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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick
Kevin, I know that it is your opinion that the OP is not art. I don't agree with you - but I don't have an appreciation for her work, exactly. Only an interest in furthering the discussion of what art is and is not, or should and should not do.
Helen's related "what is art" question is really what I had intended to provoke by posting the controversy. I think it belongs here as much as in its own thread.
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I definitely wasn't trying to slam Helen's post. Quite the opposite: I felt her post was much closer to what I would consider art. I feel that it soils Helen's link.
And as we both have alluded, art is in the eye of the beholder. I personally believe that it is NOT art just because one labels it as such. Pushing boundaries is one thing, but I believe that this (and smearing feces, et. al.) is over the line. It is not art, it is gross stupidity.
I am sure that I will be slammed for this opinion, but it is how I feel. I intentionally stayed out this conversation before, but I guess that is over now.