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Nick Touchette
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http://www.theonemillionmasterpiece.com/en/profile-539971
Glacier National Park... I got tired of drawing, but I wanted to put some tree's in the foreground and a small island. But when I looked around at the pictures that bordered mine... It just didn't fit with the other scribbles. Alhough the one to the right of mine is also very nice. The rest are just mere scribbles. |
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Paul Fisher
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| Really great Nick - hopefully you'll inspire your neighbours to keep trying! |
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Laura Dixon
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Nick,
I think your picture is really lovely.
I've seen one of your comments about the squares around you and its a little harsh me thinks. It's not about having the best square, its just about giving a little to charity and having a little piece of the world to make your own.
Freedom of speech is important but so is encouragement and team spirit. I really dislike the content of some of the squares but hey, that's my problem, not the artists.
I reckon if we all make our squares the best we can then the overall effect will be awsome. It wont matter that some people could have done better. Some people wont like your square but I hope they are not rude enough to tell you in a way that makes you feel bad. I wish I could have done more but I dont have a pen and tablet, just a dodgy old mouse and creating a masterpiece is tricky.
I look forward to seeing you develop you square. It is great already but sounds like you have plans for it.
Edited by Laura Dixon on 10-10-2006 08:38 |
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| Author | RE: Here's mine |
Nick Touchette
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| | Posted on 10-10-2006 01:26 | |
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| I've only made 3 comments... 2 of which were words of encouragement, one of which was to a 30ish year old "painter" who scribbled a circle. His square as well as a couple others are bringing down the value of importance of my square in the so called "neighborhood". Sorry, but I would kind of like to be surrounded by people who actually care what the outcome will look like. |
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Laura Dixon
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Probably something we need to agree to disagree on!
The so called scribble of one of the artists next to you would sell if printed on a poster and stuck in a frame, as would every other square on this masterpiece because, thank goodness, everyone has different tastes. What is classic art to some, is boring/dated to many. Modern art, be it a pile of bricks in the Tate or half a pickled cow Damien Hirst styleeeeee or a few scribbled circles is condemed by others. What can you do hey?
I guess its fair play to you to have the confidence in your work to feel that the squares around you dont match up. The way I look at it is that you dont know the story behind any of the squares. One of the 'bad' squares could be done by a disabled person / young child / someone that has never used a computer before and it could be a huge achievement for them, yet one of the so called 'good' squares could be done by a professional artist in a matter of minutes with no thought or real effort, so all swings and roundabout I reckon.
Anyway, nice to swap thoughts with you and I look forward to seeing how your square develops.
Edited by Laura Dixon on 10-10-2006 12:11 |
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Nick Touchette
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You can't BS, a BSer. Contemporary art even with how stupid it may seem, has gone well past what my neighbors have drawn. I'm sorry, but enough time wasn't put into ANY of the squares I've been complaining about to make it important. The square to my left for example. This guy seems like he knows how to use a computer and from his myspace page it looks like he has both of his arms and is mentally capable. Yet, all he does is scribble his name in the square. Good going mr. conceited. Now, a square to my lower left contains only the words "WEED"... Enough said there. Maybe someone would want to buy that, but again, not enough time was spent to even make it worth selling and I've definitely seen better drug induced images. As for the tile above me.... you offer to buy it from him, and I'll be happy to know SOMEONE likes it. If you ask me, it was his half-assed way of saying he took part of something like this. Something to brag about while he's at the toy's R us with his other 30 yr old friends, buying finger-paints.
Anyway, YOU may or may not care what others are drawing, and YOU may not want to tell them about it. However, I have no problem letting people know their half-assed ways are recognized and not appreciated. Unfortunately many of the people who drew the crappy squares got up and ran, never to return to the site. |
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Paul Fisher
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This is a really interesting debate and I'm glad you're having it. I hope other people are reading and will have an opinion either way - in which case we are stimulating artistic discussion.
My own opinion is that no matter what is drawn, it is saying something about that person - a unique insight into who they are. A painter who draws a scribble is perhaps giving us a message that they are a painter-and-decorator and not a fine artist  . The picture saying WEED is obviously communicating a message about it's author. That person is (rightly or wrongly) a valid member of society and should be represented in a global snapshot of this kind.
I like seeing really great artists like Nick sitting next to people who have never drawn anything in their adult life, and more importantly I hope they look at the work of people like Nick and get an appreciation and an insight into how a real artists creates a work.
There's no real right or wrong here, but it's great when both sides are expressed with passion! |
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Laura Dixon
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| | Posted on 11-10-2006 09:32 | |
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Like I say Nick, just glad that you have the confidence in your drawings to put others down so readily. Unfortunately, I honestly feel that your drawing is one of my favourites and I dont have a bad word to say about it.
I think Paul is right. Its a single snapshot of the squares owner that we get to see and we have to accept that. When I first saw some of the squares I was a bit shocked (one of a man hanging for example) but what can you do about it? Maybe that person is trying to shock or maybe that square represents a part of them and is an expression of pain. I dont know, but I do care, and for you to say that I dont is 'BS' (as you put it) because if I didnt care I wouldnt waste my time writing on this forum  Ok, Calm!
Take it you feel that my square is a waste of time as, although I have put a lot of time in to it, it is essentially a series of dots? I have an Art and Design A-level funnily enough but with a mouse and the software available this was the best I could do. I only have access to a computer through my work so just have to make the most of a short space of time. My picture only makes sense, I feel, when viewed with the squares around it. I chose to collaborate with my neighbours in an attempt to influence the project positively.
Maybe if you are so offended by the quality of many of the squares around you you should not have joined a collaboration? As you have so many good ideas about how the other squares should look, maybe you could start a thread with tips on how to make the best of the pictures and offer positive advice and encouragement for individuals who ask for your opinion on their square. 
Ps - i'd love to hear from the guy who wrote WEED or the scribble circle guy on this forum!  
Edited by Laura Dixon on 11-10-2006 09:40 |
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