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As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields.
- Leo Tolstoy
The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another.
- William Greider
Violent hate crimes against LGBT people tend to be especially brutal, even compared to other hate crimes: "an intense rage is present in nearly all homicide cases involving gay male victims". It is rare for a victim to just be shot; he is more likely to be stabbed multiple times, mutilated, and strangled. "They frequently involved torture, cutting, mutilation... showing the absolute intent to rub out the human being because of his (sexual) preference".
Often homosexual characters are killed or kill themselves at the end of a play, thus sort of "solving the problem" and saving the society from the question of how to live with these people.
- AnnaLina Hertzberg
- Leo Tolstoy
The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another.
- William Greider
Violent hate crimes against LGBT people tend to be especially brutal, even compared to other hate crimes: "an intense rage is present in nearly all homicide cases involving gay male victims". It is rare for a victim to just be shot; he is more likely to be stabbed multiple times, mutilated, and strangled. "They frequently involved torture, cutting, mutilation... showing the absolute intent to rub out the human being because of his (sexual) preference".
Often homosexual characters are killed or kill themselves at the end of a play, thus sort of "solving the problem" and saving the society from the question of how to live with these people.
- AnnaLina Hertzberg
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I'm enthralled by the stark stage frame in all of these. It is a perfect in its pulling characters into a place and setting a paradigm for the viewer to understand and it functions just as a regular stage would - stark, clean, impressionable; it can be anything or anywhere depending on context, and it emphasizes, with its angular structure and glossy surface, the events that are taking place and the figures that are on the stage.
I'm sure you knew this and that your board probably commented on it and has praised it already, but I applaud the choice.
I would say more about the beautiful nature of the murder, but you know it all already, or you wouldn't have done it that way, so I'll just appreciate it.
I'm sure you knew this and that your board probably commented on it and has praised it already, but I applaud the choice.
I would say more about the beautiful nature of the murder, but you know it all already, or you wouldn't have done it that way, so I'll just appreciate it.
Thank you very much. :>
It was pretty much an intuitive choice, so I had a hard time figuring out how to defend it rationally. Thankfully, there were enought various connections to the concept for me to keep the stage, as I really liked it, for the reasons you mentioned. (I'm bad with words.)
It was pretty much an intuitive choice, so I had a hard time figuring out how to defend it rationally. Thankfully, there were enought various connections to the concept for me to keep the stage, as I really liked it, for the reasons you mentioned. (I'm bad with words.)
I tend to do the same - pick something intuitively and afterwards try to pinpoint why it felt like the right choice. In art school, people said this ability was called "being good at bullshitting". I have yet, however, to find a situation where I honestly felt like I was pulling things out of thin air. Because art is an interpretable thing, there are a lot of things you can draw from it that can be rationalized merely through that observation.
This "bullshiting", I think, is the most important part of art school. That's what it teaches, primarily.
I also think sometimes pieces shouldn't be complemented by an analysis at all. Back in school we used to analyse poetry, that killed the enjoyment of the art form for me for years. Visual art shouldn't be limited to being understood rationally, neither should it be translated into rational language.
I also think sometimes pieces shouldn't be complemented by an analysis at all. Back in school we used to analyse poetry, that killed the enjoyment of the art form for me for years. Visual art shouldn't be limited to being understood rationally, neither should it be translated into rational language.
Agreed, though from a relative perspective. Because people interpret art differently, I think there's people that benefit from reading or analyzing and people who don't. I personally find much more enjoyment out of poetry in analyzing its structure and noting its patterns and nuances. However, I wouldn't expect everyone to; I'm a particularly mathematical and pattern-oriented mind. In the same light, I enjoy attaching short concept writing blurbs to my art to give them some context. Again, not everyone reads/appreciates them.
It's quite fine, though - art can be anything and whatever, and presentation is a big part of what each artist intends with a piece.
I particularly like your layout and the blurbs you selected to accompany your work :) So, again, excellent job.
It's quite fine, though - art can be anything and whatever, and presentation is a big part of what each artist intends with a piece.
I particularly like your layout and the blurbs you selected to accompany your work :) So, again, excellent job.
That shattered head on the floor brings a truly visceral kick -- in its own way, as troubling as the ketchup smear from "Terre des hommes":
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2217216/
And I agree with Vahnfox: the stark setting of that stage works beautifully.
I'm eager to see the rest!
Mark
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2217216/
And I agree with Vahnfox: the stark setting of that stage works beautifully.
I'm eager to see the rest!
Mark
I'm always worried these "smashed" and "smeared" details would appear cheap...
I remember a scene in Tarkovsky's "Offret" that made an impression on me - the one with jets and the bottle of milk (if (by any chance) you hadn't seen it, I really recommend it, as well as any of the other Tarkovsky's movies, I'm sure you'd like them, or atleast the athmosphere in them, or just find them interesting). I think that influenced me into linking death of a person to "shattering" and "leaving a mess".
I remember a scene in Tarkovsky's "Offret" that made an impression on me - the one with jets and the bottle of milk (if (by any chance) you hadn't seen it, I really recommend it, as well as any of the other Tarkovsky's movies, I'm sure you'd like them, or atleast the athmosphere in them, or just find them interesting). I think that influenced me into linking death of a person to "shattering" and "leaving a mess".
>>I'm always worried these "smashed" and "smeared" details would appear cheap...
Not even close to cheap. I find them truly effective and even (in the case of that smear) haunting.
And although I've not yet seen Offret, I have seen Stalker (which had no impact on me at all), and Ivan's Childhood, Solaris, The Mirror, all of which left me feeling as if someone had turned a key in my brain and opened doors I hadn't known were there; in short, they changed me. Not many films can do that.
Not even close to cheap. I find them truly effective and even (in the case of that smear) haunting.
And although I've not yet seen Offret, I have seen Stalker (which had no impact on me at all), and Ivan's Childhood, Solaris, The Mirror, all of which left me feeling as if someone had turned a key in my brain and opened doors I hadn't known were there; in short, they changed me. Not many films can do that.
This one might be my favourite so far of the ones you've posted. I really like the stark realism of the painting here. All the details are crisp and I can really feel the warmth of a recently dead body, the chalkiness of the broken porcelain, the weight of the hammer. Very nice! I think I share your sentiments on the cruel nature of humans and the abuse we can have on one another and other living things. I think you're presenting your viewpoint in a beautiful way and I can completely relate with each piece. Masterful mix of positive intent and a clear message, beautiful aesthetics and professional technical work.
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