Guest Richard Gallatin Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 A wrapped 1950 Studebaker is overshadowed by monumental objects. Visit the official website for the full effect of their sensational projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 ....Come to anyone's car garage to see cars with car covers on...duh I guess I am in the "dumb and unwashed" group.. I never "got it" on his wrapping projects, especially the group of islands he wrapped rings around. But, he's making big bucks somehow.. Some "artists" do get called out by the public, like some guy named Andre' I believe, got stupid money many decades ago to "do art" on a small grassed triangle strip of city land in Hartford Ct. He bought some round boulders at a gravel pit and aligned them in a triangle, may have taken the skill and talent of a 6 year old to come up with that. The taxpayers had to pay the fee. I think the State lottery grand prize back then was 50k, and this guy got a LOT more than that. There was a huge protest by the vocal taxpayers, to no avail. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Richard, is this "wrapping" of a Studebaker something new, or artwork that was done many years ago? The artist Christo Javacheff has been around for years (whether or not he's still active), doing much of the same thing. Surely he has more talent than that! The website says, "Sculptures by Christo and partner Jeanne-Claude force observers to question the nature of art." No, we know what is art. And we know what is NOT art! Edited January 7, 2017 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINC400 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I could use him to wrap my barbeque grill and patio furniture until spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 3 hours ago, LINC400 said: I could use him to wrap my barbeque grill and patio furniture until spring. Yes, he would be good at that! According to Wikipedia, this was one of his projects: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I don't get it ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 So a couple of French guys were sitting around and one says "You know how popular Rap is in America." The same thing happened in the movies. Foreign directors were told, in English, that the climax was at the end of the movie. Now every action movie you watch has the bad guy "climb" a building, stairs. whatever right at the end. Foreign stuff in America. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBulldogMiller55Buick Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I could take my wrapped Roadmaster and loan it to the art museum to save on my storage fees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 The " not like " button would be appropriate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 On 1/7/2017 at 7:55 AM, Curti said: I don't get it ! DITTO THAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush Mechanic Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Back when Chrito was active, our regional gallery here in Australia aquired one of his more modest 'artworks'. When the crate arrived, two part-time workers took it out and unwrapped it. They were perplexed to find nothing more than a few thin sticks...................or so the story went. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) Without getting into the entire "beauty in the eye of the beholder" debate; a few years ago I toured the Getty Museum in Los Angeles with a friend. While I had more appreciation for the classics (paintings, sculpture, etc.) she was more into the avant garde movement like Pollock and more abstract pieces. We did end up having the "what is consideted art" debate. I finally came up with this analogy: If you took all these pieces and moved them to various city dumps around the nation, and laid them on top of a rubbish pile, anyone would instantly recognise a classic painting or marble sculpture as being out of place. However the avant garde pieces or even those of Pollock could be passed over by tens of thousands who would only see them as blending perfectly with the trash heap. I think this parallels F&J's post above when viewing a simple triangle of rocks when compared with, say the Easter Island sculptures or Stonehenge. One shows a level of skill any neophyte could recognize while the other would appear to be a haphazard jumble done by children. In short, I don't see the wrapped cars as "art" either. Edited January 9, 2017 by Guest (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBulldogMiller55Buick Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 2 hours ago, GregLaR said: Without getting into the entire "beauty in the eye of the beholder" debate; a few years ago I toured the Getty Museum in Los Angeles with a friend. While I had more appreciation for the classics (paintings, sculpture, etc.) she was more into the avant garde movement like Pollock and more abstract pieces. We did end up having the "what is consideted art" debate. I finally came up with this analogy: If you took all these pieces and moved them to various city dumps around the nation, and laid them on top of a rubbish pile, anyone would instantly recognise a classic painting or marble sculpture as being out of place. However the avant garde pieces or even those of Pollock could be passed over by tens of thousands who would only see them as blending perfectly with the trash heap. I think this parallels F&J's post above when viewing a simple triangle of rocks when compared with, say the Easter Island sculptures or Stonehenge. One shows a level of skill any neophyte could recognize while the other would appear to be a haphazard jumble done by children. In short, I don't see the wrapped cars as "art" either. That's very well put. It made me realize; Cars should be unwrapped to be appreciated as art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) OK guys, that's a wrap, Goodnight Edited January 10, 2017 by Paul Dobbin (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Maybe he didn't train in art like other artists. Maybe he liked art from his youth, but his first job was in a shipping department--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 We went to a Degas exhibit a few years ago and waited, patiently, by a sign "Refrain from Smoking". We thought some music would be nice with the dancer pictures. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 4 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: We went to a Degas exhibit a few years ago and waited, patiently, by a sign "Refrain from Smoking". We thought some music would be nice with the dancer pictures. Bernie That's pretty clever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I can take credit for making the Degas exhibit a success (and resolving an issue with the mummy display at the same time). But the corny joke came from a record my Great Grandfather left us when he died in 1956. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas G. Brown Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Where can I get a government grant for banking a mobile home for the winter, and calling it "art"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) The minimalistic approach to the, "Wrapped Roadmistress," (2001), is emboldened by the majestic drama of the applied Tangerine Sweepspear. Meant to illuminate and remind the viewer of the eternal human struggle, its vivid red signifies the blood spilled in the name of corporate ruthlessness, exemplified by the complementary, mint-condition Texaco roundel, circa 1955. An ephemeral work created by the artists Bowman and Gibson (both are graduates with a BS from the Wauwatosa Conservatory of Fine Art), the installation's transparent upper section provides the viewer with a glimpse of the raw sexual energy of the '57 Buick Roadmaster Riviera Sedan, without revealing the lower body's ultimate curvaceousness. Limited-edition, life-size prints of the work are available at your local Banana Republic, upon sealed-bid application. TG Edited January 13, 2017 by TG57Roadmaster (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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