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Blue Elegy, 1981
by Robert Motherwell
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When Philistines, such as us, think that modern art is crap, this is the kind of diseased vomit we're usually thinking of. If a piece of art doesn't resemble anything and doesn't even look good as wallpaper or a curtain design - then it is just a mess. This is a mess on canvas. I produce better art when I pebbledash the inside of my toilet bowl every morning.
"What the fuck is an 'Elegy'?" I hear you say. I looked it up. An 'Elegy' is 'a reflective poem of lamentation or regret'. Here's my own Elegy...
An Elegy To Blue Elegy, 1981 by Robert Motherwell
When I first saw Blue Elegy 1981,
I didn't think it was much fun.
It looks retarded,
Not broken-hearted.
I could do better with my bum.
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