15 Point Unofficial Manifesto for Telling the Truth About Public Art

Four rules stood out to me the most.about public art. I think it is because They related most to my personal piece but also my particular view of art and design in general. “I am for a public art that makes as much room for irony as it does for earnestness. I am for a public art that believes irony alone is an insufficient perspective, as is earnestness. I am for a public art that doesn’t think for a moment that playfulness must equal purposelessness. Living with someone else’s whim can be exhausting. I am for a public art that refuses to repeat itself into invisibility.” I do not think you could find any more irony in my particular site based piece. A bag of burning dog shit as a practical joke placed appropriately in front of an empty but active fire station. Does anyone find this ironic and humorous? I know I do. No one is there to put out the fire! Not to mention that, but honestly lights a bag of dog shit on fire? Usually this act is performed as a kid and you ring the doorbell and run like hell laughing as the unsuspecting victim stomps out the fire and has dog shit inevitably ground in to their shoe or sock, foot etc. I find it incredibly funny. Irony and Earnestness both exist. As do playfulness and purposelessness and purpose. I do not plan on repeating this display at all. I think that is boring. One time. One time only. I cannot stand when artists repeat themselves over and over again. Painters have a style. Each painting is going to come out differently. And yes a performance may come out different every time based on little actions done differently but it doesn’t make it unique or interesting like the first one.