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Does this image please or displease you?

 
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Does This Image Offend?
No, it's great.
86%
 86%  [ 13 ]
No, but it's not very good anyway!
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Yes, it offends me.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Yes, it strongly offends me.
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
huh huh ... two girls huh huh .... huh huh...
13%
 13%  [ 2 ]
Total Votes : 15

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Fingers
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PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:23 pm    Post subject: Does this image please or displease you? Reply with quote



I have recently produced this image for a local artist. It is 2m x 1.4m and hangs in three sections as illustrated. The piece, entitled "For the Love of...!" will be displayed in the window of a high street gallery during a week long art festival.

I'm an athiest and this piece caused me no offense. I took it to be a comment on civil partnerships, or church hypocrisy, or even a sarcastic twist on the vicar/altarboy theme in the age of female ministers.

An employee who helped me produce it thinks it will cause offense. I'm not sure if I'm being thick skinned, or just thick, but I don't see that strong a shock value in this image.

So I thought I'd ask a wider forums opinion.
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PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, I voted for "huh huh ... two girls huh huh .... huh huh..." cos it was really a funny answer! I couldn't resist... anyway, seriously my vote would go for "No, it's great".
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PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think its really great, but in order to try understand how it might offend someone, all you need to do is look at this from another other point of view.

What if it where two men kissing. Would that help you see why people might not like it ?. It’s the same thing really from those who might have a Religious point of view. Or a fear of something.

Food for thought.

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PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure it being two men kissing makes any difference. It certainly doesn't make it more offensive in my eyes.

It's the whole church/homosexuality issue thats being raised. In fact, two men might have been more effective for the piece. Ultimately the artist wants to sell the image on canvas and for a reason I don't understand, two women seems more palatable to the main stream.

The concern raised was that it would be offensive to church goers. I don't necessarily care, but if I'm going to run into flak for producing it I'd like to plan accordingly!
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PostPosted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Artist is Gary Jacobs of www.limarted.com by the way.
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PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2006 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, it's great! But then I would say that. Very Happy

Very good technique, too.

(Don't misconstrue that!)

PS> For context, I'm an agnostic.
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