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swordmageOne paper done and submitted.
Mapplethorpe paper simply needs a conclusion and a bit of touch ups in the Calla Lily, 1988 section. That, along with the bibliography, can be thrown together before class. If I'm honest with myself, I actually kind of hate the paper. Most of it is shitty semi-analysis running more on gut instinct than anything else. Sure, I read a bunch before-hand, but really - analysis of Jessie Helm's theory of art is going to do me jack here. Yeah, sure, I'll toss it in my bibliography - but beyond that?
*shrug*
ETA: Have decided that I actually rather despite Mapplethorpe. In the words of my mother "he gets tedious."
To make me happier - Enjoy Hayv Kahraman an artist born in Baghdad who lives in Phoenix and Patricia Piccinini an Australian artist whom I adore.
Mapplethorpe paper simply needs a conclusion and a bit of touch ups in the Calla Lily, 1988 section. That, along with the bibliography, can be thrown together before class. If I'm honest with myself, I actually kind of hate the paper. Most of it is shitty semi-analysis running more on gut instinct than anything else. Sure, I read a bunch before-hand, but really - analysis of Jessie Helm's theory of art is going to do me jack here. Yeah, sure, I'll toss it in my bibliography - but beyond that?
*shrug*
ETA: Have decided that I actually rather despite Mapplethorpe. In the words of my mother "he gets tedious."
To make me happier - Enjoy Hayv Kahraman an artist born in Baghdad who lives in Phoenix and Patricia Piccinini an Australian artist whom I adore.
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Date: 2009-04-16 04:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-16 04:47 am (UTC)On Mapplethorpe
Date: 2009-04-16 03:45 pm (UTC)I was working for the University of New Mexico's Fine Arts Library at the time, and his books along with the rest of the risque stuff was kept in the library's locked collections. Art students frequently showed up to "read" the books.
...now the problem with most college art students or students in general is they do not respect books, period. They will do severe damage to a book just because their selfish little selves want some pretty picture or page and they are too lazy, cheap, or embarrassed to go over to the damn copier to make a copy.
This problem necessitated that every time one of the locked collection books went out to the reading tables and came back, it went into my work pile for review. The review was me having to go through every page, note the damage, and get a replacement copy of the page or missing item and tip it into the book.
I am sick to death of Robert Mapplethorpe. Especially the creepy ass photo of the genitalia wired to a board and bloody. >.< eeeeew.
Re: On Mapplethorpe
Date: 2009-04-16 03:49 pm (UTC)The UA also keeps all theirs in the CCP special collections and flagged for library use only. And the CCP is only open from 11 - 3 Monday to Friday.
I figured any other photographer I was interested in wouldn't have fit the parameters of the assignment (ugh), so I decided to write about something completely and utterly unsexual. I mean, really, flowers... It's ended up driving me slowly insane...
I like the icon, BTW.
Re: On Mapplethorpe
Date: 2009-04-16 03:54 pm (UTC)Bleah. He really was a bastard.
... about the Icon. I made it in a fit of pique after an active news day full of idiots.
Re: On Mapplethorpe
Date: 2009-04-16 03:59 pm (UTC)I stumbled across a lovely comment of his in an interview to the effect of "I hate taking care of them and want to preserve their perfection before they die." Somehow, that did not endear him to me any more.
It's a very suitable icon.