I hear its going to stay bright orange, but with black shorts and socks and a reflective stripe across the middle of the shirt. Promotional picture please log in to view this image
Coincidentally, I was at the Gallery of Modern Art this week to see some Bridget Riley stuff. please log in to view this image
I get that. It is clever and it can seem cold, like it's not proper art, especially when it's just a jpg. I probably saw it like that myself before the first time I saw her work, but when it's a big canvas and it fills your vision, it really hits you and there's a visceral connection when it ****s up your focus, which is what art's supposed to be. And not all her stuff is optical illusion; I really like the coloured ones, which may be geometric but are more abstract. They'd make cool 'keeper shirts, too. Might even put attackers off in a one-on-one. please log in to view this image
Visceral art is meant to push you out of your comfort zone, I understand that, but I'm quite happy in my comfort zone For me, I don't want to work hard to enjoy art. I know what I like and what I don't. I am also open-minded [I think] to new ideas but I don't want a challenge, I want enjoyment.
That's partly why I like it. It's accessible and easy to enjoy. You don't have to know why it's there. There was a large part of the exhibition for Ed Ruscha, who was supposed to be like David Lynch, so I was looking forward to that but it just left me meh. 60s photos of Sunset Strip and swimming pools? Jeez, I'm surprised they didn't have Velvet Underground playing.
It.was the colour of nobility and power for centuries. At one point in time it was illegal for the common public to wear it. I think that classifies it as a winning colour.
