Thursday 15 March 2012

Is this art?

And what is art? I think art is subjective (beauty is in the eye's of the beholder?), one man's art is another man's ... well - trash. Today, I spent a happy hour in one of my favo(u)rite Dublin Cafe's, Foam, drinking coffee and perusing a book about the artist Francis Bacon. Was he a genius? or ...

The mural(s) in my photo, spotted in the Market's area of Dublin 7, made me - stop.. look.. photograph .. think .. Isn't that what art is supposed to do?

2 comments:

Sheila @ A Postcard a Day said...

It looks a great deal better than some graffiti you see around. And yes, it does make you think.

caite said...

I would say if it was the artist's property..fine. But does one have the 'right' to damage another's property because of your 'art'? I think not.