Does this not kick those of us that at least try, in the nuts? by Rob Henderson

Bloody ‘modern art’. Stupid, sodding modern bloody art!

Actually, maybe I should rephrase that – it’s not necessarily the ‘art’ (well, ok, actually it is), but also the so-called artists and the so-called art experts that fawn and rave over these self opionated, ultra pretentious over-egoed plums.

TO QUOTE FROM THE TELEGRAPH:

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  ’The London gallery, which is home to paintings by Turner, Van Dyck and Millais, is exhibiting the grandly titled Monochrome, by artist Ceal Floyer.

It consists of a receipt for 49 items purchased by Miss Floyer at Morrisons for a total of £70.32. All of the items are white, from cotton wool and creme fraiche to pickled eggs and toothpaste.

According to the Tate, the work is a reference “to the tradition and supposed purity of modernist monochromatic painting. A shopping receipt is a visually unimpressive record of a transaction. Displayed on a wall, we are invited to view it in different ways, beyond the act of shopping itself.” The Tate will not disclose how much it paid for the work until the publication of its annual report in September, but three years ago the receipt was estimated to be worth £30,000.’

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Floyer, bless her and all her marbles, describes the work as ‘a modern still life where objects are imagined but not shown’.

And if you don’t know, previous “work” #fecking-cough-bellucks# (excuse me, I caught something in my throat just then) by Floyer includes a black bin bag filled with air and beer mats propping up wobbly tables.

Oh, and lets not forget this ‘Living Scuplture’ on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square.
To quote Gormley, the ‘artist’:

‘The elevation of everyday life to the position formerly occupied by monumental art allows us to reflect on the diversity, vulnerability and particularity of the individual in contemporary society.’

Oooohhhhhh, piss off. it’s randomly picked people standing on a plinth for an hour at a time, basically making a prick of themselves.

Don’t know about you, but when I was at secondary school – or even sixth form college for that matter, if I’d done anything even remotely like this, I’d have been twatted round the back of the head by my teacher and crowned the class doofus.

What really gets my goat, is that I know many, truely talented people. They are gifted in their hands, mind and heart, they are honest as the day is long, down to earth in nature, and can create the most beautiful pieces – artwork, photos, sculptures, models, music…. yet they struggle to make ends meet because their work does not demand a living wage.

I don’t understand this. I don’t understand why there is such a divide. I don’t understand how someone can walk into a gallery with a bin bag full of air or a till receipt from a supermarket and be welcomed with open arms and then be displayed in a ‘world class’ gallery while so many others that deserve to be seen and experienced by so many more eyes around the world fall by the wayside.

You can take a thousand Floyers & Gromley’s and keep them, for I would not trade them or their collective ‘talent’ for a single true artist I know.
They and all their ilk are, I feel, the conmen of art in the modern day, and the galleries that pamper to these idiots should be truly ashamed of themselves.

What they do is an insult to all of us – that includes so many individuals that are here on RedBubble – that at least try to make art, artwork and visual media a thing of beauty and something to treasure.