Andres Serrano (4/10)
Andres Serrano…where to begin? Known for his controversial artwork or “shock art”, Serrano has grown to fame with his artwork that some see as beautiful and others see as disturbing. The beauty behind seeing modern art is that our initial perceptions of the art can and often change once we know what the art depicts or what the artist intended to depict. In the case of the controversial Piss Christ, I initially thought it was a crucifix submerged photographed under water. I thought the yellow hue was due to light, and not because it was submerged under urine. I would consider myself a fan of modern art and photography. I especially appreciate how modern art can be interpreted in so many ways. Although I feel that I can appreciate a lot of artwork, I cannot say that I am a fan of Serrano. I tend to draw the line when appreciating artwork when it appears that religious figures or icons are being desecrated. After finding out that the crucifix was placed in urine, I immediately was turned off by the art piece. Although his message may not be to desecrate the crucifix, it seems to me as so. I think its amazing how even though as a nation, we can be immune to certain horrors through various sources of the media, we can still be shocked through the basic forms of media; art and literature. Here is an interesting illustration of Andres Serrano’s work. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://store.perspicuity.com/sections/Products/Serrano.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://content.perspicuity.com/%3Fq%3Dnode/176&h=486&w=640&sz=153&hl=en&start=11&sig2=5GIxJFMfT3osol8TRn3NYg&um=1&tbnid=ArnblPgV8RLRKM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=137&ei=scAfSKT6G5q0er2YlOsL&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dandres%2Bserrano%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den
