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when is art too artsy.. ?

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when is art too artsy.. ?

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when is art too artsy.. ?

darrin hill

So this is my latest...

I couldn't get the idea of a pumpkin out of my mind... and i was talking to a gallery owner the other day and told him i thought it ouwld be cool to turn it into a carriage, like in cinderella, but with copper tubes as the undercarriage and copper leaves as wheels.... and a few odd tendrils hear and there... to look like a pumpkin in a garden with vines growing under it and some leaves that happen to be the same size and shape and where wheels should be...

he said it would be too whimsical... so the retorical question is when is it too much? i have thought of the vessel as part of a sculpture... friends who are turners say to stop now and not do the copper part cause i would ruin the look...but i wanted to go a couple of steps further...

you see the photos in the AAW mag.... people doing weird stuff.. i just wanted to be weird.. er....

any thoughts?



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#2

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darrin hill

mesquite n turquoise..

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john lucas

Make what you want to make. If the gallery owner doesn't like it sell it somewhere else. Beautiful piece by the way.

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Dick Coers

I like a little whimsy, but not in my art. It feels like we struggle enough having the general public accept wood pieces as art. I still get that , "what would you use that for" inquiry. Turning that beautiful piece into a fairy tale piece would likely not help your art cause. Might help your enjoyment of your work though.

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John K Jordan

> so the retorical question is when is it too much?

The age old debate. Art is opinion, no rules, no wrong. Critics are self-appointed. I spit in the face of anyone who tells me it must be done thus. (Metaphorically, of course!)

I say go for the carriage setting. But the copper HAS to have patina, not polish. (Just kidding!)

Very nice piece.

JKJ

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Lyle Jamieson

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Lyle Jamieson

Follow the fun and enjoyment. Do what pleases you. What others think is secondary. If done well others will be drawn to it.

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Rum

I'd say go for it. Lovely piece and sounds like a fun way to carry on with it.

As JKJ said its all opinion anyway so try it and see if it works.

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Clint Searl

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Clint Searl

It's a great idea, but very tough to pull off without becoming schlock. Needs to be in a mottled green patina.

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Brian Mcinturff

You will never know if it's "too much" or "gone too far" unless you do it. Only then can the piece be judged and critiqued.

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#10

I'll take the Devil's Advocate position here

GaryG in MD

I like it the way it is.

It's very classy and needs no embellishment.

BUT, it's YOURS, and you can do a Bob Ross on it!

It's your world.

...GG

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tomB

You won't know until you do it if you can pull it off. An old instructor said you have to push it as far as you can in order to find out what's too much.

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Ralph Watts

Darren,

It might be possible to have the best of both options. Make a chassis from properly finished copper tube/wire and perhaps turn the wheels/etc. Set this fine pumpkin on its chassis and off you go...

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#13

ebd

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ebd

+1 What Ralph said. Same thought I had. Make the chasis so that you can set the vessil into it. Once you get the chassis exactly the way you want it you can decide to attach permanently or not.

I also love the vessel.

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Barry L Elder

What he said! :D

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Josh Bowman

You've got 12 opinions and in my opinion that's what art is. Will the result make "your eye's happy"? If so, go for it. If you don't like it YOU need to change it. Having said that, would I or someone else buy it? Who know's but them. That's the risk and world of art. If you really need the money from it you need to make others happy, if not just make yourself happy.

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robo hippy

"If it don't hold soup, it's art", from Anthony Yak over on Woodnet. That is a nice piece, and I wouldn't call it whimsical at all, but MEH! art critics..... Most art is over my head, and I can glance at it, appreciate the work involved in it, and move on to the next piece. Can't really think of any piece that has 'moved' me to the point where I would buy it. Maybe it is like all the wine, beer and food critics. The more fancy words they use to describe it, the more my reaction is MEH! Some of them are just too snobby! I prefer plain and simple.

robo hippy