My snow giant and the Turner prize

12/01/2010

As you must be aware by now that UK is going through a mini ice age. It started snowing a few days before Christmas and has continued almost on an alternate day basis since then. Initially it was a great fun to play in the snow and just to be a bit different from the ubiquitous snow man; we made a snow giant in our back garden.

By its size and shape, it represented the awesome force of nature and at the same time the smiling face showed benevolence rather than ferocity. I can go on for ever praising it but really it was made like that because it was easier to make this rather than a proper snow man/woman. I could do this all with the shovel without taking my hands out of the woollen gloves. The eyes were made with two solar powered garden lights which happened to be in the garden for the last few years.

When I visit the modern art galleries, I wonder whether that piece of wood with a smooth cut going through the middle is really worthy of the description that is given in the hand book. A canvas with a green squire and a red triangle is described as a reflexion of contemporary post modern dilemma. Did the artist really thought that before making this? Or he/she just made something easy and then thought how can I explain this so that it fetches a few thousand dollars. And the art critics rarely denounce a piece of work by a well known artist.

I am thinking of submitting my snow giant for the consideration of Turner prize!

Being homebound for almost ten days due to the icy roads is having its affect on my intellect. Definitely.