MrMephisto Wrote:
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> "What if I can't find beauty and diversity in
> shit?"
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Art isn't just about beauty and diversity. It can be something that makes you pause for a second and think it.
You may not see the beauty in shit because you see it everyday, at a distance in your toilet. But if you not an observant person and had never seen it before up close, you would probably see some shit in an art gallery somewhere and marvel at it's many textures and colors (especially it there was corn or crayons involved).
Already, it's made you think about it's value as art and caused this discussion, so it must have some merit.
Also, it can be all in the eye of the beholder. For example, I think electric guitars are one of the most beautiful things on earth, but many of my friends see no beauty in them at all. To them, they're just painted blocks of wood, but to me they have exquisitely carved bodies with curves and lines, a smooth texture that makes me want to touch it all over, an amazing blend of earthy organics and modern technology that blends color, form and function into one device the can turn from baby to beast in one brief moment, leaving it's employer breathless and in heavenly bliss.
Having said that, I do NOT believe THIS is art at all.
http://www.vidmax.com/video/58171/A_Man_Gets_Stuck_In_An_Elevator_With_Explosive_Dirhea/