Sacredchao,
Not sure where you’re getting your information, but the eye in Un Chien was definitely an eye, either a cow’s or a goat’s. Certainly not a grape, which most assuredly would not ooze the way it so beautifully does. Agreed with your thoughts on art, though, it’s all about subjectivity.
This particular bit of Sweet Movie appeals to me because I find it interesting as a paraphilia, and like it or not there are people who do shit like this. I think it illuminates human sexuality and condition in extremes in much the same way as Marquis de Sade, whose work I also enjoy for similar reasons (I think they both belong to black humor). I don’t really feel the same way about some of the performance art described above, like the shit-flinging or the penis-nailing. I think in these cases, it’s more about people actively thinking “how can I shock and revolt people?” more than “how can I express myself?” But if people think it’s art, I guess it is, I just think it’s too pretentious to care about it.
Perversity Is a Matter of Perspective over 3 years ago
Sacredchao,
Not sure where you’re getting your information, but the eye in Un Chien was definitely an eye, either a cow’s or a goat’s. Certainly not a grape, which most assuredly would not ooze the way it so beautifully does. Agreed with your thoughts on art, though, it’s all about subjectivity.
This particular bit of Sweet Movie appeals to me because I find it interesting as a paraphilia, and like it or not there are people who do shit like this. I think it illuminates human sexuality and condition in extremes in much the same way as Marquis de Sade, whose work I also enjoy for similar reasons (I think they both belong to black humor). I don’t really feel the same way about some of the performance art described above, like the shit-flinging or the penis-nailing. I think in these cases, it’s more about people actively thinking “how can I shock and revolt people?” more than “how can I express myself?” But if people think it’s art, I guess it is, I just think it’s too pretentious to care about it.
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