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Originally Posted by Alex
I'm superior to you, for you have not accepted the value of my art.
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Your art is valuable, indeed. Let's have a look at your first work in this thread.
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Or take the amateurs route (AKA "The Street Fair School") to surrealism:
1. Do or make something that makes no sense.
2. Look smug when presenting it.
3. Act superior to those who would question its merits as art.
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At first blush, it may seem that the post is simply poking holes in the basic concept of surrealism as "art". On closer inspection, one word stands out - "amateurs". Besides the obvious grammatical issue (which I'm sure is intentional, right, Alex?) it points out that only amateurs would consider this a route to surrealism. (No offense to Disneyphile - this thread itself is a way of claiming amateur status). By stating as such, instead of subverting surrealism it is reaffirming surrealism as a learned art form.
Of course the real art form at hand is the art form of the Message Board Post, which, I daresay, most of us mastered many years ago.