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Before / after graffiti
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this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2023
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what makes "hehe I'm drawing cocks on the wall" invalid? let's examine a situation where the person who painted the cocks didn't know that there used to be traditional art there, but I do. I see the cocks, think about what used to be there before someone "fixed" it, and I receive a message even if none was intended. Is it art in that case? If it is, did the person who just wanted to doodle some dongs create it, or did I?
The clueless case is invalid because it's strictly a descriptive/self-apparent exercise – lest every single act become art, thus depriving art of meaning. I don't have an authoritative answer to your second question, but I'd argue you've created an ephemeral, individual piece of art.