tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post8055460578860746166..comments2024-03-11T06:12:02.296-05:00Comments on The Great God Pan Is Dead: Ann Wood's Plastic Peaceable Kingdom Robert Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10832011160514073833noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-36136306487296385822013-03-26T08:34:31.354-05:002013-03-26T08:34:31.354-05:00All of Ann's work deals with attraction and re...All of Ann's work deals with attraction and repulsion. The intention is to drag you into the work through it's scale, color and frosted whimsy and then once there, have you somewhat distressed that your joy appears to be at the expense of a dying animal, a pig hung for slaughter or a dog fight. david hardakerhttp://www.avisfrank.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-71116238122840614572013-03-25T19:18:24.069-05:002013-03-25T19:18:24.069-05:00That is a completely reasonable explanation that I...That is a completely reasonable explanation that I should have thought of first! Robert Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832011160514073833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-983669596470229792013-03-25T19:10:52.868-05:002013-03-25T19:10:52.868-05:00Ann also plays with the contrast between cute and ...Ann also plays with the contrast between cute and horror. The "elk" has a pool of sparkly blood pouring out below it, and the coyote seems to be waiting for the elk to bleed to death before devouring it. Ann played with this mix of kitsch and horror at Art League recently with her "stuck pig" bleeding sparkly blood from its flower festooned body. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-89447878481869896682013-03-24T11:52:55.636-05:002013-03-24T11:52:55.636-05:00I disagree. For one thing, the poured latex adds a...I disagree. For one thing, the poured latex adds a slightly disquieting feeling, a feeling of disgust. I should have written about that. It feels chemical, toxic. That contrasts interestingly to the "cuteness." Besides, to me kitsch is unreflecting. Ordinary taxidermied animals are kitsch. This is something else. Robert Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832011160514073833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-13589467226556076292013-03-24T11:28:49.635-05:002013-03-24T11:28:49.635-05:00exactly. That's a Japanese version of kitsch ...exactly. That's a Japanese version of kitsch and this is an American version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-64764238422439542132013-03-24T11:16:53.309-05:002013-03-24T11:16:53.309-05:00All kawaii could be described that way.All kawaii could be described that way. Robert Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832011160514073833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633621665763939304.post-52210260415191389352013-03-24T11:10:57.406-05:002013-03-24T11:10:57.406-05:00Isn't it just Guy Debord's spectacle witho...Isn't it just Guy Debord's spectacle without the politics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com