Watching Art Dry / Pictures at an Exhibition
c. 2013 Michael St.Mark
( Outdoor paints testing station near the shoreline, E. Sussex )
As per previous work – when all the pretty pictures and patterns, dead animals and flashy SFX are done, where might art go next .. retire to the seaside?
When All the Special Effects are Done..
© Michael St.Mark 2013
.. and all the pretty patterns are more or less painted, printed and drawn; it’s time for art to go beyond the retinal, to dig beneath the surface of things, with the Power Tool of Perception / PTP ™ without suffering fear-based punitive exclusion from the mainstream media.
( billboard advertising Hayward Gallery’s ” Light Show” , Shoreditch EC1, 2013 )
Tawdry definition;
” Showy, flashy, superficial… lacking in depth or real meaning ”
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More cheap shot gigantism – Hayward gallery 3D SFX from late 2012.
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( c. Art Axis / London Dada )
Skilled craftsmanship that entertains in a startling, funfair kind of way – sure.
But thought-provoking, challenging, enlightening? Well….
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c. Michael St.Mark 2013
Found signpost, public bridleway, South Mimms.
The nearer the general election the more disparate policy divisions become between
Tories and Lib Dems, as the fear stench of likely defeat grows pungent.
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