“Due in part to his Diet of Worms, Martin Luther is said to have been pestered by The Devil and threw his inkwell at him. It missed, and splattered on the wall. The artist has here faithfully reproduced that image.”
You probably didn’t really need the brush behind your back. Don’t want to waste a drop more wine than you need to. “Berries in the brush” might be an appropriate title. – During the still cool air of Sunrise.
There’s stuff like this hanging in the Detroit Institute of Art. The artist is laughing up their sleeves, thinking they really pulled the wool over their eyes.
If memory serves me I have seen articles talking about sillier things than this selling for mega dollars; I wonder if the dribbles behind the artist are some sort of comment on much modern art?
I used to volunteer at a nonprofit that helped local artists. Some of what they called “art” baffled me, but in the end all that mattered is what sold… and a lot of that baffling “art” never sold.
Two of the worst “art” pieces I’m ever seen. Middle 80’s I think. A shop vac in a glass case and the worst, 3 urinals. No plumbing just 3 white urinals. If memory serves, bought by an older woman for something in the middle 5 figures. Art ???
I will freely admit that I don’t connect with a lot of ‘art’ styles, and by no means not limited to the more contemporary ones. Still, some of what passes for art these days reminds me of things I had to deal with when my children were infants.
rmremail 11 months ago
I call this ‘Bug on windshield’
rmremail 11 months ago
“Is this art?”
“Well, we’re talking about it, aren’t we?”
“Only to complain about it.”
keenanthelibrarian 11 months ago
So, who died? Ah, the things we do for art – ‘ars gratia artis’.
Superfrog 11 months ago
It has a certain freshness and I like the runny texture. It’s off the canvas in a way that invites you to step back a little.
AllishaDawn 11 months ago
Is it for sale?
eromlig 11 months ago
“Take The Money And Run” version Deux.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member 11 months ago
It has legs and a good nose with hints of oak.
Old Codger 11 months ago
The news is more funny. (But depressing.)
Concretionist 11 months ago
Art is anything the producer says it is. Of course if someone else likes it, that’s a whole new level.
diazch408 11 months ago
This is truly avant-garde! At least it wasn’t Photoshopped!
WaitingMan 11 months ago
Years ago, I spent a day at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. It was about 50% wonderful, 50% WTF?
Cornelius Robinson Premium Member 11 months ago
A moment ago it was performance art.
Imagine 11 months ago
It hits the spot.
PraiseofFolly 11 months ago
“Due in part to his Diet of Worms, Martin Luther is said to have been pestered by The Devil and threw his inkwell at him. It missed, and splattered on the wall. The artist has here faithfully reproduced that image.”
https://christianhistoryinstitute.Org/magazine/article/legends-about-luther
fuzzbucket Premium Member 11 months ago
Technically, but the quality sucks. I wouldn’t pay for it.
phritzg Premium Member 11 months ago
Making a splash in the art business is easier than you think.
Count Olaf Premium Member 11 months ago
Didn’t he have a magic act with a little guy who never talked?
descabro 11 months ago
It’s performance art. I don’t know why it hasn’t been done for real.
bbenoit 11 months ago
Why do art viewers need a glass of alcohol in their hand to view art?
goboboyd 11 months ago
You probably didn’t really need the brush behind your back. Don’t want to waste a drop more wine than you need to. “Berries in the brush” might be an appropriate title. – During the still cool air of Sunrise.
MS72 11 months ago
Mission Accomplished
GreenT267 11 months ago
At least we know it wasn’t produced by AI. We won’t go into detail regarding the actual “I” involved.
mindjob 11 months ago
If only it were this easy. You have to submit your paintings way in advance for them to be considered for an exhibition
Teto85 Premium Member 11 months ago
“Contractural Obligation.”
sandpiper 11 months ago
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So when you view something that makes your eyes water, maybe you are crying for joy or possibly from pain.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 11 months ago
“Art is what I’m pointing at when I say ‘art’.”
HOTLOTUS1 11 months ago
i’m thinking , where’s the person who got shot in the head
ladykat 11 months ago
I call it a waste of a good glass of wine.
Slowly, he turned... 11 months ago
Good start to a Pollack painting…
FassEddie 11 months ago
Looks like a bad time in the Batman comics! Bam! Pow!
T... 11 months ago
Brilliant cartoon art/creation…
GoBlue 11 months ago
There’s stuff like this hanging in the Detroit Institute of Art. The artist is laughing up their sleeves, thinking they really pulled the wool over their eyes.
mistercatworks 11 months ago
I call it “Career-ending Unreliablity 2 with Moonlight”. :)
kenmareinc 11 months ago
If memory serves me I have seen articles talking about sillier things than this selling for mega dollars; I wonder if the dribbles behind the artist are some sort of comment on much modern art?
Bilan 11 months ago
The painting is upside-down.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 11 months ago
Anything after Jackson Pollack should be automatically disqualified
ferddo 11 months ago
I used to volunteer at a nonprofit that helped local artists. Some of what they called “art” baffled me, but in the end all that mattered is what sold… and a lot of that baffling “art” never sold.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 11 months ago
It used to be called “Sunlight On The Brook”, but now it’s Moonlight On The Ocean"!!
Calvins Brother 11 months ago
Like doing a paper the morning it’s due.
TIMH 11 months ago
I call it bloody diarrhea butt.
jbruins84341 11 months ago
All I can say is that Jackson Pol lock “Mr. Dribble and Drip” made it big, although I never quite knew why.
leemorse9777 11 months ago
Two of the worst “art” pieces I’m ever seen. Middle 80’s I think. A shop vac in a glass case and the worst, 3 urinals. No plumbing just 3 white urinals. If memory serves, bought by an older woman for something in the middle 5 figures. Art ???
Curiosity Premium Member 11 months ago
I will freely admit that I don’t connect with a lot of ‘art’ styles, and by no means not limited to the more contemporary ones. Still, some of what passes for art these days reminds me of things I had to deal with when my children were infants.
6turtle9 11 months ago
He looks like a poser/wanna be artist from the eighties in that get up. I can’t think of any artist that looks like that these days.
eddi-TBH 11 months ago
Commissioned him for five paintings last week for the show. Art on demand.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 11 months ago
Too many jokes about ‘modern art’. Moving on.
Rand al'Thor 11 months ago
Is Hunter still painting?