In a message dated 7/29/2007 10:44:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Out of curiosity... How will you decide which names should or should not go into the virtual gallery of the modern/contemporary/cutting edge/creative lace designers? Since "clumsy/ugly" vs "elegant" (Aurelia's standard) is not, really, an objective measure, but a highly personal judgement? I was a little concerned about this, myself, because a lot of contemporary work is ugly to some people, often because it makes a statement. Veronique Louppe's piece in which the wire was cut was beautiful and shocking at once. But I found it fascinating. My daughter, who has just graduated from college with a degree in Fine Art, concentration in sculpture, was gravitating to soft sculpture near the end and found that she was the only person in the class who thought that a piece of art could be visually appealing and still convey a meaningful message. So, at her college, at least, there are a lot of people who think art really has no business being anything but ugly. Of course, my original thought was simply to assemble a list as sort of an intellectual game, in case anyone ever asked for one. The recruitment of a web master, etc, had not occurred to me. However, in the words of the immortal Tommy Smothers, I say "Take it, Dickie"! to anyone who wants to go that route. For anyone who is interested, here is the website of the Members Gallery of the Textile Study Group of New York. _http://www.tsgny.org/GALLERY.html_ (http://www.tsgny.org/GALLERY.html) Devon (showing her age by referencing the Smothers Brothers) ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
