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Posted on 15/05/25 02:20:41 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
A perfect spot for the moose 
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Posted on 15/05/25 11:05:18 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3163 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
That's great Anna, should put a smile on Steve's face... it did mine.  |
Posted on 16/05/25 02:24:47 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3020 Reply  |
Dress Rehearsal
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Posted on 16/05/25 08:50:56 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7009 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
First to replace the artwork this week was Ben Boardman, with a rather magnificent fish that looks to be made of iron, and which I’m afraid I don’t recognise (although I do know Louise Bourgeois’ spider). What is the melting building in the background? I’d like to see that in real life. Replacing the original sculpture with three humanoid dogs is expertly done, with very convincing manhandling and equipment. I particularly like the expression on the faces of the original. Thanks for sharing the view of the pyramid sculpture, by the way, even if I do find it rather disturbing. Or maybe that’s the point? I think DavidMac's knockoff Louis Vuitton hawker is absolutely right for this image – cheap, tawdry and insincere. (I was interested in the history of the murakami flower, but still find it a vile strand of popular culture.) The bronze statue of Louis Vuitton works well, although it is curiously off-centre on that plinth. I do like all the tourists taking selfies. The mechanical gorilla makes a fine job of smashing the sculpture up, and I like the reference to it being radio controlled by myself. If only. Of course the MAGA entry is spot on: as you say, you couldn’t invent these people. Some immaculately patched trees from dwindt – I suspect AI had a hand – but the “anything else” is, of course, literally what I asked for. When choosing a texture, though, I’d opt for almost any metal for this job – that would be a hell of a challenge to carve in marble. When I said “anything else”… lwc's anthropomorphic dog and rabbit carrying suitcases are very nearly as awful as the original artwork, which is really saying something. An excellent find, Loyd, and bang on for appropriateness. I like the sculpture in the selfie more, who rightly seems ashamed to be associated with this vanity brand. And that’s a very fine moose sculpture! Complete with perched bird. And talking of gaudy artworks… the Birmingham sculpture entry is perfectly placed, the angle of view spot-on for its enlarged size. There is something very pleasing about the leg lampshade. Is the original as large as you suggest here? The kinetic sculpture is remarkable, and not a little disturbing. I’m rather glad the technology doesn’t exist to make one of those in real life. I really enjoyed the sight of the original sculpture hiding in the trees, with its new goofy eyes and teeth. Made me laugh. I was very taken with Frank's entry, not least because Unique Forms of Continuity in Space by Umberto Boccioni is my all-time favourite sculpture. There are bronze casts of it in the Tate Modern in London as well as MoMA in New York, but my favourite version is in the Peggy Guggenheim museum in Venice. I have a miniature of it on my mantelpiece. And there I am turning my back on it! It’s been a while since michael sinclair has treated us to his hordes of marching soldiers, and this pulsating group is quite entertaining. There’s a curious moment when the horse third from the right pops in front of/behind the one to its left. The dancing oriental figure works well, but perhaps you should have separated it from its base as that really shouldn’t be dancing as well. By the way – if you’re using Puppet Warp, as I assume you are, remember you can pin those feet to stop them jiggling. I like the Chinese warlord best of all, with his impatient hand (but do watch out for the errant shoulder). The cat in Ant Snell’s entry is a staple of Japanese culture, and its wagging arm can be seen in shops and restaurants all over Tokyo. I don’t get it, myself. But it fits well here, and the fact that the passers-by in the original photo are Japanese makes all the more sense of it. I like your new tourist. Have fun on your travels, and do bear the Forum in mind when taking photos. I’d expected Michael Sinclair to blow the statue up, but tooquilos got there instead. A truly spectacular explosion! And I really enjoyed all the destruction attempts in the animated version – very satisfying. It’s May Day for Mariner, with an array of beauties gathered around a maypole. It looked at first sight as though the blonde third from right was holding a camera, but zooming in I can see it’s a piece of the ribbon. Which made me wonder: if the ribbon were in front of the smaller girls in the centre, it would give the impression they were all around the maypole, rather than standing in front of it. ______ I was amused by David’s reference to Loyd’s non zoom lens. It reminded me of the time I bought a lamp from Ikea, which had a warning on the packaging stating that you had to use NON HALOGEN BULBS. Took me a while to realise that NON was Ikea’s name for their halogen bulbs. |
Posted on 16/05/25 09:05:57 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3020 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
Good thinking Steve. I was struggling for ideas this week. |
Posted on 16/05/25 09:59:24 AM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 888 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
Thanks Steve. Well done everybody! Not marble Steve, old painted wood.  _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 16/05/25 10:32:35 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 607 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
Thanks Steve, enjoyed this one. The building is by Frank Gehry, one of his finest buildings, the Dr Chau Chak Wing facility in Sydney. Gehry’s fish sculpture, The Dancing Fish in Kobe. Louise Bourgeois’ spider is in front of The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Spain designed by Gehry. |
Posted on 16/05/25 11:59:16 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3163 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
Ha… I down-sized it a little, it’s fifty feet tall including the base. 
I achieved my goal for the week... thanks Steve! |
Posted on 16/05/25 1:07:42 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7009 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
[quoted] Ha… I down-sized it a little, it’s fifty feet tall including the base. [quoted] Interesting. It looks like they erected it and then inflated the leg. What a construction! |
Posted on 16/05/25 2:24:05 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5606 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1053: Art and anti-art
It was my first and instant thought! We live in the heart of Matongé, Brussels Congolese quarter. 
I don't have a photo of them but we have sellers where we can buy 'Gucci', 'Prada', 'Vuitton', 'D&G', 'Armani' and all the signature brands right here on our doorstep!
Laziness. Never spotted it!
Creating the broken and distorted sculpture was the best bit this week and this was one occasion where I thought you would appreciate being included!
....... the gift that goes on giving. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
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