The last time I was at the DIA I saw a book with the collection of The Museum of Bad Art:
http://www.museumofbadart.org/ (http://www.museumofbadart.org/)
Unfortunately it's in Sommerville, MA, so I won't be able to visit anytime soon; but thanks to the miracle of the internet we can view their collection on line:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.museumofbadart.org%2Fimages%2Fp-pop-portrait-3.jpg&hash=e64a835ad9ada6fa3d4e45208013d9b965ce0638)
Mama and Babe by Sarah Irani
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Madonna with a smile by unknown.
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The Athlete by Unknown
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Two Trees in Love by Julie Seelig
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Inspiration by Unknown.
The site contains further description of the work; but, like most art writing, it really doesn't add anything to the work. These works can stand on their own.
Ok that site is just too hilarious to be true.
The interplay between Sharpie and religion :lol:
I actually like the first painting. It appears to have been painted by a lunatic, so it's interesting.... it's for the same reason that people are interested in those bizarre cat paintings that British guy did in the 1940s.
:huh: I can do worse than that.
QuoteThe Haircut
Sculpture with barber's chair, scissors, dental floss, and a piece of the curator's cat, by M. Jackson and J. Reilly
74"x28"40"
By special commission for MOBA opening
Mining the swirling currents between violence and personal hygiene, this piece captures the fear, the horror, and the hope intrinsic in that most mundane of human activities.
:lmfao: WTF that site is dangerous!
Although some of the acclaimed contemporary artists are only slightly better than these unknowns. Or, simply they have better gallerists.
L.
Quote from: Savonarola on May 22, 2009, 08:06:19 AM
The site contains further description of the work; but, like most art writing, it really doesn't add anything to the work. These works can stand on their own.
disagree. the commentary is sly and satirical.
e.g:
QuoteCircus of Despair
Oil on canvas by Unknown
18"x24"
Acquired by Scott Wilson from trash in Boston
This joyous, frightful circus romp is emblematic of, and yet somehow transcends, Unknown's entire body of work.
and
QuoteUNSEEN FORCES #11
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Acrylic on canvas by Sandy Winslow
16"x20"
Acquired by Scott Wilson from trash
All the better to see you with, my dear.
Additional Information
A selection of four of Mr. Winslows were exhibited as part of MOBA's "I Just Can't Stop Exhibition" at the Permanent Gallery in Dedham, MA.
A friend of Mr. Winslow spotted the painting and informed the artist that he was featured at the MOBA gallery. Mr. Winslow called the MOBA office last month to tell us that he had far worse at his studio. Mr. Wilson, our Esteemed Curator, visited Winslow's studio and concurred with his judgement.
and
QuoteUNSEEN FORCES #12
Think Again
Acrylic on canvas by Unknown
Acquired by Scott Wilson from trash
This disturbing work "makes an offer you can't refuse". The chilling, matter-of-fact manner in which the subject presents the severed head to us is a poignant reminder of just how numb we have become. The understated violence implicit in the scene speaks volumes on our own desensitization, our society's reflexive use of force, and the artist's inability to deal with the hindquarters of the animal.[/]
Quote from: The Brain on May 22, 2009, 08:38:02 AM
:huh: I can do worse than that.
I doubt it. they are looking for special works that transcend mere incompetency.
Jerez the Clown looks to me like intentional badness:
http://www.museumofbadart.org/collection/portraiture-11.html
I dunno... I think it's common for art students to draw clowns, or at least it seems to be in my experience.
Quote from: Caliga on May 22, 2009, 10:49:15 AM
I dunno... I think it's common for art students to draw clowns, or at least it seems to be in my experience.
Clowns, yes.
Clowns that are evidently planning your dismemberment, no. :lol:
They must have large collections of Warhol, Dali, and Lichtenstein!
I'm glad you didn't say Mondrain. <_<
Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2009, 04:18:53 PM
I'm glad you didn't say Mondrain. <_<
Mondrain doesn't qualify. Something has to be "art" before it can be "bad art." :mellow:
Quote from: Habsburg on May 22, 2009, 04:09:39 PM
They must have large collections of Warhol, Dali, and Lichtenstein!
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Quote from: grumbler on May 23, 2009, 07:36:03 AM
Mondrain doesn't qualify. Something has to be "art" before it can be "bad art." :mellow:
:(
Quote from: grumbler on May 23, 2009, 07:36:03 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2009, 04:18:53 PM
I'm glad you didn't say Mondrain. <_<
Mondrain doesn't qualify. Something has to be "art" before it can be "bad art." :mellow:
[grumbler]I don't know who this "Mondrain" you guys are talking about, but Piet Mondrian is a modern artist who likes to draw lines and boxes. [/grumbler]
Quote from: Habsburg on May 22, 2009, 04:09:39 PM
They must have large collections of Warhol, Dali, and Lichtenstein!
One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong....At the very least Dali had technical skill up the wazoo.
Lichtenstein was actually fascinating though.
Quote from: garbon on May 23, 2009, 04:02:31 PM
Lichtenstein was actually fascinating though.
So is infanticide. Your point? I think it is hard to argue that he was an especially creative or talented artist.
Quote from: Queequeg on May 23, 2009, 04:01:47 PM
Quote from: Habsburg on May 22, 2009, 04:09:39 PM
They must have large collections of Warhol, Dali, and Lichtenstein!
One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong....
At the very least Dali had technical skill up the wazoo.
Towards the end (well, middle) of his career Dali cranked out a number of uninspired and mediocre works. That might be what Habs means.
Quote from: Queequeg on May 23, 2009, 04:48:02 PM
So is infanticide. Your point? I think it is hard to argue that he was an especially creative or talented artist.
Lichtenstein > Dali
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 23, 2009, 01:09:08 PM
Quote from: grumbler on May 23, 2009, 07:36:03 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2009, 04:18:53 PM
I'm glad you didn't say Mondrain. <_<
Mondrain doesn't qualify. Something has to be "art" before it can be "bad art." :mellow:
[grumbler]I don't know who this "Mondrain" you guys are talking about, but Piet Mondrian is a modern artist fraud who likes to draw lines and boxes. [/grumbler]
FYPFY
Good fix.
Quote from: grumbler on May 23, 2009, 08:24:53 PM
FYPFY
Isn't that kind of implied by the term "modern artist?" :shifty:
Quote from: garbon on May 23, 2009, 07:48:36 PM
Lichtenstein > Dali
Sandra Bullock > Jessica Biel
There very similar. :D
Quote from: garbon on May 23, 2009, 07:48:36 PM
Quote from: Queequeg on May 23, 2009, 04:48:02 PM
So is infanticide. Your point? I think it is hard to argue that he was an especially creative or talented artist.
Lichtenstein > Dali
:bleeding:
Dali had at the very least *technical skill* that Lichtenstein could never even imagine. That's just fucking tasteless.
Quote from: Habsburg on May 23, 2009, 09:08:26 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 23, 2009, 07:48:36 PM
Lichtenstein > Dali
Sandra Bullock > Jessica Biel
There very similar. :D
:huh:
How? Unless you are talking late-mid period Dali exclusively I see no grounds at all for comparison. I'm not a big fan of Dali (prefer earlier Surrealists), but I think even the must casual observer has to admit that the guy had rare talent. The guy could really fucking paint. Liechtenstein couldn't even copy worth a crap.
Quote from: Habsburg on May 23, 2009, 09:08:26 PM
Sandra Bullock > Jessica Biel
There very similar. :D
You really are gay, aren't you.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 23, 2009, 08:47:10 PM
Isn't that kind of implied by the term "modern artist?" :shifty:
Touche