Flyer from Local Art Gallery at Krankies Coffee
As my friends and I walked through the gallery at Krankies, we found some very simple art. Paint on wood, cloth stapled to styrofoam, broken skateboards, pen drawings. This just makes me think of how much I could do this. I could be a gallery artist, no problem.
We added up the total amount of money that this artist, Zap, was going to make with his sold items. It totaled up to $1436. That's enough money to pay for a loft in downtown Winston Salem for 3 months. Some meaningless art pieces for some hard cash. I would like that.
But is there such a thing as meaningless art?
For examples, these umbrellas are somewhat meaningless. Yes, they are cool and interesting and intriguing. But the umbrellas sit on the ground, littering the earth, the same as your water bottle, fast food containers, and paper coffee cups. It's interesting to think of junk as art and art as junk. Although, I bet this is a better life for these umbrellas. Unique among many. Unified with their brothers and sisters.
Perhaps this is a new way to distribute umbrellas. Instead of purchasing one, just have an Umbrella Ball that people could rent one when it rains. No one would own an umbrella but would only take one when it's raining, then replace it in another Umbrella Ball in the city. Sort of like airport luggage carts.
So maybe these umbrellas aren't so meaningless after all. They give us ideas about the flaws in our world and how to improve them.
We added up the total amount of money that this artist, Zap, was going to make with his sold items. It totaled up to $1436. That's enough money to pay for a loft in downtown Winston Salem for 3 months. Some meaningless art pieces for some hard cash. I would like that.
But is there such a thing as meaningless art?
For examples, these umbrellas are somewhat meaningless. Yes, they are cool and interesting and intriguing. But the umbrellas sit on the ground, littering the earth, the same as your water bottle, fast food containers, and paper coffee cups. It's interesting to think of junk as art and art as junk. Although, I bet this is a better life for these umbrellas. Unique among many. Unified with their brothers and sisters.
Perhaps this is a new way to distribute umbrellas. Instead of purchasing one, just have an Umbrella Ball that people could rent one when it rains. No one would own an umbrella but would only take one when it's raining, then replace it in another Umbrella Ball in the city. Sort of like airport luggage carts.
So maybe these umbrellas aren't so meaningless after all. They give us ideas about the flaws in our world and how to improve them.
