From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:08:55 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Puppetry as Art


Kathleen, no worries, I suspected you meant the word "beutiful" lightly.

But my impish side wanted to stir things a bit.
You know I'm always up for a new passionate debate. Such ideas and 
references come forth, we can all learn from it all! As long as we don't get 
too "sensitive" and take every comment as a personal attack. We we do get 
attacked, we can defend ourselves with respect and keep the conversation 
going.
I learned that in a painting class. When a student was outraged that we were 
(in her opinioin) unfairly "trashing" another's work in a group critique, 
the teacher got angry and explained how important it was to not be affraid 
to express our opinions. We were analizying what was in front of us, not 
speculating or accusing, and that nothing the artist could say would change 
what he visually was able to put on the canvas. No fancy concept or "intent" 
could save a weak composition, a weak palette, and the unclarity of the 
symbols he used to carry his message, which no one were able to decipher.

I used to think object puppetry was not real puppetry, and quite ugly.
Until I saw a successful show of it, of course. Now I like it and want to 
integrate some of it into my work.
Live and learn. 

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