where did the dichotomy of artistic and cutesy come from? i think it's an artificial distinction. why can't something be cute and funny, and still be art? why can't art be cute and funny? sometimes cute can be its own artistic statement or a way of sensitively approaching a more serious concern. i don't think there are people who are just cutesy, or people who are just arty. at least, as far as visitors to a site like this go - where people are basically interested in wearing something that they haven't seen much of in the street.

things that aim to be purely cute can be crap. things that aim to be purely art can be just as crap. both can be nasty to look at.

i don't think this tshirt is totally devoid of meaning and i don't agree that the execution of an idea or even the idea itself has to be completely original to be successful artistically. it's nice to see ideas taken up, improved, refined, changed, added to. it's not necessarily plagiarism. it's a cultural process and it's how art moves from one place to another. it's enriching.

imho.