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# he does random stuff
he gets paid for it
consequently, he is my hero
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 21:53, archived)
# but
he's a dickhead.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 21:54, archived)
# and a very well paid one
you may not like the style or content, but he's living the dream.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 21:55, archived)
# but why couldn't someone
who's less of a tosser live it?
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 21:56, archived)
# maybe you need to act like him to really get there
it's like government, anyone that really wants to is the wrong person.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:00, archived)
# Would you prefer
Tracy Emin?

(Now she really is a twat)
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:00, archived)
# they're all as bad as each other.
especially her: she's the one they're all as bad as.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:02, archived)
# because his purpose in life is actually
to incite hatred in people to inspire them to do something better to out-do him?
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:01, archived)
# Hear Hear
If I had his money and cheek I'd do exactly what he does. IE: Piss people off with my sheer gall and make even more money from the publicity. It's just self-feeding.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 21:58, archived)
# hmmm
don't fink any amount of money could make me call dead animals in formaldihide art... its a pile of wank... not the animals but the concept... its far more offensive than poor wee goatse could ever be! well to me anyway!
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:01, archived)
# conceptual artists (except christo, becuase i liked his wrapping things up)
are usually wankers. they don't even do most of it themselves, yet take the credit.

whatever happened to people making pretty pictures? not bloody joapies.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:04, archived)
# you make pretty pictures!
: )
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:13, archived)
# Fair point
If Hirst had done Goatse in oils & dead flies, Saatchi would have bought it for thousands.

Doesn't mean it's not art though...
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:06, archived)
# art is where you stop appreciating nice things and start categorising
some things he's put in galleries (like the colour wheel) have made me think "nice." i don't really want to think beyond that.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2003, 22:20, archived)