Art Depreciation Round Wrap-up

Votes are in, votes are counted. Regrettably, the proper answer to this one is this wretchedly impenetrable chunk of meaningless artspeak:
"The painting is "Vertical Horizon" by Colin Harbut. Harbut says about his work: "My latest paintings are an exploration into the boundaries between abstraction and figuration. While I admire the intuitive process of abstract painting, I investigate the communicative possibilities of the oil medium through color, form, and texture. In this approach I search for unique, non-cliché method to discuss the human condition from a completely innovative, non-representational perspective.""

Both ceruleanst and kittenpants (being artists) knew that this is the sort of self-important crap you have to come up with to sell a painting, so they get a point each.

In the voting, kittenpants produced a creditable chunk of artspeak herself, and fooled 5 of you, gaining 5 points for the tragic tale of Ivan Vrubel. jackbabalon23 picked up three votes for Klimt's encounter with mass human sacrifice. fionnabhar convinced two people it was a Chagall, for 2 points. Coming in at one vote apiece were triadruid, who called it a Sycamore at Sunset, diermuid's bluegreen man of Atlantis, wildnsquirrelly's story of Earnest Rowe, driven mad by Dungeons and Dragons, and 8elements' attribution of scratch-off crayon painting to Andy Warhol. karinablack voted for her own answer, and gets no points, just a sound implied thrashing :-P

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Art Depreciation Round Wrap-up

Votes are in, votes are counted. Regrettably, the proper answer to this one is this wretchedly impenetrable chunk of meaningless artspeak:
"The painting is "Vertical Horizon" by Colin Harbut. Harbut says about his work: "My latest paintings are an exploration into the boundaries between abstraction and figuration. While I admire the intuitive process of abstract painting, I investigate the communicative possibilities of the oil medium through color, form, and texture. In this approach I search for unique, non-cliché method to discuss the human condition from a completely innovative, non-representational perspective.""

Both ceruleanst and kittenpants (being artists) knew that this is the sort of self-important crap you have to come up with to sell a painting, so they get a point each.

In the voting, kittenpants produced a creditable chunk of artspeak herself, and fooled 5 of you, gaining 5 points for the tragic tale of Ivan Vrubel. jackbabalon23 picked up three votes for Klimt's encounter with mass human sacrifice. fionnabhar convinced two people it was a Chagall, for 2 points. Coming in at one vote apiece were triadruid, who called it a Sycamore at Sunset, diermuid's bluegreen man of Atlantis, wildnsquirrelly's story of Earnest Rowe, driven mad by Dungeons and Dragons, and 8elements' attribution of scratch-off crayon painting to Andy Warhol. karinablack voted for her own answer, and gets no points, just a sound implied thrashing :-P

Current point totals:( Read more... )

Things Featherynscale is No Longer Allowed to Do in the Human Resources Office

- When creating multiple-choice exams to support safety training, the answer choices for "What is our general procedure in case of an emergency?" should not include "D. When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout."

- Similarly, "True or False" questions are traditionally answered by "True" or "False", not "True", "False", or "True in some sense, False in some sense, and Meaningless in some sense".

Things Featherynscale is No Longer Allowed to Do in the Human Resources Office

- When creating multiple-choice exams to support safety training, the answer choices for "What is our general procedure in case of an emergency?" should not include "D. When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout."

- Similarly, "True or False" questions are traditionally answered by "True" or "False", not "True", "False", or "True in some sense, False in some sense, and Meaningless in some sense".