May 2, 2010: Love - Love

xoxoxoBruce · 05-01-2010, 11:11 PM

Looks like this dude is in a world of hurt.

Say it ain't so, dude, say it ain't so. OK, it ain't so.

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For this piece he adapted an abandoned 6.5 meter yacht so that it appears to be perpetually sinking. To create this, the vessel was split and a new keel was constructed allowing it to be sailed by Berthier at a 45 degree angle off the coast of Normandy. Love-Love, like much of his oeuvre, is impressive, poetic and humorous.

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The boat now belongs to some wealthy London Banker to whom he sold it for £50,000.

I wonder if he paid £50,000 as art, or to goof with people?

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skysidhe · 05-01-2010, 11:30 PM

I'm not loving it.

Trilby · 05-02-2010, 03:04 AM

I'll give you poetic and humorous - but impressive? Not so much.

capnhowdy · 05-02-2010, 06:49 AM

Epitome of an attention whore.

spudcon · 05-02-2010, 02:26 PM

Ditto

xoxoxoBruce · 05-02-2010, 03:31 PM

Isn't that the very essence of being an artist?

Sheldonrs · 05-02-2010, 05:08 PM

Maybe for his next work, he can design half an airplane sticking out of a skyscraper.

glatt · 05-02-2010, 07:30 PM

I think it's clever and cool. But anyone who sails around in this thing is an attention whore, unless it's something like a festival where art boats are the whole point.

capnhowdy · 05-02-2010, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Isn't that the very essence of being an artist?

Good point, Bruce.

ZenGum · 05-03-2010, 03:44 AM

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The boat now belongs to some wealthy London Banker to whom he sold it for £50,000.

That may be a typo.

05-02-2010, 03:04 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'll give you poetic and humorous - but impressive? Not so much. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-02-2010, 06:49 AM	#4
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Epitome of an attention whore. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

05-02-2010, 02:26 PM	#5
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Ditto __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

05-02-2010, 03:31 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Isn't that the very essence of being an artist? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-02-2010, 05:08 PM	#7
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Maybe for his next work, he can design half an airplane sticking out of a skyscraper. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

05-01-2010, 11:30 PM	#2
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I'm not loving it.

05-02-2010, 07:30 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think it's clever and cool. But anyone who sails around in this thing is an attention whore, unless it's something like a festival where art boats are the whole point.

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