Let's vote on art. What?
I am not sure about this. Democratizing art? Voting for one against the other may be fine, but are there any controls over those voting? LaVerne and Shirley were #1 for years on TV. People crowd to get into the most lame recording artists because they are 'hot' today (generally the result of being 'pushed and groomed' to the masses.)
Would the "Mona Lisa" or "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" fare well when pitted against something more modern? Would that matter?
More than the 'face-off' itself, I think this site may say a lot about where art is going for many people. In the end it is up to you if you want to go that way, but this site is guaranteed to stir controversy, angst, anger, joy and more.
I just keep thinking that the likes of the homepage Digg'rs now will have the ability to share what they think art is. Makes me very queezy. Very.
Personally, I am not feeling very good about it, but it may be something you want to check out. Could be just what you are looking for. Art Face Off is an intruguing idea, and will probably spawn some interesting iterations down the road.
1 comment:
Hey,
The website is not just popularity. Thats what makes it so great. The rating system insures that people who see more art, like artist and curators, guide excellent art into the Face Offs.
It's like getting "the best of" and then everyone gets one vote to say which piece is the ultimate.
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