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Saturday, December 18, 2004
Sell Out Indian
"Raskolnikov", from Times of Winnipeg:
I have met many indian artists. Although most are not as radical as Eh, many, if not all, of them, seem very limited in outlook. They can paint one hell of an eagle and their headresses bow before no one; when I ask them, however, as artists, how they feel towards, say, Leonardo and his use of sfumato, a key technique that I often see in indian painting and it's use of bold color and transitional shadowing/lighting, I often get no reply, or a simple grunt of dissmissal. The vibe I get is that these artists either have no idea who Leonardo, Raphael, Giotto et all are, or else they do know and don't care, these foreign artists and the connotation of being representatives of oppressive colonial countries rendering them irrelevant. (Not that Italy handed over many pox-infected blankets, but maybe I'm just splitting hairs)
Good stuff.
Posted by Kate McMillan on December 18, 2004 | Permalink
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And on the other hand, that dude Giovanni Caboto was arguably the source of all their problems.
Posted by: Colby Cosh | 2004-12-18 3:53:49 PM
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Once again, Ms Meaghan Walker-Williams is incapable of posting a comment without a peronal attack attached. Whether it be here, on the Shotgun, or at my own blog, where she lacks the integrity to sign her own name.
Posted by: MWW | 2004-12-18 4:23:01 PM
Kate ~ are you some pernod sipping duchess with a silver snuff box and something poker-like up your ...? Because really, you're comparing apples and oranges to score snob points, and that's simply a bad taste by any standard. Enough to make even Barbara Amiel blush.
The reason native artists don't offer a response to questions about Leonardo's use of sfumato vis-a-vis their own creations is probably because they think the questionaire is some species of asshole. The two traditions are as different as day is to night, and any similarities unearthed by your laser eye are fused in your head only under the heading "sfumato".
All I kind say Kate is that there is something seriously the sfumato with you.
Posted by: Aidan Maconachy | 2004-12-18 6:35:09 PM
Kate,
Raskolnikov's post at "The Times of Winnipeg" is quite good. Seems your quick-draw 'fans' MWW and Aidan didn't bother to read it before getting personal with you.
Posted by: JR | 2004-12-18 7:07:47 PM
Not to mention their inability comprehend the practice of "block quoting".
Aside from the two word "good stuff" link to the full post, I didn't provide any editorial commentary at all.
Posted by: Kate | 2004-12-18 7:39:43 PM
Okay, I rushed to judgement on Kate. She doesn't resemble a snooty duchess at all. I just dropped into smalldeadthingies and saw her working on her bike. I badly want to take it back :))
Posted by: Aidan Maconachy | 2004-12-18 7:53:36 PM
Yeah, the snooty Duchess thing isn't something I get accused of too often. Apology accepted.
(If you know anything at all about two stroke carburation, drop me a private email.)
Posted by: Kate | 2004-12-18 8:09:04 PM
I couldn't care less if Eminem can discuss his compositional techniques in relation to the innovations of Medieval composer Guillaume de Machaut.
On the other hand, I have nothing good to say about any artist, native or otherwise, who believes they are entitled to taxpayers' money. But that's the Canadian Thing, Eh?
Oops - I mean, that's the Eh Canadian Thing.
Posted by: Justzumgai | 2004-12-18 11:35:15 PM
I am looking for my sister Meaghan, and i see she has posted here just months ago. i also hear she was looking for me. if someone has a way for her to reach me, please pass along my email to her, thank you.
avnliquid@msn.com
Posted by: john chavez | 2005-05-25 9:30:51 AM
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