Modern art, steals your heart <3

stealing a moment to blog whilst in a free :B

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Hello all.

I'm currently at school, in a free, so don't tell head of 6th! ;D shhh~!

Anyway, I just had to blog about this, otherwise I might explode!!

Yesterday, we switched topics in 'Global Perspectives' to something that is actually interesting! Art. Well, Art and the Media but hey~!

Our first 'assignment' was to work in groups of 2s or 3s and make a presentation about one of the artists on the list we were given. Including pretty much the most influencial modern artists ever. Although, to my dismay, Antony Gormley was not on the list!!! D<<

Anywho. My group and I ended up doing Damien Hirst ( <3>

Only problem is, I'm like... the only person in the class that likes modern art. Not just that I'm the only one that likes it, I'm the only one that gets it!!

It's actually... ridiuclous. I mean srsly. It's annoying, and omg I don't care who reads it, but who'da thunk that even the most 'clever' people in my class, the ones with As and A*s popping out of their ears, can be so shallow, narrowminded, selfish and stuck up.

I mean, ok, not everyone likes modern art. Fine. Not everyone can understand it, because they aren't creative, or because they aren't visual (despite what those crappy tests we do at school say!) I mean, I showed them Banksy, and they said;

"well, I guess I can almost come round to that... I suppose"

...In a really stuck up 'oh that can't possibly be art as it's not realisitic, why that man must be an idiot' manner. (whereas I was sat thinking "kol kol kol kol KOL KOL KOL KOL KOL" ...lol way too much APH in my life xD )

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But it's one thing to not understand. It's a whole other thing to slag off artists. In fact, it's disrespectful, rude and to be quite frank, disgraceful.

Not only did they insist on slagging off such geniuses as Banksy, Hirst and Gormley, but they continued with the stuck up 'oh that can't possibly be art' attitude that makes my head spin. I'm sorry, but once you learn to indulge in a world that isn't about grades, statistics, numbers and words on a page, and actually begin to look at the world from the point of view of an artist.....

ARGH. I'm getting pretty worked up about this.

Not only did they insult my favourite artists on countless occassions, but they patronised and looked down their noses at modern art as a whole.

Modern Art. The clue is in the title.

It's ART.

It can't be boxed or labeled.

You can't say "Oh I hate modern art" when you haven't even been to an art gallery.

And besides from that, they then proceeded to insult me.

You see, one of my friends insisted on expressing just how much she 'detests' modern art by reminding me how much she detests manga art; MY art.

"y'know what 'Jam'? I hate modern art sooo much that I actually prefer manga art to it"

the both of them then proceed to laugh.

For God's sake, I don't turn round to her and say "omg I HATE your book it SUCKS so much even though I've only read a little bit".

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They were just so degrading and patronising and I want to run away to the Tate and live there for a few days living off nothing but green tea and muffins.

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To further explain my dismay I shall show the difference in opinion of someone ready to actually open their mind to the world, and not close it off; to someone so involved in this mundane, structured world in which we live that they just refuse point blank to even try to open their minds.

My opinion on Damien Hirst:

"His work is highly influential and pushes the boundaries further and further, helping modern art to grow and flourish into the exciting, unique and thought provoking world we now know it as. Hirst’s work tells us that it’s ok to be different, in fact it’s great to be different! Art is beauty, and Hirst, along with many other modern artists re-affirms the truth that beauty is not perfection, beauty is what you say it is. Beauty can be both reality and the surreal; and Hirst’s work fuses the two together. For example, in “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” Hirst takes reality and makes it surreal. His work is also awe inspiring and inspirational. Everything about his work sums up modern art, it’s fresh new, exciting, bold and daring. Let’s not forget, that one of the pioneers and masters of modern art, Pablo Picasso was pushing the boundaries himself. Most of all, his art shows imagination. In the words of Albert Einstein; “Imagination is more important than knowledge”. Hirst’s work sparks up imagination, you don’t have to always know exactly what an artist is trying to achieve or accomplish through their art, but what is most important is that it is imaginative. He challenges your own imagination and your own perceptions of beauty, helping to bring you into a new world, perhaps something you’re not completely aware of. His work is awe inspiring and enlightening. Having seen the shark, I know that his art takes you away from the boring, mundane world in which we live in, and launches you into another dimension which is both peculiar and exciting. Through imagination art can be anything you want it to be. And after all, art is beauty, beauty is imaginative and beauty is anything you want it to be, not what you are told it should be.
Art does not have to be paint on canvas.
Art opens your mind and transports you into a world more exciting, more interesting, more engaging more fun and more imaginative than this world ever could be. As artists we strive to do this, and if only a small fragment of people are transported into our world then; mission accomplished!"

...And that was the condensed version. Srsly.

Their opinion on Damien Hirst:

"It is pointless and simply disgusting, there is no imagery nor meaning in anything as far as we can see."

Their attempt to sound civilised with that 'one does not approve' attitude just made me laugh. I can't even take that seriously.

Don't get me wrong, not everyone likes Hirst, but if you have a negative opinion on something, at least try not to sound like a philistine who hasn't even tried to open their mind.
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So, now you have seen my headache... terribly sorry I've just gone on one massive rant-a-thon, but it just had to be said. End of. If you agree/have had similar problems, please comment, either here, devART, twitter... etc.

So long for now everyone!! c:

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edit: I just went on Gormley's website.

This man, IS a genius.

>>> http://www.antonygormley.com/home.html <<<

check out the works in progress page!! AMAZING!! <3