Turner Prize 2006......let the madness begin.

[matriarch]

The lunacy that has become the Turner Prize has now begun.

I feel for poor old Turner, he must be turning in his grave every time this rears its head. I admit, he was radical and innovative in his time, but he was still a PAINTER.

'nuff said.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

The lunacy that has become the Turner Prize has now begun.

I feel for poor old Turner, he must be turning in his grave every time this rears its head. I admit, he was radical and innovative in his time, but he was still a PAINTER.

'nuff said.

I seriously doubt he would. He was an artist. Since when should art - especially when we're talking about a prize that awards young artists that bring innovation into the scene - be limited to canvas and oil? Without innovation, public discussion, and even controversy, what is the point of art?

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

I seriously doubt he would. He was an artist. Since when should art - especially when we're talking about a prize that awards young artists that bring innovation into the scene - be limited to canvas and oil? Without innovation, public discussion, and even controversy, what is the point of art?

To be pretty, fill the blank space on the wall/in the room/on the corner.

 

[neonlyte]

The lunacy that has become the Turner Prize has now begun.

I feel for poor old Turner, he must be turning in his grave every time this rears its head. I admit, he was radical and innovative in his time, but he was still a PAINTER.

'nuff said.

The 'lunacy' is largely in the mind of the media aided by a small number of 'the public' who seek their five minutes of fame. Most artists are serious about the Turner prize, it is an annual marker of the 'condition' of UK art reflected through the current thinking of curators and gallery directors. Only 'exhibited' work can qualify for consideration for the Turner prize.

This year, 'the public' will participate in the selection of the winner. It will be an interesting experiment, 'the public' perspective of 'Art' is often significantly at variance with the view of professionals working in the Arts. It is prehaps worth remembering in Turner's time, his paintings were vilified by 'the public'.

 

[Guest]

To be pretty, fill the blank space on the wall/in the room/on the corner.

You are saying this just to be argumentative.

Art is what the creator/performer wishes it to be. There does not have to be a consensus. It is a personal choice.

If someone makes a quilt for warmth and then decides to display it on the wall - it becomes art.

 

[neonlyte]

You are saying this just to be argumentative.

Art is what the creator/performer wishes it to be. There does not have to be a consensus. It is a personal choice.

If someone makes a quilt for warmth and then decides to display it on the wall - it becomes art.

I chose to ignore

 

[Guest]

I chose to ignore

And I won't engage - that will be my last post on the topic.

(But a philospher should understand music, art and metaphysics.)

So, wonder what will win this time around?

The more outrageous the better it seems, these days.

 

[Liar]

To be pretty, fill the blank space on the wall/in the room/on the corner.

The best do both.