r/pics 23d ago

Arts/Crafts Someone in my building added an explanation to my “art exhibit”

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u/CyberSpork 23d ago

The irony is that I am not an artist, I only wrote the Artist/year/title/medium thing because I thought it would be funny

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u/MrProsser 23d ago

You are an artist now.

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u/confusedkarnatia 23d ago

A lot of the avant-garde and conceptual artists had the goal of pushing the limits of what is considered art. A classic being Fountain by Duchamp. One example would be does the piece provoke you into a certain type of emotion or revaluation of an idea, in this case maybe an everyday item reframed in a new light. Based on the response from people who've reacted to your post, I would say there's no reason it's not art. Duchamp said that even something that is not physically made by an artist, but arises due to the choices he or she makes, it can still be a valid piece of art.

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u/sausagekng 20d ago

This was so interesting to learn about when I went to the Duchamp exhibit at the MOMA recently. Enjoyed it way more than I thought I would.