In a lot of ways, art is meant to provoke the audience, to call attention to underlying issues, and to blur the line between the socially acceptable and the socially condemnable. However, there are many instances in which the artist takes extremist measures in the development of their art, leading
Tag: animals
Sun Yuan and Peng Yu’s video, “Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other,” was scheduled to be displayed at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in October 2017. The seven minute video depicts eight American pit bulls harnessed to eight treadmills. The treadmills are operating at a fast speed and people
The Guggenheim Museum is facing a lot of flak lately. They reason behind this is because they are holding an exhibit with dogs. These dogs are faced towards each other and are running on a treadmill. Even though the museum states that it is intentionally challenging animal activist are not
They’re so majestic, so smooth, so elegant. They are the masters of their medium, moving at remarkable speed, propelling themselves through the air, entertaining their audiences. The bond between these performers and their trainers can’t be described in words. If you have ever been to SeaWorld and seen the killer
Banksy is a well known, elusive artist, known for his artistic pranks. He travels to random, well-known areas to display (basically vandalize) his art in grandiose fashions. For example, he would paint beautiful murals in areas without permission, but since they’re so pretty, the owners of that wall would keep
Recently, a Canadian art school student came under fire when a heart was found in a trash can near his house. This caused suspicion by local authorities, who jumped to the worst conclusion and concluded that this must be a human heart. The student didn’t respond with panic because the
Since before 500 B.C. animals have been used to gain knowledge of anatomy and bio-medical research. The knowledge acquired from these instances can help save the lives of both animals and people. There have been regulations in the United States ever since the 1960’s and there have been many adaptations
The video above comes from Belgian artist Jan Fabre. This cat tossing performance in Antwerp was posted online, and received a lot of outrage. What I don’t understand is why this is considered art. I don’t see any real message behind the performance, and the whole thing seems like something
There are many differing views on the subject of animal hunting, with hunters seeing it as a form of art and PETA protestors perceiving it as barbaric. Those who are for hunting, say that it is a form of art because of the skills and techniques that it requires hunters
Dylan Mayer, an art student at Green River Community College, was assigned the task of drawing from nature. Like any respectable art student, Mayer placed further challenges on himself, stating, “I thought, ‘How about something underwater?’ “ Mayer purchased a day permit and entered a popular dive site in West