Nude on a Yellow Sofa is a 1926 painting by Henri Matisse.
Now we start getting into the "is that art?" side of things. Claes Oldenberg created Bedroom Ensemble in 1963. Is it artistic? Yes. Do I like it? No.
And then there's Andy Warhol. Here we have Brillo Soap Pads Boxes, from 1964. Sorry. This isn't art. And Warhol wasn't an artist. A git, a prat, and a wanker, but not an artist.
This, on the other hand, I like. You Have Left The American Sector is a contemporary work by Canadian artist Ron Terada, dating to 2005, in one of the contemporary arts galleries adjoining the world galleries.
Art can be tricky sometimes. Oldenburg was very famous over here back in the day. Oh, and if you Google Brillo, Sweden and scandal you are in for an interesting read.
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ReplyDeleteIt is an interesting and strange exhibit.
Have a great day and a happy new week!
Muito bom o quadro, gostei.
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I suppose that art will never be definitively identified as such since so much subjectivity surrounds it and every piece is unique.
ReplyDeleteInstallation art is a different ball game altogether. Out of the box.
ReplyDelete...Brillo as art, Andy Warhol sure knew how to make a buck!
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ReplyDeleteOkay, I don't like the bedroom scene either.
ReplyDeleteUnique art ~ not a fan of either the painting or the bedroom stuff ~ Happy Weekend to you ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteLiving moment by moment,
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aka (A Creative Harbor)
Some of these pieces are meant to push boundaries. I'm wondering how many people actually like them.
ReplyDelete@Stefan: I looked. Weird!
ReplyDelete@Eileen: thank you.
@Francisco: thanks.
@David: true.
@Magiceye: it is.
@Tom: indeed.
ReplyDelete@Anvilcloud: yes.
@Sharon: just weird.
@Carol: the painting I like.
@Red: one wonders.
I’m with you about Warhol!
ReplyDeleteI last passed that Checkpoint Charlie sign referred to in your last photo in 1973. Entering East Germany at that time was like entering another world. Now, of course, everything has changed.
ReplyDeleteSome well known artist names there. I agree about Warhol. Strange chap.
ReplyDeleteI usually like Oldenburg's work but that one leaves me in doubt.
ReplyDeleteFor me a stack of soap boxes isn’t art either.
ReplyDeleteO well, what is art? I like some modern art, but sure not all. I agree with you about Andy Warhol.
ReplyDeleteI like that sign 'You Have Left The American Sector'. But I don't see it as art, but as a reminder of Berlin. I visited Checkpoint Charly in 1978, when it still functioned.
Contemporary art is tough. I admire the ability to look at something (like a Brillo Box) and say "Hmmm -- I wonder what I can do with that?" Oddly creative. But I don't know that it fits my definition of art, just thinking outside the Brillo box -- like many a stock boy coming up with a creative display in the super. Good design principles (like the Oldenberg) are artistic -- but this one doesn't float my boat either.
ReplyDeleteThe soap boxes are ridiculous, not art at all, IMO
ReplyDeleteBrillo? Definitely not my idea of art. As well a thumbs down for the bedroom.
ReplyDeleteYou have a breathtakingly stunning report on art.
ReplyDeleteThis, like the previous ones, is good.
Hugs
Left the American sector signs speaks to nowadays...feels like reality left as well with the pandemic.
ReplyDelete@Marie: I could never understand the mystique about him.
ReplyDelete@Revrunner: quite so.
@Shammickite: very strange.
@RedPat: this is the only one of his I am familiar with.
@Marleen: anyone can do that.
@Jan: I imagine the original had more than English and French on it.
@Jeanie: the room is weird.
@Bill: I think so.
@DJan: indeed.
@Orvokki: thanks.
@Maywyn: and it's a good Canadian commentary on our own border.
Interesting----I agree with you about Warhol
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I disagree with Terada. I weave with thread spun in Canada and my care label notes All American Work. But then, his is art and mine artisan.
ReplyDeleteIs it possible I took a pic of the "Bedroom Ensemble" in Sydney in 1995? I think so! Wow. Time-warp.
ReplyDeleteThat was certainly a varied selection. Bedroom ensemble, hmm no not for me.
ReplyDeleteThis selection made me smile William 😊
ReplyDelete@MB: I never understood why anyone deemed him an artist.
ReplyDelete@Joanne: that's true.
@Iris: it wouldn't surprise me if there's more than one take on it out there.
@Gemel: very varied.
@Grace: thank you.