I stopped to take a photo of the wonderful cast subway sign in Philadelphia, and noticed the words above, a rubber stamping, saying "this is not a work of art."
This weeks five questions,
1: Is the sign alone, without the words above, art?
2: How do the words change the meaning of this?
3: Is graffiti art or a crime?
4: What would you say or do, if you saw a person stamping "this is not a word of art" in public places?
5: Would you put the "Subway" sign on the wall in your home?
My answers?
1: Is the sign alone, without the words above, art? I love industrial design, well done it is art, this is well done.
2: How do the words change the meaning of this? The words provoke thought, adding the artistry of this.
3: Is graffiti art or a crime? I struggle with this, some of it is art, most of it is ugly and meaningless.
4: What would you say or do, if you saw a person stamping "this is not a word of art" in public places? Smile and walk past.
5: Would you put the "Subway" sign on the wall in your home? Yes, I have the perfect place on one of the brick walls in the terrace.
Please share your answers in the comments.
1: hell yeah!
ReplyDelete2: they don't
3: art
4: just keep moving; you don't know if they are nuts or packing heat or both
5: hell yeah!
You are so much fun!
Deletesmooch!
Delete1: Is the sign alone, without the words above, art? I find it to be art.
ReplyDelete2: How do the words change the meaning of this? They add irony, which makes it poetic.
3: Is graffiti art or a crime? Often art, but also often a crime.
4: What would you say or do, if you saw a person stamping "this is not a word of art" in public places? Keep walking. No reason to put myself at risk over that.
5: Would you put the "Subway" sign on the wall in your home? Definitely
The irony made me think twice, I like that.
Delete1. No, and I don't really think the addition of words makes it art.
ReplyDelete2. I don't know.
3. Some graffiti is not a crime but most is. I wouldn't say this example is a crime.
4. I would ignore someone writing that. It is not exactly disfiguring anything badly.
5. No.
Everyone it seems, would walk by the person with the rubber stamp.
DeleteI'm too pooped to play. I like the old masters.
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