Comments for Secret Still

Comment on Hannah Stouffer by pb73

pb73 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:39:49 +0000

very nice work!

Comment on Chloe Early by NP

NP — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:42:43 +0000

Nice work. She should collaborate with Ian Francis. ; )

Comment on Hannah Stouffer by francine

francine — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:02:49 +0000

and i feel like when i stand far away and look at this that i see a man with a moustache wearing a turban.

Comment on Christmas on Mars by francine

francine — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:00:50 +0000

this should definitely be in rotation with charlie brown and a christmas story. there was supposed to be some sort of run in san antonio but not sure if it happened yet.

Comment on The Interview with Stephen Tompkins by NP

NP — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:03:29 +0000

Haha. Word.

Comment on Hey You Guys: Auction Underway by francine

francine — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:01:48 +0000

i know they need me to need them, and i guess i could bid to get the price up but i’m sad that i can’t be on-hand live and in person to ensure that i get a final bid. and this is dear to me because i’m a fundraiser in the arts and write grants and beg for money everyday specifically to support our youth arts education and outreach programs.

Comment on The Interview with Stephen Tompkins by Brad

Brad — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:00:19 +0000

As hot as that threeway sounds, I think I’d rather keep it in the abstract.

Comment on The Interview with Stephen Tompkins by NP

NP — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:56:30 +0000

Right.

I’m not necessarily suggesting that recognizability equals form. Rather, I’m saying that the narrative that rises from culturally recognized symbols can be seen as a Form unto itself. Not to confuse things further, but I see Form and form as being two distinct things (ie- Body and body).

I think a more specified conversation develops when the viewer recognizes a Mickey Mouse glove (Tompkins) instead of just a hand (Essenhigh). If Essenhigh was directly using images from say Akira, we’d be having one hell of a ménage à trois between her, Murakami, and Tompkins!

I’m suggesting Tompkins’ usage of Pop imagery opens up another conversation beyond that of mere abstraction. I’m not sure we should just accept this inclusion and let it stop at the ocular level. To be fair, I don’t think you’re suggesting that either.

Anyways, I do agree about our need to make sense of abstraction, seeing images in clouds, faces in power outlets, etc.

Comment on Hey You Guys: Auction Underway by Brad

Brad — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:48:24 +0000

That’s the point. They want you to want them. So that you’ll buy them. Sorry about the accidental Cheap Trick reference. Wait, I am totally not sorry about that.

Comment on Hey You Guys: Auction Underway by francine

francine — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:46:02 +0000

WHAT you did not just post this gorgeous illustration. and to think, i was jesting at a sequel which is apparently really and truly underway! and wow, i want at least three of these auction pieces.