tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post6102922145233290870..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Crabby again -- Andy Warhol versionKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-77993456873298214952015-01-10T21:37:23.592-05:002015-01-10T21:37:23.592-05:00I don't know - does anyone care or even think ...I don't know - does anyone care or even think about the woman who quilts all of Nancy Crow's work? I think it is somewhat similar in terms of recognition. She is given explicit directions and does the grunt work.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-2318757153000686222015-01-10T18:08:05.738-05:002015-01-10T18:08:05.738-05:00I'm surprised that no one else has expressed a...I'm surprised that no one else has expressed annoyance at the aspect of this that annoys me: no attempt to discover the identity of the woman who participated in the creation of these pieces.DragonPoodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167170431185422351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-49504416258526683352015-01-09T15:45:09.298-05:002015-01-09T15:45:09.298-05:00I so agree with montana joe (above), that is the m...I so agree with montana joe (above), that is the main problem with this: how can they possibly know what Warhol intended????? The arrogance of it! Who shall we get to finish Schubert's Unfinished Symphony? Would the Royal College of Music make the task acceptable? Of course it would not. The fact that they are also deeply patronising about the stitching just makes it worse. But it is a lot of nonsense and frankly a form of vandalism. The Parthenon in Athens, the Colosseum in Rome: all looking so unfinished. Let's wheel in the Royal College of Architects to sort them out...Karen Eadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753033021426186635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-16062650644847857142015-01-09T01:20:04.043-05:002015-01-09T01:20:04.043-05:00huh! or what about simply allowing them to be the ...huh! or what about simply allowing them to be the unstitched stitched photographs? they are his work afterall (well....his and whomever he paid to stitch them). i wonder when next it will be determined to tackle other artists' unfinished work? shall we endeavor to finish writing samuel taylor coleridge's "kubla kahn"? or perhaps pick up brush and paint and finish gilbert stuart's "the athenaeum"? or tackle any one of da vinci's many unfinished works? or elizabeth shoumatoff's watercolour of roosevelt? grumble, grumble.... <br /><br />Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-53218289764197828622015-01-08T18:16:19.446-05:002015-01-08T18:16:19.446-05:00Actually, you can get threads of glue dripping dow...Actually, you can get threads of glue dripping down. :)<br />Kim in NDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434793919377634253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-16515759747511871252015-01-08T13:56:27.190-05:002015-01-08T13:56:27.190-05:00I have been a Warhol fan for many years (even incl...I have been a Warhol fan for many years (even included him as a primary source of inspiration in my Masters thesis). When you think of him coming from marketing for the fashion industry (he made big bucks in ads for shoes) it is not a surprise that he saw value in textiles. I am thinking that those who control his legacy selected a high brow institution not because they can get the job done but to add value to his legacy. Mrs. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632417430667237679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-90626502661573159622015-01-08T13:27:21.158-05:002015-01-08T13:27:21.158-05:00grrr.....grrr.....Paula Kovarikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714555010914286722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-59838499868879827512015-01-08T11:27:14.346-05:002015-01-08T11:27:14.346-05:00But wait -- the official Warhol site explains &quo...But wait -- the official Warhol site explains "...the threads from the sewing machine are left unclipped and dangling on many of these works, which draws the viewer's attention away from the abstract patterns and towards the craft of sewing and the physicality of the object."<br /><br />can't get that with hot glue, I'm afraid.kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-8665714752322854402015-01-08T09:54:56.062-05:002015-01-08T09:54:56.062-05:00Personally, I'd just use a hot glue gun in thi...Personally, I'd just use a hot glue gun in this situation. . .Kim in NDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434793919377634253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-49516004504841592672015-01-08T09:27:56.595-05:002015-01-08T09:27:56.595-05:00Seriously?! Sew typical. Though I think Warhol wou...Seriously?! Sew typical. Though I think Warhol would get a good giggle out of listening to that foundation board making this decision. What goals could they possible have except to promulgate even more commercial success for the foundation with the imprimatur of the seriously self important institution. He was good at poking fun at the status quo. Me thinks they are looking for another 15 minutes of fame. Paula Kovarikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714555010914286722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-65023711918359990212015-01-07T20:37:43.357-05:002015-01-07T20:37:43.357-05:00I feel your annoyance...and pain!I feel your annoyance...and pain!The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-86046938799032200742015-01-07T13:12:30.797-05:002015-01-07T13:12:30.797-05:00Great point, that last sentence!
Vancouver Barbara...Great point, that last sentence!<br />Vancouver BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com