[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by kizzy

But surely this is lovely?...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/de...-unveiled.html

I've never even heard of that woman before, I think I prefer Courtney Loves to that sh*t though

[LemonJam]

I like to think that I'm quite open-minded about art (some people may call it pretentious but whatever.) I like finding concepts or "messages" in things not to be pretentious but just because I find it fun and thought provoking. In general, IMO, the best art simply needs two ingredients = Visual impact + interesting concept, idea or thought.

Then again, I'm a post-1900 music student so it's no shock that I'm like this

[Niamh.]

So pretentious LemonJam

[Mrluvaluva]

I agree James. I think art should be aesthetically pleasing, but it should also make you think. I like pieces that have a story to them, or a message/statement that is conveyed to the observer. Something that will make you stop and look and can actually have an impact on a person.

[Pyramid*]

Like life and like all humans: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What floats one person's boat, doesn't float anothers.

That's the way of world. Some like one thing: others hate it.

Personally I think CL's drawings come from some rehab classes - and more than art - show what a distrubed mind she has. But like I say: differnent folks: different strokes. If some people like it; they like it. C'est la vie and all that.

I love Peter Howison's work for example; yet some think it's pretty sick and unsettling.