Pop Artists - Beyond Tiki

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Wed, Feb 1, 2006 5:36 PM Why is the majority of this type of art dark? Dark, meaning: depressing, negative, scary, evil, etc., etc. Evidently, it sells great. It would depress me if I had to look at it on my wall every day. I feel a similar reaction to a lot of art. Not just gallery-style art, but a lot of movies and other kinds of entertainment too. I always use the examples of Raging Bull and Leaving Las Vegas. Sure, there's a lot of intense passion and powerful emotions there, but I hate those movies because they're just not enjoyable (to me). Other folks are welcome to enjoy such stuff, but like you say foamy, I can't help wondering why! BTW, back to the subject line, I'm sure a lot of people here are already familiar with Seonna Hong, but here's her site anyway. My wife and I love her Princess series from a couple years ago. -Randy

Why is the majority of this type of art dark? Dark, meaning: depressing, negative, scary, evil, etc., etc. Evidently, it sells great. It would depress me if I had to look at it on my wall every day.

I feel a similar reaction to a lot of art. Not just gallery-style art, but a lot of movies and other kinds of entertainment too. I always use the examples of Raging Bull and Leaving Las Vegas. Sure, there's a lot of intense passion and powerful emotions there, but I hate those movies because they're just not enjoyable (to me). Other folks are welcome to enjoy such stuff, but like you say foamy, I can't help wondering why!

BTW, back to the subject line, I'm sure a lot of people here are already familiar with Seonna Hong, but here's her site anyway. My wife and I love her Princess series from a couple years ago.

-Randy

Post #212060 by aquarj on Wed, Feb 1, 2006 5:36 PM