What is Art?

In an earlier post I mentioned liking films that question the fine art community.  In case you wanted to watch a couple I suggest...

Teri Horton with her thrift shop find.

Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollack?, is a documentary about Teri Horton, a retired long haul trucker, and a piece of art she purchased for $5.00.  

Marla Olmstead...poor kid.

My Kid Could Paint That, is a documentary that questions if a toddler is a prodigy, if her father is a fraud, and why the value of the pieces in question are dependent on the maker.

Orson Welles', F is for Fake, questions who decides, what is art?  I got half way through it before deciding it was too much Orson Welles.  But some people can't get enough of him, so there you go.

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To read my aforementioned post click here.

Street Art: Melrose

Melrose, between Fairfax and La Brea has some beautiful street art.  With nothing to do on Saturday I took some photos of the rotating art in the Hollywood area.

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Photos 1 and 5 Courtesy of Tim Seitter

Carmen MiranDarth

The above are displayed in a comic book shop on Melrose and La Brea.

This is me being worldly.

I'll never understand the German people. They do the darn-est things. Hence the success of Reuters. Reuters is basically an outlet for, "Look at how crazy the Germans and Japanese are." (If you don't believe me, check out the Oddly Enough section.) I have the highest admiration for Japanese culture and I have an unexplainable respect for Germany's people but they both do some ridiculously awesome stuff. For example, the way Germany has celebrated the 2oth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Above is one of the two giant marionettes that were used in some sort of performance. Totally creepy, but really cool. Oh Germany, erasing the past with ginormous puppets and nudity. I respect that.

To see more photos of the marionettes click here.