jdawinslow asked: Hey, I think its interesting that you keep on saying that what Steve does isn't art when there is a clear precedent for what he is doing, would you say Pipilotti Rist is an artist? Or Andy Warhol? I think you lack a clear definition of what art is, and would like to hear what you would define art as.
i was recently asked to defend my criticism in an open debate with one of the strongest supporters of roggenbuck, and a a big player in the online community in which steve participates. it will be published, so keep an eye out.
my main problem with steve, however, and the reason i question his artistic integrity, is his constant shift in how he identifies himself and his unwillingness to be held accountable for what he makes and calls art. he is constantly pulling away from what he has just done and claiming something else as his identity. it is annoying at best, sociopathic at worst, but probably somewhere in between.
and andy warhol was already andy warhol. he did that, it’s done. roggenbuck did not invent anything, is nothing like warhol. i like warhol just fine, but his friends were more talented (even he said so).
