Fab abs, trauma videos and a big pile of sweets: the art and artists of TikTok
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/11/fab-abs-trauma-videos-sweets-art-artists-tiktok-abstract-avant-garde
From the user proudly exhibiting his dad’s nudes to the woman making sculpting dangerous, art on TikTok is direct, intimate and confessional, with little time for the abstract or avant garde
Art on TikTok is more Tony Hart than Marcel Duchamp. It’s not hard to imagine the late BBC children’s artist enjoying “Here’s how I paint with a mop” and “Where I find monsters for my goth art”. You won’t find the next Steve McQueen or Tacita Dean here, uploading serious video art – or at least I haven’t – but you will encounter many enthusiasts and indefatigable outsiders.