Comments on: Rooney: When Did This Become Art?

Andy Rooney On Modern Art In Public Places

[mandylou4u]

I myself can''t understand most of the stuff,art, out there now. It doesn''t appeal to me because maybe I haven''t been where that "artist" has been. It also goes along with what is acceptable at the time. If more people are accepting this kind of art at the time, it will inevitably be popular and more accepted. Andy gets to have an opinion and share it with everyone. Andy himself is an artist, of television. Maybe some don''t like his work, but he''s been doing it long enough to be accepted by most, or he wouldn''t still be around.

[oneworldusa]

CBS doesn''t censor Crapper. Thank goodness. We can all sleep better tonight, or at least maybe tomorrow night.

[oneworldusa]

This is a test, only a test.....

If "John Crapper" invented the toilet, as legend has it, then I understand the associated abbreviation...

[oneworldusa]

Posted by OneWorldUSA at 02:43 AM : Jul 07, 2008

-Oh, excuse me, C R A P, is censored, so instead I should use the term "CARP."

WHAT ABOUT ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, CBS????.....LOL...

[oneworldusa]

I agree.

Art is in the eye of the beholder, but what in the heck are some people apparently beholding? A giant paperclip?? Check it out, really. A giant circular eraser with a bristle brush?

I once saw a blank white canvas in a museum....in a MUSEUM, called..."White."

All I know is, next time I have a yard sale I''m going to call it an ART sale and make a fortune from all the *** I''ve accumulated over the years.

Geeesh...Who is so gullable to pay millions for this ***, and in many instances, at the expense of the taxpayers???

[aakalan]

Andy,

I usually like your columns. But this one was just a nasty little celebration of ignorance by a curmudgeon.

There is a lot of art I gon''t "get". A lot of it in my own field, photography. I don''t "get" what''s compelling about a photo of broken factory windows.

But I''m smart enough to understand that the problem is me, not the work or the artist. I prefer photos that are beautiful. But it''s just as valid that they be compelling, shocking, disturbing, annoying or confusing - all legitimate forms of expression and stimulus in art.

It takes collossal arrogance to claim that, just because -you- don''t "get" it, it''s not art.

That''s like saying that Rimbaud was not a poet because you can''t read French.

When Stravinsky premiered The Rite of Spring in Paris, the audience rioted and tore the theater apart. That''s because the tonalities he used were foreign to the ear. The piece was not only new, but written with an entirely new vocabulary. Today, Stravinsky''s tonalities and harmonies are considered to be quite tame... as our ears have become more educated and our vocabulary expanded.

You admit you know nothing about Art. That being the case, isn''t it Hubris to write about it?

Try again, Andy.

[blackyowe]

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[blackyowe]

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[blackyowe]

Bravo Andy! The Emperor has no cloths! It is not in fact art it is pop culture C*R*A*P! I am an artist and I am disgusted with this garbage and have been since I was a kid. For 35 years I have wished it would pass and still it hangs on and blights the landscape and cityscape. Help fight the blight! http://www.artrenewal.org/

[chstrdrwz]

Oh jeez, yeah, Art is so dumb. I sat next to him in Creative Writing class last year. What a kidder! He would always come to class late with some lame excuse, and occasionally, he''d become ostensibly epicurious.

[colette1072]

Pretentious nonsense? You would have been a witch hunter back in the day -- anything "new" must be nonsense...and what is nonsense to some is of course "evil." Is it true that the older one gets the less inclined one is to accept new ideas? Not everyone liked Leonardo Da Vinci''s works when he first created them... now he is the ultimate master. To create something new, no matter what it is, one must explore different ideas, thoughts, and of course, materials. Art is a freedom of expression, whether the "general public" gets it or not. That''s why education is so important -- to open your mind, take in, learn, process, and put forth into society creativity/activity that makes things happen. Open your mind. Whether you like it or not, know that creativity is at work...and the artist has succeeded -- he or she made you think, ponder, pontificate, and question... art truly at its best.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Roney, or is it Rooney?

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the public art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Roney, or is it Rooney?

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the public art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Roney, or is it Rooney?

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the public art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Roney, or is it Rooney?

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Roney, or is it Rooney?

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Roney, or is it Rooney?

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Roney, or is it Rooney?

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Rooney:

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.

[smartcritic]

Dear Mr. Rooney:

I didn''t particularly like the tie you wore during the art critic diatribe broadcast. In fact, the colors clashed and it was downright ugly. But you like it and wear it in public, so I guess it''s OK. Kind of like the way art works. One persons view of "nice to look at" does not always mean that others share that view.

As you also failed to mention, Picasso was not critically acclaimed when he created his cubist work initially. It took time.

Also, as you failed to mention..many, many classical artists like Van Gogh died penniless. So the very success of the art you panned clearly has someone who likes it and pays for it.. Just like your sponsors do.
Go figure.