tebop opened this issue on May 15, 2007 · 86 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Tue, 15 May 2007 at 5:35 PM
Ya know......if they opened up a 'Bad Art' section in the galleries --- I'd bet that it would do a brisk business. I can just see it now: people would tailor their stuff to get it in there. I can just envision it: Bad Art contests, Bad Artist of the Month on the front page...........
And why? Simple. "The Top 10 Worst of" lists are a lot more popular reading than the "Top Ten Best of" lists.
But of course: some of us wouldn't have to make as great of an effort as others in order to get into the new gallery.
Many people think that just because some of us make it look easy.....it means Bad Art is therefore something that just anybody can do. Like falling off of a log. Well, that sort of thinking stems from Bad misinformation. In reality, the ability to produce true Bad Art is an inborn talent. Either you've got it, or you don't.
And if you've got that sort of talent -- then you are fully qualified to attend a big-name art school in New York City: where you'll make sculptures out of toilets. And then sell them for $800,000 to absolute fools. Either that, or you'll get Big Government Grants to churn out images drawn with dog poo on bits of toilet paper stolen from public toilets in the subways.
Bad Art is an Art. And why do you think that a certain type of artist is referred to as a "Con Artist"?
It's because a good con job is a true work of Art.
All of that is to say this: post away. Everyone's welcome. Hey, they even let me in here. Just be careful to stay within the TOS.