God says...
princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is
in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
32:1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall
rule in judgment.
32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert
from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of
a great rock in a weary land.
32:3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of
them that hear shall hearken.
32:4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the
tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
32:5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl
said to be bountiful.
Can we please stop calling them "artists" and start calling them what they really are, vandals? There is nothing creating about what this guy did.
People slap the label "art" on crap too quickly. No, not all of it is art. Some of it is; but not all. Just because you can sling some pigment against a flat surface doesn't make it art, and just because you can draw disapproving looks from people doesn't make you an "artist".
Too quickly compared to what? How long do we have to wait before something's declared "art"?
Not claiming this particular graffiti is art - it's rather uncreative compared to Banksy and other such clever artists - just wondering who decides, and how.
Also, good for Mark Jacobs for his elegant response, and for trolling the pretentious.
This had an artistic and communicative intent, although i would concede that it's not particularly clever or innovative.
Fucking up Marc Jacobs or other massive commercial brands is a cogent statement to be made, and i don't think one that should simply be dismissed as thoughtless vandalism (though vandalism it may be).
That is some pretty lame graffiti. Check out Style Wars, or just watch a train next time one goes by. Three monochrome letters in a shaky script is extremely underwhelming compared to real graffiti art.
Really? I feel bad now, I had no idea. My opinion of him has changed :-)
Edit: wait, how do you know this? I've googled a bit but found nothing to suggest it. Whilst it definitely seems like it could be satirical, I wouldn't put it past the fashion industry.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 83.5 ms ] thread32:1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
32:3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
32:4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
32:5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
1. It went meta:
http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/...
2. The artist himself made T-Shirts and sold them for $6.89:
http://kidultone.com/?p=1763
Kidult's shirts play as completely non-clever. His original prank was interesting, but Marc Jacobs' definitely out clever'd Kidult.
People slap the label "art" on crap too quickly. No, not all of it is art. Some of it is; but not all. Just because you can sling some pigment against a flat surface doesn't make it art, and just because you can draw disapproving looks from people doesn't make you an "artist".
Not claiming this particular graffiti is art - it's rather uncreative compared to Banksy and other such clever artists - just wondering who decides, and how.
Also, good for Mark Jacobs for his elegant response, and for trolling the pretentious.
Fucking up Marc Jacobs or other massive commercial brands is a cogent statement to be made, and i don't think one that should simply be dismissed as thoughtless vandalism (though vandalism it may be).
The artist intended it to be art, and had a message to convey. Those are definitely components which make me lean towards considering it art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_Wars
Edit: wait, how do you know this? I've googled a bit but found nothing to suggest it. Whilst it definitely seems like it could be satirical, I wouldn't put it past the fashion industry.