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Can “Shock Art” and its development in time still be considered as art? Can there be an answer?
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Siobhan Donohoe Michael Huxley Performance: State of the Art Can "Shock Art" and its development in time still be considered as art? Can there be an answer? Shock art is any type of artwork that employs shock to make a point, ask a question, or purely to capture the audience's attention. These days everything has changed. The very meaning of the word 'Art' has become compromised. It is a common opinion within the public today that art is only valued for its ability to shock. And if it isn't shocking - it isn't art! In art, taboo images are no longer taboo. That means artists have to push further. Therefore art becomes even more shocking as time goes on. Throughout time, artists have been attempting to do one thing and that is to make us think differently. Art has always shocked the society in which it is created. Even the likes of Manet, Van...
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