Friday, January 15, 2010

Charles Saatchi - What is contemporary with or without him

Imagine Tracey Emin's bed without Charles Saatchi gallery, or Damien Hirst's shark without presentation and introduction, or no press whatsoever? Perhaps answer is yes, it remains the same, beautifully engaging to some extent, but with no money power in it. Is this a lot to affect one's perception? Art still just a pure romantics of some one's extorted lives. Same bed and just a same dead shark, a lesser known as totemic public icons. But still sacred beast and a personal cut of life. What a loss in the public eyes, such a shame on Britain, or just other Britain without a controversial image for modernity. Despite, it was headlined by the news. Should YBA found different patrons, or no patrons at all, we might have seen a different image of Contemporary art, or no Contemporary art at all? A dark image for society limited only to product consumption and product recycling. A different kind for humanity or no humanity at all?We may have never seen Pyramids without the King's desire to construct those, and without the power of an ancient kingdom to fulfill request. Similarly we could have missed a Sistine Chapel without the Christian God, one provoked a rage of controversy since the early Middle Ages. Religions established strong upon a beauty of a cult and art surrounding it. Beauty used wisely to expand and distribute it's influence zone. Is beauty some sort of psycho-social concept of being. Charles Saatchi, just an occidental stranger, or a perfect man of our time. Objectively, shall we had both Emin and Hirst missed and gone, someone else could have came to same ideas.., just under a different brand, apparently creating objects to become an other cultural icons. Art could be the big, bright and shiny reflection of an Era. Existent solely upon the will of an artist or intentions of isolated group. Art wasn't a poison for a future of man. Art challenges dogma and offer ideas. Hate Saatchi, love him, we suspect that both feelings have same origins. Indifference is the only worst sign of recession.

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk

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