[MD] Tracey Emins take on what is Art

[kieffer odigaunt]

Hi Ian,

You are right - lots of people knock her art and similar art which they
might say 'a child could have done' - to them i say give it a try yourself -
it is not so easy - but you will learn about yourself in trying and if you
can stay open to the experience.

-KO

2009/8/3 Ian Glendinning <ian.glendinning at gmail.com>

> Hi KO,
>
> I feel the same way - especially when challenged about the clock, as
> you say. She and people like her are easy to knock, harder to
> appreciate. I think she's become mature and well rounded - even if not
> to everyone's taste.
>
> Ian
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:38 AM, kieffer
> odigaunt<kieffer.odigaunt at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Lu,
> >
> > i don't think Tracey was saying that all expression is art either - but
> > perhaps all art is expressive. What i understood was that she thought art
> > was a deliberate externalization and is dependent on context. I thought
> her
> > response to the question about the clock was both humorous and incisive.
> >
> > Whether you like or dislike Tracey's art she has managed, by luck or
> skill
> > or both, to get in the public eye and make a life for herself in art. She
> > comes over as a serious artist and one who embraces the concomitant
> bohemian
> > lifestyle to boot.
> >
> > -KO
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2009/8/2 Louise Pryor <bypryordesign at gmail.com>
> >
> >> I don't get it. Why is that art? I see anger, I see a message, but I
> don't
> >> see Quality - maybe dynamism, it's certainly not static, but I just
> don't
> >> get it. I have anger, and could assault you with my depiction of it on
> >> canvas, but when I paint, I try to put out joy, life, vibrance. I don't
> >> claim that my art has a message - it doesn't, except to the people for
> whom
> >> it is meant. I can appreciate art that I don't necessarily like - but I
> >> guess I just wouldn't call all expression "art".
> >>
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