As the definition of contemporary art continues to divide the public, two cheeky Scottish students have proven it doesn’t take much to become an artist in this day and age.
The Robert Gordon University lads ended up causing a social media frenzy after leaving a pineapple in a gallery at the uni - only for it to be encased and displayed as a legitimate work of art.
Ruairi Gray, a final-year business information technology student at the Aberdeen institution, bought the fruit from Asda for £1 during a break.
Posting images of the fruit in a glass case on display, the 22-year-old wrote on Facebook: “A few days ago, I placed a pineapple next to an art display. Come in today and someone from RGU has moved it into a glass display case. Unreal.”
His pal Lloyd Jack, 22, also posted images of the display onto Twitter, writing: “So last week we placed a pineapple next to an art display and come in today and RGU have moved it into a glass display case. Amazing.”
So last week we placed a pineapple next to an art display and come in today and RGU have moved it into a glass display case. Amazing. pic.twitter.com/sMzTUlapDQ
— Lloyd Jack (@LloydJack16) May 1, 2017
Speaking to the students’ union, Ruairi described how he saw the opportunity to be an artist “and took it.”
He added: “I was convinced someone would move it, but I came in Monday and it had been fully accepted as part of the art display.
“This was the perfect way to end my time at university.”
A red-faced curator has since told The Press and Journal it definitely wasn’t her who encased it - because she’s “allergic” to the fruit.
“It’s a bit of a mystery,” she added.
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