Due to unforeseen circumstances, I won't be posting any Artist "Spotlight" articles for this week. I had some prior responsibilities that needed to be taken care of and there wasn't enough time to get the articles up. The Artists/Artisans scheduled to appear this week will instead be featured next week along with Giveaway Contests from those people being featured.
The winners of last weeks giveaway contests will be announced in a new post tomorrow!
Todays post isn't about polymer clay or any of the artists/artisans I usually talk about. I choose to put up a post about this situation as it does, somewhat, apply to "Art" in general and for the simple fact that I'm a dog lover. While you read this, please keep in mind I did do my research on the case but that the facts surrounding this so-called "Installation Piece" still remain somewhat murky and no one seems to know whether or not the dog died as a result. My whole point here is, even if the dog didn't die, why use a dog, or any animal for that matter, to express yourself. For those of you that are saying that this is old news, c'mon......does it really matter?
Guillermo Habacuc Vargas is a Costa Rican artist who allegedly used a stray dog as a conceptual work of art to promote the fact that people are "hypocritical sheep". Apparently his focus was to show how a starving dog suddenly becomes the center of attention at an art gallery but, not when it is out on the street where most people would ignore it. Though I may not agree with his methods, you have to admit a certain visceral reaction to the work. After doing quite a bit of research on this, I can safely say that he definitely grabbed peoples attention and certainly made his point. Whether this work qualifies as art, conceptual or not, I leave it to you to decide for yourself. Was it necessary to use a living creature in this manner simply to make a point? What do you think?
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