snowman by david shrigley. art or not?
David Shrigley: 'A few years ago I went to St Moritz in Switzerland. I decided to build a non-conformist snowman. When the art collector who owned the hotel saw it he became very excited that I had created an artwork in the grounds of his hotel. I had to explain that it was not an artwork - it was just a snowman. It’s an easy mistake to make'
(via CR blog)
Yes, art is beauty and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I like the snowman, regardless.
I host art workshops on the Greek island of Paros--we don't have one for snowman building, but check out our other offerings at http://www.ParosParadise.com/workshops.htm
Cheers,
Posted by: Michael Shepherd | January 03, 2008 at 02:53 PM
That you knew it was a non-conformist statement reveals your intention, and you complete the piece here with your cynical denial of its artistic content. Brilliant!
Reminds me of Calvin's handiwork:
http://www.greenchair.net/funny/calvin-hobbes.htm
Posted by: salsa | January 03, 2008 at 04:10 PM
"Art is beauty" - really? I thought it was a fashion accessory for rich morons.
David Shrigley knows it is all just a game
Posted by: MK | January 03, 2008 at 04:29 PM
You should have charged him for it.
Posted by: doofus | January 03, 2008 at 06:41 PM
Lol. what a cute lil' guy. He landed on his head. ow :(
Posted by: Izabael | January 03, 2008 at 07:05 PM
If you like that, you might like other David Shrigley stuff ...
http://shop.politecards.com
Posted by: David Shrigley | January 05, 2008 at 05:21 AM
haha, what a funny quote....love the snowman.
Posted by: joanna goddard | January 05, 2008 at 01:04 PM