We made a trip to our local art store for some canvas. While there, we were checking out different supplies and came across this small piece of scrap canvas board. It had been put out to test the markers, oils, pastels and such before buying. See why it caught our attention after the jump...
Even though it's just a small piece of scrap that people doodle on, it has fun, bright colors and who doesn't love an impromptu monster? Especially one that's drooling. It's a quick reminder for your day that even something as simple as this canvas board could be art for your walls.
Does it mean anything? No.
Does it allow you to explore your inner feelings? No.
Does it make a statement about something important in your life? No.
Art doesn't always have to be a large undertaking. It can simply be a board full of doodles. Don't forget to watch for Labor Day sales at the craft and art supply stores this weekend. Look for canvas and other art supplies to be sale, or for additional 20-40% off coupons. It never hurts to play around with something new and different, especially if it's on sale.
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Comments (16)
Be careful talking about something you seem to know nothing about----it really shows!
I dont know what I am talking about, but I can see that on someones wall. I can see someone trying to sell that for big bucks, or chucking it out in the trash. "Art" is in the eye of the beholder perhaps.
I'm curious about an elaboration on your comment poptart. What specifically is it that kerikeri doesn't seem to know?
dude- poptart- its just a blog! i realize being a facist art snob can be beneficial in certain circles, but here its all about sharing ideas. and i think its a fun idea! and in my professional opinion, this isnt any worse than most of today's "modern art"- in fact, its a lot more creative than anything Any Warhol ever thought up though i can see how a can of soup in various colors can be seen as a stroke of "genius". (nothing against Andy)
I'd hang this :) It reminds me of a painting I have that was made for me by the toddlers from the kindergarten I interned at as a going away present.
Not that I know or speak for poptart, but s/he was perhaps referring to this:
"Does it mean anything? No.
Does it allow you to explore your inner feelings? No.
Does it make a statement about something important in your life? No."
Why are the answers to these questions so unwaveringly "no"?
In any case, art is what it is. Do with it what you want, as far as I'm concerned. And for me, I think I'd get sick of that particular doodle board pretty quick. I'll keep my eye out for others!
i personally think it's fun. you should have taken the canvas to the front and bought it. lol.
children, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
I like the "poop butt help!"
KTG-
Who gets to dictate what is art? Or is it the intent of the maker?
Yes it is an artifact, but it's art too, why, because I say so. For me it's like Jess Helm said about porn- "I can't define it, but I know it when I see it."
i dunno how i feel about this at all. with all the careful planning we do with putting our homes together, throwing something like this up on our walls seems to me like a cop-out.
one may find it interesting as an "artifact" as KTG said, but is it art? is it artistic? It was never intended as art, so as far as i'm concerned it's just a piece of canvasboard with a bunch of mindless doodles. but that's just me.
If you think its art, then hang that baby up and enjoy.
if it were in my hands, i'd probably add to it, editing the parts that make it look like a "piece of canvasboard with mindless doodles." i'd probably add something cohesive and make it my own art. But then by the time i would finish, you wouldn't even recognize it.
Puh-lease- "cheapen the word". It is just a word, a definition that covers so much. The art world, on the other hand is an exclusive club- if all the art in the world were accepted into the "art world", the club would be too big, therefore un-exclusive and undesirable.
Doesn't this piece have "meaning"? A collaboration between a group of "Artists" who don't know each other, a palimpsest of messages and thoughts and pictures.
There is something call subconscious art: a product of artistic merit created without artistic intentions. That happens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9jyv6WIxUY
i think people should just put things in their home that make them happy and that make them smile. period. who cares if it's high style, art or an artifact? everything in your home doesn't have to be so perfect, labored or have meaning. would i keep this up on my wall forever? no. would i have it up for awhile to interject some fun and spontaneity into my home? for sure.
Why so critical? Why so crabby? Lighten up, people!
I personally love this. It irritates me that people get so bent out of shape about seeing things like "For Like Ever" and "Keep Calm" everywhere and start begging for originality, but when someone suggests something completely off the wall like this, the same type of person bristles.
This is a good, GREEN solution. If toilet sculptures and pictures of innards can go in museums, this can be art, too. You can always just say it's a "sardonic reflection of post-modern pop culture" or some dreck like that if cornered. :D
LOL at what is written on there!