Addendum: I Hate Skull Art

by Art Fag City on November 9, 2007 · 14 comments Blurb

Max Gimblett
Max Gimblett, Low Tide, 1996 Mother of Pearl, 36 two piece units

Max Gimblett’s sea shell art seen last night at the Asian Contemporary Art Fair represents some of the worst skulls I’ve seen to date. The problem with choosing bones as subject matter is that they are already pretty cheesy; simply upping the anti and using treasures from the sea as material only exasperates this. I guess the piece is supposed to have some sort of spiritual something or other to it. I couldn’t care less.

On an art fair note, ACAF might be a good one to skip this weekend. I can’t remember the last time I saw so many paintings and figurative sculptures of child-like women in underwear and boots. The rest of the fair was pretty horrible too.

{ 14 comments }

Hrag November 9, 2007 at 3:27 pm

Amen…the less skull art the better.

Hrag November 9, 2007 at 11:27 am

Amen…the less skull art the better.

LTHR November 9, 2007 at 4:14 pm

Skull art is the pits. Check out my youtube compilation:

http://artlthr.com/?p=33

LTHR November 9, 2007 at 8:14 pm

Skull art is the pits. Check out my youtube compilation:

http://artlthr.com/?p=33

Violet Shuraka November 11, 2007 at 12:25 am

re: treasures from the sea

saw shells used in work in 2 different galleries in chelsea last weekend.
puke.

i think i hate shells more than skulls.
but its pretty close.

Violet Shuraka November 10, 2007 at 8:25 pm

re: treasures from the sea

saw shells used in work in 2 different galleries in chelsea last weekend.
puke.

i think i hate shells more than skulls.
but its pretty close.

O November 11, 2007 at 1:53 am

Is New Zealand considered a part of Asia now? Max Gimblett is not Asian.

O November 10, 2007 at 9:53 pm

Is New Zealand considered a part of Asia now? Max Gimblett is not Asian.

Art Fag City November 11, 2007 at 10:22 pm

O: I guess the ACAF loosely defines Asian art as anyone who engages the aesthetic or related religious ideologies. I noticed Julian Opie’s work on display as well…he fit right into the fair, but not Asian either.

Art Fag City November 11, 2007 at 10:22 pm

O: I guess the ACAF loosely defines Asian art as anyone who engages the aesthetic or related religious ideologies. I noticed Julian Opie’s work on display as well…he fit right into the fair, but not Asian either.

Art Fag City November 11, 2007 at 6:22 pm

O: I guess the ACAF loosely defines Asian art as anyone who engages the aesthetic or related religious ideologies. I noticed Julian Opie’s work on display as well…he fit right into the fair, but not Asian either.

David London November 15, 2007 at 2:10 pm

Challenged to find an article of clothing without skull art all over. Is it punk, macabre, rock n roll, goth, dismal? Why yes thank you, and can we move on now?

David London November 15, 2007 at 2:10 pm

Challenged to find an article of clothing without skull art all over. Is it punk, macabre, rock n roll, goth, dismal? Why yes thank you, and can we move on now?

David London November 15, 2007 at 10:10 am

Challenged to find an article of clothing without skull art all over. Is it punk, macabre, rock n roll, goth, dismal? Why yes thank you, and can we move on now?

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