Modern Art

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Tubey

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Right, so the above.

And this:

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And indeed this:

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Looks like a pile of crap a two year old did and you pin it on the fridge to make them feel alright yes?

Well, believe it or not, the above abortions are the "works" of an Turner Prize winning artist named Howard Hodgkin.

Yes, a prize winner. And he's "highly respected". By which I mean utter beauts of the highest order laud this rubbish as subtle abstraction; like it's clever, like it takes talent to do and there's a deeper meaning the plebs can't understand.

No really - http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/sep/26/howard-hodgkin-witty-glittery-proust-painters#_

So I'm jumping off the fence here - anyone, anyone at all, who can look at the above and say "ah yes, that's fine art", is an absolute tosser.

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One of the few things in life to really wind me up is this.

Those things go for so much money you can be made for life from one smudge of paint.

Anyone know how to get into this?!
 

Winds me up so much. Most of it's a load of bollocks.

Damien Hirst's comment about the formaldehyde shark pisses me off. "If it's so simple why didn't you do it?" or something. Erm I dunno, Damien, maybe because I haven't got any formaldehyde lying about and can't catch a f'king shark in Caldies Park lake.
 

Banksy is great, but I don't know much about Art. But he'd be my pick. Did you see the bit on Banksy prints for sell in NYC?

I didnt mate. I know they go for £££££. But I live near Bristol, so can go and see loads for free whenever I want. Most are still viewable if you know where to look in town.
 
It's interesting that you didn't show his other paintings, such as:

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This is not art. Absolute joke and a piss take to real artists with actual talent and skill. Just like the OP's examples.

Christ if throwing a piece of paper into a load of paint on a table is now ' art ' then good grief i've missed the boat here.
 
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