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Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. Patrizia Strunz, 13, told a Berlin court that watching a cow flying through the air and exploding when it hit the ground could trigger "spiritual shock," but the court rejected her complaint, saying the teenager did not have to watch. German police cordoned off a main road in Berlin's trendy eastern Prenzlauer Berg district where several thousand people gathered to watch the performance by artist Wolfgang Flatz. To pulsing music punctuated by the sound of a cow mooing and with an ambulance on standby Flatz, 48, was suspended from a crane wrapped in a sheet streaked with blood-colored stains. The sheet then dropped to reveal the artist naked with his arms spread in a crucifixion-pose. To cheers from the crowd, a helicopter rose from behind a building, dangling the headless, skinned carcass of a cow. The corpse then plunged about 40 meters into a demolished building and a loud explosion went off. Carrying banners reading "Animals have rights too" a small group of animal rights protesters turned their backs to the performance and handed out protest leaflets to the crowd. But many spectators were clearly disappointed that the show was not as gruesome as they had expected. Rather than the cow exploding due to its pyrotechnic filling, the loud bang heard on impact came from a separate firework set off nearby. Flatz's own blood from Christ-like wounds on his hands and feet had been expected to drip onto couples waltzing below to a string quartet. But while the waltz did take place, it was held inside a building long after the artist was down from his crane. A local official told the Berliner Zeitung newspaper that although the performance had provoked much criticism, it could not be banned as the dead cow had the legal status of food. Flatz has previously made himself a human doormat in front of a Munich art school and had darts thrown at his naked body. He spent New Year's Eve 1990 as a human bell, suspended head downwards bashing against steel sheets until he lost consciousness. The credit at the end of the article said it came from Rueters. THE COW IS MADE OF MEATA FLYING HIGH THROUGH THE SKY IT GOES BANG WILL YOU CRY? I have been watching German culture degrade for a few decades now. Germany used to be known for hard work, precision and determination, but now they have turned into to flaming socialist and cultural freaks. Rather than the cow exploding due to its pyrotechnic filling, the loud bang heard on impact came from a separate firework set off nearby. Flatz's own blood from Christ-like wounds on his hands and feet had been expected to drip onto couples waltzing below to a string quartet. But while the waltz did take place, it was held inside a building long after the artist was down from his crane. He fled from the edge of the envelope instead of pushing it. Flatz has previously made himself a human doormat in front of a Munich art school and had darts thrown at his naked body. He spent New Year's Eve 1990 as a human bell, suspended head downwards bashing against steel sheets until he lost consciousness. If anyone can read German and find the link to more pictures, I'd be very mooooved and appreciative. Germany used to be known for hard work, precision and determination," and genocide. Is this the guy Mike Myers parodies when he says "Touch mein lieber monkey! I have been watching German culture degrade for a few decades now. I went to the movie with my brother who had already seen the movie. Sorry for the aside but my sick sense of humour allows me to appreciate this "art". This is not art, it's a way for otherwise unemployable people to make money, and to feel superior to 'the common folk'. Most of the time, when viewing it, I find myself looking for a diploma, or something. Let me see if I understand this: an uncoordinated splash of unrelated color on a canvas 'represents the depths of your rage' or whatever. But sir (or madam), dare I ask, can you draw a straight line? The arts community is so full of itself, it's rediculous. On the bright side, though, a year or two ago they finally recognized Norman Rockwell as an artist. Thorne 233 Reply | 234 Private Reply | 235 To 1 | 236 Top | 237 Last 238 To: Rebelbase, all If you threw dead donkeys at people, they threw money back. Flatz will be cemented into the floor of a public lavatory with his jaws wired open and a seat bolted to his forehead. Well, I guess that'd explain the sudden rash of people hanging nekkid from a helicopter and dropping dead livestock stuffed with explosives all over the place. Thorne Norman Rockwell had to put up wtih the "he's only an illustrator" attacks. Pollack was a genius, and so were some of the other artists that look "unskilled". My personal favorite artist is Matisse, a fauvism period artist whose paintings were very simple but took him many weeks to design, finish, re-do, and finally complete. However, I agree with you, it's getting difficult to tell what is true art and what isn't. Shock is the easiest and hardest-hitting way to make an impact on a person, and while that was good earlier in the century, it's getting boring and very cliched now. True modern-day artists look for another way to communicate tothe audience without using the element of shock. I have been watching German culture degrade for a few decades now. Germany used to be known for hard work, precision and determination, but now they have turned into to flaming socialist and cultural freaks. Go back to the Weimeir Republic of the 1920s, and you find that this kind of shock culture is not new for Germany or Berlin. It's also interesting that the cultural and social power in Germany is tending back to fascist (now called progressives) who seek to control every aspect of other peoples lives, demonizing those who refuse to cooperate, while constantly defining depravity down in their own lives. The insist on no limits on themselves while proscribing precise limits on everyone else. Twenty years ago I used to call myself an artist, but the word has been so abused that I now call myself an illustrator. The big difference between art today and pornography is that at least I know pornography when I see it. Look, I don't go in for Matisse or Mondrian, but I DO see them as artists. On the other hand, I absolutely adore 'illustrators' like Rockwell, Elvgren, and Frazetta. Thorne 353 Reply | 354 Private Reply | 355 To 37 | 356 Top | 357 Last 358 To: Nate505 Ha! Not being a very 'cultured' person, I can't help but wonder what makes people 'oooohhh' and 'aaaaahhhh' over mundane sludge and stupidity. Renoir was an artist, Van Gogh, Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, Wyeth, Toulouse-Latrec,etc. Picasso,Mondrian, and Pollack (I think it was Pollack)- that is a toss-up. Monkeys and elephants painting, guys painting with enemas, and performance art - NOT I would rather marvel at the art of a building or a blade grass than patronize muck. Rather than the cow exploding due to its pyrotechnic filling, the loud bang heard on impact came from a separate firework set off nearby. He spent New Year's Eve 1990 as a human bell, suspended head downwards bashing against steel sheets until he lost consciousness. I quoted the immortal words of Herb Tarleck when WKRP had the Great Live Turkey Drop into a shopping mall on Thanksgiving. It's just that you are looking for depth and there is none. It more like a temper tantrum than any deep thoughtful protest. What passes for modern art these days is just a juvenile, superficial attempt to assault the senses as a means of rebelling and rejection of traditional values and decorum. We just came back from a trip to England and the art galleries, there were full of this tripe. I plan on taking all the dog crap out of my yard, putting it in a big plastic bag, and then getting inside the bag and making grunting noises. I will have my steak medium rare please and very tender. Patrizia Strunz could then stop it merel...
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