cmsa; it seems strange, but i'm thinking there is bias in the western art world toward a certain distinctly american aesthetic. The more high contrast, the greater amounts of sparkle, shine and glitter there are, the more the work will be considered somehow "less" than a more reserved aesthetic...seems the only permissible perspective when making work about this aesthetic is one of judgy , tongue in cheek cynic ...think Jeff Koons... in an artworld where ANYTHING can be made into art (maplethorpe, damian hirst etc etc) this bias is surprising? wtf?
