Assignment # 8

Hennessey Youngman’s youtube channel ART THOUGHTZ is quiet amazing. He turned video art in a form of art criticism, education, and entertainment. His persona may be hard but the fact that he sounds educated adds an element of surprise and interest. His persona incorporates hiphop clothing style, sophisticated vocabulary with slang and profanity. He also is very comical in his videos. 

“ART THOUGHTZ: How to Make an Art” was on of the many videos that I saw on youtube. This video stood out to me the most because he briefly talks about how to make an art. He did criticize the internet for using words like “talent” or “making” to describe artistic production which he believe’s “talent” or “making” has nothing to do with artistic production. He describes that art is not just abstract or a sculpture but art is made out of many objects as long as an everyday object does not function with society that it is considered art. He expresses that you should not really call your art an art work but a proposition because if you fail that is ok. His audience can relate to his videos and understand a simpler way of what art is. He truly is a genius in his profession. He took video art and made an audience that not only finds him funny but his criticism is very interesting with educated answers. I’m not saying that he is correct all the time. We cannot forget that he is a critic with an opinion. Not everyone will agree with his opinion, but he still is an interesting character to watch.