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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 09/13/2007 : 07:33:58
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An 8 x 8 foot painting found in the parking lot of the Institute for Humanist Studies inspired concern among employees. All is resolved now, but here's an article about incident: http://www.humaniststudies.org/enews/?id=314&article=0
If you scroll down to the blue box and the title Artist Critiques "Angel of Death" you can read my contribution to this article.
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Edited by - marfknox on 09/13/2007 07:38:24
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 09/13/2007 : 08:05:24 [Permalink]
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Actually, that incident was pretty damned funny! (Also, I bet you could do a better angel! That one blew chunks.)
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 08:07:53 [Permalink]
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Nice critique Marf.
Also good is that there was nothing sinister about its showing up at the Institute for Humanist Studies.
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Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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perrodetokio
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 08:16:26 [Permalink]
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I liked your critique of the painting. Made me look again and find things in the painting I had not taken in.
Cheers!
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 08:18:23 [Permalink]
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Marf, that critique was pretty damn funny. I enjoyed how you disguised your criticisms as obtusely worded compliments. I particularly liked: "uninhibited by conventional notions of craft or skill" and "this work transcends quality." Good stuff.  |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 09/13/2007 : 10:56:02 [Permalink]
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My goodness! The first thing I thought upon seeing the Angel was the thread we currently have going on psychotropic plants and fungi. Pretty surreal.
Good job, Marf!
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 13:30:52 [Permalink]
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 14:09:12 [Permalink]
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Oops, sorry, my eye missed the mention of your art critique the first time. Nice! It was certainly better done that my shorter one ("That one blew chunks").
If there is ever a credible threat, consider having a "bring a gun to work day," dependent upon local laws and ordinances.
Or simply have someone watchful sit in a car parked across the street from the Humanist offices, with a camera and a cell phone.
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Angel of Death Painting at the IHS
