tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post5186985390533276884..comments2024-03-26T05:25:57.160-06:00Comments on Prairie Artsters: Ka-Pow! Group Show, Profiles Gallery July 5 - 28, 2007Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-69326712987021224772008-11-10T14:18:00.000-07:002008-11-10T14:18:00.000-07:00This is great info to know.This is great info to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-43106631198192448832007-07-27T15:12:00.000-06:002007-07-27T15:12:00.000-06:00yeah i kinda figured that one out about 31 comment...yeah i kinda figured that one out about 31 comments ago...<BR/>hey i was bummed to hear about the funding situation. you guys certainly deserve it. good luck on the AFA.<BR/>t-tronicsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-76297879266469300022007-07-26T23:47:00.000-06:002007-07-26T23:47:00.000-06:00Sorry for the poor feedback, Toni Tone Tony, I mus...Sorry for the poor feedback, Toni Tone Tony, I must admit, i haven't troted out to St. Albert to see this "classically outsider" show, as of yet.<BR/><BR/>What can I say, I'm just too busy gorging myself on intelligent art criticism, I just don't have the time.<BR/>Peace.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857244982647301313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-48970400926012636552007-07-25T21:42:00.000-06:002007-07-25T21:42:00.000-06:00good, good, better in fact. right back at you. you...good, good, better in fact. right back at you. you too are the best. 'cept i kinda expected a bit better feedback from one of such writey prowess and artisteric knowyness... <BR/>i like the italicized bio thingy there, and jokes are good! this is a giant leap.<BR/>tonezyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-77412158224235777652007-07-24T09:36:00.000-06:002007-07-24T09:36:00.000-06:00(but then, since I curated Baker's first solo exhi...<I>(but then, since I curated Baker's first solo exhibition in the EAG's Kitchen gallery back in 2001, I had thought he might have already known I think he is quite talented... this, despite the undeniable fact that I am crusty, and I do hate everybody, as we all know so well...)</I>MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857244982647301313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-26846485888330702582007-07-24T09:32:00.000-06:002007-07-24T09:32:00.000-06:00congratz toni ur the bst.congratz toni ur the bst.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857244982647301313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-19033978506109994612007-07-19T13:32:00.000-06:002007-07-19T13:32:00.000-06:00lol!!! You're classic Mr. B. and thanks for maki...lol!!! You're classic Mr. B. and thanks for making your art in that show almost as fantastically affordable as it is fantastic. I'm the proud owner of Roamer Captain, and shall give him a happy home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-86982806461687973342007-07-19T05:45:00.000-06:002007-07-19T05:45:00.000-06:00actually, i guess i would've preferred congrats yo...actually, i guess i would've preferred congrats you're the best over this pointless fancy-worded "arguement" over subjective word choices. it was clear to me that there was a problem with personalities rather than a legitimate literary discussion, so i made a silly joke to lighten this blab-hole up a bit. you crusty bastard. this must be mccourt. you guys sit in your studio and hate everyone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-92114335127397818242007-07-18T21:07:00.000-06:002007-07-18T21:07:00.000-06:00af, only if you care whether the actual effect of ...af, only if you care whether the actual effect of your writing efficaciously conveys your intended meaning.<BR/><BR/>tonyb, dude. You're imagining fuss where there is none. But are you also suggesting it'd be best to stop demanding literary accuracy or excellence? In my opinion clarifying the post by criticism and rebuttal is what (enabled) blog comments are best suited for - not cliche guest ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509128442408746711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-3820478789626503572007-07-18T13:34:00.000-06:002007-07-18T13:34:00.000-06:00goddammit! And here i was all blushy that there we...goddammit! And here i was all blushy that there were 14 comments about our show! i'll just clear all this fuss up and let everybody know what i think af meant was that i was trained in the classics! like the thing, alien and road warrior! awesome!<BR/>stop yer god damned bickerin<BR/>tonybAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-35399158446152628792007-07-18T11:40:00.000-06:002007-07-18T11:40:00.000-06:00There's no shame in a writer having to look someth...There's no shame in a writer having to look something up in the dictionary. They're pretty handy little reference books, you know. They've even got 'em online.<BR/><BR/>Every writer should unhesitatingly and frequently use them, I think.<BR/>What's the alternative?MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857244982647301313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-9681278818119231552007-07-18T11:05:00.000-06:002007-07-18T11:05:00.000-06:00well, I better start looking up the etymological d...well, I better start looking up the etymological definitions of every word I use in my new dicktionary . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-34622005358690637472007-07-18T10:20:00.000-06:002007-07-18T10:20:00.000-06:00"What's with all the dissecting and semantic quibb..."What's with all the dissecting and semantic quibbling anyway?"<BR/><BR/>It's called criticism.<BR/><BR/>"Shouldn't there be more focus and discussion about the actual art that is being reviewed?"<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more.<BR/><BR/>"Classically trained" is not a synonym for 'university educated'. That should be clear. I would be very surprised indeed to hear Graham Peacock or Allen Ball MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857244982647301313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-19913708697313272242007-07-17T22:11:00.000-06:002007-07-17T22:11:00.000-06:00the loss of perspective hereYour frustration with ...<I>the loss of perspective here</I><BR/><BR/>Your frustration with the tangent is something that resonates with my own feelings often enough. But any disservice to the art exhibit under review is due to inconsistencies within the blogpost itself, and not comments about the same.<BR/><BR/>No amount of looking at the art will help a sentence like this be correct or make sense: "The product is ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509128442408746711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-75770009107010232522007-07-17T21:10:00.000-06:002007-07-17T21:10:00.000-06:00I suppose my complaint is that I find the loss of ...I suppose my complaint is that I find the loss of perspective here frustrating. Shouldn't there be more focus and discussion about the actual art that is being reviewed? Shouldn't we see the exhibition and consider it before we venture an opinion as to whether or not the writing is acurate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-18408759525299482182007-07-17T18:47:00.000-06:002007-07-17T18:47:00.000-06:00What's with all the dissecting and semantic quibbl...<I>What's with all the dissecting and semantic quibbling anyway? Seems pretty petty.</I><BR/><BR/>A pretty penny that is.<BR/><BR/>My quibble is not semantical, it is actual. Even by wikipedia's crude and arguable definition(s), the University of Alberta's Department of Art and Design does not classically educate its students in the classical arts. Not that they couldn't use it.<BR/><BR/>Can ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509128442408746711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-36300278551769103762007-07-17T13:44:00.000-06:002007-07-17T13:44:00.000-06:00Classical education- developed many of the terms n...Classical education- developed many of the terms now used to describe modern education. Western classical education has three phases, each with a different purpose. The phases are roughly co-ordinated with human development, and would ideally be exactly co-ordinated with each individual student's development.<BR/>"Primary education" teaches students how to learn.<BR/>"Secondary education" then Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-48510070254621844482007-07-13T21:25:00.000-06:002007-07-13T21:25:00.000-06:00RE: "classically trained"I'm more familiar with Ba...RE: "classically trained"<BR/><BR/>I'm more familiar with Baker's paintings than the extent of his training; however, the major problem with the original statement is the word 'classically' as applied to the UofA. It is a word that has a very specific meaning within art writing, and not one that is synonymous with 'traditional'. And the UofA, dubiously traditional anyway, is no Beaux des Artes ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509128442408746711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-48051545998381115402007-07-13T11:02:00.000-06:002007-07-13T11:02:00.000-06:00do you just not agree that baker is classically tr...do you just not agree that baker is classically trained? that's fine then. <BR/>if I'm not mistaken, he studied fine art painting under peacock and ball at a pretty trad institution. <BR/>I call that classically trained--especially in contrast to outsider art. is this not making sense or a difference of opinions?<BR/><BR/>and I hope it does sound important--it's an important fact that we know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-43019588987108333972007-07-13T09:29:00.000-06:002007-07-13T09:29:00.000-06:00just for your ref, mc: "classically trained" and "...<I>just for your ref, mc: "classically trained" and "outsider art" are notes from either their website or from conversations with the artists. </I><BR/><BR/>Just because artists write or say silly things (which, they do all the time, of course), does that mean that you should parrot them? I'd understand your excuse if you used the terms as quotes from the artists, but you didn't do that. YOU are MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857244982647301313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-50902210628544501952007-07-11T16:24:00.000-06:002007-07-11T16:24:00.000-06:00It was a pleasant surprise to find this write-up f...It was a pleasant surprise to find this write-up for the Ka-pow show on your Artsters blog! Tony was really excited too, especially since we couldn't be in town to see the entire exhibit once installed. Sounds like the blend of work from the four artists involved is a pleasing mix!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204671261465792445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-48538642656420285872007-07-09T17:00:00.000-06:002007-07-09T17:00:00.000-06:00The term Outsider Art was coined by art critic Rog...The term Outsider Art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for Art Brut (which literally translates as "Raw Art" or "Rough Art"), a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane asylum inmates.<BR/>While Dubuffet's term is quite specific,the English Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-14013695988261702672007-07-09T08:56:00.000-06:002007-07-09T08:56:00.000-06:00just for your ref, mc: "classically trained" and "...just for your ref, mc: "classically trained" and "outsider art" are notes from either their website or from conversations with the artists. <BR/><BR/>and of course sound has a lot to do with writing. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate your concern, if that's what it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-62798212567433754552007-07-08T20:05:00.000-06:002007-07-08T20:05:00.000-06:00"Baker, who was classically trained at the Univers...<I>"Baker, who was classically trained at the University of Alberta.<BR/>.."</I><BR/><BR/>What on earth does this even mean?<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, Amy, I think you write things 'cuz you like how they sound, or look, without regard to what they <I>mean</I> (or, indeed, whether they mean anything at all). What exactly makes the other artists "outsiders", anyway?<BR/><BR/>Such sloppyness is troubling,MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857244982647301313noreply@blogger.com