Tasty or tasteless?: Paint-By-Number Clowns Survey

We had an interesting debate with an east coast friend over the relevance of a pair of paint- by- number clowns. He quickly deemed them tasteless and unattractive. We completely disagree.

We think that whimsical “low-brow” art can help one’s more “serious” art not look too pretentious or "stuffy". Our friend was shocked. To him, these are just about as bad as you can get.

What do you think? In terms of art, are these valid or too silly to consider worthy?

Comments (2)

Clowns are creepy, but maybe that's just me.

But I have to admit that I'm sentimental about paint-by-numbers art. They hang like fine art at our (old, tiny)cottage, where no tv or electronics are allowed. Rainy days welcome.

Is painting by numbers art? It's like power assisted steering, it enables you to do something that you wouldn't otherwise be able to. I think that's especially relevant when you are talking about personalised painting by numbers art where you are still producing something very unique.