tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post7553498985720757157..comments2024-03-28T20:19:16.805-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: Chickens in the Grass. . . Alas . . .Vicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-24169604806221675882013-01-31T03:30:22.317-05:002013-01-31T03:30:22.317-05:00Nice post Vicki. I love the chickens, and like you...Nice post Vicki. I love the chickens, and like you could never make sense of Gertrude Stein except for the Autobiography of Alice B Toklas.<br />The 'Alas' is completely enigmatic. Is there a certain superiority that comes from being obscure?Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-34103571263508824872013-01-30T23:10:44.009-05:002013-01-30T23:10:44.009-05:00Martin. that's a terrific article -- at least,...Martin. that's a terrific article -- at least, I think so because I pretty much agree.<br /><br />On the other hand, I have seen and 'appreciated' some art that others, no doubt, would consider rubbish.<br /><br />These ladies, Jim, do indeed produce those wonderful deep colored yolks.<br /><br />Victoria -- Emperor's New Clothes is definitely applicable.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-40114918984098804712013-01-30T20:55:12.079-05:002013-01-30T20:55:12.079-05:00I could never make it through anything by Stein, n...I could never make it through anything by Stein, not even "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas." I've always thought that most, not all but most, 'artists' who indulge in that kind of behavior probably don't have a lot of talent so they resort to trying to sell their version of "The Emperor's New Clothes." Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851516387194415387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-78593326913957524222013-01-30T14:14:35.977-05:002013-01-30T14:14:35.977-05:00I think they are conducting a racket. I think art ...I think they are conducting a racket. I think art is in the eye of the beholder not something that is pushed at you through commercialism. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-62955006021349927732013-01-30T11:26:11.238-05:002013-01-30T11:26:11.238-05:00No alas to those beautiful chickens in the grass. ...No alas to those beautiful chickens in the grass. And fascinating thoughts on Gertrude Stein. Love the discussion you've prompted. Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620539513724126913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-5578474959650880242013-01-30T11:10:18.198-05:002013-01-30T11:10:18.198-05:00Chickens in the grass produce free-range eggs with...Chickens in the grass produce free-range eggs with deeply colored yolks and flavor no caged bird can match. Chickens in the grass, alas? No! Chickens in the grass, yes!Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-41657623354143923182013-01-30T10:03:51.243-05:002013-01-30T10:03:51.243-05:00I do like the chickens......;-)
TammyI do like the chickens......;-)<br />TammyTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131066591477169851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-20173342537512936242013-01-30T10:03:45.056-05:002013-01-30T10:03:45.056-05:00I do like the chickens......;-)
TammyI do like the chickens......;-)<br />TammyTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131066591477169851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-71728188475754455432013-01-30T06:06:42.165-05:002013-01-30T06:06:42.165-05:00ha we will call it art because we have no other wo...ha we will call it art because we have no other word for it....ha...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-81981048987173170782013-01-30T02:50:18.850-05:002013-01-30T02:50:18.850-05:00I find myself muttering rather often "a rose ...I find myself muttering rather often "a rose is a rose is a rose" - in my eyes, that line alone made her a formidable artist/writer. Now that may be due to my own formidable lack of imagination, nevertheless, she's added some spark to MY thinking, limited as it may be.<br /><br />I think all that "senseless" trying of pushing the limits is what art is all about. Have we seen enough nudes in paintings, photographs, sculptures? Yes, if you are thinking about depictions of reality as presented before our own eyes. "Seeing" and interpreting differently is what artists do, pushing the boundaries, if we "like" them or not. Think of Mondrian, for example, looking at his paintings, learning how he arrived at those "simple" forms and colors, a whole new way of "seeing", one of many.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-54799421413055113442013-01-30T01:36:14.197-05:002013-01-30T01:36:14.197-05:00I studied Aesthetics for the final year of my degr...I studied Aesthetics for the final year of my degree. I'm still not sure if it was a help or hindrance to my understanding of art. There's an interesting article <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/julian-spalding-damien-hirsts-are-the-subprime-of-the-art-world-7586386.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> which gives Julian Spalding's opinion of Damien Hirst's work.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-24327799068311713502013-01-30T01:05:46.925-05:002013-01-30T01:05:46.925-05:00I'm not familiar with her work, that I know of...I'm not familiar with her work, that I know of, however... chickens and poop I'm familiar with. (and pigeons)Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.com