Re: Oro Bourous, Outsider Net.Artist- On Political Art.

That's funny…

of course the subtext of this text harbours no personal bitchiness, surely
not.

marc




> "When I am not rebelling against the institutions of museums, I look at
> other hierarchies to reject for imposing constraints on my life. One is
that
> of Government. Oftentimes, the people, in thier complete lack of
> understanding, elect a leader who is against the ideals I stand for in
> myself and my life. When this happens, there is little else to do with my
> time and energy, but to dedicate it wholeheartedly to declarations of how
> wrong it is that I am expected to follow that leaders rules. I create an
> alternative to that leader by allowing people to understand that the
leader
> they have chosen is wrong. Oftentimes, I will take a picture of that
leader,
> put a Hitler moustache on him, and photocopy it, putting it in magazines
and
> taping it to telephone polls. This is a strong statement against that
> leader. It makes people really think about the country they live in, and
> helps convince them to come around to my own, enlightened ideals."
>
> -Oro Bourous, Outsider Net.Artist
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