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You British are indeed audacious
First you place in your capitals centre, Trafalgar square, A statue of a handicapped naked, pregnant woman with no arms
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/4478/16vw1.jpg
more info - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/4247000.stm
and then you depict one of your countries greatest heroes in a straightjacket.
Churchill - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4795832.stm
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/967...atue2031za.jpg
I bow down to your updated cultural boldness.
Im not saying they are "great" works but you are definetly the first to steer away from conservative cliche's and bring the noob art to 2006.
Hopefully other countries will learn from this.
Cheers
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she also has one leg, which is kinda hawt
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except for the whole, some man hass put his seed in her bush for life. which kinda puts me off.
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remember, pigeons are genetically designed to shit on sculptures to for the sake of all those that don't like them.
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is it me or does her big toe look more like a thumb.
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is it just me, or does her arm look like an arse crack?
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Originally Posted by 100%
Isn't it just a rip-off of the Venus De Milo?
http://www.ihistory101.net/espanol/g...us-de-milo.jpg
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ahh the wonderdrug thalidamide
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is it just me, or does her arm look like an arse crack?
Whatever turns you on...
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Isn't it just a rip-off of the Venus De Milo?
subconciously maybe but DeMilo had her arms removed after becoming a statue, the woman portrayed in the new work had no arms at birth
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DeMilo had her arms removed after becoming a statue
I didn't realize she actually became a statue then lost her arms. I assumed that it was a sculpture of her.
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Actually..according to Vogue mythology, DeMilo, vain as she was yearned for eternal youth, hence the gods having pity on her gave her ointments with which to remove ll signs of age and cellullitus (clitoint) - she ofcourse became addicted and abused the gods generosity and soon turned to marble.
Granted her wish, the gods where pawned due to the "eternal" need to clean her from pigeon shit and etc, hence her arms where removed inorder to retrieve the golden bracelets to pay for eternal dedustification.
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Originally Posted by 15%
Actually..according to Vogue mythology, DeMilo, vain as she was yearned for eternal youth, hence the gods having pity on her gave her ointments with which to remove ll signs of age and cellullitus (clitoint) - she ofcourse became addicted and abused the gods generosity and soon turned to marble.
Granted her wish, the gods where pawned due to the "eternal" need to clean her from pigeon shit and etc, hence her arms where removed inorder to retrieve the golden bracelets to pay for eternal dedustification.
I never knew that.
One learns so much here, it's quite frightening.
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I personally think the statue of Alison Lapper is something to be proud of. It's quite an arresting and provoking piece of art in terms of both thought and emotion. Whether you like it or not, you'll talk about it. Just the fact that a woman with a different body to the societal norm is comfortable enough to have it sculpted and displayed in arguably the most promenant place in London is pretty admirable.
Churchill suffered from depression and made no apologies for it. I think using a renowned leader to highlight the scope of the effects of mental illness is a positive thing to do.
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I personally think the statue of Alison Lapper is something to be proud of. It's quite an arresting and provoking piece of art in terms of both thought and emotion. Whether you like it or not, you'll talk about it. Just the fact that a woman with a different body to the societal norm is comfortable enough to have it sculpted and displayed in arguably the most promenant place in London is pretty admirable.
Churchill suffered from depression and made no apologies for it. I think using a renowned leader to highlight the scope of the effects of mental illness is a positive thing to do.
Good post.
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Originally Posted by Carcinus
I personally think the statue of Alison Lapper is something to be proud of. It's quite an arresting and provoking piece of art in terms of both thought and emotion. Whether you like it or not, you'll talk about it. Just the fact that a woman with a different body to the societal norm is comfortable enough to have it sculpted and displayed in arguably the most promenant place in London is pretty admirable.
Churchill suffered from depression and made no apologies for it. I think using a renowned leader to highlight the scope of the effects of mental illness is a positive thing to do.
You probably Googled that :dry:
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Just the fact that a woman with a different body to the societal norm
No, i'm pretty sure having arms and legs is more a natural norm and less a societal norm.
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Originally Posted by 100%
Actually..according to Vogue mythology, DeMilo, vain as she was yearned for eternal youth, hence the gods having pity on her gave her ointments with which to remove ll signs of age and cellullitus (clitoint) - she ofcourse became addicted and abused the gods generosity and soon turned to marble.
Granted her wish, the gods where pawned due to the "eternal" need to clean her from pigeon shit and etc, hence her arms where removed inorder to retrieve the golden bracelets to pay for eternal dedustification.
:blink:
:shuriken:
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No, i'm pretty sure having arms and legs is more a natural norm and less a societal norm.
I do apologise for not making myself clear. By "Societal norm" I meant what society views as normal, not whether the form of Alison Lapper is "naturally normal." I
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No, i'm pretty sure having arms and legs is more a natural norm and less a societal norm.
I do apologise for not making myself clear. By "Societal norm" I meant what society views as normal, not whether the form of Alison Lapper is "naturally normal." I thought that would be evident from the context, but maybe I was mistaken.
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Just the fact that a woman with a different body to the societal norm
No, i'm pretty sure having arms and legs is more a natural norm and less a societal norm.
i'd say it's unnatural. no offence to her, but most of the people i know have arms :dabs:
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No, i'm pretty sure having arms and legs is more a natural norm and less a societal norm.
I do apologise for not making myself clear. By "Societal norm" I meant what society views as normal, not whether the form of Alison Lapper is "naturally normal." I thought that would be evident from the context, but maybe I was mistaken.
I understood, I thought it a good post.
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No, i'm pretty sure having arms and legs is more a natural norm and less a societal norm.
i'd say it's unnatural. no offence to her, but most of the people i know have arms :dabs:
It's not usual in the way that most people have arms. It's unnatural in the way that her condition is a direct result of a man made drug. I'm taking about the perception of society that it's uncomfortable to flagrently display and celebrate a body which has a different form from that to which we are used to.
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I'm taking about the perception of society that it's uncomfortable to flagrently display and celebrate a body which has a different form from that to which we are used to.
That sentence made me a wee bit dizzy.
I think it may have been the "...form from that to which we are used to." section.
Are you a football pundit, at all.
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This lady needs a statue as well, she had a child as well:
http://www.five.tv/media/image/11801856.jpg
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I'm taking about the perception of society that it's uncomfortable to flagrently display and celebrate a body which has a different form from that to which we are used to.
That sentence made me a wee bit dizzy.
I think it may have been the "...form from that to which we are used to." section.
Are you a football pundit, at all.
:Bingo caller in training:
Yeh I knew it had two left feet when I wrote it, but I'm all high from watching the most amazing piece of theatre ever tonight so couldn't be bothered to think about words. :stars:
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That sentence made me a wee bit dizzy.
I think it may have been the "...form from that to which we are used to." section.
Are you a football pundit, at all.
:Bingo caller in training:
Yeh I knew it had two left feet when I wrote it, but I'm all high from watching the most amazing piece of theatre ever tonight so couldn't be bothered to think about words. :stars:
Thinking about words is sometimes the wrong way to go. Particularly for an environmental control officer.
Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.
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Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.
Carmen Miranda :sage:
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:Bingo caller in training:
Yeh I knew it had two left feet when I wrote it, but I'm all high from watching the most amazing piece of theatre ever tonight so couldn't be bothered to think about words. :stars:
Thinking about words is sometimes the wrong way to go. Particularly for an environmental control officer.
Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.
I am not an environmental control officer. :O
I saw a balletic production of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, orchestrated by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. It was amazing and I recommend it to anyone, even those not normally into dancing/opera/theatre. It sent shivers down my spine and left me totally exhilarated. Absolutely Awesome And Astounding. :D
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Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.
Carmen Miranda :sage:
Shut it, Peasant.
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Thinking about words is sometimes the wrong way to go. Particularly for an environmental control officer.
Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.
I am
not an environmental control officer. :O
I saw a balletic production of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, orchestrated by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. It was amazing and I recommend it to anyone, even those not normally into dancing/opera/theatre. It sent shivers down my spine and left me totally exhilarated. Absolutely Awesome And Astounding. :D
For plebs, think "Music From The Omen"
I would have loved that btw. Even if the choreography was pish I could have listened to the music.
Did I tell you Mrs JP and I have tickets to see Pavarotti (sp) on his farewell tour.
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Originally Posted by JPaul
Thinking about words is sometimes the wrong way to go. Particularly for an environmental control officer.
Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.
I am
not an environmental control officer. :O
I saw a balletic production of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, orchestrated by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. It was amazing and I recommend it to anyone, even those not normally into dancing/opera/theatre. It sent shivers down my spine and left me totally exhilarated. Absolutely Awesome And Astounding. :D
Alliteration :ftw:
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I am not an environmental control officer. :O
I saw a balletic production of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, orchestrated by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. It was amazing and I recommend it to anyone, even those not normally into dancing/opera/theatre. It sent shivers down my spine and left me totally exhilarated. Absolutely Awesome And Astounding. :D
For plebs, think "Music From The Omen"
I would have loved that btw. Even if the choreography was pish I could have listened to the music.
Did I tell you Mrs JP and I have tickets to see Pavarotti (sp) on his farewell tour.
You are indeed a lucky chap. I bet it will be amazing.
I'd go to any production of Carmena, but this was out of this world. All my hairs stood up!
http://www.brb.org.uk/masque/index.h...ction&urn=4938
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For plebs, think "Music From The Omen"
I would have loved that btw. Even if the choreography was pish I could have listened to the music.
Did I tell you Mrs JP and I have tickets to see Pavarotti (sp) on his farewell tour.
I'd go to any production of Carmena, but this was out of this world. All my hairs stood up!
See that's just too much information.
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I am not an environmental control officer. :O
I saw a balletic production of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, orchestrated by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. It was amazing and I recommend it to anyone, even those not normally into dancing/opera/theatre. It sent shivers down my spine and left me totally exhilarated. Absolutely Awesome And Astounding. :D
Even if the choreography was pish I could have listened to the music.
I'd have begun with eyes closed.
Love the music.
Lucky you, too, JP.
That'll be something for the cranial archive.
