tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post1283141288883307629..comments2024-03-28T06:48:05.723-04:00Comments on surface fragments: I Brake For Fake: Tourists Flock to Replicas of RealityAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15409604820178478573noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-22433547427429317882023-08-22T03:51:33.153-04:002023-08-22T03:51:33.153-04:00Great post thaanksGreat post thaanksJoseph Mcgrathhttps://josephmcgraths.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-88184303425324403762015-09-30T22:45:14.800-04:002015-09-30T22:45:14.800-04:00Yes, Karen. Very 'Disney-esque'.Yes, Karen. Very 'Disney-esque'.Disney Arthttp://thomaskinkade.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-91983737631408416052015-09-30T22:41:55.154-04:002015-09-30T22:41:55.154-04:00These remind me of Thomas Kinkade paintings! Perfe...These remind me of Thomas Kinkade paintings! Perfection and something enchanting. Very Disney-esque as the first commenter said. http://thomaskinkade.com/art-genre/disney-images/The Thomas Kinkade Companyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765163666480857663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-39547813058206528752013-01-23T18:27:56.819-05:002013-01-23T18:27:56.819-05:00Very true. The best innovators in any field inject...Very true. The best innovators in any field inject something of themselves or of their time into work that builds on the base of their predecessors. And the truth is also that no matter how much one might try to avoid it, there is always something of the artist's hand no matter what. Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409604820178478573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-35431285693106737512013-01-23T18:18:14.045-05:002013-01-23T18:18:14.045-05:00For successful communication and expression of sha...For successful communication and expression of shared values, some conformity or conventionalization of form has to be employed. <br /><br />Maybe "authenticity" involves putting more individual personality into the effort than that? <br /><br />Differentiation and innovation have to occur somehow or nothing can appear unique or develop. <br /><br />That's why some artists, even decorative artists are trailblazers.<br /><br />Individual and collective interdepend.<br />Markhttp://www.decorativeimaging.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-25351050870618614922013-01-23T12:46:17.000-05:002013-01-23T12:46:17.000-05:00... And what then can be said to be truly "au...... And what then can be said to be truly "authentic." I, like many others, spend my entire career co-opting culture from any number of sources, adding a patina of age and investing great effort to remove myself - my personality - from the work. Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409604820178478573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-75266984802983262622013-01-23T11:18:51.214-05:002013-01-23T11:18:51.214-05:00Fascinating!
The creation of cultural forms, as h...Fascinating!<br /><br />The creation of cultural forms, as holders of value ...<br />... and the uses and collection of such created forms.<br /><br />As creatives, what do we value enough to put into form?<br /><br />As cultural participants/curators/inheritors, what artifacts do we preserve and why?<br /><br />Markhttp://www.decorativeimaging.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729872479519980598.post-53604250338635528902013-01-22T21:43:21.499-05:002013-01-22T21:43:21.499-05:00I grew up going to Disneyland. So there are still...I grew up going to Disneyland. So there are still some aspects of traveling in Europe I find kind of unbelievable. Add to that, castles, churches, whole cities that were flattened in WWII are rebuilt all clean and new like nothing ever happened. Venice? really can look kind of fake. Especially when a cruise ship of 3 are berthed nearby and the place is overrun with tourists who never wander more than 100 feet from the main sights. It can depressingly like Disneyland. The food is much better in Venice, though.Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.com