I personally do not watch many movies nor listen to many artists but one things I did do when I was little was owning almost all the collection for Winnie the pooh book series. Cleaning the star in-front of people walking past did draw a lot of attention from giggles to people recording me, what I did made me feel like I was doing a performance on stage. As I first started cleaning, I saw it as a joke, but however as time went on, I was getting into cleaning so I can leave a shine to it. There was a lot of dirt and stains on that star too, so much like how that woman felt when she was cleaning the Trump star, I think Winnie the Pooh deserves a bit more respect. Cleaning this star did not felt like cleaning at home -not one bit. Like mentioned, cleaning this star gathered a lot of attention thus unlike cleaning at home, I am putting on a performance to the crowd with a huge message. To the crowd this message is more abstract; Am I cleaning it because I made a mess? Or am I cleaning it because this figure is someone who I hold a lot of respect? So in conclusion I believe that the act of cleaning a star is considered “Art”. My motive of maintenance work is not just because its dirty, but rather I am giving a powerful message to the crowd who can interrupt it in countless of ways.
Maintenance Art at Winnie the Pooh’s Star on Hollywood Blvd.