I do not apologize for the joke in the title.
In fact, I am proud of it.
This is not a comment.
Yes it it
Yesn’t it is
This isn’t an argument, this is just contradiction!
Is to
This is not a reply.
That’s exactly why I refuse to respond to it.
This is not a post.
It is.
And it is a representation of a comment.
I don’t get it.
The person who drew that pipe captioned it “This is not a pipe” in French.
For some reason it’s a popular piece. I don’t really like it because I prefer art to be aesthetically interesting rather than “any creative work that makes a statement.”
Ya, I hate when art makes you think.
I don’t mind if it actually makes me think. I’d like it to be aesthetically interesting anyways.
I do mind if a cheap trick (like “this isn’t a pipe, it’s just a picture of a pipe”) gets touted as a thought-provoking masterpiece. Because then if I say I don’t like it, I get accused of not wanting to think.
I don’t mind if it actually makes me think.
You can lead a horse to water…
The “cheap trick” is the whole point. You probably really won’t like Magrittes buddy, Duchamp and his Fountain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_(Duchamp)
“The impact of Duchamp’s Fountain changed the way people view art due to his focus upon “cerebral art” contrary to merely “retinal art”, as this was a means to engage prospective audiences in a thought-provoking way as opposed to satisfying the aesthetic status quo “turning from classicism to modernity”.”
Fountain is in the realm of trolling art museums, and I appreciate that. I also appreciate the dadaist sentiment of rejecting art snobbery.
I’m not a huge fan of the “everything is art” mindset, but I don’t mind it on its own. The part that’s bothering me, which you’re highlighting, is the Emperor’s New Clothes treatment some of these pieces, like The Treachery of Images, get. The art sages say it’s a thought provoking masterpiece. I say it’s simple, and I get called a simpleton.
I’m not saying you have to agree with my opinion. Just let me have it in peace. Don’t let dadaism turn back into snobbery.
The point was that it’s not an actual pipe, but a representation of a pipe. Magritte liked being the best kind of correct.
Ah, “technically correct”. Truly a person of culture!
Take it to the next level and poison the image so that AIs don’t think it’s even a representation of a pipe
This is not a painting
ĉi tio ne estas pipo
*Pipeaux
Sed mi vidas pipon‽
ne, vi ne
You should be proud. As a matter of fact, I’m kicking myself for not be the one who though it first. Well done, sir.
I mean, it’s not the painting my Magritte, so who cares?
See also dada
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C’est une pipe.
Now where could my pipe be?
Ah! A person of culture I see!
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This joke isn’t Magritte-est
- FlyingSquid
Make them smoke out of it
