Monday, 10 November 2008

Silver spoon

FROM LOOKING AT THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR THE WORD SPOON AND LOOKING AT THE TYPES AND USES OF SPOONS I REALISED THAT THE PHRASE "BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH" WAS AN INTERESTING AND QUITE WELL KNOWN SAYING. I DECIDED TO USE THIS PHRASE TO BASE MY WORK ON. THE IDEA OF USING THIS WAS BECAUSE THE ARTIST ANISH KAPOOR HAD COME FROM A PRIVILEDGED BACKGROUND AND HIS FAMILY WERE QUITE WELL OFF. HE ALSO USES VERY EXPENSIVE MATERIALS FOR EXAMPLE STAINLESS STEEL, ANOTHER RESON WAS THE PRICE OF HIS WORK, IT SELLS FOR ANYTHING FROM 500,000 TO 2.5 MILLION. I HAD ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ARTIST DOES NOT ACTUALLY PRODUCE THE WORK HE EMPLOYS HIS OWN TEAM TO PRODUCE THE WORK AND HE TAKES THE CREDIT. ALL OF THESE MADE ME THINK THAT HE HAS CONTINUALLY BEEN PRIVILAGED THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE AND HE HAS MOVED FROM THE SILVER SPOON GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS PARENTS TO PRODUCING WORK WITH THE SAME GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SPOON THAT EARNS HIM AN INCREDIBLE WAGE.

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