Artists At War?

[Atheist-Lite]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16459643

David Hockney denies criticising Damien Hirst

Artist David Hockney has denied attacking Damien Hirst for using assistants to complete his works.

Hockney was reported to be criticising Hirst when he told Andrew Marr in a Radio Times interview that the practice was "a little insulting to craftsmen".

But the Royal Academy of Arts, which is staging a major Hockney exhibition, has issued a statement on his behalf.

The artist "has not made any comments which imply criticism of another artist's working practices", it said.

Marr wrote that Hockney was "critical of artists with no craft, who delegate the making".

He wrote that a poster for the exhibition read "All the works here were made by the artist himself, personally" and added that Hockney nodded when asked whether that was a dig at Hirst.

"It's a little insulting to craftsmen, skilful craftsmen..." Hockney told Marr. "I used to point out at art school, you can teach the craft, it's the poetry you can't teach. But now they try to teach the poetry and not the craft."

(continued, paintbrushes at the ready....)

[Audley Strange]

I fully expect one day that Hirst will have Hockey's pickled cock affixed to a land rover and placed in chip fat.

I fucking HATE art snobs.

[Atheist-Lite]

I fully expect one day that Hirst will have Hockey's pickled cock affixed to a land rover and placed in chip fat.

I fucking HATE art snobs.

At least Hockney gets his hands dirty whereas Hirst just sits on his arse and directs.

[Audley Strange]

So?

[Atheist-Lite]

So?

Both are over-rated and over-paid for no reason except some people have money than sense.

[Audley Strange]

So?

Both are over-rated and over-paid for no reason except some people have money than sense.

Agreed.

I doubt Hockeny personally manufactured the paints, easels, brushes and canvasses for his daubings.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Artists at war.