tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post6822539125272515517..comments2022-11-13T09:38:58.195-05:00Comments on Raining Acorns: “Mother and Father Worked Hard So I Can Play”Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-65523437947620047862010-09-20T16:59:47.008-04:002010-09-20T16:59:47.008-04:00Thank you for introducing me to a new artist. I l...Thank you for introducing me to a new artist. I love all the new ideas and exhibits I am exposed to on Raining Acorns!<br /><br />I would love to see the fabrics in person, I have a feeling the photos do not do them justice.Wide Open Spaceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573357176617683341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-21981327723519829652010-09-19T21:15:21.553-04:002010-09-19T21:15:21.553-04:00I think the idea that we essentially create our ow...I think the idea that we essentially create our own authenticity is an interesting one. Isn't fabrication the antihesis of authenticity? I think that the headless children at play are certainly harbingers of doom but maybe that's because at 30 years old I don't feel any closer to the playground that I expected, as a child, to find opened to me as an "adult"Kaye Warrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11153137088947097812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-2348673372623498132010-09-19T17:17:35.108-04:002010-09-19T17:17:35.108-04:00friko - I also love the title piece - and title it...friko - I also love the title piece - and title itself was so intriguing to me, I just had to pursue it!<br /><br />RA: What a coincidence that you saw these fabrics at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - you know what I mean then when I say that you have to see the fabric in real life to appreciate how gorgeous it is. Thanks for your kind words - it was a pleasure to research and write this post!<br /><br />Britta: Thanks for your comments - your interpretations are very insightful. I imagine Shonibare would be delighted to hear our take on his work. (And I'd love to hear what you have to say about authenticity!)Carol-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390714553925368818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-52361375962103695972010-09-18T08:57:14.485-04:002010-09-18T08:57:14.485-04:00Dear Carol-Ann,
thank you for that interesting de...Dear Carol-Ann, <br />thank you for that interesting description and interpretation of the exhibition! <br />I find it very interesting that these children have no heads - I explain that to myself either that they are seen as a group, not individuals, or : children at that times were not accepted as thinking individuals. I think there is another paradox too: the Victorians with their stern view of the value of work allow their children to play - but by that they are belittled too, in a way. And they play in/with the riches gained from other nations, where the children till nowadays often have to work from a very tender age. <br />To the question of "authenticity" I have very opposing views.Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-3591889771560158112010-09-17T20:37:27.753-04:002010-09-17T20:37:27.753-04:00This is such a wonderful post, Carol-Ann. I can’t...This is such a wonderful post, Carol-Ann. I can’t thank you enough for bringing this artist to our attention. When I read about the Dutch textiles, I thought, I know about this . . . but from where? And then I remembered: at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, tucked away in an odd corner, there was an exhibit of African textiles. Utterly exquisite, yet something I never would have thought to go looking for. I went running immediately for the booklet of the exhibit we’d brought home with us. There it was, the marvelous panel, “100 Years,” a “sampler containing one hundred panels of wax prints that he purchased in Brixton, South London, and that Vlisco had manufactured in Helmond, Netherlands, for ‘African’ consumers.” And who do you suppose it was, but Shonibare? There are so many riches in the world, and to be found in so many unexpected places. He merits being known by all of us, and you have helped in that with this excellent post.Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574060146103839230.post-36399781617067415802010-09-17T12:18:42.609-04:002010-09-17T12:18:42.609-04:00A very detailed and interesting piece on an artist...A very detailed and interesting piece on an artist not known to me previously. (That means little, modern art and artists are out of my sphere of easy access). Thank you for introducing me.<br /><br />I love the title piece, an immediately eye-catching work.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com