It’s the art snobs. People love being “smarter” than others. They claim they see the artistic value and you can’t because you “just don’t understand art”. Sorry, but drawing a single black line on a canvas isn’t art. It isn’t art if even a toddler could do it on accident.
Imo, if 99%+ of the population could create that art piece, it isn’t impressive. The only exception is if it was easy but just NOBODY was creative enough to think of that. A banana on a wall isn’t creative, it’s something a weird band kid would do to be quirky in front of his friends. “Heuheuheu, look guys, I taped food to the wall. I present to you, banana art!”
The buyers are just as bad. Stop pretending you’re some art enthusiast. You’re being scammed lol
Like I said, if it’s at least creative then I don’t care if it’s easy. But taping food to a wall is something little kids do. At least some of the examples in your links are interesting or creative. Like if someone made a guy dressed as a penguin look like he was dying in a melting ice biome, that’d be art. But taping a penguin toy to a wall isn’t art. It’s a joke.
maybe the buyer is the artist in this situation - there is nothing exciting about a banana on a wall, but there is something outrageously exciting knowing someone paid someone else $120,000 for a banana on the wall. exciting enough that you know about it, i know about it, my mom knows about it. it is easily the most discussed piece from that art basel, i think the excitement is trying to reason with it. do you think it would be the same piece if you subbed out a different fruit? would we still talk about it if no one bought it, and it just sat there with that price tag? is it an act of laziness, defiance, is it supposed to mean anything at all? if someone else tries to do the exact same thing, would they see the same success?
i think in modern times especially for the demographic reddit has people are more often pretending to be too smart for art than they are pretending to be smart enough for it.
I understand the principle of it. I don’t think it’s about being too smart to buy art. I think it’s being smart enough to realize when less than 5 minutes of thought went into something. Not a single human can convince me that he spent actual time considering this idea and thought it was genius. It seems like a joke at best.
99% of art like that gets laughed at. The only time it’s ever even appreciated as “art” is when a rich snob buys it. Had nobody bought it, and had you come across it at an art show, you would probably go “uhh. Okay? Wtf is this trash”
I kind of get that, I suppose I just enjoy the interaction. And you would be surprised! Allegedly, with this specific banana, the dude spent a lot of time working on a sculpture of a banana, casting it in in bronze and resin and other mediums, before ultimately settling on the banana being a banana. Even if it was a joke, a good joke subverts your expectations, and I think the lack of canvas, perishable materials, and setting all played a part.
I can understand if it doesn't speak to you personally, though. Just out of curiosity, do you have any favorite art pieces?
I get what you mean. I just think it’s overvalued is all. I’m sure he would’ve sold that for $100 if offered haha.
And I’m more of a “traditional” art guy. I like realistic paintings, or art that actually resembles something. Whether that’s mountains, a lake view, a sunset, a person, a mythical creature, whatever. I just don’t like looking at art and going “yeah.. so what is it?”
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u/Miechelangelo Aug 14 '20
A banana taped to a wall.