One, perhaps the most abrupt, came from the wonderful Oscar Wilde who uttered those words. Useless in that it has no physical function. Of course, it’s role is to engage, question and illicit emotions, from joy to rage. Mark Lawson Bell and Marco Puig are two artists who will take you on a journey, inviting such thoughts. Mark’s work is narrative based, the works often mixing objects or tableau with the written word. Marcos’ woodland paintings dance in that place between impressionism and abstract.
If a particular piece moves or shows you the world from a different perspective, then it’s indeed useless. It’s necessary.
