Quote:
Originally Posted by Ea
Also, you are apparently saying that the offensive artists aren't really making an artistic statement, but are only seeking media attention and are not really serious about what they do (but apparently you know).
|
I'm certain there are artists who would like to provoke ANY reaction, and don't really care what that reaction is. If a poet were to stand on a corner in New York, in a primarily African American section of town, and recite poetry prominently featuring the "N" word, who would we blame for the resulting butt-kicking he would receive? The poet or the pummelers? It may not be "OK" to beat the tar out of him, but doesn't the artist have
some culpability?
An artist might be making a "serious statement", but he'd be smart to choose a sympathetic forum to display it, or risk the obvious reaction. I'm not defending the woman who destroyed his art, or suggesting he doesn't have the freedom to create it. Provoking a reaction is a legitimate artistic choice (as in the cartoonists who chose to create Muhammed cartoons after the death sentence was placed on one artist). But they shouldn't try to provoke a reaction and then act surprised when they succeed.