Aspirational mural at Lawrence
There is an absence of graffiti at Kansas, the kind of urban art crime that blights some parts of the UK cities. At Lawrence, I bumped into two murals along a passage way to a car park. The colours are muted now, but they must have been virbant when they were first painting. They caused me to pause for a while, to see what it was about, and to say a little thank you in my head to the artists who created them.
This one is subject to interpretation
There was a modern art exhibition at on a first floor gallery in one of the bookstores. The collection was eclectic to the point of bewilderment. I couldn't relate to any of the objects on display. Here is one with a headless torso that begs the question: what is the point? Should art have a point at all? What was in the head of the artist when he/she created this piece of work? What is the message? What is the meaning?To me, art is embedded in everyday life; it is present in everyday objects, like a painted chair, or the patterns on a biker's helmet.
