Enter the Dragon: On the Vernacular Beauty

This article described the "beauty" as being "the issue of the nineties." This concept at first glance seems to be extremely out of the ordinary considering most people think that what makes art special is one thing: its beauty. While Edward Ruscha himself seems to think his initial statement is "off-the-wall" he continues to build his argument of the possibility that beauty truly was the issue with the nineties. Because art and its "beauty" is a very subjective concept however it is impossible to generalize these opinions as the issue of the nineties. Ruscha argues that beauty is based on how something looks while real art critics would be able to focus on the true meanings behind each piece of artwork. This particular piece of his argument does seem to be in keeping with our definition on "What is art?" We have previously described art as a piece of work that provokes a feeling inside the person viewing it therefore in this aspect we agree with Ruscha. On the other hand it is an extreme exaggeration to assume that artwork having beauty takes away from the meaning it serves.