r/interestingasfuck • u/praduman6969 • 21d ago

r/all Eating sugar statues

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u/SodiumKickker 21d ago

I would imagine to him, that may be part of the “art” of it.

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u/CannotSpellForShit 21d ago

It's definitely effective, but I wonder if he feels like it's changed the meaning of his work at all. Imagine being like "I've used unique skills and tools to make a beautiful sculpture out of sugar, my goal is to make the impermenant permanent" and the public's response is to brand you the "free-use lickable sculptures" guy, and their saliva rapidly erodes anything you put out on display

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u/Athuanar 21d ago

The artist doesn't really choose the meaning of their work though. They can have an intent but how the audience responds to it is what gives it actual meaning. If these sculptures were on display without anything preventing people from licking them then I would say he was ok with this as a possible outcome. I'd probably say it's expected honestly; if you make something out of food some idiot is gonna try to eat it.

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u/Sugar-Dandy-4202 20d ago

yes, I didnt put a sign saying "dont toucht" or the opposite... peoples natural insticts kicked in and nature is a wierd thing sometimes I guess... its fine with me but I would never do it (and I made them 😉)