KILLINGS in the name of art?

[secondlina]

If the last post was feminist, this one is definitly humanist!
A so-called contemporary artist called Guillermo Vargas Habacuc from Costa Rica - made an installation piece where he took a dog from the street and caused it to suffer and starve to death in the name of Art. He tied up the dog in the gallery and let it die of hunger, telling the gallery viewers to not feed it or help it. And the dog died in the gallery.

I'm outraged that the artist would do this; and worse that the viewers would let it happen, and even that the contemporary art society would give him a grant to DO IT AGAIN!

I'M F*CK**G SERIOUS!

This is disgusting. Really, really disgusting. The worse part, being a person with an art training, I totally understand WHY he did it, the symbolism behind it and why it could be art. Because in history, art like this was produced and was important. But I think in our day and time, you don't do shit like this anymore. Or at least, no to another living creature. I hope the humane society is all over this.

There's even another blog about a petition:
http://guillermohabacucvargas.blogspot.com/

Really, what a way to give artists a bad name.

-Secondlina

 

Comments

[vonandmoggy.livejournal.com]

Oh jesus...I feel sick.

[fenmere.livejournal.com]

Good god, what a monster.

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Not the first, and far from the last, but if I were witness to such a thing, there's no way I'd ignore any animal suffering like that! What's to prevent someone doing that to another person later if we let people get away with harming animals now? If you want to do something for art, sacrifice yourself, not some poor animal you happen upon.

One good thing about the U.S. is that it recognizes animal cruelty. If that man tried doing that here, he would be fined and tossed into jail so fast...and hopefully before the dog died. Man, I can't even begin to express just how sick that is...

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

I'm speechless. That is just inhumane and cruel! If he wanted to conveyed that kind of symbolism, then he should have been more creative on how to protray it and not invovle an innocent creature into it. I hope the humane society, and every dog lover, is all other this too.

*beings to lovingly pat her own dog that's sleeping next to her feet*

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

The guy needs to be arrested for animal abuse and the owners of the gallery as well. The gallery needs to be shut down and sic PETA on his butt. How utterly horrible!! *hugs her kitties*

It's not art, it's murder. What if he did that to a human being? That's the true mark of a psychopath right there.

[anna-nimmie-tee.livejournal.com]

This is so chillingly evil because the gallery people and people who attended it were so indifferent to the dog's ongoing suffering.

Abuse of animals has been shown to have links to future abuse and murder of human beings. It is unfortunately ironic that animal abuse linked to future abuse of humans seems indirectly to include ultra-extreme animal rights advocates in reaction to animal abuse. The Chronicle of Higher Education online had a story about how due to death and torture threats in addition to the quite legitimate petitions and letters of protest, a San Francisco art gallery pulled an exhibit of videos/pictures (can't remember which) of animals being slaughtered. ALL life should be sacred amd treated accordingly.

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

What. The. HELL!!!!!!!!

Why would some sicko do that to some poor innocent dog?!?! He should be arrested! Worse than that, HE should suffer the same fate!!!!


I'm practically crying as I type this...

[merc16.livejournal.com]

Ick, that's disgusting. How sad...