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Michael Edwards

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Oh dear - hate to admit it but I love the Tate Modern and visit it at least twice a year - and when Anish Kapoor's work is on display then that's something else. Didn't think much of the bed but loved Creeds empty room which I seem to recall was called Work and going on from there, Turrell's Skyspace in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park - a stunning piece but you have to have the time and an open mind to appreciate it fully..

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<div>I can see a new topic for discussion in there Pat. Perhaps I just can't see the messages in these artworks Michael. And let's face it, the Tate Modern is very popular so lots of appreciation in the exhibits which shows you are not alone.</div>
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I think that's where many people have problems with modern art: why is it always assumed that the artist is trying to say something? Maybe he is - maybe he isn't - but I have to ask if it really matters? It's a personal thing I know but I wonder why many want to look for meanings and hidden messages? Perhaps they have been encouraged to do so by the hidden meanings and messages in more traditional art in museums across the world - the Uffizi, to name but one, is full of such examples. I may be alone here but for me the joy of modern and abstract art is to view it or experience it for what it is and (if I chose to do so) to interpret it for myself without preconditions.

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Adele Elgood

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It's strange Michael, that since I joined this website I hadn't realised how many abstract and modern artworks I actually like. To me it doesn't have to have a meaning. I might just like it for the colours or patterns. I sometimes think that art critics make art appreciation more complicated than it needs to be.

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Don't get me wrong, Michael. I love Tate Modern and visit regularly and am inspired by a lot of the works there. On the same day that I witnessed the urinal, in another room was a sculpture made of scrap wood collected over a number of years and built into an impressive altar like structure. So essentially, both artists have gone through a skip and pulled out junk. One artist chose to display his piece as found, and although it may be a great piece of design ( I appreciate a urinal as much as the next man!), it is not his design or his art. The artist that created a massive sculpture from off-cuts has applied a thought process to the work to evoke a feeling and made that work his (actually think it was "her") art.. And, for me, I don't think what the artist is trying to say is relevant, it's more about what the work says to me. From an "arty" point of view I am probably talking out of my rear end, as I am such a newbie to this world, but I just thought I'd put my ha'p'orth in!! Love this website though. What a wonderful way to lose hours!!! Bob
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''And, for me, I don't think what the artist is trying to say is relevant, it's more about what the work says to me.'' Well said Drummer.

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I spend more time on this website than I do actually painting. Going down South today as it's granddaughter's birthday on Monday - 5 days away from the website. How on earth will I survive!!
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