Re: [BKARTS] The Pepper Challenge

[jessica syme <jessica.syme@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

James Tapley wrote

> As to your work I'm sorry but however heartfelt the making it is  pretty 
> awful by almost any standard. The lettering and drawing are  neither 
> skilled enough nor naive enough to be interesting; they are  simply 
> incompetent. Your color sense, at least on my color corrected  monitor, is 
> boring at best.  If I did not know better I would think  you were making a 
> joke, some postmodern deconstructionist comment on  something or other.

"pretty awful"
"neither skilled enough nor naive enough to be interesting"
"incompetent"
"boring"
"a joke"

This is very passionate talk for someone who says and
> "as to the rest who really cares?"

I am concerned to see such personal attacks on the work of any artists.  You 
must have been "very" cranky, indeed.

Jessica


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james tapley" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:41 AM
Subject: [BKARTS] The Pepper Challenge


> As to your work I'm sorry but however heartfelt the making it is  pretty 
> awful by almost any standard. The lettering and drawing are  neither 
> skilled enough nor naive enough to be interesting; they are  simply 
> incompetent. Your color sense, at least on my color corrected  monitor, is 
> boring at best.  If I did not know better I would think  you were making a 
> joke, some postmodern deconstructionist comment on  something or other.
> Again I am happy that you are engaged on a project which interests  you; I 
> always say that just doing the work is 99 % of the process and  as to the 
> rest who really cares?
> But it is far past time for you to stop attacking others' work when  your 
> own is so very bad.
> Claim all the SPIRIT you want for yourself but that somehow doesn't  come 
> across in either your work or your comments. As for me I'm just  cranky 
> waiting for my new muller to arrive.
> Best to you, James
>
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