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This was my initial brainstorm and planning after thinking up the concept of my monument

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A monument to the explorers of the sea.

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This artist I personally think has a worse impact on the Art world. I don't see the difference between him making his hyper-realistic painting and making a photograph. There is always a difference between the concept of art and craftsmanship. He makes people consider technique as one of the standardization to define whether someone is a great artist, which I'm afraid I have to disagree with because it is narrow. And I think this is why many people don't appreciate contemporary and modern art in our society.

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I don't necessarily hate Jeff Koons, but I dislike how repetitive his art is. I think that over the years, Koons has fallen into the trap of repeating the same thing over and over again to make a profit. Some examples of this are his Ballon Dog and Sacred Heart series.

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I don’t think that the art specifically by Dave Gibbons is bad it’s the message around it. Firstly I’ve read about some of his interviews specifically about his work on the Watchman comics and he comes off very pretentious.  And the whole comic has some views on the American dream and how America is not “what it was” that I really don’t like and Gibbons art reflects that. It’s just the combination of those 2 things really kinda ruins it for me despite the fact that I enjoy it.

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His work is so horribly soaked in commercialism and branding. He appeals to the hype-beast culture on his website where he sells t-shirts for hundreds of dollars. He also has a book that he's literally selling on Amazon. The book touches on the same idea as some of his gallery work, which involves words of his choosing placed in capital letters with quotations around them. The work reads to me as a commentary on how shallow the messages that some artworks have are, however I feel his message is incredibly shallow and overdone in many aspects of our pop culture.

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We Shouldn't Forget, We Wouldn't Forgive. Monument that shows the people who lost their lives by police brutality regardless of race. Carved white on black stone monolith.

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We Must Remember. Monument that shows the severity of the global COVID-19 outbreak. Each pin on the globe represents the places where the outbreaks occurred around the world.

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Personally, I just feel as though Kusama's work is conceptual without a concept. I think her work is visually appealing and really cool to look at or interact with but it just feels as though there is no purpose to it other than to look cool. In other words the work feels empty and shallow. This upsets me because it makes it seem like a con. Additionally, in my research it seems that Kusama is often quick to not want to explain or speak on any of her work beyond stating that it serves as a way for her to process her mental illness. I, as a relatively mentally healthy person, can not comment on what helps someone cope and process themselves but her refusal to expand just makes it seem like the art serves no purpose to anyone beyond herself.

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Love is Calling

Yayoi Kusama

Installation

2013

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Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama

Fiberglass reinforced plastic

2012

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Longing for Eternity

Yayoi Kusama

Installation

2017

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Blue Poles
Jackson Pollock
1952

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Autumn Rhythm
Jackson Pollock
1950

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"Separation of Church and State": a painting by John McNaughton where he blatantly reveals that he believes religion should be a part of politics. I hate him because of how hypocritical his messages are (and the fact that he paints Jesus as a white man).

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This is John McNaughton's painting "Make America Safe," which I think is most representative of all his work- strongly political, highly realistic, and ultra conservative. His message is clear, but what this painting means to me is that Trump is literally gatekeeping a grandiose version of America that doesn't exist. I hate this painting so much because McNaughton has lots of technical skill and he uses it to spread hate and lies.

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In Advance of the Broken Arm

Marcel Duchamp

Readymade

1964

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This is a 2011 painting by John Mcnaughton called "The Forgotten Man." I hate John McNaughton as a person and subsequently hate how his values translate into his art. He's a MAGA conservative political and religious artist, and in this painting his message is that Obama is an unconstitutional president because he disenfranchises white men (yikes).

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Dart Object

Marcel Duchamp

Cast and casting

1951

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Mural
Jackson Pollock
1943

I don't have any artists that I particularly "hate", but I do think some artworks are very pretentious. Jackson Pollock's paintings are definitely in that category as they are way too abstract with a poor excuse of it means whatever the viewer wants it to.

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The statue of excellence that represents the myth of the American Dream.