On 17/6/2009, "O.Brody & K.Paetau" <brodypae...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>we believe criticism is interesting and important, therefore we invite it can be. much of the 'critical' comment on your site is neither interesting nor important and generally i avoid the kind of websites where these sort of unpleasant comments get made (because i'm easily influenced and dislike how i react to them ). >people to criticise our works online and keep the criticisms as part >of the documentation. We don't feel like starting a discussion with >those anonymous criticisms although sometimes people start responding that's a lame excuse. i did not feel like getting up at 5am again and going to work today, but i did. who's fault is it that the comments are anonymous? is it important that the comments are anonymous so that people can feel free to be as rude as they wish? this attracts rude people which in itself dissuades more serious types from commenting. on the other hand you could *require* a name and email address and maybe a captcha and then the plain rude people might be less inclined to comment... it seems the rude people are important here, if it was not for them the site would probably lack comments (like mine does). >to each others comments which is fine if it happens. So to answer your >first question YES there are several points in criticizing asn making >it possible to do it. Even though people don't write themselves it is >interesting for them to read what other people wrote we believe. most of the comments are uninteresting to read. >NO, a reaction from the public whatever it might be is not the main >purpose of our work, although it certainly is one purpose. > >Best, Kristofer i guess i just don't like your work - sorry... i'll get over it soon. James. >On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 7:42 PM, karen >blissett<karen.bliss...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> Hi Ondrej Brody & Kristofer Paetau, >> >>>We invite you to watch & criticize the video online... >> >> first question: >> >> I was wondering if there was any point in any criticism being made? >> >> I have read some of the responses to some of your other works, such as 'dog >> carpets' (http://brodypaetau.com/?page_id=119) and do not see any dialogue >> between yourselves and the public - it seems as if there is no discussion >> with the public, other than within the framework of people's reactions to >> your work. >> >> Second question: >> >> So I'm wondering - is a reaction from the public whatever that may be, the >> main purpose of your work? >> >> karen. >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:50 PM, O.Brody & K.Paetau >> <brodypae...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> >>> LE DÃJEUNER SUR LâHERBE (2006) >>> Hommage to Edouard Manet >>> Video, 3 min. 39 sec. >>> >>> The video shows on the left screen the finished montage with contemporary >>> czech porn actors animating the classical painting by Edouard Manet which >>> forms the backdrop of the scene. On the right screen the shooting of the >>> video in a blue box is displayed, showing the set with the 2 >>> cameramen-directors dressed and painted in blue. The phonetically repeated >>> french dialogues of the actors add to the awkwardness of their performance >>> and to the disconcerting atmosphere of the work. >>> >>> We invite you to watch & criticize the video online: >>> http://brodypaetau.com/?page_id=9 >>> >>> You can also buy this work online: >>> http://brodypaetau.com/?page_id=135 >>> >>> >>> Warm regards, Ondrej Brody & Kristofer Paetau >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Wanted Works is an e-mail list encouraging criticality within contemporary >>> visual art. >>> You are subscribed to Wanted Works using the following email: >>> netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org >>> >>> UNSUBSCRIBE using the following URL: >>> >>> <http://freshsent.telekommunisten.net/mail.cgi/u/CriticizeNow/> >>> >>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you copy & paste the entire >>> URL address in your browser and hit "Enter". You can also answer to this >>> mail and write UNSUBSCRIBE in the mail subject in order to be unsubscribed. >>> >>> THANK YOU to Telekommunisten for hosting the Wanted Works mailinglist: >>> http://www.telekommunisten.net/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org >>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> >> > > > >-- >http://www.brodypaetau.com > >_______________________________________________ >NetBehaviour mailing list >NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org >http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
