I will start with this piece, this invisible sculpture you «see» above and the featured image. Believe it or not, this invisible work of «art» (read bullshit) was sold by the artist, Salvatore Garau, for 18.000 USD. This is what the Sardinian born artist said about his «work»: “The vacuum is nothing more than a space full of energy, and even if we empty it and there is nothing left, according to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, that ‘nothing’ has a weight…therefore, it has energy that is condensed and transformed into particles, that is, into us.”
Does anyone understand what he said? He added that although you do not see it, it is there, it is made of air and spirit. If this isn’t having us on, tell me, please, what is!
And here is a second example by our famous artist Damien Hirst.
It is called «For the Love of God» and created in 2007 with flawless diamonds (I am not going to go further into the craftsmanship and who actually made it). But the «artist» said it had been sold to an anonymous consortium for £50 million. However, it was quickly discovered the «artist» was among the buyers. He bought it to keep his prices high and to keep the thing from collecting dust in some basement. In my opinion, and I love skulls as you may know, it is hideous. What do you think?
And number three…
This one I really like, not for the subject matter, but because I think the artist, in this case Piero Manzoni, was having «them» on. In my opinion he was goofing the whole crowd that gets wowed by these «conceptual artists» that think we are so stupid that we are incapable of understanding the stupidities they write and the subtleness of the message included in their «art».
Piero Manzoni created (and sold) Artist’s Shit in 1961. They were 90 sealed tin cans, (looking like tuna cans), allegedly containing his own excrement. He sold it by the cost of its weight in gold. I know some think this was the epitome of conceptual art, but I found it refreshingly smart and a way to goof the ones that are always trying to goof us. What do you think?
Ok, so now it is your turn. What do you think? Art? or Bullshit?
CHEERS
JaZzArt en València 
I can only say that stupidity is immortal, and this «art» and the creators should be residents of the lunatic asylum, together with the buyers of their «art».
Joanna
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Phenomenal reply Joanna! You are so right!
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Thank you so much, Francesco, for your beautiful reply!
Joanna
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Always a pleasure Joanna!
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Ah but maybe that was his point? Maybe he’s laughing at his patrons? It must feel that was, sometimes. When you’re doing well, you can sell your shit to anyone!
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I think so too. I think Manzoni was laughing at the whole establishment of art elites that think we’re too stupid to understand the nonsense they exhibit in museums under the name of conceptual art! But the others, I believe, do take themselves, and their work (rubbish) seriously…
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You certainly know art shit, Francisco. Punintended. That skull looks like the schlock you see in Mexico and Southern California around the the Day of the Dead.
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Good comparison for sure Pat! And thank you!
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Figured you would take the comment (based upon the cans of excrement) as it was intended instead of getting upset. Muchas Gracias.
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Un placer Pat!
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Conceptual art sells it seems, so there must a lot really rich stupid people
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It would seem like that, and it might have been, however, now most of it is not being sold and not at the same outrageous prices…
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😑
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🙏😊🙏
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where so fucked hahahaha
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It’s going to change, it has to…
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it need to mate
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Absolutely!
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