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03/15/2010 08:51:58 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by pedrobop:
Originally posted by Judi:
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
Wow, I gave the top 10 an average vote of 2.5 - just shows ya that what I think is art is not what most of you think it is. I guess that's why when an artist wins lot's of money for a pile of rubbish I can't understand it - I guess on DPC it's win the blue.
PS: no offence to the blue winner here - it was one of my top picks (don't tell but I gave it a 7). |
So what did you give mine...careful now...whips at hand...hehehehe! |
I gave you a 9. nice shot! |
Thankyou! :)
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03/15/2010 03:08:20 PM · #27 |
Be sure to come back this evening :-)
(This has been your daily TeaserPost™)
R. |
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03/15/2010 03:12:25 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Be sure to come back this evening :-)
(This has been your daily TeaserPost™)
R. |
LOL it worked, I saw your name as the last post and alas it 'twas a trick. |
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03/15/2010 03:14:10 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by jminso:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Be sure to come back this evening :-)
(This has been your daily TeaserPost™)
R. |
LOL it worked, I saw your name as the last post and alas it 'twas a trick. |
Now to bait the trap for the NEXT person :-)
R. |
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03/15/2010 03:15:46 PM · #30 |
Be sure to come back this evening :-)
(This has been your daily TeaserPost™)
R.
I always suspected you were a Big Tease!
What time this evening?? |
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03/15/2010 03:19:38 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by Marjo:
What time this evening?? |
Neither early nor late :-) If you get here too early, do some voting/commenting to pass the time ;-)
R. |
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03/15/2010 03:24:54 PM · #32 |
| Guess all us Europeans will have to wait until tomorrow to read the news. |
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03/15/2010 03:28:24 PM · #33 |
Funny.....I had never figured the Bear for a tease......
He always struck me as the kind of date that would put out.......8>) |
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03/15/2010 03:50:14 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Funny.....I had never figured the Bear for a tease......
He always struck me as the kind of date that would put out.......8>) |
yeah, he does it "bear style" |
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03/15/2010 03:50:38 PM · #35 |
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03/15/2010 03:54:06 PM · #36 |
Duplicated by Posthumous' addition of comments later, so removed to conserve space.
Message edited by author 2010-03-15 16:29:30. |
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03/15/2010 03:54:33 PM · #37 |
Oh my! Congratulations!
Message edited by author 2010-03-15 15:57:08. |
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03/15/2010 04:02:25 PM · #38 |
| Thanks Robert (both for posting earlier than you wanted and for the HM) |
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03/15/2010 04:09:41 PM · #39 |
| No 2nd place? Just two firsts? |
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03/15/2010 04:10:01 PM · #40 |
ahh well, maybe next time :) Congrats to all artists, very much deserved, i see nothing that i disagree with
Message edited by author 2010-03-15 16:16:21. |
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03/15/2010 04:12:12 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by Louis:
No 2nd place? Just two firsts? |
A tie for first place, the next best was given a third. Our pre-decided goal was to give 3 ribbons. |
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03/15/2010 04:23:42 PM · #42 |
And the Juried Awards and Honorable Mentions for the Fine Arts Challenge: Exhibit 1 are:
Shared First Place:
  “Aging” — wheeledd
"...a picture for today's life, daring, the "decrepit" man is hard to look at and yet very attractive. I just like this one a lot as a piece of art for this day and age."
"It made me want to see the series as a whole. I also see this as somewhat humorous. The "tucking" of the twig and berries, the "Will you take the damn picture already..." demeanor, the smooth gravity of the flesh... This here is a brave man to put it all out there, well almost all of it out for us to behold and contemplate."
"It is utterly without affectation, and it's utterly *real*: I'd love to see the rest of the series... the entire scene reeks of Scandinavia, the furnishings/decor aspect of it, and I'd be surprised if this weren't set in Finland, Sweden, somewhere like that.
...it resonates with a growing concern/empathy of mine for the plight/situation/condition of the aged among us, the slow, inevitable breakdown of the body and its functions.
I find it a wildly compassionate image, and an image that makes no attempt to convince us, through any form of trickery, that it is "art"."
"Re: this photo being "without affectation" -- that may be true, but it is not without artifice. In fact, it's quite artificial. The subject is clearly arranged, positioned and on display. He looks downward precisely so you can look at him more easily. It reminds me of the paintings of Lucien Freud, in which the eyes are not given their usual sharpness and catchlights.
It's a very estranging and disturbing premise. One gets the voyeuristic feeling of a Diane Arbus photo, but without the assuredness that the subject is in his natural environment. It feels to me like a satire of portraiture, a commentary on its dehumanization, and if that's all it was, I wouldn't want to see it ribbon. However, the subject is *not* dehumanized, precisely because the photo makes us so aware of what it's doing... in other words, precisely because of its "naked" artifice. That's why I don't feel Freud's paintings are dehumanizing. The only thing they really abolish is the illusion of eye contact, our fake sense of connection."
 "The Patient" — xion
"The most enigmatic and compelling entry here. Manner and processing subordinated to the demands of the image. As a result, we have what there is: pure, hard object-image free of decorum, embellishment or any other diversions. The title is simple and credible, while leaving some to the imagination."
"I love a picture that makes me ask "what the hell IS that thing???" having teeth where I expect an ear to be gives this a very powerful conceptual impact, suggesting some sort of weird metaphor and also making me question why I assume an ear to be there in the first place. I love being disoriented."
"It's human, it isn't. It's alive but maybe dead. It's skin or maybe leather. It reminds me that the human body is strong...we cut it open, fix things, remove things, and we keep on living. It may be ugly, but without the ugly, how do we appreciate the beauty and resilience of just being human. The pure joy of just being alive and well. We humans are tough creatures, this image reminds me of that."
Third Place:
  “Hand Painted” — tehben
"Nothing static about this five-petalled discharge of empathy. The photo is easy enough to love at first sight; the ease, however incidental, appears tempered by the progressed state of the fruit, the barren twigs to which it is attached, the waxen glow of the skin, as well as the undefined splotches of blood-red and black adorning it. In this light, even the gesture transforms as if into a woeful longing…
As it is, much simply "works" here. The stopped energies make for a balanced composition. Both highlight intensity and blocked shadows only add credibility to a shot which relates, quite directly and convincingly, an agitation of the senses."
"I like the colors and composition. It's a fun image."
"Different. Quirky. It looks like an intentional mistake, and the colours are a riot. Love the focus."
"I think it's a fun sort of image...almost like the camera were in the hands of a child curious about what something looks like photographed... The colors make me happy."
Honorable Mentions — Listed in no particular order:
 “freeform study” — chromeydome
"I can imagine this one as a very large print, where people would look at it and say, is that a couple bananas? Or, are those slugs? It tickles my fancy, it's a simple composition that works in my mind."
"I do enjoy looking at it and enjoy the flow of the forms."
 “Q” — keyz
"I love the bokeh snow and the rich tones."
"It's one of the better pictures in the challenge when you look at them technically. It also reminded me of Star Trek..."
"I love me some snow bokeh."
 “The Lady in the Lamp” — Judi
"I love the quirkiness..."
 “The Twilight Zone” — JaimeVinas
"it's purely metaphorical, a very "literary" image... It has a very post-apocalyptic feel to it, particularly with the sickly color of the sky. The centeredness of the image seems right to me, it adds to the totally in-your-face, matter-of-factness of this utterly surreal image. It's mutated, it's insectile, it's creepy, and the pure glossiness of the dress is integral to the impact."
 “Word” — EstimatedEyes
"It works in my mind as a graphic design, and in a way I can imagine that it has an interesting message for the thinking in this day and age. But at the same time it is also ambiguous enough that it leaves me wondering, and I like that."
"I just thought it was deliciously metaphorical. For me it calls up associations of "bible" (the printed piece on the left) and "cancellation" (obviously, the X), although the book could represent and volume of dogma or received wisdom. I find it moody and surreal."
 "New Horizons" — salmiakki
"I quite liked this one..."
"It's nicely done, and it has a good mood/composition..."
"It renewed my longing to go to the Bonneville salt flats for speed week...the mecca of all things fast and hot rod. The emptiness appeals to me, the "vibe" conjures speed,vastness and split seconds...all in all it allows my imagination to roam and keep dreaming. I dig it lots."
 "Storm" — mqnaufal
"It's quite lovely. I give it strong marks for composition."
"Charming, quite ambiguous as a whole, given the title..."
"...quite a beautiful composition, and one of the few images where the border actually works well for the presentation."
"It reminded me of twirling and being a girl. A moment of being in a large field and feeling the freedom of being able to move with wild abandon. I like the faded black a white as the memory it reckons is a very old one. I also find the comp so flowy and full of energy...the way the winds come down right before a big storm lands like they do in the midwest and south."
 "when first we practice" — pointandshoot
"A frightening image. The lighter tone on the left and the complex shape in the middle make the centered composition work. Lots of dark energy to this picture."
"Ambiguity with teeth."
"This so needs to be printed BIG so I can really bask in all the glorious texture and depth. There is a very deep dark place in my mind, and I'm pretty sure this is what it looks like. It's pure evil, with glimmers of light and right... it's unrelenting, it's cataclysm and catharsis all rolled into one...rich and delicious. It rains down on me and I soak it all in..it is lessons learned and revenge never taken."
"What strikes me is that a phrase that means "liar" is "two-faced", and we have two nearly distinct face-locations of the animal, with much blur between. The blur itself creates the web. I think it's a wicked-interesting picture, and a fine layering of image and title into extended metaphor.
My kinda thing... "
 "untitled 4" — tate
"This is strong for me conceptually. It "feels" original to me. The missing face, framed by symmetry (a case where symmetry is used for a reason), is ambiguously heartbreaking."
"It reminded me of an anonymous sort of shy faceless child. The ones nobody notices as they semi hide and observe, learning through others living life around them. Sometimes it just plain sucks being a kid. The processing reminded me of pushed film...I liked that."
 “holes in one” — tnun
"This is a prime example of image-as-object, with the added bonus of evoking a ship without actually being a ship. I can't resist."
 “Reborn” — violinist123
"I know this is some sort of backyard macro, but at the same time I have no idea what it is. The inverted processing has made this utterly mysterious. Visually beautiful as well."
"Makes me a little curious...like a mystery."
 “Depart” — glad2badad
"a great example of an image that tells a story. The role of the bird is demonstrated visually, plus a suggestion of some sort of progression... or cycle. I also love the high contrast processing."
"Strong message (neat story, beautiful mood). One of the better compositions in the challenge."
 “Set Me Free” — ace flyman
"There’s something about this image that keeps me coming back. I’m honestly not sure whether that’s a function of the skill with which the image was made, so to speak, or whether it’s more along the lines of car-wreck-peeping. I mean, these are troubled feet, there’s no question about that. But they are, nonetheless, compelling feet. There’s something about the mangled nails and the way the big toes are bent under that just almost makes me gasp with sympathy.
The title’s a whole other level. Who’s speaking? Does the owner of these feet wish to be liberated from them? Do the feet want a better life? The pose is suggestive enough of crucifixion, sans spike, to raise that issue.
The processing is positively acidic, emphasizing every blemish. It calls to mind Yeats’ “every tatter in its mortal dress”, which, for me at least, brought the whole “Sailing to Byzantium” poem into play right alongside the image, the more so since the title more or less presages Yeats’ theme of what he’d choose to be if freed by death…"
“Deceit” — Insomniac
"I find it refreshing to come across an image in this challenge that clearly conveys an emotion as opposed to a sentiment.
The symbolism of the inverted bouquet obscuring the face goes beyond mere conveyance. The sensuality of the nude torso, in effect, is the only "face" left to consider. Here, a fantastic x-rayesque chiaroscuro reminiscent of photograms á la Nagy-Moholy and Man Ray caresses the forms to the point of revealing the woman's ribs and spine. The resulting lucidity is profoundly compelling and, to my senses, nothing short of magical."
"It's clearly a striking and compelling image."
 “Feed Me” — pixelpig
"A delicious effervescence, well stopped, toned and composed, and a sober, factual image at that."
"the composition is lovely"
"...it said in a deep rumbly tummy voice... I can hear the metallic {{{ting}}} as it hits the plate."
 “Hinomaru” — Yo_Spiff
"I'd expect the image lead to the title (and back to itself), as is usually the case. Here, the title minimizes the window so considerably, that it effectively caps the sheer number of flights the image would confound us with sans that delineation. I rated this shot fairly high because of this critical dynamic and also because I could relate the visual depth and dimensionality to this sense of it..."
"I think it's beautiful, I like the composition..."
"I like the colour scheme, and the simple design. I like the "long" approach."
"It is really quite a lovely composition. I keep coming back to look at it, and even though my eyes go out of it, I keep going back to it."
"To me, the title was critical in accessing the image at all. Hinomaru, sun disc, deity, flag, the ultimate traditional symbol for tradition. It associates long-standing controversy via bloodlines to nationalism and oppression."
"I dig the reverb. I see this printed very large in a very big white cavernous room. I enjoy it in an abstract expressionist sort of way. It has power."
 “Summer” — rinac
"...once I start to *trust* the image, I start seeing stories in it."
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Congratulations to all!
(Posted on behalf of Ursula, ZeusZen, Posthumous, RKT, and Bear_Music)
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03/15/2010 04:27:38 PM · #43 |
Thanks y'all. I really appreciate the words and effort put into this.
I also wanted to mention that I enjoyed all the input said for every image mentioned. :)
Message edited by author 2010-03-15 16:28:20. |
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03/15/2010 04:28:21 PM · #44 |
Big thanks to the judges... we you should do this every week :) |
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03/15/2010 04:30:24 PM · #45 |
| Honoured. Love the company. |
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03/15/2010 04:32:10 PM · #46 |
Fascinating read. Congrats to the winners, thanks for the HM -- I'm truly honored to be on that list.
And, most importantly, a giant thank you to all the jurors for their time, effort and insight. I daresay every one of the jurors would have found themselves on the winners list, but for their service on the jury:
 ursula 
RKT 
 Bear_Music 
posthumous 
 pawdrix 
zeuszen 
Message edited by author 2010-03-15 16:32:21. |
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03/15/2010 04:32:24 PM · #47 |
Congrats to everyone on both the pooled votes and the jurried results. This was an interesting challenge to vote on. I was too chicken to enter!
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03/15/2010 04:36:41 PM · #48 |
Originally posted by EstimatedEyes:
I daresay every one of the jurors would have found themselves on the winners list, but for their service on the jury: |
agreed, good observation... |
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03/15/2010 04:37:36 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by EstimatedEyes:
And, most importantly, a giant thank you to all the jurors for their time, effort and insight. I daresay every one of the jurors would have found themselves on the winners list, but for their service on the jury: |
Agreed! That must have been a huge effort and is most definitely appreciated. Thanks everyone |
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03/15/2010 04:45:36 PM · #50 |
I like the extra element of having a jury on this one.
I've been very close with art my whole life and this was on of the most enjoyable challenges I've participated in (of the 321 I've submitted to anyway ;).
Thank you to the judges -
I think we've found a really special artist in wheeledd whom we can all admire as well! He received my top mark during the challenge and I was extra pleased that he shared his story. |
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