What is shock art? According to Wikipedia it is "...contemporary art ...disturbing imagery, sound or scents to create a shocking experience." However, I contend that art has been shocking the viewers for much longer. After all, being contemporary can mean contemporary to the times.
Consider Daumier's "Rue Transnonain" (1834)
Then there was Manet. For example, consider the effect in 1863 of his "Luncheon on the Grass."
In the early 20th Century, there was Duchamp's "Fountain." (1917)
Today, these works created a hundred years ago or so, do not carry the same effect on the public.
So, what shocks today? Journalists have written that maybe we've reached the end of what can be described as shock art. What do you think? Are artists no longer able to shock us?
Consider Daumier's "Rue Transnonain" (1834)
Then there was Manet. For example, consider the effect in 1863 of his "Luncheon on the Grass."
In the early 20th Century, there was Duchamp's "Fountain." (1917)
Today, these works created a hundred years ago or so, do not carry the same effect on the public.
So, what shocks today? Journalists have written that maybe we've reached the end of what can be described as shock art. What do you think? Are artists no longer able to shock us?
