tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post1922057932328909142..comments2023-10-29T09:53:52.702-06:00Comments on The Earthly Paradise: John Knight's Pre-Raphaelite PhotographyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-11606248476071357252009-10-27T02:17:26.829-06:002009-10-27T02:17:26.829-06:00Just saw your tweet about baby einsteins. The lite...Just saw your tweet about baby einsteins. The literature on the topic will tell you that a child should not be exposed to television until after two years old. The theory is that all those flickering images mess up the pathway formation in brain development. One researcher actually found a higher incidence of ADHD in children who watched Baby Einsteins in particular. <br /><br />My personal belief: keep the tv off around them until they're two, and then give them sesame street and other well-researched educational programs. Keep poorly researched shows like Dora the Explorer out of the home (after watching episode after episode I'm fairly certain that their objective for each episode is not uniformely met, the Spanish often seems incorrect and is not taught by a native speaker, and the topics are not developmentally appropriate for the target audience). <br />Now that's out of the way: I'm never quite sure how I feel about photographic renderings of paintings. They seem more novelty than art. We'll stop and say "oh hey, they re-created the dogs playing poker!" but will we find artistic value in it (apart from its soaring fame, does Dogs Playing Poker have a ton of artistic value?)? Of course that harkens back to the first rule: Art is subjective.skatejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774816589101208646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-62210338411844781202009-10-26T10:46:20.690-06:002009-10-26T10:46:20.690-06:00Love your blog
I just launched an Art Social-netw...Love your blog<br /><br />I just launched an Art Social-networking website called ArtSavvy.com. If you have time to check it out I'd love to hear your feedback (Kyle@ArtSavvy.com).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561542561228611405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-14462731597035999642009-10-23T08:21:22.676-06:002009-10-23T08:21:22.676-06:00Very pretty effects... quite magical really. I'...Very pretty effects... quite magical really. I'm all for the realm of fantasy and imagination!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-76103493098380729892009-10-22T23:44:41.494-06:002009-10-22T23:44:41.494-06:00I'm all for this type of reproduction but here...I'm all for this type of reproduction but here unfortunately I have to agree with the above. It doesn't really work.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-75270786627661206972009-10-22T21:47:45.246-06:002009-10-22T21:47:45.246-06:00Okay, maybe I'm just biased or imagining thing...Okay, maybe I'm just biased or imagining things, but the new ones, decidedly modern, look too posed and enhanced for effect. The first original appears caught mid-gaze, while the other seems more studied, like a photo shoot. The Sandy original is full of life and energy, actual anger--you feel like you understand her intensity--like there must be some reason. The copy is sort of green Goth girl, and looks a lot like some girls in my classes at Evergreen! Maybe that is the intention--probably it is--a modern take on "it" girls of yesterday. But I find it creepy, like the photographic realism of some children's book art--just a little too fascinated with photographic effects--like a forensic study.Thorsprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657577541627403938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344548830618247839.post-58604504345985186122009-10-22T21:08:58.852-06:002009-10-22T21:08:58.852-06:00Such a wonderful idea.Such a wonderful idea.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.com