tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571238967019462780.post3277374600618957246..comments2023-06-14T05:33:24.525-07:00Comments on A Stuffed Life: Using Old Photos In Art RespectfullyKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818135004045748078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571238967019462780.post-4315110761728303092009-09-03T16:43:39.056-07:002009-09-03T16:43:39.056-07:00Some people would say that art should make you fee...Some people would say that art should make you feel things even bad feelings.<br />We each have a different reactions to what we see. I couldn't enjoy the comedy in the Eddy Murphy film "Life" because all I could think of was the total injustice that was done to those men.<br />Was I daft? I think not and nor are you :-)julietkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967230448891894243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571238967019462780.post-24775889024713083232009-09-03T11:20:03.055-07:002009-09-03T11:20:03.055-07:00I am not saying that using any old photos is wrong...I am not saying that using any old photos is wrong, I am just saying that how they are used in some instances is disrespectful, like the piece I saw. I have seen some also that had an insulting word towards women across the front in the past. <br /><br />I have also seen many pieces that were just lovely and I am sure if the person in the picture was still alive they would be happy to be part of the piece. <br /><br />I just believe it's important to respect the dead.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818135004045748078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571238967019462780.post-20822113844230887822009-09-03T11:11:33.385-07:002009-09-03T11:11:33.385-07:00Hmmm...I understand your concerns, I don't kno...Hmmm...I understand your concerns, I don't know if I agree fully, but art being what it is we're each going to have our own perceptions. Whenever a genre or piece moves me in an unsettling way-I fall back on the belief that art is supposed to make us think-what we think, is all our own.<br /><br />I collect vintage photos and use them sometimes in mixed media pieces. While satirical and macabre pieces are not my style, I would like to think the same amount of love and respect go into the finished piece as the artist who does. I just can't bring myself to equate a difference of artistic style with disrespect.T.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288157852760931385noreply@blogger.com