Ok We are calling "BS" on this one

This course has undoubtedly opened our eyes to art forms we would have never even have heard of let alone understand. However, there comes a point as in any industry it is more a “BS artist” a fraud if you will then true to the profession. You see this in politics, in business, in education, in pretty much every field. That is how we feel about Fred Russell. Fred uses mainly already made objects and creates a lay he is there for using space as his medium for art. Maybe it is because we don’t know enough about this form of art but to us it seems to be stretching, the skill level threshold. We don’t see how Fred Russell is any different than an interior decorator. While his work may be appealing, exciting and even occasionally inspiring it is not fair to call him an artist. His work is supplementary to the art field. Without already appealing inputs and works Fred Russell can add little to no value. Other artists obviously need inputs as well, clay, paint a canvas, what have you but that is different. They are taking raw materials and creating something. Russell is arranging finished items in space. If that is the threshold then the Star Wars freak that is 40 years old and lives in his Mom’s basement setting up his action figures could be a world acclaimed artist. This is not to say  only the most difficult productions qualify as art but rather that there is a minimum threshold and sorry Fred Russell you did not make it for us.