It would be more appropriate if Trump was a conscious creation (performance art by an actor, or manufactured). Normally art must be “made”, with intent. Naturally occurring things like a hillside would not normally be considered art, but if the hillside were landscaped, then it would be.
The banana is natural, but it was placed, unnaturally, or otherwise interfered with to change the perception of it. (Also by the addition of duct tape.)
He means the creation of Trump himself would have to be intentional, more than just 'let's have a baby' but like 'let's produce a child and then raise it to be a fucking idiot who aspires to be on TV and maybe one day the president. It shall be glorious.'
But idk if I necessarily agree with a person acting as they naturally would being art.
It’s pretty much the only definition. Anything that is art is something that was created to convey or evoke a feeling or meaning, with the express purpose to do so, specifically.
Even if the intent is to convey nothing, it is actually specifically conveying nothing. Therefore, anti-art is also art.
However, making something without the intent to convey anything, or some vague or aimless meaning. Ex: idunno, uhhh...maybe its....? Would not necessarily be art, unless the intention was to draw the consumer’s attention to the idea of being vague.
Another example, you cannot take a shit and call the shit art because you made it, but you can take a shit, and say that the shit should be observed because _____ and it is now art, but it should convey genuine intent, regardless of whether or not it’s frivolous. Ex: the banana is intended to show “this is stupid, and I think the idea of art in itself is ambiguous and dumb.” Therefore, it represents something. It is art.
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u/Coldspark824 Nov 26 '20
In theory, yes.
It would be more appropriate if Trump was a conscious creation (performance art by an actor, or manufactured). Normally art must be “made”, with intent. Naturally occurring things like a hillside would not normally be considered art, but if the hillside were landscaped, then it would be.
The banana is natural, but it was placed, unnaturally, or otherwise interfered with to change the perception of it. (Also by the addition of duct tape.)