art vs. Great Art

[angela_n_hunt]

Ready! Set! Fight!

I finally caught up with some of the other American artists today at the Biennale. Had an awesome time gossiping it up and checking out the art.

But something was said that made me think.

Some snarky comments were made about how not all the art being shown was that great and really was the kind of thing that you would see at a sidewalk art show.

It may just be me, but here's the thing for me: All art deserves to be out there. And yes, on the same walls in the Biennale. There's a place for the familiar and landscape that you'd see on your parents' wall in the sitting room. It can't all be Great Art. Because then there'd be no way for there to *be* Great Art, would there? I am reminded of The Incredibles where Dash rightly opines that saying everyone is special is the same as saying that no one is.

But some things truly are special.

And some art is just meant to be what it is. Nothing more, nothing less. It's not meant to lay you out on your ass. It's not meant to overwhelm you.

And that's okay.

But then I'm weird that way. I've never felt that art was a club where only the cool were allowed in. That's what I love about art. How it can be the great equalizer. It doesn't matter who you are or where you're from. If you make something that moves *you*, it will find someone else that it moves.

It's more than enough for me.

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Happy Hannukah, everyone! Tomorrow morning, I'll try to parse into real words what I thought of the David today. Right now, I'm still in the struck dumb phase. See above. Not everything can be the David...

Oh, and obvee more photos. :) In the meantime, more went up. http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelanhunt

Comments

[lunaticbubbles.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of of the same mindset as you. Art is art, there will always be talented artist who can create something that will knock you on your bum. However, most of it isn't like that, and those with the "I'm an Artiste!" kind of attitude where they feel anyone else not in their exclusive club is the dirt beneath their feet, can kiss my ass. Sorry, snobbish students from the classes I've T.A.'d are getting to me.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Exacto! as they say around here. It's just bullshit. But the good news is that most of the artists I'm hanging with aren't like that and that's awesome.

[stacymckenna.livejournal.com]

I once watched a show about a blind artist (sculptor, I believe) who was granted permission to "view" David on scaffolding and with gloves on. Can you imagine?! ::dies:: Le sigh.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. What an experience. That defies just almost anything.