Wednesday, November 4, 2015

The Island of Bad Art

Artist Grayson Perry created this etching to look like a Renaissance-era map of Venice in conjunction with the 2013 Venice Biennale. The place names reflect Perry's categories of bad art-here are some examples.



Based on some of the internet commentary he seems to have offended many people which is what art should do. It may be a bit snooty, but the mappy details are well done and enjoyable. Click below for an enlarged, readable version.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f2/d8/68/f2d8685121a0e0484f39a1c5f4a54088.jpg


No comments: