On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Chris Miller wrote: > Mando, as I understood your response to Robert Graham -- you were > objecting to > him "selling cat as if it were rabbit". And you expressed your > disdain so > forcefully -- I actually thought you were suggesting that your > objection was > something more important than just your personal feeling. Was I > wrong ? (I > mean -- if cat tastes the same as rabbit -- why should anyone else > care ?) >
Of course, If one eats cat it does not matter. It's the act of apparent deception. If one is commission to make a large sculpture, the least one would do model an small Maquette that would closely represent the enlarged one. What was done, in some of his work, is to find a live model... do a 3D scanning of it, to produce the means for the hard foam carving machine to automatically carve the enlarged finished model ready to be molded and cast in wax, from which the bronze is made. To me, the sculptor's contribution was to pick the right live model. I suppose the choice came from the sculptors soul. If one likes cat ,thats what one eats > > Now regarding the "sentimentality" of the commercial cartoon > figures you once > made -- I'm wondering whether you think those pieces are somehow > inferior to > the pieces you put into art galleries ? You're not going to claim > that anyone > should prefer the one to the other, are you? They were not inferior in any manner, they were the most professionally done commercial toys on the market by top designers,sculptors,engineers,painters, model makers,etc. I still take bride in what we did. Some of those toys are now valued at thousands of sentimental dollars. It was a great job, but does not compare to making art from one's soul, even if it pay less. > Indeed -- you would claim that there is no such thing as "competent > people > with discerning taste and knowledge" Some people feel this way -- > some people > feel that way -- and there's nothing to be discerning or competent > about. > > Right ? > It takes competent people to sell bad art mando > > ____________________________________________________________ > Free information on becoming a Photographer. Click Now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/ > PnY6rc22ycDUfZ8DZbuP9neQzKRVpP > 6nTFdiu7EXvP6uNaCrOBncI/
