tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post2474060376900191064..comments2024-02-19T07:51:46.118-05:00Comments on Throw Grammar from the Train: This little piggy went to marketJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173219179480606941noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-7695856131474984882010-11-07T15:53:51.997-05:002010-11-07T15:53:51.997-05:00Also, one other thing. Tosk says they are a respon...Also, one other thing. Tosk says they are a response to the economic downturn, but they seem very expensive for what they are. A quick search tells me I can buy a personalized resin trophy starting at 24.90. If my order goes over 100 dollars, they'll ship it free. She charges 35 dollars just to ship it. I guess we could say she's charging the additional 900 dollars for the Idea, but as I said earlier, I'm not sure it's worth that much. Are we just paying for the artist's name? My partner says there is a QVC show, regularly featured on The Soup, called the Quacker Factory. These (kind of) punny sculptures could easily be a featured product, priced more reasonably and available in installments. And then her statement on the economic downturn would make more sense.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997920466670659143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-20416960091947347472010-11-07T15:52:54.876-05:002010-11-07T15:52:54.876-05:00I don't understand these sculptures. I've ...I don't understand these sculptures. I've been seeing them in the magazine too, and this morning's ad, "Peeking Duck", finally got me to google her and find out what others (who know more about art) think. Everyone seems to love them! Which confuses me further. <br /><br />Conceptually they seem one dimensional. You know when something is funny, and gets funnier the more you think about it? I can't imagine returning to look at my new 19-inch duck-wearing-a-monacle and finding anything that I didn't see the first time. Also, the artist and others call them literal interpretations of witticisms. Peking Duck is not a witticism, or even a thought. It's a dish. It could be a visual pun, except the duck is not even peeking. He's just ... seeing things through a monacle. I wear glasses, but I don't "peek" through them. I see things. I might peek through my fingers, or a keyhole, but...oh, what's the use.<br /><br />Usually when I google something, I can find at least one like-minded person who is better at articulating my thoughts. But everyone seems to accept them without question. And even love them. Apparently unironically. It occurred to me that maybe the WHOLE THING is a joke. The sculptures, the rave reviews, the awards--and that would actually be kind of funny. But I don't think that's the case here. So I'm confused. Are they just really awesome in person? What am I missing?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997920466670659143noreply@blogger.com