art" doesn't change anything. I agree that real graffiti *is* art, but that doesn't mean that it's good art. That's a good point. Not everybody likes the same thing. Some people like lobster, I prefer snow crab legs and scallops. Yet all are food. are food. PeterN: The above is one of the last pictures that was taken. To avoid litigation over historic designation, the eveving of the day I took that pivture, the owner whitewashed entire building. Sandman: You should google "Puppet", a Swedish (from my hometown) graffiti artist whose name is Daniel. Here is one of his really early work (1989), from the Västerås industrial port: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Puppet©1989.jpg Obviously, later work is a lot nicer. I would not like that image hanging on my wall Uh, of course not. It's graffiti, it's purpose is not to be on anyone's wall. but I recognize it as art. Fortunately, there is no one artbiter of which art is better than others. Other than your own. Plus, there's consensus. Which morphs. -- PeterN |
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graffiti galore
On Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:27:44 PM UTC+2, Sandman wrote:
[..] Why not consult the dictionary? Art the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power Most of the images in your original link lacked most of the above. They were not skillfully created, lacked imagination, and few conveyed any beauty or emotional power. In your unfounded and misguided opinion it might lack imagination, skill or fail to induce pleasing aesthetic sensations, but perhaps you're just another clueless cultural barbarian who lightly dismisses the creative efforts of others. Who are you to dictate to others what is supposed to evoke an emotional or aesthetic response? Now you might claim that the work doesn't appeal to you or to say that you have different preferences regarding the kind of creative expression you tend to find inspirational, but to dismiss it as crap like you do is really just an illustration of your own lack of any creative imagination and impaired capacity to appreciate the creative skills of others. I acknowledge that graffiti *is* art, but calling it art doesn't make it good in itself. It can be bad art, art that lacks imagination, skill, beauty or emotion. It's still art, just crap art. -- Sandman[.net] |
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graffiti galore
On 10/16/2014 2:41 PM, sobriquet wrote:
On Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:27:44 PM UTC+2, Sandman wrote: [..] Why not consult the dictionary? Art the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power Most of the images in your original link lacked most of the above. They were not skillfully created, lacked imagination, and few conveyed any beauty or emotional power. In your unfounded and misguided opinion it might lack imagination, skill or fail to induce pleasing aesthetic sensations, but perhaps you're just another clueless cultural barbarian who lightly dismisses the creative efforts of others. Who are you to dictate to others what is supposed to evoke an emotional or aesthetic response? Now you might claim that the work doesn't appeal to you or to say that you have different preferences regarding the kind of creative expression you tend to find inspirational, but to dismiss it as crap like you do is really just an illustration of your own lack of any creative imagination and impaired capacity to appreciate the creative skills of others. Is just possible that an image fails to communicate simply because the maker failed to communicate with respect to that image. I acknowledge that graffiti *is* art, but calling it art doesn't make it good in itself. It can be bad art, art that lacks imagination, skill, beauty or emotion. It's still art, just crap art. -- Sandman[.net] -- PeterN |
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graffiti galore
In article , sobriquet wrote:
Sandman: [..] Why not consult the dictionary? Art the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power Most of the images in your original link lacked most of the above. They were not skillfully created, lacked imagination, and few conveyed any beauty or emotional power. In your unfounded and misguided opinion it might lack imagination, No, in my experienced opinion. skill or fail to induce pleasing aesthetic sensations, but perhaps you're just another clueless cultural barbarian who lightly dismisses the creative efforts of others. Or maybe I just have a better understanding about art than you do. Who are you to dictate to others what is supposed to evoke an emotional or aesthetic response? I'm not. I am passing judgement on the graffiti you posted, of which most were crap, based on my experience of what is really good graffiti. Now you might claim that the work doesn't appeal to you or to say that you have different preferences regarding the kind of creative expression you tend to find inspirational, but to dismiss it as crap like you do is really just an illustration of your own lack of any creative imagination and impaired capacity to appreciate the creative skills of others. Bull****, as expected. All claims here are an expression of personal opinion. If I were to be kind, I might say they don't reach the level of art that I would appreciate, but being experienced in art and graffiti, I can tell that above my personal opinion, most of the graffiti in the link lack skill, imagination and beauty, and most were crap. You are free to disagree til your face turns blue, doesn't make them any better. -- Sandman[.net] |
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graffiti galore
On Friday, October 17, 2014 9:21:34 AM UTC+2, Sandman wrote:
[..] In your unfounded and misguided opinion it might lack imagination, No, in my experienced opinion. skill or fail to induce pleasing aesthetic sensations, but perhaps you're just another clueless cultural barbarian who lightly dismisses the creative efforts of others. Or maybe I just have a better understanding about art than you do. I think you understand about as little about art as you understand about the tacky quality of iphone pics. Who are you to dictate to others what is supposed to evoke an emotional or aesthetic response? I'm not. I am passing judgement on the graffiti you posted, of which most were crap, based on my experience of what is really good graffiti. An unfounded and silly judgement that primarily shows your narrow minded opinion as to what constitutes creativity or art. Now you might claim that the work doesn't appeal to you or to say that you have different preferences regarding the kind of creative expression you tend to find inspirational, but to dismiss it as crap like you do is really just an illustration of your own lack of any creative imagination and impaired capacity to appreciate the creative skills of others. Bull****, as expected. All claims here are an expression of personal opinion. If I were to be kind, I might say they don't reach the level of art that I would appreciate, but being experienced in art and graffiti, I can tell that above my personal opinion, most of the graffiti in the link lack skill, imagination and beauty, and most were crap. Your opinion is crap by randomly claiming some images to be worthwhile and all the other images to be worthless crap. And then you see some iphone images and you get all excited and claiming these are stunning works of art, while most are really just mediocre crap you see being regurgitated ad nauseam at all the photo sites. You are free to disagree til your face turns blue, doesn't make them any better. |
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graffiti galore
In article , sobriquet wrote:
sobriquet: skill or fail to induce pleasing aesthetic sensations, but perhaps you're just another clueless cultural barbarian who lightly dismisses the creative efforts of others. Sandman: Or maybe I just have a better understanding about art than you do. I think you understand about as little about art as you understand about the tacky quality of iphone pics. You're an idiot troll. Have a nice day. -- Sandman[.net] |
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