conclusion draft

Art, obviously, is a very wide term, and different people have equally different views and opinions on what can actually be comprehended as "ART". Graffiti, for example, is taken as both an art form and possibly as illegal "stunts" or vandalism. Even in the context of graffiti, there are differing forms. Works from artists like Banksy makes use of stencils to quickly and efficiently paint a figure, while portraying some kind of message which is usually political. Work from people like Edgar Mueller is more traditional, without the use of stencils, and using paint, chalk, pastels, along with spray paints, except that instead of a canvas pavement is used to create 3D art. On the other hand, works like telekinetically bent VW van and the ‘air bear’ are more like sculptures, though the van is plonked in the middle of the road, and there is an "email conversation" stuck on the window, and the ‘air bear’ inflates and deflates with the passing of subway trains and its made of plastic bags. More anonymous works like graffiti bombs don’t usually have a message and is usually a kind of signature, though they generally look quite stunning.
All those kinds of artworks could be considered as legitimate, since the artists skill in creating them is evident. Witty thinking is quite clear in works like banksys and Erwin Wurms van. Creativity is shown in the bombs and air bear. Analytical planning had clearly gone on in works like Banksys graffiti depicting graffiti removal, and especially in Edgar Muellers not scared.
Illegitimate graffiti would obviously be tagging, as its merely writing on a wall or cubicle in a public toilet, and usually quite vulgar and obscene.

Graffiti is legitimate because skill and thoughtful planning is used along with traditional and contemporary art making techniques to communicate ideas, messages, and themes to appeal to a wide array of audiences, just like any kind of art.

by amon...........i cant seem to finish this.......help would be appreciated

"air bear" caption draft

The "air bear" is a piece of installation piece by artist Joshua Allen Harris, who is well known for his inflatable animals over subway grates. Some of his work includes mythical beasts and random creatures, all of which inflate to life, then "die" again after the train passes by. His piece the air bear was the first one of many. The work is a sculpture made of plastic bags resembling a polar bear stuck to subway grates and made to inflate when a subway train passes underneath. the sculpture is not life size, and the only details are the eyes and nose, and even those aren't realistic. But the way the bear is meant to be seen is comic, so the way its made fits it well. The ideas behind it can be the fact that polar bears are endangered so the artist is demonstrating the amount of "deaths" of the bear every time the air flows out of the bear. This artwork is legitimate because the artist demonstrates creativity in the idea of using the bear and skill in creating it with plastic bags. It also sparks a positive response from the viewers, who are just regular pedestrians.

telekinetically bent vw van caption draft

Erwin Wurm is an austrian artist who is famous for his "one minute" sculptures and his "distorted" sculptures.
One of his works, a telekinetically bent VW van, a bright orange Volkswagon van bent 30 degrees between its two axles with a printout of an email conversation between the artist and Guru Mahesh Abayahani, is an example of his work. The symbols behind this artwork could be that the van is associated with hippies, the fact that its supposedly telekinetically bent can suggest energy or power. Orange is also a symbol for energy so that idea is strengthened. The artwork can be considered legitimate because of the way the messages are written, to be seen as realistic and the artwork also recieves a response from viewers, who when they see it on the road may realise quickly that somethings not right with the van and they may think the way its bent is "cool"
AMON

Is graffiti a legitimate art form? Intro

This question can be interpreted two ways, depending on the definitions used to create it. In one sense the word legitimate means legal, and in that sense the answer is simply no. Most of the time graffiti is illegally painted on to a wall or something left in public view. But in another sense legitimate can mean real, which opens the question much further up. Graffiti uses pictorial or 3d media to create some times high skilled and in-depth understanding of techniques and the media used to create it. It is a visual form of communication and often has a political message or uses humour to challenge or spark a reaction from the public. However it is illegal most of the time and it can only ever be up temporarily before someone takes it down or paints over it. It can be offensive and since its illegal it’s not often known who created it and even then that could just be an alias. It can often be misinterpreted because the artist isn’t there to tell you why they created it. Anyone can create graffiti because there are no rules that govern what is graffiti and what isn’t graffiti.

Graffiti and other types of art have some similarities such as; they are often aesthetically pleasing but don’t have to be, it can have a message or point behind it but doesn’t have too. It can require a lot of skill and thought in the process of an idea to the finished product. In Banskys’  graffiti depicting graffiti removal it isn’t aesthetically pleasing but the there is a message behind it about the culture and history of graffiti but in the graffiti bomb or not scared where there isn’t a known message behind them but they are aesthetically pleasing. All of these works would of taken a lot of skill and thought in the process of making them but...

cant think of how to finish it need suggestions in coments

Luke


any art works reffered to are on the blog.

check out this link for info on banksy

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3124787/Banksy-in-his-own-words.html

definitions (can be refined so feel free to coment)

Art: product of human creativity.
Graffiti: Something purposely left, painted or sketched in the public’s view.
Legitimate: legal or real.

by luke


:edit:(by amon)
art: creating or appreciating aestheticity( can mean that it connects with you in not just a visually pleasing way but it also can trigger emotions or thoughts of rationality)
graffiti: vandalism(not always, but you know the haters)
legitimate: does it qualify, does it count, etc..

the plastic bag bear in the subway is here(see how that rhymed?)

the artists name is joshua allen harris
heres a link to a video            link to the video.........click it.

so we are using----

banksy
edgar mueler
graffiti bomb
erwin wurm
and the plastic bag dog one