How To Fake an Appreciation Of Art
- February 5, 2008
- 19,582 Views
Voice-Over Artist
Betsy Winchester
Music
Edison Music Corp
Writer
Brigid Scott
Director
Sean O'Hagan
Tired of feeling stupid when the conversation turns to art? Here are some easy ways to impress art snobs without the tedium of actually learning anything.
You Will Need
- A small investment of time
- The ability to bluff
Step 1: Have a go-to sentence
Have a go-to sentence memorized, like, “I love Italy’s Renaissance artists—Masaccio, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Titian—they all move me so much.”
Be sure you know the correct pronunciation of the names or the jig will be up.
Step 2: Learn a little-known fact
If you’re at an art opening or museum exhibit, scour the internet for a little-known fact about the artist. No one need know it’s the only thing you know.
Step 3: Mention an obscure artist
Find an extremely obscure artist and ask your snooty friends if they’re familiar with his or her work. Then regale them with stories. If you mess up some of the details, no one will be the wiser.
Step 4: Adopt THE stance
Adopt THE stance. Stand back a distance from the piece of art, purse your lips as if in deep thought, and say, “I find this piece entirely derivative/jejune/neo-Slavic.”
If in a home, never, ever remark how wonderfully a painting goes with the décor.
Step 5: Don’t get left out
When the conversation becomes particularly obtuse, don’t let the artsy-fartsy crowd exclude you—just jump in and maneuver the conversation to a topic you’re well versed in with a timely, “Yes, of course…that reminds me of…”
Step 6: Finesse faux pas
When the inevitable occurs and you are called on something, laugh lightly, wink, and say, “I know that—I just wanted to see if anyone was paying attention.”
Jackson Pollack’s painting “No. 5” fetched $140 million in 2006.
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Comments (11)
Cool commercial - very entertaining. Who is the HOT chick?
over 4 years ago by rosnar
cool video,i think so~
over 2 years ago by aacdeod
I love it!
over 4 years ago by elunder
Great Video!! This was so funny it made my day after a hard long day of work. Like the actors too.
over 4 years ago by Lola
I was pleasantly suprised by this video as it made me laugh. Thought the acting was perfect as I'm a believer of less is more. No one overacted and although no one spoke their acting was right on.
over 3 years ago by Steven
Very cute and informative video. The actress is fantastic!
over 3 years ago by jenryan
lol lol lol. I loved that head butt. :\
over 3 years ago by sinequanone
Pick a simpler, more memorable go-to sentence, like, ";Maybe a little *narrative, eh?";
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