Shocking Art

I agree with the idea Vattimo presents about how the purpose of art is to shock its viewers so they feel uncomfortable, disoriented, and out of place. I believe that artists nowadays work to try and be as unique as possible in order to separate themselves from other artists. Sometimes the best way to accomplish this is to produce art that is meant to disturb those that view it. Additionally, shock art is used in cinema, especially in the making of horror movies, which are a widely popular genre of movies at present.

The example of shocking art that I chose is called “ Helena: The Goldfish Blender” by Marco Evaristti. This piece of art has a more subtle shock effect than other examples of shock art, but can still produce feelings of discomfort in the viewer. This is because a goldfish would not normally be housed in a blender. Blenders are used to break things down for food or drinks, so putting a goldfish in a blender implies that it might be hurt later on, which would cause discomfort in the person viewing the piece of art.