tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post4488450475603578685..comments2023-09-18T01:27:25.848+10:00Comments on haiku of nobody: nobodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-41830838595792022122009-04-11T12:12:00.000+10:002009-04-11T12:12:00.000+10:00Thanks John! In scrabbling around his art I missed...Thanks John! In scrabbling around his art I missed that one. Interesting huh?<BR/><BR/>And yes, I'm feeling guilty that I haven't written him up yet. I've been over at Xymphora's brawling.<BR/><BR/>If anyone wants to jump the gun his name is Jacques-Louis David (pronounced da-VEED). Very interesting fellow.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-37334304700710923402009-04-11T10:38:00.000+10:002009-04-11T10:38:00.000+10:00perhaps the artist's other self portrait would hav...perhaps the artist's other self portrait would have been more revealing? maybe it is more realistic?<BR/><BR/>http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8_ENa7sVpug/SaLXT6rbRQI/AAAAAAAADvc/u3A2_7DNxYg/s1600-h/1382.jpgjohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-70237502394277868992009-04-11T09:35:00.000+10:002009-04-11T09:35:00.000+10:00Arrrh! Debbn Maid!Very good. But this fellow, in s...Arrrh! Debbn Maid!<BR/><BR/>Very good. But this fellow, in spite of his promises to the contrary, escaped the basket.<BR/><BR/>Sorry Su, not done yet. Back in a couple of hours.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-21788188520170316692009-04-11T09:09:00.000+10:002009-04-11T09:09:00.000+10:00last chance for a verse?creativity revoltsone more...last chance for a verse?<BR/>creativity revolts<BR/>one more basket casedebben maidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-59065949885279121852009-04-11T00:05:00.000+10:002009-04-11T00:05:00.000+10:00Okay tell us already about this artist.Please.Okay tell us already about this artist.<BR/>Please.sunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-81611999890993915832009-04-10T16:53:00.000+10:002009-04-10T16:53:00.000+10:00And thank you Su! Which is to say, 'Yep'.Well, the...And thank you Su! Which is to say, 'Yep'.<BR/><BR/>Well, the expectation here was to see if an impression of this fellow could be derived from his picture. The answer 'yes' would have been really something. Whilst the answer 'not really' isn't quite as exciting, it's still instructive.<BR/><BR/>Hmm... how about this - every picture here is an experiment. Or rather each picture is a question in a big experiment, the topic of which is loosely 'what art says to people'. The only difference with the 'declared' experiments is that I change the rules ever so slightly.<BR/><BR/>Not that anyone here ever paid any attention to rules anyway. I never did! <BR/><BR/>Otherwise back to those five words 'what art says to people' - this is an infinitely complex thing. There's inputs and outputs, intentions and unintentions, truth and falsity, mindfulness and mindlessness, geez, the list is endless. And each of those things can variously be applied not just to the artist but to the viewer, and everyone else in between, me as fellow exercising his taste included. Like I said, it's complex. And fascinating. And... it never pays to get me started on this because there's no end to it. So I'll jump off.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and not forgetting of course, that it's always nice to break the routine.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-74449213838355058422009-04-10T15:27:00.000+10:002009-04-10T15:27:00.000+10:00Prior to an experiment comes the desire to get a r...Prior to an experiment comes the desire to get a result, an expectation.<BR/>Don't know about you but when I used to have expectations they mostly fell short of the lines.sunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-83038516691765004552009-04-10T10:23:00.000+10:002009-04-10T10:23:00.000+10:00Between me and you,subtle manipulations.You are he...Between me and you,<BR/>subtle manipulations.<BR/>You are here for me.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-23622125083380772612009-04-10T10:14:00.000+10:002009-04-10T10:14:00.000+10:00Yeah okay, I admit it. This is the second time I'v...Yeah okay, I admit it. This is the second time I've tried experimenting and you wouldn't call either of them a raging success. Good thing I do them sparingly!<BR/><BR/>Anyway tomorrow I'll have a brief spray explaining this fellow and pop up a new pic as well.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-83541313200148616512009-04-09T12:39:00.000+10:002009-04-09T12:39:00.000+10:00one great artist said"Light is a great temptation....one great artist said<BR/>"Light is a great temptation."<BR/>I cover white light.briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-53183563719734962522009-04-09T12:11:00.000+10:002009-04-09T12:11:00.000+10:00nobody loves methis discovery enrages meI paint ov...nobody loves me<BR/>this discovery enrages me<BR/>I paint over itbriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-37075018795592801812009-04-08T05:53:00.000+10:002009-04-08T05:53:00.000+10:00I've looked far and wide,that perfect subject to p...I've looked far and wide,<BR/>that perfect subject to paint;<BR/>alas, it is I.johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-62900583472802446572009-04-07T11:05:00.000+10:002009-04-07T11:05:00.000+10:00coals of ambition,with art merely a ladder,upon wh...coals of ambition,<BR/>with art merely a ladder,<BR/>upon which I climbnobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-89941698428443438102009-04-07T08:24:00.000+10:002009-04-07T08:24:00.000+10:00The pic reminds meOf someone I once studiedbut yea...The pic reminds me<BR/>Of someone I once studied<BR/>but years have gone by!Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198283033410908267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-81489574951960107162009-04-07T08:23:00.000+10:002009-04-07T08:23:00.000+10:00I am at a lossThis haiku I can't fathomWho is this...I am at a loss<BR/>This haiku I can't fathom<BR/>Who is this artist?Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198283033410908267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-61236051584960909302009-04-07T02:24:00.000+10:002009-04-07T02:24:00.000+10:00a true self-portrait,where are my admirers?forced ...a true self-portrait,<BR/>where are my admirers?<BR/>forced to paint alone.johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-13045773920110372082009-04-07T01:07:00.000+10:002009-04-07T01:07:00.000+10:00the Fauntleroy lookit takes money to have thisI'd ...the Fauntleroy look<BR/>it takes money to have this<BR/>I'd rather have dreads.briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-64137631061737410672009-04-07T00:51:00.000+10:002009-04-07T00:51:00.000+10:00the deeper I lookthe more obvious it isI am not ha...the deeper I look<BR/>the more obvious it is<BR/>I am not happybriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-73966605217389832342009-04-06T23:35:00.000+10:002009-04-06T23:35:00.000+10:00edit:Did I hear that right?edit:<BR/><BR/>Did I hear that right?clownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-64229391802122640242009-04-06T21:35:00.000+10:002009-04-06T21:35:00.000+10:00bravo, susana!bravo, susana!kikzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647064395400783134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-6478897750246157422009-04-06T13:06:00.000+10:002009-04-06T13:06:00.000+10:00You showed me your cardsNow I know my strategyMay ...You showed me your cards<BR/>Now I know my strategy<BR/>May I have this dance?<BR/><BR/>**************************<BR/><BR/>Did hear that right?<BR/>She says she Loves my haircut!<BR/>Hmm, what does she want?clownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-58111971257255526422009-04-06T10:22:00.000+10:002009-04-06T10:22:00.000+10:00Of blood and terrorcaught upon the minds canvasThi...Of blood and terror<BR/>caught upon the minds canvas<BR/>This work is my selfjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574763566985129420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-16297098528854048062009-04-06T06:43:00.000+10:002009-04-06T06:43:00.000+10:00I thought my pursed lipsMade me look kinda, uh, co...I thought my pursed lips<BR/>Made me look kinda, uh, coy<BR/>but not really eh?Magdelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915263164804985540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-10273423464982610002009-04-05T12:09:00.000+10:002009-04-05T12:09:00.000+10:00look down, am i done?just one more mighty effort;u...look down, am i done?<BR/>just one more mighty effort;<BR/>ugh, constipation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356283281909852148.post-92042346597489392572009-04-05T09:33:00.000+10:002009-04-05T09:33:00.000+10:00Super cool.Thanks Susana, I liked that a lot. When...Super cool.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Susana, I liked that a lot. When I said on the front page that one could write anything they liked in the comments, I meant it.<BR/><BR/>Along those lines, and particularly in the beginning, people were all over the shop with the only consistency being minimalism. That's cool, I am happy to receive whatever.<BR/><BR/>And earlier when I said we were 'phrenologists' (people who read skulls) that was out of despair at not remembering the word I really wanted which was 'physiognomists' (people who read faces).<BR/><BR/>And Grey John, yes, 'florid' was me being sideways cryptic, and by no means a comment on your writing style, ha ha. It's just a useful thing to know, what with having two Johns.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, so far we're doing very well. At the end of the week I'll fill you on this fellow and where his head was at. Or my take on him anyway. Ciao ciao.nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067422372087431256noreply@blogger.com