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I supposed to write something about "crabs" and "art" but that is difficult for me. The child in me doesn't let me connect those two words without slipping into some kind of a pun. Too often have "art" and "crap" been associated with each other. When people hear "crab art" they automatically think about "crap art", which is of course very different. What they should associate those words with is the meaning of "seizing the opportunity to indulge in art", as in "grab art". That would be a much more positive approach.
Unfortunately many people are very negative when it comes to art. They expect art to be sad, pregnant with neurosis or painfully deep. That way they can take art and themselves more seriously.
Nobody likes a happy artist.
How about you? Take a look at this picture of a crab.
This photo is an artwork. Knowing that, you would expect a concept or some deeper meaning behind it. What is your interpretation? You might see a frightened animal trying to defend itself, a symbol of a fighter not giving up despite a formidable enemy. A last stand while people in the background cruelly ignore the crab's last struggle to stay away from the cooking pot. Or maybe you see the exact opposite in it. Your angst, being attacked by a scary looking monster, while the giants in the background are ignoring your pleas for help. (they actually not ignoring you, they just can't hear you. A problem common among giants)
But you would be wrong. I give you the real meaning of the art work. The photo was shot inside an art gallery. My friend the mud crab and I got raffishly drunk during the reception and I took a snapshot of him when he was ready to give me a big hug. That's it. The people in the back ground are Hong Kong socialites who became embarrassed and moved to the next room. They didn't see the artistic significants of a drunk artist rolling on the floor and talking to a crab. Sadly, nobody likes a happy artist.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda (includes the familiar shrimps, crayfish, lobsters and crabs)
Family Cancridae (Edible Crabs)
As published by my friend Ka Ming from
Hong Kong who publishes an online and paper magazine called : Pink Work.
www.pinkwork.com/issue/03/p1.htm
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