Comments on: Is There More to Life than Pop Art?

By: Kathleen Benton

Kathleen Benton — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:49:37 +0000

I enjoy some conceptual art and pop art because it speaks to us about the thinking of culture and society at this particular moment in time. But it is decidedly “of the moment” and one must wonder what this art will it mean eventually to anyone outside its present context. It is difficult to say. Perhaps some future generations might think us quite wasteful and indeed mad.

in terms of its longevity in art history, pop and conceptual art it might not have legs. But maybe that is not so important to every artist. “Happenings”, performance art, and virtual art (that which exists soley on the Internet) emphasize their ephemeral nature as a value, with a desire to only exist in the here and now (then again, we know documentation becomes a commodity and that makes it a bit bogus to me – - think Christo). Clearly it is for each artist to decide how much importance they place on art history and his or her place in it.

That being my opinion I thought it might interest you, Charles, to read this opinion published in The New York Times yesterday. The author Denis Dutton seems to agree with you on the dubious worth of some idea-oriented art. He seems to think that art which has some evidence of “execution” will have more lasting value.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/opinion/16dutton.html

By: Travel for holiday

Travel for holiday — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:26:19 +0000

wonderful blog…

By: admin

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:42:03 +0000

Thanks for the comment Brian. No doubt art has expanded…and i applaud that. It just puzzles me sometimes what IS and ISN’t considered art. Many art critics won’t recognize my art…or that of several of my contemporaries as “art” but they will accept a table, 8 chairs, and a telephone as “art.” That’s the part i don’t get.
–Charles

By: Brian Minnick

Brian Minnick — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:25:21 +0000

It absolutely is art. I completely agree with your comment on the lack of some of the ideas that previously made art such a wonderful experience. However, art has expanded (and in my opinion for the better) to encompass many expressions of society. As society becomes more complex, so must art and how we express it. I do believe that more explorations in the classic mediums should exist (and they do) but just because something is new and in a different medium doesn’t mean it is not art. (Sorry for the long comment). Wonderful blog!