Comments on: Ron Mueck http://www.32poems.com/blog/695/ron-mueck Sun, 06 May 2012 22:01:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: deborah http://www.32poems.com/blog/695/ron-mueck/comment-page-1#comment-61517 deborah Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:42:26 +0000 http://blog.32poems.com/695/ron-mueck/#comment-61517 @ Allen and Adt -- I'm with you. Definitely art. @Valerie -- I used to have that argument in college. What makes this white toilet not art and this purple toilet with polka dots a piece of art? That's a nutty example. We had fun discussing those kinds of topics. @ Allen and Adt — I’m with you. Definitely art.

@Valerie — I used to have that argument in college. What makes this white toilet not art and this purple toilet with polka dots a piece of art? That’s a nutty example. We had fun discussing those kinds of topics.

]]> By: adt http://www.32poems.com/blog/695/ron-mueck/comment-page-1#comment-61507 adt Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:41:17 +0000 http://blog.32poems.com/695/ron-mueck/#comment-61507 Incredible. Definitely art. :-D Incredible. Definitely art. :-D

]]> By: Jim Murdoch http://www.32poems.com/blog/695/ron-mueck/comment-page-1#comment-61428 Jim Murdoch Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:40:39 +0000 http://blog.32poems.com/695/ron-mueck/#comment-61428 Surely the context has a lot to do with it. If it's not art then what is it, decoration? All you have to consider if the effect the work has on viewers. I do sometimes wonder at people. I've only ever seen his work secondhand, but I imagine the effect must be similar to seeing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Saville" rel="nofollow">Jenny Saville's</a> enormous nudes. Now <i>that</i> was art. Surely the context has a lot to do with it. If it’s not art then what is it, decoration? All you have to consider if the effect the work has on viewers. I do sometimes wonder at people.

I’ve only ever seen his work secondhand, but I imagine the effect must be similar to seeing Jenny Saville’s enormous nudes. Now that was art.

]]> By: Allen Taylor http://www.32poems.com/blog/695/ron-mueck/comment-page-1#comment-61409 Allen Taylor Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:29:21 +0000 http://blog.32poems.com/695/ron-mueck/#comment-61409 Of course it is art. What else would it be? :-) I really like these. They are very striking and I am continually amazed at all the ways contemporary artists go about their work, no matter what medium they exercise in. Of course it is art. What else would it be? :-)

I really like these. They are very striking and I am continually amazed at all the ways contemporary artists go about their work, no matter what medium they exercise in.

]]> By: Valerie Loveland http://www.32poems.com/blog/695/ron-mueck/comment-page-1#comment-61407 Valerie Loveland Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:13:42 +0000 http://blog.32poems.com/695/ron-mueck/#comment-61407 I like these. I remember a few years ago there was a debate as to whether these should be considered "art" or not. (Most people involved were leaning towards "no"). I like these. I remember a few years ago there was a debate as to whether these should be considered “art” or not. (Most people involved were leaning towards “no”).

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