tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925425.post7247089420005259920..comments2023-08-02T14:37:19.752+01:00Comments on RCA Secret Blog: Another article in the independentpezlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124337201801557764noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19925425.post-18964547683009818662008-11-13T14:22:00.000+00:002008-11-13T14:22:00.000+00:00I disagree with most of that article.It demonstrat...I disagree with most of that article.<BR/><BR/>It demonstrates a contempt of the breadth of art by limiting appreciation to the bedrocks of design i.e. construction and aesthetic. This author leaves no room to appreciate the contemporary, the conceptual nature of many of the artworks on display at the RCA secret.<BR/><BR/>With Contemporary art the value/beauty is only apparent in conjunction with an artist statement.<BR/><BR/>From the article "...design should be taken at face value and not as a result of the signature on the reverse"<BR/><BR/>What a silly comment, the RCA Secret is about Art, not Design. <BR/><BR/>For instance should Tracey Emin be respected solely on her drawing ability?<BR/><BR/>Would someone willingly pay £40 for a biro scribble of a naked woman, based on design aesthetics? Unsuprisingly the Tracey Emin cards are sold early every year. Based on the article, these should never be sold.<BR/><BR/>So, I will agree that you can buy something you like the 'look of' if thats what you are after.<BR/><BR/>But for those that like to (and are able to) look beyond the work and rather contemplate the concept, the RCA Secret offers a true treasure trove to be discovered.<BR/><BR/>I think the author should stay in her Orla Kiely cork chair rather than visit the Gulbenkian gallery of the RCA, She hasnt once in the article understood the differnces between buying art and buying design, and as such it appears to me that she's out of her depth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com