Monday 4 August 2014

Art Anxiety

But is it Art? We asked this question several times in Hackney Wick on Saturday.

Sometimes the answer was clear to me: no, this is graffiti not art !

Sometimes it was a bit of fun: (mine is the rainbow on the right - later in the day this was covered, I think nearly everyone had a go!)

Sometimes it was witty



 And sometimes it was pretty

There was some unusual art - these kittens had been rescued from the riverbank a few weeks ago - they were dipped in a food colouring paste to create "Art"

And bed springs were used to grow flowers

And finally, two lovely wooden pieces of furniture - this bench at a street cafe

And this gorgeous table top made for Lisa by a friend

So when does graffiti become art ? For me, it's when I like it or it makes me laugh but I expect the street clean team have a different view! 



6 comments:

  1. I think graffiti is ok when it's done on a designated wall. I don't like it when it ruins the subject it's painted on

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  2. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as is art!

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  3. Graffiti is fine on your own wall.
    I have seen some really cool art that way but when it's wanton destruction of my property, then no.
    I absolutely love yarnbombing - even though it is done on someone else's property. At least it can be undone easily.

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  4. Always a good and controversial question when it refers to 'street art' - some of which is art, some of which is fun and some of which is downright vandalism!

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  5. Fun tour. I'm going with art being something that is not deliberately destructive to innocent parties.

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  6. I agree. It is art if you like it, otherwise it is rubbish.

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