Photograph of Eleonora Aguiari's Art Intervention: wrapping a London statue of Lord Napier in red tape

Today's topic isn't about some corner of art history rich with paintings for you to consider and have created. But rather about destroying those paintings...and that being the art.

Art Intervention is the act of intervening with a piece of existing art, either through destroying it or “adding” to it. This genre is often seen as performance art. I consider it to be a very “punk rock” aspect in the art-world. A nihilist “screw off” that often also looks like a practical joke. There is often a fine line between this “school” of art and vandalism. Consider these situations and decide for yourself.