Comments on: But Which One is Fine Art? http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Artryst » Blog Archive » What is art? Who decides? http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-41418 Artryst » Blog Archive » What is art? Who decides? Sun, 03 May 2009 15:14:02 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-41418 [...] Flickrite Thomas Hawk posed that question on his blog today. He has posted two images, one is a painting in a well known [...] [...] Flickrite Thomas Hawk posed that question on his blog today. He has posted two images, one is a painting in a well known [...]

]]> By: mbg http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2426 mbg Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2426 Top one is de Kooning. So, the bottom must be the graffiti. Top one is de Kooning. So, the bottom must be the graffiti.

]]> By: Darius Damalakas http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2427 Darius Damalakas Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2427 Nice post.<br />i'd prefer ther the bottom one in my home<br /><br />the top one is almost ugly Nice post.
i’d prefer ther the bottom one in my home

the top one is almost ugly

]]> By: Mystrish http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2428 Mystrish Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2428 The top looks like a child designed it, so it is probably the graffiti. The bottom looks, to me, like a musical splashed on a canvas. The top looks like a child designed it, so it is probably the graffiti. The bottom looks, to me, like a musical splashed on a canvas.

]]> By: mattbg http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2429 mattbg Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2429 Neither of them look like fine art to me. Neither of them look like fine art to me.

]]> By: curiousyellow http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2430 curiousyellow Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2430 The soft brush strokes of the first were probably made with an expensive brush. I've never seen brish strokes like that on graffiti, which is usually made with sprayed paint or marker. However, there is evidence of brish strokes on the bottom image. The soft brush strokes of the first were probably made with an expensive brush. I’ve never seen brish strokes like that on graffiti, which is usually made with sprayed paint or marker. However, there is evidence of brish strokes on the bottom image.

]]> By: CJPhoto http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2431 CJPhoto Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2431 The top one is the "art" ...<br /><br />But I prefer the second if we were rankning them as modern art. The top one is the “art” …

But I prefer the second if we were rankning them as modern art.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2432 Anonymous Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2432 It's a trick question. Neither is fine art. The top one is a random oil painter's palette. The other is the floor of Jackson Pollock's studio. <br /><br />Sorry, but I say the Emperor has no clothes. Guess that makes me a philistine. It’s a trick question. Neither is fine art. The top one is a random oil painter’s palette. The other is the floor of Jackson Pollock’s studio.

Sorry, but I say the Emperor has no clothes. Guess that makes me a philistine.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2433 Anonymous Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2433 Bottom 'fine' art, top wall.<br /><br />But seriously, anything that I could potentially paint at random really stretches the word "fine".<br /><br />Both are kind of interesting for a glance, but I wouldn't hang them on my wall. Bottom ‘fine’ art, top wall.

But seriously, anything that I could potentially paint at random really stretches the word “fine”.

Both are kind of interesting for a glance, but I wouldn’t hang them on my wall.

]]> By: j03 http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/but-which-one-is-fine-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-2434 j03 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=450#comment-2434 The top one is fine art, the bottom grafitti. Grafitti is art too. I like them both.<br /><br />However, It doesn't suprise me that most people prefer the blue one (grafitti). It's color palate is far simpler and more accessable to the masses. It's also suggestive of spring time which everyone is anticipating.<br /><br />That people dislike the top one as an example of their dislike for "modern art" in general doesn't suprise me either. The brown and orange and black colors give it a much more depressing mood.. much more autumnal. The top one is fine art, the bottom grafitti. Grafitti is art too. I like them both.

However, It doesn’t suprise me that most people prefer the blue one (grafitti). It’s color palate is far simpler and more accessable to the masses. It’s also suggestive of spring time which everyone is anticipating.

That people dislike the top one as an example of their dislike for “modern art” in general doesn’t suprise me either. The brown and orange and black colors give it a much more depressing mood.. much more autumnal.

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