Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-16 Thread knarf
Yo, Dude, I TOTALLY get that! Cheers, frank Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Speaking of what passes for art these days (121 million views on YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE Or, you may prefer the Bluegrass version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brxVMvLSz8c On Mon,

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-16 Thread knarf
Speaking of which: http://www.designboom.com/art/cloaca-no-5-by-artist-wim-delvoye-in-montreal/ Cheers, frank Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 14/10/2013 3:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I think this is one link I'll pass on :-) Actually, it was quite funny, in a monkey throwing poo

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-15 Thread Larry Colen
One effect that I notice over and over is what I call the educated palate. Actually, a lot of other people do too. I've heard smooth jazz also referred to as white wine jazz. It's something that is easily accessible, you don't have to study a lot about the subject to get it, and its an

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I spent 3 hours in the Tate Modern trying to get modern Art. I did finally learn something of value: the restaurant on the 6th floor has excellent fish and chips and an unmatched view of London across the Thames. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 14,

OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Bruce Walker
Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I possessed the requisite attention span to absorb endless amounts of totally pointless bullshit. http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/im-sick-of-pretending-i-dont-get-art/ -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 03:02:28PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I possessed the requisite attention span to absorb endless amounts of totally pointless bullshit.

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread David Parsons
Perhaps the author should find art that he can appreciate, and not glom onto certain art because of the social scene. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Bill
On 14/10/2013 1:02 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I possessed the requisite attention span to absorb endless amounts of totally pointless bullshit.

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I possessed the requisite attention span to absorb endless amounts of totally pointless bullshit. http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/im-sick-of-pretending-i-dont-get-art/ You must never

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Bob W
On 14 Oct 2013, at 20:02, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I possessed the requisite attention span to absorb endless amounts of totally pointless bullshit.

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Bruce Walker
If I could figure out how to +1 or Like your response, Bob, I would. :) I'll just settle for ... The very process of trying to understand difficult things can be its own reward, and I find it very satisfying, even when I fail, because I always end up better off than when I started. Mark!

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I think this is one link I'll pass on :-) ann On 10/14/2013 15:02, Bruce Walker wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I possessed the requisite attention span to absorb endless amounts of totally pointless bullshit.

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Bob W
The Reith lectures start tomorrow, given this year by Grayson Perry, who is being interviewed on TV as I write. He talks very persuasively about this sort of thing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00729d9 B On 14 Oct 2013, at 22:11, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: If I could

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Bill
On 14/10/2013 3:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I think this is one link I'll pass on :-) Actually, it was quite funny, in a monkey throwing poo sort of way. bill ann On 10/14/2013 15:02, Bruce Walker wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ...

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Ann Sanfedele wrote: I think this is one link I'll pass on :-) I think you might enjoy it, really. It's taking down a peg or two the kind of artists who deserve to be taken down a peg or two. This can only be better for those with real talent. On 10/14/2013 15:02, Bruce Walker wrote: Spending

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Darren Addy
Speaking of what passes for art these days (121 million views on YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE Or, you may prefer the Bluegrass version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brxVMvLSz8c On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Ann Sanfedele

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Bob W
On 14 Oct 2013, at 23:36, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: I think this is one link I'll pass on :-) I think you might enjoy it, really. It's taking down a peg or two the kind of artists who deserve to be taken down a peg or two. This can only be

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 10/14/2013 18:26, Bill wrote: On 14/10/2013 3:57 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I think this is one link I'll pass on :-) Actually, it was quite funny, in a monkey throwing poo sort of way. bill um, as I said ... ann ann On 10/14/2013 15:02, Bruce Walker wrote: Spending [Canadian]

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread Kenneth Waller
Just put it in a frame and all is right with the world. -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art Bruce Walker wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I

Re: OT I just don't think I `get' art

2013-10-14 Thread DagT
Den 14. okt. 2013 kl. 22:39 skrev Bob W p...@web-options.com: On 14 Oct 2013, at 20:02, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Spending [Canadian] Thanksgiving browsing the intertubes and found this ... Sometimes I wish I possessed the requisite attention span to absorb endless