Comments on: "Ruinous" Art?

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:36:40 +0000

“There has always been art that depicts the common people. David and Venus were meant to depict ideals. “The Grecian ideal”. These figurines are therefore pointless.”

I agree with the above comment. I mean, I’m up for someone creating the “Birth of Emily” but I’m not a Greek god or anything! Pointless in the art world, maybe. But I think these figurines are fun!

By: Di

Di — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:30:51 +0000

I am so swiping this and pointing knick-knack shoppers to it. Even though I’d probably send one straight to a garage sale/thrift store bin within a year (I’m just anti knick-knack), I like it. I like that it gets a reaction. It may not be intended as a political challenge, but when kitsch has the power to piss you off for more reasons than collecting dust, it achieves a level of awesome.

By: FatGirl

FatGirl — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:49:20 +0000

I adore the birth of venus one but I do think the David one is a little ridiculous. Maybe it’s just because it’s a man.

But honestly, it’s art, and people shouldn’t be.. well, so uptight about it. “Ruining?” Please!

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:05:58 +0000

I kind of like the Venus and David ones, but I think the “grandma chic” description is right on the money. In fact, I can totally see my grandma purchasing a lamp like that.

By: withoutscene

withoutscene — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:49:05 +0000

I think they captured fat bodies pretty well, fat faces not-so-much. Oddly enough, Bacchus is my favorite.

How come I never thought of a double-chin smiley face? That’s fantastic.

: ))

By: vesta44

vesta44 — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:09:48 +0000

I liked the fat Marilyn Monroe, she looked great. And I think it’s pretty positive, I would like to see more art like this.

By: wriggles

wriggles — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:47:14 +0000

Check out Beryl Cook, Swellanor

By: Rosemary Grace

Rosemary Grace — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:09:57 +0000

I think the figurines are a bit grandma chich, but they’re very fun. They are definitely not “high art” but they don’t have to be! The faces are a bit cartoonish and crude, but I love the lady in the bathtub, and “temptation”. I’d like to see their interpretation of the three graces.

The lamp version is way beyond grandma chic and into the realms of the seashell-art made by one of the aunts in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

By: Swellanor

Swellanor — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:26:14 +0000

Ha! Awesome!

By a strange coincidence, I was just searching the web for images by Fernando Botero, who specializes in big round bodies. He has done a number of versions of old masterpieces with fat people in the main roles- by far the most frequent image that came in my search is a fat “Mona Lisa.”

Botero’s work often has a cartoonish, spherical look, which is especially bizarre in his recent project based on Abu Ghraib photos. But however lighthearted some of the paintings might be, I don’t get the feeling they are ridiculing fat.
And I really like many of his nudes.

By: The Rotund

The Rotund — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:00:57 +0000

I love the body, though the face leaves something to be desired for me. It looks mildly cartoon-like.

But, wow! I love the idea of this!

And the comments are priceless, of course.

:))

I am SO using that double-chinned smiley face.