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Originally Posted by Renze
You have to look at art in the context of the time it was made in. I think the guy who won the Turner prize this year did an awesome job. The idea of recycling is more important now than ever. Remember that with conceptual art, the concept/idea of an artwork is more important than the creation itself. He took the idea of recycling and made two pieces of art, one of them very abstract (the shed turning into a boat) and one more concrete (a bicycle that runs on electricity).
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recycling is very important especially in the current climate,
and i believe that concept is as important as creation, but sticking a shed in an exhibition and stating that it is art is taking it one step to far, especially as he's won an award for it...
they don't give awards to thousands of other people who do good for the environment or highlight the need to recycle...and a lot of people who view this exhibition won't see past the fact that its a shed come boat, and nothing to do with the concept of recycling....
i know this is the whole point of this exhibition, to create debate, but i just don't like it as 'art'...
but if it does indeed encourage people to rethink then i'm all for it...