First, i would like to comment you for writing the review! I’m glad to see people writing about this stuff. I am curious that there was no mention of the industrial themes on the pieces, specially on The Pig. That work seemed to be screaming about the meat industry and how our society is cannibalizing itself. Anyway, there are no “correct” viewings to art, so Im glad you shared yours. I did not really find anything about the show to be disturbing.. if anything i thought it was rather tame. Don’t get me wrong, the pieces are beautiful and I also would highly recommend it. The Furnace reminded me more of a crematory. What I loved most about this piece, The Furnace, was the ambiguity of it in the context of the other two and the title of the show. If anything The Furnace reminded me of Étant Donnés… but yeah, I can see how one can make the argument you are making.. though i would really hope that was not what was on Lionel’s mind as it would seem rather cliché. But then again who cares what he was thinking.. each individual will have their own interpretation and each interpretation will be just a valid.. so fuck him. I do love his art!
Right, I wasn’t trying to imply that Lionel cares about the meat industry or that the piece represents some kind of protest of it… I can see how you could have interpreted that, but no, I was not trying to imply that. It would be interesting to know what his thoughts on the piece are if you have access to him. Anyway, it seems like a very curious set of choices to put a pig on what totally looks like a factory floor, on what totally looks like some factory machine to kill it (or in the process of it). lol, it is very possible that the platform, and related industrial paraphernalia, may very well represent a very specific type of industry, and what he would consider to be his audience is a set of viewers with a very specialized knowledge of industrial materials.. but i would imagine, and again i could be wrong of course, that most people would see ‘meat factory’ in some form or at least see why that interpretation could be read from viewing the work… and i would be very surprised (or disappointed) if Lionel does not see or recognized that… My guess is that he does indeed recognize that, and is fully cognizant of it, but does not care, which i totally get, and respect.. why would he, or any artist, give a flying fuck what anybody thinks (… art critics especially, lol) one way or the other.
First, i would like to comment you for writing the review! I’m glad to see people writing about this stuff. I am curious that there was no mention of the industrial themes on the pieces, specially on The Pig. That work seemed to be screaming about the meat industry and how our society is cannibalizing itself. Anyway, there are no “correct” viewings to art, so Im glad you shared yours. I did not really find anything about the show to be disturbing.. if anything i thought it was rather tame. Don’t get me wrong, the pieces are beautiful and I also would highly recommend it. The Furnace reminded me more of a crematory. What I loved most about this piece, The Furnace, was the ambiguity of it in the context of the other two and the title of the show. If anything The Furnace reminded me of Étant Donnés… but yeah, I can see how one can make the argument you are making.. though i would really hope that was not what was on Lionel’s mind as it would seem rather cliché. But then again who cares what he was thinking.. each individual will have their own interpretation and each interpretation will be just a valid.. so fuck him. I do love his art!
going to say very firmly, lionel doesn't give one fuck about the meat industry. that's not his thing.
Right, I wasn’t trying to imply that Lionel cares about the meat industry or that the piece represents some kind of protest of it… I can see how you could have interpreted that, but no, I was not trying to imply that. It would be interesting to know what his thoughts on the piece are if you have access to him. Anyway, it seems like a very curious set of choices to put a pig on what totally looks like a factory floor, on what totally looks like some factory machine to kill it (or in the process of it). lol, it is very possible that the platform, and related industrial paraphernalia, may very well represent a very specific type of industry, and what he would consider to be his audience is a set of viewers with a very specialized knowledge of industrial materials.. but i would imagine, and again i could be wrong of course, that most people would see ‘meat factory’ in some form or at least see why that interpretation could be read from viewing the work… and i would be very surprised (or disappointed) if Lionel does not see or recognized that… My guess is that he does indeed recognize that, and is fully cognizant of it, but does not care, which i totally get, and respect.. why would he, or any artist, give a flying fuck what anybody thinks (… art critics especially, lol) one way or the other.
lionel is a friend of mine so probably but no plans to