6/4/2005: Belgian nest artist spotted in Britain - Page 2

dkb218 · 06-06-2005, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

...you are simply jealous that you cannot understand the brilliance of european culture.

Yes, alas we the uncouth really can't wrap our brains around such wonderful, simulating European masterpieces such as this...

Queen of the Ryche · 06-06-2005, 03:55 PM

A bunch of sticks and twine stuck together with spit, glopped onto the side of a building with Gray Lesser Spotted Belgian doing a stop-motion swan dive out the spittle riddled opening is "brilliant"? Well then call me crap loving, since I prefer Renoir, Degas, and Ansel Adams to a bunch of twigs and saliva.

warch · 06-06-2005, 06:50 PM

well...ya gotta admit, that's a lot of spit. I'm a bit impressed.
Maybe he's trying to attract a mate.

kerosene · 06-06-2005, 07:21 PM

And here I go with the unpopular opinion: I like it. I can't really understand why, but something about the nest itself looks pretty neat on the side of that building. Whatever the artist was trying to represent, he crafted something neat.

then again, I also liked the big pile of bananas in London. I would have liked to stand in fornt of it and smell it. Something about the physical aspects of that kind of art is attractive to me. Not so much the message, but the actual physical thing that is created (even if it is kind of stupid).

glatt · 06-06-2005, 08:22 PM

I like it too. It's neat. And different.

But I wouldn't want my tax dollars supporting it.

kerosene · 06-06-2005, 10:18 PM

There are worse things our tax dollars could (and do) support. I dunno. I guess I just liked the idea of a giant bird's nest much better than that of some of the other things our tax money goes toward, but that is a subject meant for another thread, I suppose.

Anyway, I like it. No I don't want half my income going to it, but it doesn't, so that's cool.

wolf · 06-07-2005, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by case

Anyway, I like it. No I don't want half my income going to it, but it doesn't, so that's cool.

Not that you're directly aware of. We still hand out shitloads of foreign aid. Who knows what the foreigners do with it? And we're still owed for WWII, or was that finally determined to be unrecoverable?

wolf · 06-07-2005, 01:35 PM

The piss-christ guy was an american wasn't he? And NEA funded? And the Virgin Mary Dung "painting" another American artistic triumph.

It's gotten so you can't get a good picture on black velvet any more. I really wanted that white tiger to go with the Elvis ...

warch · 06-07-2005, 02:38 PM

Right on, Case!

Serrano's Piss Christ is actually a really fascinating image. It is provokative, personal, and there is a lot to discuss. It a beautiful photograph. I'm glad I helped to pay for part of his grant.

I'm a bit wary when governments get uppity about degenerate art. It has historically been bad.
And why should governments support the arts? Because they (images, text, drama, music) are our family pictures. You might not like the whole album, but when the house is burning down, its the stuff you race to save- its the stuff with meaning.

capnhowdy · 06-07-2005, 03:12 PM

I reckon I just have this "thing" about the nest art.

06-06-2005, 03:55 PM	#2
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	A bunch of sticks and twine stuck together with spit, glopped onto the side of a building with Gray Lesser Spotted Belgian doing a stop-motion swan dive out the spittle riddled opening is "brilliant"? Well then call me crap loving, since I prefer Renoir, Degas, and Ansel Adams to a bunch of twigs and saliva. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

06-07-2005, 01:35 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The piss-christ guy was an american wasn't he? And NEA funded? And the Virgin Mary Dung "painting" another American artistic triumph. It's gotten so you can't get a good picture on black velvet any more. I really wanted that white tiger to go with the Elvis ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-07-2005, 03:12 PM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I reckon I just have this "thing" about the nest art. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-06-2005, 06:50 PM	#3
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	well...ya gotta admit, that's a lot of spit. I'm a bit impressed. Maybe he's trying to attract a mate.

06-06-2005, 07:21 PM	#4
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	And here I go with the unpopular opinion: I like it. I can't really understand why, but something about the nest itself looks pretty neat on the side of that building. Whatever the artist was trying to represent, he crafted something neat. then again, I also liked the big pile of bananas in London. I would have liked to stand in fornt of it and smell it. Something about the physical aspects of that kind of art is attractive to me. Not so much the message, but the actual physical thing that is created (even if it is kind of stupid).

06-06-2005, 08:22 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I like it too. It's neat. And different. But I wouldn't want my tax dollars supporting it.

06-06-2005, 10:18 PM	#6
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	There are worse things our tax dollars could (and do) support. I dunno. I guess I just liked the idea of a giant bird's nest much better than that of some of the other things our tax money goes toward, but that is a subject meant for another thread, I suppose. Anyway, I like it. No I don't want half my income going to it, but it doesn't, so that's cool.

06-07-2005, 02:38 PM	#9
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Right on, Case! Serrano's Piss Christ is actually a really fascinating image. It is provokative, personal, and there is a lot to discuss. It a beautiful photograph. I'm glad I helped to pay for part of his grant. I'm a bit wary when governments get uppity about degenerate art. It has historically been bad. And why should governments support the arts? Because they (images, text, drama, music) are our family pictures. You might not like the whole album, but when the house is burning down, its the stuff you race to save- its the stuff with meaning.

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