Friday, October 26, 2007
The Hunger Artist
The Hunger Artist is about a man who starves himself as a form of art. people come to see him and some even stay overnight to make sure that he doesn't cheat and eat while noone's there. To me, this type of art doesn't make sense. Art is supposed to be a thing of beauty, but to see someone immatiated and starving themselves is deffinitely not something beautiful. I understand why it died out by the time he ended up in the circus, with noone paying attention to him, running straight past his cage to see the animals. I also think that it's a sick idea. To cage someone, like an animal, and have them watched.
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Yes--see also my comments on Albert's blog.
I disagree... Art is not supposed to be anything. Art is what the artist wants it to be... It;'s like people saying that abstract paintings are just paint splattered all over canvas... not REALLY art... Or performance artists such as a woman who sat in the middle of the city for 24 hours portraying preparation for a date but in slow motion ( it was on the NY times)Art is in the eye of the performer and beholder... Art can be anything.... Therefore, although I agree about it being sick and inhumane, it is still a form of art... and the hunger artist was not PUT in the cage and displayed, it was his choice....
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