Aug 8, 2012
northwest mystic commented on Art for Eye Athletes.
What this just proves is that just because he/you thinks he's something of a printmaker extraordinaire-he just really isn't. Unfortunately most artists who think they're the proverbial 'Renaissance man' really aren't-case in point. Derivative and copycat, unoriginal, indulgent, common, and just a bunch of hyped bullshit is what this work is in fact. What does figure is that you could and would find this bore to feature this week as worthy because you cannot seem to define art as anything other than your small narrow sighted world art view that you just can't seem to step outside of for your own/our own good. That last paragraph is a real doozy, yikes Graves! Thankfully the weather's great and the Olympics are on so who's gonna notice?
Jul 24, 2012
northwest mystic commented on Shirt Worn by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe Sells for $877,500.
It seems like an odd comment Jen, what business is it of yours if someone chooses to spend their money on a piece of history? Why is it up to you with your ridiculously skewed perceptions and pretentious value system to judge the purchase of a piece of major American History? GET OFF IT! Seriously, you really are such a myopic snore sometimes.
Jul 2, 2012
northwest mystic commented on The Frye's Fall Guided by a Collective of Curators.
Laughable, you say, tortured, pretentious and well, hard to read? I'll say!
What a sad bunch of crapola all this is, "Creativity as a commanding force of nature and a veritable tsunami of exceptional Seattle artists will have their full impact felt"
"groundbreaking exhibition"
"MW [Moment Magnitude] takes its name from the moment magnitude scale used by seismologists to measure the size of all modern, large earthquakes in terms of the energy released"
shall we all die of embarrassment now or later?
...one can only laugh at he ridiculousness of this dumb-downed, throwback hippie sideshow
like I said-laughable...
What a sad bunch of crapola all this is, "Creativity as a commanding force of nature and a veritable tsunami of exceptional Seattle artists will have their full impact felt"
"groundbreaking exhibition"
"MW [Moment Magnitude] takes its name from the moment magnitude scale used by seismologists to measure the size of all modern, large earthquakes in terms of the energy released"
shall we all die of embarrassment now or later?
...one can only laugh at he ridiculousness of this dumb-downed, throwback hippie sideshow
like I said-laughable...
May 26, 2012
northwest mystic commented on Rock Is the Latest Sculpture by One of This Year's Genius Finalists.
"Hang loose?"
Seriously? Dan Webb remains a good sculptor in the way the Chinese can carve a tiny temple out of a grain of rice. The problem is the work leaves you with nothing but the notion of being impressed with his ability and nothing else. Not a smart artist (but don't try to tell him that! lol )
Seriously? Dan Webb remains a good sculptor in the way the Chinese can carve a tiny temple out of a grain of rice. The problem is the work leaves you with nothing but the notion of being impressed with his ability and nothing else. Not a smart artist (but don't try to tell him that! lol )
May 25, 2012
northwest mystic commented on Class Art.
@35
or maybe you're a member of a mob of angry villagers with pitchforks and torches. only underneath your costumes you're really just part of a funny parody segment from 'Portlandia' being filmed because you show up in life as such a regional, backwoods throwback hippie meets now hipster weirdo that the rest of the world just laughs their ass off while watching you posture and pseudo intellectually rant..
or maybe you're a member of a mob of angry villagers with pitchforks and torches. only underneath your costumes you're really just part of a funny parody segment from 'Portlandia' being filmed because you show up in life as such a regional, backwoods throwback hippie meets now hipster weirdo that the rest of the world just laughs their ass off while watching you posture and pseudo intellectually rant..
May 24, 2012
northwest mystic commented on Class Art.
Wouldn't it have been nice to have an upbeat, even toned, and well written article about what 'Chihulytown' is all about? What was good and exciting about the venue and what wasn't? Instead of a bitchy angry nobody who has to tear it all down around her to elevate her own sadly compromised sense of stature and self worth as a critic? Get off the negative trip and quit taking the cheap shot, mean girl track Jen. A little therapy might do you some good OR as 'aardvark' said-get out of town for awhile and do something else, seriously, it's a damn good idea. You need to do something. It's getting really boring and old.
...I'm just sayin'
...I'm just sayin'
May 24, 2012
northwest mystic commented on Class Art.
'beware how you take away the hope of another man"
...Jen
o.w. holmes
'beware how you take away the hope of another man"
...Jen
o.w. holmes
May 21, 2012
northwest mystic commented on The Kerfuffling!.
@42 That you of all people could sit there and call others 'haters' (not that I'm not) when you wrote the friggin' book on that trait, especially when you are/have been probably THE most offensive trash talking hater of Chihuly is crazy, plain craaazzeee! Your comments regarding Chihuly are so typically cheap and angled at attention, it's sad sometimes.
Good, strong art critique, eh Jen? Sorry, don't think so:
“My God that’s pathetic. That atrium with a God damned Dale Chihuly in it. Oh my God. That’s supposed to be great? That’s one of the worst museum expansion spaces I’ve ever seen. That atrium is horrible. It’s a waste of space. An energy drain. An embarrassment. "
“It’s terrible. The Bridge of Glass is terrible. And I never wrote about it when I was in Tacoma because I was worried that someone would try to kill me."
“Seeing yet another generic Chihuly glass sculpture that one of his assistants crafted induces the same gag factor that you get listening to a Kenny G Christmas album. ‘Real Seattleites’ hate Chihuly.”
hardly critical; not mean? Seriously?
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Good, strong art critique, eh Jen? Sorry, don't think so:
“My God that’s pathetic. That atrium with a God damned Dale Chihuly in it. Oh my God. That’s supposed to be great? That’s one of the worst museum expansion spaces I’ve ever seen. That atrium is horrible. It’s a waste of space. An energy drain. An embarrassment. "
“It’s terrible. The Bridge of Glass is terrible. And I never wrote about it when I was in Tacoma because I was worried that someone would try to kill me."
“Seeing yet another generic Chihuly glass sculpture that one of his assistants crafted induces the same gag factor that you get listening to a Kenny G Christmas album. ‘Real Seattleites’ hate Chihuly.”
hardly critical; not mean? Seriously?
May 20, 2012
northwest mystic commented on The Kerfuffling!.
It's a contempo art thing, they're all so afraid of this kind of thing because of how it reflects upon the suspiciously authentic aspects of the genre and how it is perceived by the outside world. There happens to be a very beautiful and important Tiffany window that SAM was offered a long term loan to by the UW to get it out of storage and the "big butt you know who's" at SAM would not allow it, as it stands 16 feet and the only possibility was the lower floors with the contemporary work and God forbid a Tiffany window stand within eye shot of those fabulous flying cars! I mean really-what would New York and Berlin think of us logger pioneer-folk art collectors? Just because practically every other major museum (LACMA, MET, MOMA, GETTY, etc) strongly embraces the decorative arts it's just far too confronting for us small towners to look, well you know, lightweight. Dale is most undoubtedly the Tiffany of our day and has anyone seen a Chihuly at SAM recently? Never mind these things might bring a diverse audience with a couple of bucks or two to spend, who needs money?
May 19, 2012
northwest mystic commented on The Kerfuffling!.
At 13 bucks for a lame ass movie (not including parking, popcorn, or soda)-
WHY DOES THIS SHOCK ANYBODY???
HELLO!!! It's 2012
gas is 4.50 a gallon, cigarettes are... blah blah, blah
And get off Chihuly's back losers, at least he's making a living at his art, I don't see ANY of you lame local 'real' artists that are so high and mighty in your lofty art aeries getting snatched up and carried off to the big time.
WORD
And get a job-oh I forgot-you already have one as a barista...
WHY DOES THIS SHOCK ANYBODY???
HELLO!!! It's 2012
gas is 4.50 a gallon, cigarettes are... blah blah, blah
And get off Chihuly's back losers, at least he's making a living at his art, I don't see ANY of you lame local 'real' artists that are so high and mighty in your lofty art aeries getting snatched up and carried off to the big time.
WORD
And get a job-oh I forgot-you already have one as a barista...
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