09/01/2011

"...The thing I responded to most was [Christo's] belief that art could reach all kinds of people, as opposed to the traditional view, which has art as this elitist thing..."
-Keith Haring (Sheff, D., 1989)


Author's Note
Haring mentions Bulgarian artist Christo and the notion presented is that art should be for all people regardless of their class, religion or race. Although art as a whole is not seen to have this element of elitism that it once held, there remains the argument that throughout the contemporary world of art this age old debate of high-art hierarchy and is in fact not available to all, which simply may be down to accessibility (which some may not be able to travel to and perhaps pay to view). 
Within this project the use of the internet is used to it's great advantage where upon people from around the globe may view it and become involved in the creative process. Via a simple search engine query you may land yourself knee-deep in new-age art, where upon the definition of art does not end at paint on canvas, but in fact stretches into the realms of dance and performance art. The internet is a world-wide forum in which artists and creators alike may share their goals, ambitions and products and I believe is the perfect place to extinguish this elitism Haring once talked of.

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