tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242537679486762322024-03-21T19:52:31.436-07:00About ArtTonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911596929021615466noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324253767948676232.post-76895867836681733732009-07-01T08:21:00.000-07:002009-07-01T08:50:43.036-07:00Upcoming Artist: Brenda SolisI recently came across upcomind artist Brenda Solis at a Dallas art exhibit at the Mountain View Kiva Gallery. She works primarily with acrylic and graphite on wood. Her work features delicate portraits in dream-like landscapes. <div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2614547100_c65aede4c7.jpg?v=0"><img style="WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2614547100_c65aede4c7.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">"The Last Departure"</span></em></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3475973058_c79a63b92c.jpg?v=0"><img style="WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3475973058_c79a63b92c.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">"Soy las raices, las yerbas, soy cultura, soy leyenda''</span></em> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2613752983_ab393ff1bf.jpg?v=0"><img style="WIDTH: 375px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2613752983_ab393ff1bf.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">"Nati"</span></em></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">To see more of Brenda Solis' work, check it out here:</span> </span></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brendasolis/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/brendasolis/</a></span></em></div></div></div>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911596929021615466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324253767948676232.post-56787099307123310252009-06-04T19:29:00.000-07:002009-07-01T08:51:14.774-07:00New Trends Among Young Artists<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBvCfGf2zgIS1Vpdulo18uLj4-989wS2vRyY2DnmMPhyphenhyphenXKeT_vjZdOcNdMSJ-ALIX-UbxivPdDb6ZX507X024plvkv-NQ8IfurlOePk10U219vFscxVuhmdOu615e4ZEo19fz4iHODv9c/s1600-h/2201324456_ac4eac6a92_m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343671795637493186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBvCfGf2zgIS1Vpdulo18uLj4-989wS2vRyY2DnmMPhyphenhyphenXKeT_vjZdOcNdMSJ-ALIX-UbxivPdDb6ZX507X024plvkv-NQ8IfurlOePk10U219vFscxVuhmdOu615e4ZEo19fz4iHODv9c/s320/2201324456_ac4eac6a92_m.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just look around on any given Saturday... wannabe-hipster teens and scenster-indie twenty-somethings pick their way through rows and bins of merchandise at Urban Outfitters... Specializing in a mix of new hip subculture, "vintage" apparel, and kitschy home decor, they seem to be one of the mainstream leaders of old/new bohemian-chic style for younger generations. Not to mention, along with the grassroots, turned-forest-fire online movement of Etsy, crafters, buyers, and sellers can gather online to find their love for all things vintage. And I don't just mean 'vintage'... I mean all things KITSCH. Cheesy woodland creature statues? Yep. Macrame owl pot holders? Yep. Paintings of doe-eyed, freckle face, big headed children? You betcha!<br /><br /><br />Some consider this new love for kitsch as just a current trend, others consider it an 'aesthetic style', (much like steampunk or noir).<br /><br /><br />So, whether it's a trend or a lasting subculture, it's beginning to appear in art. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPeVlixrEPO8zY6azUmRK7d5h8tCtwv26nZCRIPSAM1yj_irTdEDAu3uzWSvUviCmSa1nd7SnjxOvOi6JHNTohxTKOJgowSGh1vSmtXOputN-WVs4Kisrqh2HWolIrRq1ROtEpmj1GHF9/s1600-h/nagisa_lj.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674459609665138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPeVlixrEPO8zY6azUmRK7d5h8tCtwv26nZCRIPSAM1yj_irTdEDAu3uzWSvUviCmSa1nd7SnjxOvOi6JHNTohxTKOJgowSGh1vSmtXOputN-WVs4Kisrqh2HWolIrRq1ROtEpmj1GHF9/s320/nagisa_lj.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The first time I noticed this was a few years ago.<br /><br /><br /><br />You've got your doe-eyed girls, like Audrey Kawasaki, whose influence may be more from Japanese art and manga.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOt1703wSx6zR5cvnFe0IKkqozV548lgV9lg4Bm2Yc8c2SYU_kzVv8Tf6ifu1cjv0usW3uC15eR7o-qJuRvPKfLSDeBx877qz7sBSIRcQfrCrDpclZjeBZv6sbXH6E71fvW6pIr5VtXvC/s1600-h/niaidia_becwinnel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343676450346464322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOt1703wSx6zR5cvnFe0IKkqozV548lgV9lg4Bm2Yc8c2SYU_kzVv8Tf6ifu1cjv0usW3uC15eR7o-qJuRvPKfLSDeBx877qz7sBSIRcQfrCrDpclZjeBZv6sbXH6E71fvW6pIr5VtXvC/s320/niaidia_becwinnel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />You've also got<br />your Western<br />versions,<br />with a more realistic approach, like<br />Bec Winnel.<br />(Pictured left is<br />her painting<br /><em>"Niaidia"</em>.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And, for anyone who's ever eaten at a disturbingly tacky Mexican restaurant,no doubt you have seen those old Mexican senorita pin-ups and bullfighter <span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#000000;">posters.</span> <span style="color:#000000;">There's <span style="color:#666666;"><em></em></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#000000;">even an artist for that... </span><span style="color:#000000;">(see Brian Viveros.)</span><span style="color:#666666;"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitn28tiJUusKYqv7FEFIY4TGa7iNeON0yKrd89ZjVy8o21YNzEIZMPO14lqefJo_FZYc9yGnbCeu56xxurzIDslhkgUJpTdWTdvl-oPrVOWKmiagnBoa9JubVkd8X1k3Lxa9T8Iir7vCVe/s1600-h/bullfight-her-lo-16x20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343679768632962034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitn28tiJUusKYqv7FEFIY4TGa7iNeON0yKrd89ZjVy8o21YNzEIZMPO14lqefJo_FZYc9yGnbCeu56xxurzIDslhkgUJpTdWTdvl-oPrVOWKmiagnBoa9JubVkd8X1k3Lxa9T8Iir7vCVe/s320/bullfight-her-lo-16x20.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally, you've got your artists who keep their work more cartoonish, like Lili Piri and Kelly Vivanco.<br /><br /><br /><br />And finally, what is more kitsch inspired than a pathwork deer figurine? Illustrator Melissa Haslam has that also...<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#000000;">So again, whether this is new style on the rise, or just a small movement by young artists, it's an interesting thought, in my opinion.</span></span><br /><br />While some of their art has been considered more "illustrative" or commercial, galleries throughout L.A., Australia, and Tokyo are marketing their work as art.<br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDpCO1ToisgLQSxcOFbj5tJUicJyVrZINYMkJ3XXICiov4aa_wm0d0jbHRc-BTf-4W2BwJRJqBQjEiRtV8Ffy2qkNTMX9gPQH_uY2sxDwUScXmVYpWwKMOxPsHAdLggp9V1wnMTPG-x69/s1600-h/m_relocation.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343688239385995586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDpCO1ToisgLQSxcOFbj5tJUicJyVrZINYMkJ3XXICiov4aa_wm0d0jbHRc-BTf-4W2BwJRJqBQjEiRtV8Ffy2qkNTMX9gPQH_uY2sxDwUScXmVYpWwKMOxPsHAdLggp9V1wnMTPG-x69/s320/m_relocation.jpg" border="0" /></a> As with any new ideas, the market often becomes<br />oversaturated with the work of proteges and copy-cats, but before it entirely does, I don't think the younger art viewers mind it.<br />But what about other generations?<br />Is it something a lot of people could like?<br />Should it be in galleries? Or simply illustrations in magazines?<br /><br />I'd like to hear what <span style="color:#999999;"></span>people think!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeDzJwhgt2tL89NcR4bVAD1xxqo19rPMZ6VuBMzynRE1EcfZwqHgrtKy0EKFH-XumY5VlK_iYi76qePHpmPvp5yoqcmLUXNCbwHNL3J_owE2hQP6nvuWDjNq2cgTDElZz8YMkc2IuBojy/s1600-h/Kelly-Vivanco-clip_image002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343695209004637826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeDzJwhgt2tL89NcR4bVAD1xxqo19rPMZ6VuBMzynRE1EcfZwqHgrtKy0EKFH-XumY5VlK_iYi76qePHpmPvp5yoqcmLUXNCbwHNL3J_owE2hQP6nvuWDjNq2cgTDElZz8YMkc2IuBojy/s320/Kelly-Vivanco-clip_image002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#999999;"><em>"Sisters"</em> Kelly Vivanco<br /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuh6_BcSUf7x-4D298nOUl_8I2Wqw-Ip4H170LVaJgPX9M10lgksOj1ZJilpvnS6Rvjscrimrs_RgJ8VvTmlhfsyioxg9KjK4QDKrvAHhsyE4r8j6TevG3Hqmj8eLmJbzudUj9Hv5fZmNT/s1600-h/melissa_haslam_Apparition.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343688970587032930" style="WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuh6_BcSUf7x-4D298nOUl_8I2Wqw-Ip4H170LVaJgPX9M10lgksOj1ZJilpvnS6Rvjscrimrs_RgJ8VvTmlhfsyioxg9KjK4QDKrvAHhsyE4r8j6TevG3Hqmj8eLmJbzudUj9Hv5fZmNT/s320/melissa_haslam_Apparition.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>"Apparition"</em> Melissa Haslam</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"></span>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911596929021615466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324253767948676232.post-28621898214529617102009-06-04T13:54:00.000-07:002009-06-04T13:58:05.276-07:00Shock Art- Is it Art? Part I.<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/01/21/hirst_wideweb__430x326.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" alt="" src="http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/01/21/hirst_wideweb__430x326.jpg" border="0" /></a> *"[With shock art], we are challenged to define the meaning and purpose of "art". There are always a fair amount of egotists with a bag full of charisma and tricks who manage to couch-surf their way to fa...<br /><div>[some text fields are missing] </div>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911596929021615466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324253767948676232.post-39907597692597864172009-06-01T19:07:00.001-07:002009-06-02T10:52:59.408-07:00Shock Art- Is it Really Art? Part II.While the objective of Shock Art <em>is </em>attracting attention, you've got your meer attention-seekers, then you've got others that are actually trying to use art to gain attention to important causes.<br /><br /><div><div><div>My original intention with this topic was to break it down in different sections (hence, multiple parts) and let the reader decide for themselves. ("Art" cannot <em>so simply</em> be labeled and dictated as such by <em>one person,</em> for the <em>masses</em>.)</div><br /><div>I was really wanting to write an informative piece on this and stay unbiased. But, after much research on this style, the artists, etc, I see now that it would be a never ending essay on the multi facets of this "art style".</div><br /><div>So, from here on out, I will present this discussion in a biased Cliff Notes Format.</div><br /><br /><div><strong>TREND #1:</strong><br /></div><div><strong>Dead/Stuffed/Pickled Animals-- <em>Is it Art?</em></strong><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKcAN6802FjDSxX2YY8yGwFYEtTqEv_IVnS-TxpEtH5DI1-P5Kj0i-sgF-4sHEHyQNhzhQ47RR_MpVzi7cVTmMNBpA1kqMHOylPAfpjmdwfPayagSF8LYQj0GQ46JdXD6CCwz2rrPhCFX/s1600-h/340x.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342554974182212802" style="WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKcAN6802FjDSxX2YY8yGwFYEtTqEv_IVnS-TxpEtH5DI1-P5Kj0i-sgF-4sHEHyQNhzhQ47RR_MpVzi7cVTmMNBpA1kqMHOylPAfpjmdwfPayagSF8LYQj0GQ46JdXD6CCwz2rrPhCFX/s320/340x.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><em><span style="font-size:78%;">'Novocento' (1997)Maurizio Cattelan</span><br /></em>Um... [I only pause, <em>not because</em> I'm debating the answer, but because... <em>what the bleep is that?]</em></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4tOSaJC4xApSs6u0KuCxFoJxV9QHmUepRD3YbJVApmzlTzD9YAc9_6TY7OO7pb62nzQuRm1V3_WJxlLLHg5DfXsdjhbnfWJ98NwIJV4Ext_lVpcR8SofXeuoaw45uawRt-FMFvviWddm/s1600-h/cowsST_350x250.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342555931368838818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4tOSaJC4xApSs6u0KuCxFoJxV9QHmUepRD3YbJVApmzlTzD9YAc9_6TY7OO7pb62nzQuRm1V3_WJxlLLHg5DfXsdjhbnfWJ98NwIJV4Ext_lVpcR8SofXeuoaw45uawRt-FMFvviWddm/s320/cowsST_350x250.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Damien Hirst<br /></span>Is this art? It seems more like a weird farm version of the "Body Worlds" Exhibit, as opposed to art.</div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">{</span></em><em><span style="font-size:85%;">*FUN FACT! -C</span></em><em><span style="font-size:85%;">riminal profilers say that most serial killers have a history of abusing, killing, or crucifying animals...}</span></em></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>TREND #2:</strong></div><div><strong>Random Things Made Huge Then put in Public</strong></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYgZ3FeKRcFfqvmCR0eFAs3RGz-YBPk7toBCtg1lKiBTuRFMdsG4wDONltVqjPjixUT6OOZPTGVZV2ZVHcKlDNNOWqOvkL8332eQudZylNqUxN1jxrtq3hyphenhyphenxDCLv3-CyVUyUSuxw2nEZD/s1600-h/mccarthy21.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342558402908419794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYgZ3FeKRcFfqvmCR0eFAs3RGz-YBPk7toBCtg1lKiBTuRFMdsG4wDONltVqjPjixUT6OOZPTGVZV2ZVHcKlDNNOWqOvkL8332eQudZylNqUxN1jxrtq3hyphenhyphenxDCLv3-CyVUyUSuxw2nEZD/s320/mccarthy21.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Complex Shit by Paul McCarthy.</span></em><br /></div><div>WHY? First, what's the point. I'm <em>not</em> shocked at all, just <em>puzzled- </em>looks like I killed your "shock" factor, McCarthy. Tell me your reasons, please. Is it an allegory for the economic state we are in? Is it the moral [digestive] "breakdown" of our society? <span style="font-size:78%;">(poop pun!) </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Or, does it stand for what your investors got when they funded this project? (a pocket full of .....) <em>*I said this commentary would be semi-biased, right??</em></span></div><div>The hosting museum describes the show as containing <em>“interweaving, diverse, not to say conflictive emphases and a broad spectrum of items to form a dynamic exchange of parallel and self-eclipsing spatial and temporal zones”. </em></div><div><br /></div><div>Uh... yeah... what they said.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>TREND 3:</strong></div><div><strong>Nudity & Gender Bending<br /></strong></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnFMdx8r3SWJrBxZJW1r5_eXdZuCtXy9KbFqJbkmQgyvYWJE13zSJsQ-y4P0CkWvoP-s278cZ-DCG4WwKY97cY3Tk9vlcYCwOcGrOMzKoDdmV1MUbWAFSpD73oWzTgHqHvWW_-bbftCtA/s1600-h/060507_1828.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342563306375172850" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnFMdx8r3SWJrBxZJW1r5_eXdZuCtXy9KbFqJbkmQgyvYWJE13zSJsQ-y4P0CkWvoP-s278cZ-DCG4WwKY97cY3Tk9vlcYCwOcGrOMzKoDdmV1MUbWAFSpD73oWzTgHqHvWW_-bbftCtA/s320/060507_1828.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">"One Balloon" by Pawel Althamer</span><br />On display at a Milan art show, it had ben dubbed by some as "one of the most controversial artworks ever displayed in Italy." </div><div>If you can't tell, it's a giant balloon made to look like a naked man...</div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div></div><div><em>[In other news, Macy's has formed a coalition with the Gay Pride Parade Planning Committee! Thanksgiving Day parades will <strong>never be the same!</strong>]</em></div><div><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></em></div><div><em></em></div><em></em></div><div></div><div><div><em></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em>*As regards to the 'gender bending' mentioned above, just do any google search for 'shock art' and you will find your hordes of rabbis holding their exposed female breasts, and women who lack their womanliness...</em></div><div><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em></em></div><em></em></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>At the end of the day, when all is said and done... I'm just TIRED of it.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Shock art is like washed up celebrities doing crazy things for publicity. Sure, there might be some artists out there whose work WILL have an influence on important issues- things that the public just HAS to have illustrated for them in a graphic way. Others are just like a rebellious teenager that dyes their hair blue or pierces their tongue to outrage their parents.</div><div></div><div></div><div>And, with kids like that, sometimes it's better to ignore them, because all they want is to get a reaction out of you...</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div>As a last thought, I am reminded of the words of Gina from the movie <em>Empire Records</em>:<em> </em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></em></div><div><em> "Shock me, shock me, shock me, with that <strong>deviant</strong> behavior!"</em></div>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911596929021615466noreply@blogger.com3