Very Bad Art
by Annette Allman
$1,000 AUD
glazed earthenware
47 x 22 cm
Created in Naarm / Melbourne, Australia, 2020
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“This is very bad art and I can prove it. I have seen other art that is not as bad as this.”
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The concept for this collection of ceramics tackles the notion of the artist as a fake and an unaware failure. Allman applies the Dunning-Kruger Effect, which states that ‘if you are stupid, you don’t know you are stupid, because you’re stupid.’ Here the Dunning-Kruger Effect is applied to the artist. ‘If you are a bad artist, you don’t know you are making bad art, because you’re a bad artist.”’
The text wraps around the vessels, reveal an embarrassing, self-deprecating vulnerability. The artist being so consumed with the outer world fails to reflect on the art produced. The vessels appear more insightful than their maker.
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Ceramic artwork with fragile parts. This work is for indoor display only. Clean with a damp cloth.
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