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Brian Sewell RIP

  • 19-09-2015 10:37pm
    #1
    acb121
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭


    Infamous art critic Brian Sewell has died at the age of 84.

    For some reason I feel totally gutted.

    He was outrageous, opinionated, a screaming opportunistic promiscuous sex maniac. ( Behind trees, public toilets, park benches and after a stroke the first question he asked the medics was whether he would still be able to w@@k off, otherwise life would not be worth living. He was in his 70s ! )

    Hs writing, TV appearances, agree with him or disagree with him, was unmissable. He was never bland.

    He lanced the BS of " modern art ". He was the little boy who said the emporer was not wearing any clothes.

    That Tracey Emins pile of bedlothes was just that, a pile of bedclothes. Not art.

    Damien Hirst created a skull with diamonds which sold for £50 Million making him the most expensive living artist. Overnight, all his "artworks" shot up in price.

    The skull was called " for the love of god ". He has an Irish mother. Get it ?

    Who bought the skull ?

    Himself ! In a consortium of art dealers who owned his art so who all stood to benefit from him becoming the " most valuable living artist "

    I told anyone who was listen he was taking the piss.

    Genius at making money.

    But as an " artist " a charlatan.

    In an era of Kardishian, the like of Sewell will be missed.

    Eventually we will just be left with journalists with the IQ of a banana.


Comments

  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Sewell on Hirst...

    "f**king dreadful".

    You gotta love that as an art critique! But he was provocative.


  • #3
    FluffyAngel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭FluffyAngel


    To those that give a **** thats deep man ...


  • #4
    acb121
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭acb121


    Banksy:

    " should have been drowned at birth "

    LOL !


  • #5
    Beanntraigheach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Beanntraigheach


    I found his documentary series "Brian Sewell's Grand Tour" and "The Naked Pilgrim" tremendously entertaining.
    RIP


  • #6
    Cold War Kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭Cold War Kid


    The talk of the '90s of late - between TV retrospectives and a thread here - reaffirmed my loathing for Emin and Hirst.


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  • #7
    frostyjacks
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,951 ✭✭✭frostyjacks


    RIP Brian. People don't talk like that anymore, everyone sounds the same.


  • #8
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Jackie Collins has bought the farm as well tonight.
    Lets be careful out there.


  • #9
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Will miss his dulcet tones & his opinionated views on the airwaves.

    Great critique.

    RIP Brian Sewell.


  • #10
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Sewell on Hirst...

    "f**king dreadful".

    You gotta love that as an art critique! But he was provocative.

    http://tunein.com/topic/?topicId=37579518

    listen to episode 25, from about 10 mins in.

    these podcasts are about 8 years old, but still hilarious.


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