tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post115707973268755295..comments2024-02-11T03:10:57.646-05:00Comments on The Art Department: John Jude Palencar Art BookIrene Gallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440976373621593153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-1157143118271266712006-09-01T16:38:00.000-04:002006-09-01T16:38:00.000-04:00Yeah, I was worried about the nudity. That fact th...Yeah, I was worried about the nudity. That fact that it was a re-issue and not a new book helped, I think. <BR/><BR/>The Fenners made a promo postcard of ORIGINS to hand out at ComicCon and they were told they couldn't leave it on the "freebie" table...But then ComicCon's censors love to catch people. I was sitting behind Donato's booth when an 11 year old girl pointed to a drawing and screamed in terror, "LOOK DADY! LOOK!" It was a typical, classical, figure drawing of a woman, hardly anything anyone could complain about. Her dad was on staff and, I suppose, it was his job to find nudity and snuff it out. The little snot was so gleeful in her priggishness, I hoped that her lollipop would get stuck in her hair. To Donato's credit, he took the drawing down rather than place tape over the breasts.Irene Gallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15440976373621593153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-1157122199037972542006-09-01T10:49:00.000-04:002006-09-01T10:49:00.000-04:00I'm proud to see that it’s sporting artwork commis...<I>I'm proud to see that it’s sporting artwork commissioned for a Charles de Lint Tor cover....particularly one that I never thought I’d get approved!</I><BR/><BR/>Too much nudity? It's a great painting. I agree about the disturbign angle, which I think is underappreciated in art. Something that cen be disturbing and not overtly disgusting is valuable in that it evokes emotions without blatantly doing so.<BR/><BR/>Apropos of that, Munch's "The Scream" was recovered recently.Josh Jasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967224493245832241noreply@blogger.com