tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post429179540175625621..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Oddly Misguided and Possibly Not Even ArtMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-72992575609578329142018-09-25T20:11:14.613-07:002018-09-25T20:11:14.613-07:00There are no paintings, by the way, unless you cou...There are no paintings, by the way, unless you count the originals by Van Gogh & Co. Only digitally-animated images projected on the walls and sometimes floor.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-34385471227632299612018-09-25T10:45:11.003-07:002018-09-25T10:45:11.003-07:00There I go, mapping my prejudicial world-view onto...There I go, mapping my prejudicial world-view onto someone else's creative effort.<br /><br />I would have paid to see it.Joe Stillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405419220585358300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-35313506359983972532018-09-22T19:15:14.593-07:002018-09-22T19:15:14.593-07:00Pretty sure that's not what it was about.Pretty sure that's not what it was about.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-18288527551125426002018-09-21T06:05:07.042-07:002018-09-21T06:05:07.042-07:00I think the intent was to symbolize the Chinese be...I think the intent was to symbolize the Chinese beliefs about intellectual property; that there's no such thing.Joe Stillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405419220585358300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-89072096923672974182018-09-19T12:50:28.915-07:002018-09-19T12:50:28.915-07:00I think you may have found f'art.I think you may have found f'art.Laurel Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892977488998382942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-56128678034115153232018-09-18T14:16:01.769-07:002018-09-18T14:16:01.769-07:00My thoughts were on how complicated the intentions...My thoughts were on how complicated the intentions might be - are these paintings a combination of the chocolate box art aesthetic of Thomas Kincade and the ill advised multimedia books which were around for a few years after the arrival of CD-ROMs, or are they a hip and ironic comment on the desires of the unsophisticated art viewer?<br /><br />Funnily enough i was just reading Kinkade's Wikipedia page to be sure I was spelling his name correctly and I found The quote:<br /><br />---<br /><br />If Kinkade's art is principally about ideas, and I think it is, it could be suggested that he is a Conceptual artist. All he would have to do to solidify this position would be to make an announcement that the beliefs he has expounded are just Duchampian posturing to achieve his successes. But this will never happenHANNAH'S DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877455489975811860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-84957145344392797192018-09-18T12:42:16.947-07:002018-09-18T12:42:16.947-07:00But intention counts for something. A roller coast...But intention counts for something. A roller coaster cannot be held to the same standards as a Monet.<br />Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-84745456286975971812018-09-17T16:01:52.945-07:002018-09-17T16:01:52.945-07:00De gustibus non est disputandumDe gustibus non est disputandumJoe Stillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405419220585358300noreply@blogger.com