One man’s art is another man’s garbage

I’m channelling another of my Inner Beings.

A-Hmmmmm. Brrr Brrr.

A-Hmmmmm Brrr Brrr…

Hello. Inner Being are you there?

(He’s nodding in agreement. It’s going to be one of those channellings!)

Could you please advise me of your name?

Tomelangelo

Tomelangelo? My SECOND Inner Artist? How cool!

And what would you like to show us today, Tomelangelo?

Art through photographs.

Sorry. It looks like this is another photo post. Sigh. OK, then. Go for it, Tomelangelo.

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The Sweet Collection

Bonbons in a row
Bonbons from above
Bonbons plot
Bonbons gone
Bonbons in captivity

The Cute Collection

Splodge cute
Splodge blink 1
Splodge blink 2

The Floral Collection (Incomplete)

A stereotypical rose

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Tomelangelo… hello… are you there?

Hello.

That’s it? That’s your Art Through Photographs collection?

Like everything it’s a work in progress. Besides, Art is in the eye of the beholder. One man’s art is another man’s garbage. Everyone’s a critic nowadays.

But isn’t art meant to be more than just a bunch of photographs?

Art is what it is. An arrangement. Something that stimulates the senses; the mind; the critic. Art is creation expressed through a different vantage point. Art is a moment caught in time. Art is a message from the creator intended to create more thought; more creativity. Art is a craft that both expresses the imagination and ignites it.
Art is what it is. In whatever form it is portrayed. Acting. Music. Singing. Dance. Painting. Sketching. Writing. Poetry. And photography. Plus others. Anything that requires creativity, is art.

He’s hung up.

I notice that he doesn’t mention blogging. Is that an art form then?

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Jul 15, 2014

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35 responses to “One man’s art is another man’s garbage”

Let’s CUT the Crap!

Jul 15, 2014

He has a point. Anything creative you can be considered art. 😀
Handsome cat. Does he do art as well?

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  Splodge? Art? He can paint a great scowl when he wants to, Tess… but that’s about it. I caught him on a good day with these photos!
  
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  1. Let’s CUT the Crap!
    
    Jul 18, 2014
    
    Handsome fur ball.
    
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    1. Tom Merriman
      
      Jul 19, 2014
      
      A rather accurate statement, Tess!
      
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      1. Let’s CUT the Crap!
        
        Jul 19, 2014
        
        ~(+_+)~~
        
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europasicewolf

Jul 15, 2014

I am very impressed with the sweet collection! lol 😉 And the cute collection is…well…very cute! I think the Floral collection was meant for me! Don’t you? lol….lovely red rose 🙂 It should be meant for me even if it wasn’t! You must check that out on your next channelling lol 😉

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  Tomelangelo has stepped forth Icewolf, to advise that another of my Inner Beings, Tomanova, is demanding that you take the rose.
  Tomelangelo is pleased that you like the sweet collection. Several sweets went missing during that collection’s creation, and it was hit-and-miss if any would be left to be photographed.
  
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  1. europasicewolf
    
    Jul 21, 2014
    
    Well…I could not possibly refuse the demands of your Inner being, Tomanova now could I?!! I shall take the rose with the greatest of Wolfish delight 😀
    Yes…I can quite appreciate that several sweets would go missing whilst creating the collection…I was hoping you wouldn’t notice that a few more had vanished from the photo after my visit 😀 😉
    
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    1. Tom Merriman
      
      Jul 22, 2014
      
      Icewolf, not that I’m casting any aspersions or anything, but they all vanished. Every last one. And there was only me there!
      
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Visionkeeper

Jul 15, 2014

Love the eyes opening and closing…Sounds like you and Tomelangelo have some things to get sorted out….Can you super glue the poor cats ear back together again? VK 🙂

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  I wish there was some way I could speed up the slideshow slightly, VK, but I quite like the way the eyes appear to open and close even though there’s only the two photos there! It’s as though Splodge is in the room with us! Splodge wouldn’t want his ear fixing, however… he thinks it gives him character.
  
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prenin

Jul 15, 2014

Art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder – have you EVER seen a beholder??? 🙂

To me Tracey Emin’s bed is NOT art – it’s an untidy person’s leftovers.

Dali’s melting watches however IS art and at its most surreal! 🙂

God Bless!

Prenin.

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  I’m undecided about the bed, Prenin. It’s still a creation, but if it has been created out of a bed, it’s still just a bed. Bed shops everywhere will be demanding art gallery status if this type of art catches on! I love the Persistence of Memory though. It’s kind of like looking into a dream.
  
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Andra Watkins

Jul 16, 2014

Art is what you think it is.

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  It is indeed, Andra!
  
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lameadventures

Jul 16, 2014

I suppose we can blame or cheer (depending on your point of view) Marcel Duchamp for revolutionizing the concept of art, Tom. He was the guy behind Fountain, the urinal he signed R. Mutt in 1917. That was a very influential example of “One man’s art is another man’s garbage.”

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  Yes it is, LA. I signed a wall once and was forced to wash it off again. There’s no accounting for taste!
  
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Gray Dawster

Jul 16, 2014

It’s been an ages since I was last here,
actually anywhere in WP as I have only
just returned after a two month gap 🙂

It is nice to see that you are back here
adding your wicked postings and when
I get back here fully I will be calling in a
lot more so get ready for that Tom 🙂

Have a fun Hump Day…

Andro

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  Welcome back, Andro!
  Yep, I’m still plodding along!
  Happy Wednesday, and hope to see you soon!
  
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  1. Gray Dawster
    
    Jul 17, 2014
    
    I have just added a few postings for now
    but I am definitely getting things back into
    some kind of order again and will offer a
    lot more in the coming weeks 🙂
    
    Thanks for your patience and have a great week…
    
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    1. Tom Merriman
      
      Jul 19, 2014
      
      I shall be by soon to have a read, Andro!
      
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      1. Gray Dawster
        
        Jul 22, 2014
        
        Hey no rush my fine friend,
        and do have an awesome week 🙂
        
        Andro
        
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        Tom Merriman
        
        Jul 22, 2014
        
        And you too, Andro!
        
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Gray Dawster

Jul 16, 2014

By the way, pass me some of your
bonbons I love those sweets 🙂 lol

Andro

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1. prenin
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  Glad to have you back among us my friend!!! 🙂
  
  God Bless!
  
  Prenin.
  
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  1. Tom Merriman
    
    Jul 16, 2014
    
    Indeed, Prenin!
    
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2. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  Unfortunately, as one of the photos shows, the bonbons all mysteriously vanished during the photo shoot. They have been presented out of order, for dramatic effect. I, erm, seem to have gone off bonbons for some reason…
  
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  1. Gray Dawster
    
    Jul 17, 2014
    
    Yes there are some greedy
    peeps around here 🙂 lmao
    
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    1. Tom Merriman
      
      Jul 19, 2014
      
      Aye, that there is, Andro. Although, I haven’t the foggiest who exactly…
      
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      1. Gray Dawster
        
        Jul 22, 2014
        
        All of them I think ? 🙂 lol
        
        Andro
        
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        Tom Merriman
        
        Jul 22, 2014
        
        Obviously I’m excluded. Ahem…
        
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elenacaravela

Jul 16, 2014

Tom, please channel Tomelangelo and tell him that “open-closed” is the pinnacle of high art:) And it sure is cute.

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 16, 2014
  
  Thanks, Elena, I shall pass the message on! I quite like the way it turned out too… especially with the model, Splodge!
  
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The Writing Waters Blog

Jul 16, 2014

Tomelangelo seems like a gentle sort. Nice to have a few such friends.

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1. Tom Merriman
  
  Jul 19, 2014
  
  Yes. That was the first time I’d ever ‘met’ him, Rebecca, although there had been chatter about his ‘existence’ for a while…
  
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