tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post7011557664741792554..comments2024-03-26T05:25:57.160-06:00Comments on Prairie Artsters: Amalgam, University of Alberta BFA Grad Show 2007Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-84981640149120559112007-05-23T21:14:00.000-06:002007-05-23T21:14:00.000-06:00I'm just having a poke around the site, Amy, I hop...I'm just having a poke around the site, Amy, I hope that's ok. I thought this was an interesting post, so I thought I'd toss in my two cents (no provocations intended here!, I swear!)...<BR/><BR/>I didn't see this show, so I can't speak about it specifically from any personal experience. That being said, I think it's fair to say that BFA shows, in general, are rarely stellar, and so one should MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857244982647301313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-74701836402249256082007-05-17T18:30:00.000-06:002007-05-17T18:30:00.000-06:00You missed a letter in my name.I guess it's a litt...You missed a letter in my name.<BR/><BR/>I guess it's a little late to be talking about this now, but: If the memories of 20 year-olds are inadequate for "bear[ing] weight", what can 20-year-olds accomplish in art at all? I can appreciate that the show failed to communicate any kind of unified statement, but I don't think any of us expected it to, given the make-up of the class and the adamwbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456009574118434934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-51530581476763685152007-05-14T08:50:00.000-06:002007-05-14T08:50:00.000-06:00There is no universal recipe for all paths. In the...There is no universal recipe for all paths. In the first place there is only the path of the individual answerable to himself. He may remain a lone traveller, or his path may become a highway. The originial is usually identical with the elementary and the latter with the simple. We can always begin over again with the ABC, we can always reconsider the elements of art, because in simplicity Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-21006194996370121542007-05-08T11:34:00.000-06:002007-05-08T11:34:00.000-06:00I saw the show and agree it's very vacant. This b...I saw the show and agree it's very vacant. This begs the question, what's going on at the institutional level? Is it a result of poor intruction, an art department that's archaic and un-innovative? I'm thinking an enema might do that place some good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com