Comments on: Change is about experimentation http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/ The Art Gallery of Ontario Blog Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Talt http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Jim Talt Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:23:38 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-1401 The Opie additions appear as a shallow 2D parody of Moore's great accomplishments. Somehow the curator(s) convinced themselves they were clever and themselves creative. Their sad attempt deserves no further comment. The Opie additions appear as a shallow 2D parody of Moore’s great accomplishments. Somehow the curator(s) convinced themselves they were clever and themselves creative. Their sad attempt deserves no further comment.

]]> By: Jim Talt http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-3952 Jim Talt Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:23:00 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-3952 The Opie additions appear as a shallow 2D parody of Moore's great accomplishments. Somehow the curator(s) convinced themselves they were clever and themselves creative. Their sad attempt deserves no further comment. The Opie additions appear as a shallow 2D parody of Moore’s great accomplishments. Somehow the curator(s) convinced themselves they were clever and themselves creative. Their sad attempt deserves no further comment.

]]> By: Mary Allen http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Mary Allen Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:43:32 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-167 I couldn't agree more with Ernest Somers. Rather than push the boundaries, Julian Opie's figures loom large as pedestrian examples of graphic forms from the 70s. Rather than shocking, they appear simply tawdry and unfortunately interfere with the viewer's experience of the Moore sculpture. For shame.... I couldn’t agree more with Ernest Somers. Rather than push the boundaries, Julian Opie’s figures loom large as pedestrian examples of graphic forms from the 70s. Rather than shocking, they appear simply tawdry and unfortunately interfere with the viewer’s experience of the Moore sculpture. For shame….

]]> By: Mary Allen http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-3951 Mary Allen Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:43:00 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-3951 I couldn't agree more with Ernest Somers. Rather than push the boundaries, Julian Opie's figures loom large as pedestrian examples of graphic forms from the 70s. Rather than shocking, they appear simply tawdry and unfortunately interfere with the viewer's experience of the Moore sculpture. For shame.... I couldn’t agree more with Ernest Somers. Rather than push the boundaries, Julian Opie’s figures loom large as pedestrian examples of graphic forms from the 70s. Rather than shocking, they appear simply tawdry and unfortunately interfere with the viewer’s experience of the Moore sculpture. For shame….

]]> By: Mike Galea http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Mike Galea Wed, 16 May 2007 13:34:20 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-164 This is the sad thing about the art world today...anything can be rationalized into art provided the artist is educated. It seems that this is testimony proving that art is no longer about talent or insight and has completed it transformation into blatent self-promotion through shock value. Truly TRANSFORMATION AGO! This is the sad thing about the art world today…anything can be rationalized into art provided the artist is educated. It seems that this is testimony proving that art is no longer about talent or insight and has completed it transformation into blatent self-promotion through shock value. Truly TRANSFORMATION AGO!

]]> By: Mike Galea http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-3950 Mike Galea Wed, 16 May 2007 13:34:00 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-3950 This is the sad thing about the art world today...anything can be rationalized into art provided the artist is educated. It seems that this is testimony proving that art is no longer about talent or insight and has completed it transformation into blatent self-promotion through shock value. Truly TRANSFORMATION AGO! This is the sad thing about the art world today…anything can be rationalized into art provided the artist is educated. It seems that this is testimony proving that art is no longer about talent or insight and has completed it transformation into blatent self-promotion through shock value. Truly TRANSFORMATION AGO!

]]> By: Lou Gold http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Lou Gold Fri, 11 May 2007 01:14:29 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-163 Hello, I just discovered your gallery as I've been doing some Internet research on Henry Moore who is my favorite sculptor. Indeed, I made a blog post about him only yesterday. Here is the link: http://lougold.blogspot.com/2007/05/henry-moore-re-visionary-artist-ive.html Best regards, Lou Gold Hello,

I just discovered your gallery as I’ve been doing some Internet research on Henry Moore who is my favorite sculptor. Indeed, I made a blog post about him only yesterday. Here is the link:
http://lougold.blogspot.com/2007/05/henry-moore-re-visionary-artist-ive.html

Best regards,

Lou Gold

]]> By: Lou Gold http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-3949 Lou Gold Fri, 11 May 2007 01:14:00 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-3949 Hello, I just discovered your gallery as I've been doing some Internet research on Henry Moore who is my favorite sculptor. Indeed, I made a blog post about him only yesterday. Here is the link: http://lougold.blogspot.com/2007/05/henry-moore-re-visionary-artist-ive.html Best regards, Lou Gold Hello,

I just discovered your gallery as I’ve been doing some Internet research on Henry Moore who is my favorite sculptor. Indeed, I made a blog post about him only yesterday. Here is the link:
http://lougold.blogspot.com/2007/05/henry-moore-re-visionary-artist-ive.html

Best regards,

Lou Gold

]]> By: Ian Rubenzahl http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Ian Rubenzahl Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:43:34 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-161 This juxtaposition of Henry Moore and Julian Opie certainly seems to inspire a new and perhaps critical look at both artists. Check out Kelvin Browne's article in the National Post from last August titled "Drawings tease Moore sculptures". Kelvin says that "I've been looking at the Henry Moore sculptures at the Art Gallery of Ontario for years, but now know I haven't been seeing them for a long time. This revelation came when British artist Julian Opie's pole dancers, a.k.a. strippers, arrived in the Moore gallery and compelled me to open my eyes. The drawings are not to everyone's taste. This is a good thing. They incite the usual polite outrage that provocative art exhibitions muster and prove a basic observation many have about Toronto: We're a bit complacent. If we choose between great art that makes you question its validity and pretty pictures, pretty wins. Similarly, a good conventional building is preferred to the exotic and unique. Our taste in most things embraces the underwhelming." From Drawings tease Moore sculptures/National Post August 24, 2006 - http://tinyurl.com/27zylr This juxtaposition of Henry Moore and Julian Opie certainly seems to inspire a new and perhaps critical look at both artists.

Check out Kelvin Browne’s article in the National Post from last August titled “Drawings tease Moore sculptures”. Kelvin says that “I’ve been looking at the Henry Moore sculptures at the Art Gallery of Ontario for years, but now know I haven’t been seeing them for a long time. This revelation came when British artist Julian Opie’s pole dancers, a.k.a. strippers, arrived in the Moore gallery and compelled me to open my eyes.

The drawings are not to everyone’s taste. This is a good thing. They incite the usual polite outrage that provocative art exhibitions muster and prove a basic observation many have about Toronto: We’re a bit complacent. If we choose between great art that makes you question its validity and pretty pictures, pretty wins. Similarly, a good conventional building is preferred to the exotic and unique. Our taste in most things embraces the underwhelming.”

From Drawings tease Moore sculptures/National Post August 24, 2006 – http://tinyurl.com/27zylr

]]> By: Ian Rubenzahl http://artmatters.ca/wp/2007/03/change-is-about-experimentation/comment-page-1/#comment-3948 Ian Rubenzahl Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:43:00 +0000 http://artmatters.ca/wordpress/?p=124#comment-3948 This juxtaposition of Henry Moore and Julian Opie certainly seems to inspire a new and perhaps critical look at both artists. Check out Kelvin Browne's article in the National Post from last August titled "Drawings tease Moore sculptures". Kelvin says that "I've been looking at the Henry Moore sculptures at the Art Gallery of Ontario for years, but now know I haven't been seeing them for a long time. This revelation came when British artist Julian Opie's pole dancers, a.k.a. strippers, arrived in the Moore gallery and compelled me to open my eyes. The drawings are not to everyone's taste. This is a good thing. They incite the usual polite outrage that provocative art exhibitions muster and prove a basic observation many have about Toronto: We're a bit complacent. If we choose between great art that makes you question its validity and pretty pictures, pretty wins. Similarly, a good conventional building is preferred to the exotic and unique. Our taste in most things embraces the underwhelming." From Drawings tease Moore sculptures/National Post August 24, 2006 - http://tinyurl.com/27zylr This juxtaposition of Henry Moore and Julian Opie certainly seems to inspire a new and perhaps critical look at both artists.

Check out Kelvin Browne’s article in the National Post from last August titled “Drawings tease Moore sculptures”. Kelvin says that “I’ve been looking at the Henry Moore sculptures at the Art Gallery of Ontario for years, but now know I haven’t been seeing them for a long time. This revelation came when British artist Julian Opie’s pole dancers, a.k.a. strippers, arrived in the Moore gallery and compelled me to open my eyes.

The drawings are not to everyone’s taste. This is a good thing. They incite the usual polite outrage that provocative art exhibitions muster and prove a basic observation many have about Toronto: We’re a bit complacent. If we choose between great art that makes you question its validity and pretty pictures, pretty wins. Similarly, a good conventional building is preferred to the exotic and unique. Our taste in most things embraces the underwhelming.”

From Drawings tease Moore sculptures/National Post August 24, 2006 – http://tinyurl.com/27zylr

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