the hampsonian

Hah hah. 

Well, here’s somebody that only helps to further my failing faith in artists as self-important assholes.*

(Some artists.Oh, and I think that some become that way because society allows/wants/expects them to be. Artistic genius and all that bullshit. What a load of crap. Oh, and of course, I say this because I am a self-important asshole. Natch!)

*scroll down for this comment to make sense. My re-phrase is in response to the comment regarding photography-as-art.

rikers-beard:

unicorn-guts:

xoxoz0mbiegirl:

uhm…i was going to be a photography major at my old college and got in on a photography scholarship, and even i am having trouble seeing the “art” of this.

the photograph itself isn’t supposed to be art

the entire label has been re-drawn by hand and he sells them for twelve bucks

http://unicorn-guts.tumblr.com/post/1180113853

most of Tom Sachs’ art is about object fetishization

Well here’s somebody that only helps to further my failing faith in photographers as artists.