Browsing the gallery at Herron School of Art & Design

[Que]

Now, this is art!

No?












Well, what about this?

 

[rockhopper46038]

The sentiment ain't bad - but it doesn't really look all that much like the fellow.

 

[Que]

The sentiment ain't bad - but it doesn't really look all that much like the fellow.

I just thought it was funny seeing something like that in the art school.

 

[rockhopper46038]

I didn't really think of it that way until you brought it up, but upon consideration it makes a bit of sense. Just about every political campaign, cause, non-profit, etc. is looking for the "iconic" poster/image/brand ID that they can propagandize with. "Activist art" is probably going to be about the best chance for a professional artist in the middle of the bell curve to earn a steady paycheck after they graduate from school. The guy doing the paintings showing all the Founding Fathers crying in the background while Obama burns the Constitution is making good bank, but from a technical standpoint he doesn't seem to me to be that great an artist...

 

[Hookeye]

Poor attempt at creating a likeness (or morph to suggest a kinship to something/somebody else).
The assembly of the tag with the pic is nowhere near original.

Was it just to PO a liberal prof?

While that may have merit, the "work" itself is lame, talking jr high at best in execution/design/concept.

 

[GunSlinger]

I see this artist having a great future in political cartooning.

 

[Que]

I'm not an artist, so I can't comment on the quality of the work. It is displayed in an "open" hall, where students can post whatever they like. The artist is anonomous, but I would assume it was a student.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Is it me or does it look like Obama crossed with Hugo Chavez?

 

[rockhopper46038]

Is it me or does it look like Obama crossed with Hugo Chavez?

'Lil bit! Maybe the work is a bit more nuanced than I picked up on...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Obama has a long head with flatter checks and nose.

Pugsley had the pointy nose and round head.

 

[henktermaat]

I just thought it was funny seeing something like that in the art school.

It's shocking. The kids in Art school are almost always liberals for some reason

 

[Hookeye]

I grew up around a fair number of good artists, some pro.
Most I knew were conservative.

But this was in Indiana, and like I said, they were competent.

Liberal losers may choose art as a major but that doesn't make them artists

I was an art major, and have always been a die hard conservative.

 

[RobbyMaQ]

The beauty of art is that everyone sees it differently.
The sucky part of art is that everyone sees it differently.

 

[JokerGirl]

Just because you're an art major doesn't make you a liberal... or a painter... My minor was in photography, which was based out of Herron. Most of the kids in my classes were pretty conservative. I've actually seen some pretty nice stuff come out of that school.

Only liberal comment I think I ever received was from the grad student teaching my B&W film photography course as she shockingly commented on my cliche dog photo that I took for myself to use up my roll of film.

- "Whatcha got there?" as I went outside of the darkroom to check the contrast on my photo
- Oh nothing. Was just trying to use up my roll of film. This isn't for our project.
- "Well, can I see it anyways?"
- Um. Ok. It's not what you want to see
- *gasp* "You shouldn't be able to photograph into an animal's soul like that... This is a gorgeous photo"

Errrr, um... yeah... whatever you say lady.