Andy Rooney on public art

[aiu7125]

This is for me a piece, that makes me chuckle as the way Mr. Rooney delivers the lines is funny to me, maybe not many people, but we may disagree without being disagreeable. Jason S. Lowen

[rmed30]

Larger than life Robocop statue coming to Detroit in 2012. yes!

[ma0ma0ma0]

EYEBROWS.

[alton1300]

good one Andy, those statues do really suck.....

[awesome87]

To be fair, one of the main definitions of Art is "Something designed to be both Useless, and elicit a strong reaction from those that view it".

By that definition, it's absolutely art.

[DrSmokeTrees]

I AM AN OLD MAN AND COLOR SCARES ME! WHY AM I YELLING? SOMEONE HELP ME..... WHERE IS MY OATMEAL?

[SinnFein4ever]

0:46-0:48

..Is that....is that....is that a Mr. POTATOEHEAD sculpture?

[on2wheelz28]

2:24 "Whoever did this must suffer from a functional disorder of the mind". This is classic Andy Rooney my friends!

[homestarrr]

Its for all the kids trippin on acid so they got somethin crazy to look at, uh durrr

[buskerbuoy]

If you don't have public art then how else can government officials divert public funds to their children that chose to study arts subjects.

[behindhzleyes18]

Andy's upper lip.

[ofschorchedpumpkins]

So, this tit believes that dr King wouldnt stand for freedom of expression eh?

[ThreeCheersForBryan]

Why don't people just put something that is actually good to look at in public, like a fountain, or a real statue.

[OrangeWig]

Good art have to stand for something, statues of kings of old, pointing towards a great neighboring empire i can understand. ping donkeys or a colored glass box at a subway station, to me doesn't stand for mutch.

[VilquinProductions]

0:09 - 0:11

[DenClose]

I guess art is in the eyes of the beholder. I don't think anybody should say what is good art or simply not art, if you like it and consider art then it is art. That being said if you're gonna put something in a public place at least put something that you think is going to please most people, something well crafted whether people will consider it art or not. Some of those sculptures where horrible in my view, anybody could have done them and they seem like a waste of space.

[CloudRayne]

I could shit on the floor paint it yellow with red poka dots and get paid for it. My friends, welcome to modern art.

Hahaha

[Gothdemon01]

LOL!

[versus79]

Modern art is shit.

[tehanimeplayboy99]

Andy Rooney is washed up and an embarrassment. Just pull the life support plug already.

[ragnarok1326]

the tilted arc??? what the hell??? now that was just a piece of crap metal, rather put a sunken ship there than that crap

[CBoyardee]

Andy Rooney rules, but he's wrong about this.

[milnerla]

a lil bit of a hypocrite ... but i guess he is right...sculptures are often (at least nowadays) artsy bullshit...

[drn8383fuse]

andy rooney is the best. Bad Art needs a sledgehammer

[cokmobot]

to continue what I am now determined to make a series of similar posts:

Andy Rooney is a twat.

[ssviper5]

The point is, yes, modern art shouldn't be thrown in the middle of a city or public area if they don't represent either history or something to do with that particular section of the area. Otherwise it's pretentious in my opinion. Keep it in the gallery where you'll get the respect you deserve, otherwise you're just garnering contempt on purpose and deserve every bit of it.

This is coming from an artist and freedom of expression advocate. There's a time and place for everything.

[eaaking183]

I have to agree with Rooney the loony on this;

IT IS UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trevorsteph]

It's funny, because a lot of that artwork looks really good, it's just that Andy Rooney can't comprehend and understand it.

[girotube]

Well appart from all the negative posts about you Rooney I think you are right on this one.. I see no art.

Rooney!! calling people Negroes is not correct... First they are not black and its insulting to them so don't use it!

Should I call you pale face??? To the Native americans YOUR race did not look white.. more like a pale face.

"white people" are not white. Nor this is art...

[flcon16]

All the art he is so peeved about is post-modern, not modern, DUH!

[aanaya87]

That anti-stoic mongoloid seems to project populist garbage. Please, do not absorb any of his manipulation of reality.

[WalkingCorn]

damn...my art would never be put onto the streets

[bernethy]

"Pretentious nonsense". Can't think of a better way to explain Andy Rooney's rantings than that.

[rambeezle]

i agree that artists should be held to some standards before they litter our cities with these obstacles

[vladidoodugg]

you have to love andy rooney, all old and grimpy. but stabmasterstab is hilarious- "that guy should stick to questioning the existence of buttons"

[damageinc55]

He's right. Most modern art is crap.

[atmanone]

what a miserable idiot

[Klackityklack]

Why is John McCain commenting on public art?

[confidential247]

that comment made me ROFL!

[stabmasterstab]

the nerve of some people, creating art that andy rooney doesn't like! that guy should stick to questioning the existence of buttons.

[buttdagger]

Most modern are is pure crap and wont stand the test of time. It should be allowed to be tested however.

[retardskull]

I agree with the man. It's not like art has a concrete meaning, but a well sculpted statue of Martin Luther has context and power, unlike a lump of hilly metal.

Art that tries to be abstract for the sake of abstract. Random outpourings are for the page, not the streets.

[ShudderingNoise]

Richard Serra is a mean old man. Andy Rooney is a mean old man. One of them has had a valuable contribution to our culture, and it sure ain't Andy Rooney.

[breakin2overu]

I hate when old people rant about things they don't understand.

[joshthegreat666]

I dislike his flawed "piccaso" argument, he is basically saying "I don't like it, but it must be good as picaso did it" some how implying artists have to produce classical, fine art or something before they earn the right to create public modern art. Infact, he is actually justifying modern art ironically, art should provoke opnion, thought, mood and he is blatently effected by it.

[Semitotal]

*became

[Semitotal]

I respect Mr. Rooney's opinion, but all he's really saying is "I'm old and don't get this." Why do something traditional when everything traditional has been done? That's how it become traditional!

[endotoxin]

When has Andy Rooney ever had an opinion that didn't start with, "I'm too old to understand the world I live in, and I don't like it."?

[CBoyardee]

Ahahaha.

[Isak77]

He's totally right!!! Couldn't said it better myself?

(Well I'm a "ignrant" who doesn't "understand" modern art)

Those who DO understand:

Please explain why I'm wrong, when I consider the pieces of "art" at 2:34 (lasting til) 2:40

tremendously ugly

Thanks in advance!

[robertleehilton]

I don't much like some pieces in public spaces...classical and modern alike. But then

I always remember I can either shut my eyes, put a traffic cone on his head, or even create with a bucket of paint - Don't like something? Change it! Don't get caught!!!

Once that person has put it 'out there' it is for the public to do what they will with it. Don't you agree?

[Kurturmis]

I agree with him, alot of modern art is rubbish, id rather an empty space then having to view a modern or contemporary artwork.

[scottblake]

I agree, sometimes nothing is better than something.

[Koopgeminikiller]

@Kurturmis Maybe if its nature ruining landscape and habitat. And why is only PUBLIC art, Modern art? Music, forms of painting, all kinds of new innovative light shows, movies... isnt modern art??

[PressPlay2Go]

He's a real throwback to the days when 'art' was 'art' and everything else was grotty and grubby. SOme of the pieces show here are awesome. And as for him saying that Martin Luther King 'would not approve' it tells me that HE knew nothing about King. King, of course, would defend mister Rooney's right to express himself and ALSO defend the rights of artists to express their own vision - no matter how uncomfortable it maybe to to some. Thanks for posting this.

[waxdaddy1]

haha andy rooney is such a douchebag. good thing he doesn't matter; nobody cares about him or what he thinks anyway.

[FlipperLunchBox]

ok, he needs to calm down about how poorly he feels about some particular art. it's all subjective. his protest on odd artwork in public spaces, well again, he needs to calm down. the popular opinion is they are enjoyable.