Flossie Peitsch -Art and Soul Blog » emily floyd http://myblog.flossiepeitsch.com Find out about Art and art happenings. What is good and what is not. share your opinions or ask questions. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:02:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Playtime by Alasdair Macintyre http://myblog.flossiepeitsch.com/2009/07/playtime-by-alasdair-macintyre/ http://myblog.flossiepeitsch.com/2009/07/playtime-by-alasdair-macintyre/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:10:02 +0000 admin http://myblog.flossiepeitsch.com/?p=125 What fun to see an artist take a jab at the art scene and then be bought by those very same people! Playtime is a satirical dip into the world of art with all its crass trashiness and its discriminating commodification. Here the artist is portrayed as both the sign and the signifier and as such, is easy pickings for each cynical diorama. I like it!

Using toys for art is not new. Consider Destiny Deacon and her dolls of social consciousness. Also, Emily Floyd’s ominous rabbits caught in art intrigue.

It’s all fun and games until someone….gets collected. For big money. I wonder if Macintyre’s art can maintain the edge of sincerity now that he is clearly endorsed and widely consumed? In fact, isn’t he himself now completely objectified instead of flippantly objecting? Still, I wish him well and applaud his droll yet refreshing sense of ‘joie de vivre’. Anyway, what’s not to like?

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