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Starry Wisdom
Better than he deserves
Mary Wollstonecraft memorial statue provokes mixed reaction
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Cid
Proper break this time
To be fair her main public pieces (Britten in Aldeburgh, the Wilde one, and this latest thing) have come in for pretty severe criticism from art critics/artists too. Pretty much for those reasons. Uninspired, banal etc.
The shaped work she does reminds me of blobs of slag more than anything else. Actually I think that's what I really dislike about the base of this piece in particular - reminds of the very basic level of casting where you're pissing about pouring pewter into various things.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i wonder why the committee responsible for choosing this piece aren't receiving as much of the obloquy as hambling
FridgeMagnet
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SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Is it because 'obloquy' isn't a word?
Also 'Maggi' is a name for a brand of stock cubes, not a person.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Uhh, no and no.
Cid
Proper break this time
I went to have a look yesterday -- it was pretty busy, especially as it was chucking it down. It looks better IRL than in the pictures -- the bit at the bottom looks a bit freeform torso but the figure of the woman looks kind of like it was stuck on as an afterthought. The whole thing is also quite small.
There was a lot of random chit chat with strangers. I specially liked the guy who told me (at length) that he thought the people complaining about the naked figure were 'missing the point'. So that was nice.
There was a lot of random chit chat with strangers. I specially liked the guy who told me (at length) that he thought the people complaining about the naked figure were 'missing the point'. So that was nice.
Good on the ground reportage SueI went to have a look yesterday -- it was pretty busy, especially as it was chucking it down. It looks better IRL than in the pictures -- the bit at the bottom looks a bit freeform torso but the figure of the woman looks kind of like it was stuck on as an afterthought. The whole thing is also quite small.
There was a lot of random chit chat with strangers. I specially liked the guy who told me (at length) that he thought the people complaining about the naked figure were 'missing the point'. So that was nice.
blameless77
Well-Known Member
I love this so much!
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
How very "Night of the lepus"!
8ball
Decolonise colons!
I specially liked the guy who told me (at length) that he thought the people complaining about the naked figure were 'missing the point'. So that was nice.
Tbf, I can’t see a point either (maybe he means the somewhat phallic looking bit near the tiny woman’s left hand).
How far is the statue from the nearest deep body of water?
What? You think we should chuck it in..? The nearest canal's maybe a bit over a mile away but not sure it's very deep...
SheilaNaGig
Break requested
I really dislike her way she’s cut off at the knees. Stuck, unable to walk about or dance. Mired down.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
That's another thing, the tiny woman is so static.
blossie33
trailer trash
I've just walked through Newington Green this morning, I didn't go over the road to look at the statue closely - the overall silver colour is quite noticeable from a distance 
I'm wondering if it might look better (for my taste at least) when it's aged and weathered a bit?
I'm wondering if it might look better (for my taste at least) when it's aged and weathered a bit?
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Theres a really troubling chunk of hambling at the begnning of this, considering the charity that it was made for supported people with mental health difficulties who were often also abuse survivors (I was one of them).
My first volunteering/participant session there was womanning the tea urn at the launch of this at the london lesbian and gay film festival at the bfi in an orange tabard - I didn't see the film until years later.
Bleugh.
This is quite troubling if an accurate quote:
Artist behind Mary Wollstonecraft statue says critics missed the point
Artist Maggi Hambling has said critics of her naked sculpture commemorating writer and feminist icon Mary Wollstonecraft have missed the point.www.standard.co.uk
Theres a really troubling chunk of hambling at the begnning of this, considering the charity that it was made for supported people with mental health difficulties who were often also abuse survivors (I was one of them).
My first volunteering/participant session there was womanning the tea urn at the launch of this at the london lesbian and gay film festival at the bfi in an orange tabard - I didn't see the film until years later.
Bleugh.
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All the amorphomous blob was described originally as "organic matter"
I hate it. I'm knitting her a scarfy shawl thing at the moment.
I'm also trying to dig out an old picture for a future "who wore it best?" post, considering someone gave her a matching "clothing" to something I used to wear. I never expected to be outfit twins with Everybarbie
I formulated a plan for some feminist art in response/to fit the brief as soon as I saw the thing. I'm making it happen, but having to get other women to do some of the work that's beyond my capability.
I hate it. I'm knitting her a scarfy shawl thing at the moment.
I'm also trying to dig out an old picture for a future "who wore it best?" post, considering someone gave her a matching "clothing" to something I used to wear. I never expected to be outfit twins with Everybarbie
I formulated a plan for some feminist art in response/to fit the brief as soon as I saw the thing. I'm making it happen, but having to get other women to do some of the work that's beyond my capability.
Bearing in mind that these photos are already in the public domain, in the context of the festival I was open-mic'ing at, and I've chopped off half my own head. The context was supposed to be specifically non sexual.
(Nod to mods that I am posting this with fully informed consent, but only this).
It was a long time ago, I've done the same gig a couple of times since, but stayed fully clothed
WHO WORE IT BEST?
(Nod to mods that I am posting this with fully informed consent, but only this).
It was a long time ago, I've done the same gig a couple of times since, but stayed fully clothed
WHO WORE IT BEST?
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