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Inspired by [xenzag]s many "conker" ideas, I came up with another.
Basically, choose two pieces of "art" (the bigger & more
"expensive", the better), hang them on ropes from a bridge or
something, then bash them together until one or both are
smashed. Bonus points if you can get one impaled
by the other.
For example, a Christo (which already includes rope, so won't look
out-of-place) & a Pollock (generally large, so good target). At the
end when they are smashed/impaled, it's still "art", so nobody
loses!
Fabergé conkers
Faberg_e9_20conkers
[Loris, Oct 07 2021]
More artistic combat
https://dronelife.c...rsue-illegal-kites/
plus: where it all ends [Condiment, Oct 11 2021]
[link]
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Each artwork destroyed is relegated to the dustbin, while the victorious artwork (bearing battle scars) gains prestige and also becomes more valued as an artwork and so its price tag would rise proportionately. |
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Ha - there are bigger pieces than this to work with. I'll take Michael Heizer's 400 ton boulder at La Brea Tar pits in Los Angeles as my conker. Those other works are flimsy items (you may reconsider their purpose when you check on their value on the open market) |
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Agreed. The heads of statues would be excellent.
Mount Rushmore here we come! Ha |
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One section of Banksy bridge smashed against another would be cool. |
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Suspend the artists on the ends of the ropes with their works handcuffed to them (to prevent them dropping the artwork). Then swing the artists so they collide into each other. Do they use the artwork to protect their heads, or their heads to protect their work? Find out after this message from our sponsors! |
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Brings to mind the fighting kits of Pakistan. |
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Unrelated: If corporations got involved this could be a brilliant tax evasion strategy. Purchase a body of work from an artist, sell 1-2 pieces at exorbitant prices and re-appraise the lot as being worth 100s of millions. Then send your works to the bridge for an exhibition match and write down the capital losses, win or lose. |
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Donate arbitrarily appraised art as a tax dodge? Nah, that will never catch on. |
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use non PC unwanted statues. |
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Well at first I didn’t want to see art destroyed, the
other annos made me see it could be fun. So I’d
like
to see the Statue of Liberty vs the Eiffel Tower. |
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What can be destroyed, can be rebuilt (heavier and with a stronger surface) |
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You think smashing things together to destroy them is a fun and
good idea? I concur. |
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NO! Wait..not ME! I said 'I concur' not 'I conker'. Aaaaahhh |
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//Count me in// OK [Bliss], sit on the edge of the bridge while we tie this rope around your tummy. Breathe in... Excellent. |
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^Clever compliment [pocmloc] |
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