"An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have."— Andy Warhol
"Most people in America think Art is a man's name."
— Andy Warhol
John Currin's 1991 painting Bea Arthur Naked recently sold for 1.9 million dollars at Christie's auction house.
While not exactly a work that defines bad art—more like bad taste—the painting of Bea does call into question the intensely subjective nature of the visual arts.
Is something good if someone is willing to buy it for a large sum of money? Just where are the lines drawn between the great, the terrible, the completely inept and the merely competent works of art?.
Does something stink if viewers still love it? Can a horrid mess grow into a beloved masterpiece over time? Are certain artists just ahead of their time?
Can someone purposely make "bad art?"
Can someone purposely make "bad art?"
Thankfully, many of these questions have been pondered and answered with great consideration by those who I consider expert at the subject..