• Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    what makes “hehe I’m drawing cocks on the wall” invalid? let’s examine a situation where the person who painted the cocks didn’t know that there used to be traditional art there, but I do. I see the cocks, think about what used to be there before someone “fixed” it, and I receive a message even if none was intended. Is it art in that case? If it is, did the person who just wanted to doodle some dongs create it, or did I?

    • Gabu@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      The clueless case is invalid because it’s strictly a descriptive/self-apparent exercise – lest every single act become art, thus depriving art of meaning. I don’t have an authoritative answer to your second question, but I’d argue you’ve created an ephemeral, individual piece of art.

    • IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      To quote the great Ben Folds, “Ooooh, oh, if you’re feeling small And you can’t draw a crowd Draw dicks on the wall If you can’t draw a crowd Settle for what you CAN draw”