June 2009
Two Banksy Murals Vandilized in Bristol →
hydeordie:
You have to wonder how he actually feels about this. Does he understand because that’s how he got started and applaud them for their boldness? Or does he think it’s tacky and dumb because they didn’t even do anything creative with it, they just splashed blue paint on the murals?
I think the latter.
blue paint can be creative. But I don’t think that’s the case here....
World's Worst Artist, Jesus Team Up For Scam →
ohcarlos:
An appeals court has awarded $2.1 million to two gallery owners who say they were duped into selling Thomas Kinkade’s schlock, then double-crossed by the Godly master himself in a scheme designed to let Kinkade buy out his own company at a low price.
Kinkade is conceptual art at best. Hirst is becoming like that as well.
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON JAZZ: RESEARCHERS USE MRI TO... →
A pair of Johns Hopkins and government scientists have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their brains turn off areas linked to self-censoring and inhibition, and turn on those that let self-expression flow. (via ronenreblogs)
“Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will, childhood equipped now with...”
– Baudelaire (via themadeshop) (via ronenreblogs)
“While this failure is often interpreted as proof of art’s incapacity to...”
– Boris Groys (via hydeordie)