Comments on: t3h w31rd: Your Mom’s Edition http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/ Nerd Rage For the Soul Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SJP http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5126 SJP Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:57:07 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5126 Space Invaders reminds us all the times of fun for fun, harmless videogames, with no war scenario... What if the artist used one of today's game as Grand Theft auto ? I don't really understand why it seams to be an insult or a disrespect to so much people. For me, the Marine corps official first person shooter are an insult to the dead, but there, well, it's all about losing - You couldn't win with Space Invaders. Twin towers are lost and will always be. Space Invaders reminds us all the times of fun for fun, harmless videogames, with no war scenario… What if the artist used one of today’s game as Grand Theft auto ? I don’t really understand why it seams to be an insult or a disrespect to so much people. For me, the Marine corps official first person shooter are an insult to the dead, but there, well, it’s all about losing – You couldn’t win with Space Invaders. Twin towers are lost and will always be.

]]> By: James Walker http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5122 James Walker Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:29:27 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5122 I understand what you're saying, but even then I still feel that by using <i>Space Invaders</i> as the backdrop, that it somehow trivializes the whole event. I understand what you’re saying, but even then I still feel that by using Space Invaders as the backdrop, that it somehow trivializes the whole event.

]]> By: SJP http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5121 SJP Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:05:13 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5121 The artists fate is that when their work is good, it's never because it's easy to digest. I don't mean that anything hard to digest is good art, but good art will never ever be easy, it can't be. The artists fate is that when their work is good, it’s never because it’s easy to digest. I don’t mean that anything hard to digest is good art, but good art will never ever be easy, it can’t be.

]]> By: Mike Masashi Murakami III http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5120 Mike Masashi Murakami III Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:45:55 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5120 I don't think anyone is going to take the Invaders art as a joke, but I don't think it is arguable that in trying to make a point it makes light of a devastating event. I'm not sure what I could equate the situation to, but .. lets say a person was trying to call to attention to radar's on boats not being good enough in 1912. If they made a piece of art that uses the Titanic in some way, the fact that the Titanic was used to try to make a point after such a tragedy would easily take away from the point. (Again, I couldn't think of anything specific that is similar to this Invaders situation... but I tried, and I think you can get what I'm saying). When enough time has passed and the incident is no longer so personal to so many, the Invaders art would make sense (or at least far easier to digest). I don’t think anyone is going to take the Invaders art as a joke, but I don’t think it is arguable that in trying to make a point it makes light of a devastating event.

I’m not sure what I could equate the situation to, but .. lets say a person was trying to call to attention to radar’s on boats not being good enough in 1912. If they made a piece of art that uses the Titanic in some way, the fact that the Titanic was used to try to make a point after such a tragedy would easily take away from the point. (Again, I couldn’t think of anything specific that is similar to this Invaders situation… but I tried, and I think you can get what I’m saying).

When enough time has passed and the incident is no longer so personal to so many, the Invaders art would make sense (or at least far easier to digest).

]]> By: SJP http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5119 SJP Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:08:15 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5119 The "too soon" issue is interesting, as the problem for an artist is maybe more to be... Too late. I'm sure the piece is not about making fun of 9/11. Attacking Iraq that was not related to 9/11 with 9/11 as a reason, that was making fun about it. The “too soon” issue is interesting, as the problem for an artist is maybe more to be… Too late. I’m sure the piece is not about making fun of 9/11. Attacking Iraq that was not related to 9/11 with 9/11 as a reason, that was making fun about it.

]]> By: PacoDG http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5109 PacoDG Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:22:41 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5109 "it’s just an on-screen thought about a recent historic event and about all the useless and endless wars that have been provoqued after that." I wonder how anyone would be able to get that out of the piece. I agree with JW, it should have been left up and not taken down though. Sad that people react with death threats (as I see on the blog), but honestly, the words "too soon" have never rang more true. Even South Park waited 20 years before joking about aids. “it’s just an on-screen thought about a recent historic event and about all the useless and endless wars that have been provoqued after that.”

I wonder how anyone would be able to get that out of the piece.

I agree with JW, it should have been left up and not taken down though. Sad that people react with death threats (as I see on the blog), but honestly, the words “too soon” have never rang more true. Even South Park waited 20 years before joking about aids.

]]> By: SJP http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5108 SJP Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:31:03 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5108 It might have been provocative in 2001, but the artist maybe didn't expect to create such reactions seven years later. Considering something art doesn't mean it is good art. The sure thing is that it is not real, I mean the guy's not bin Laden, it's just an on-screen thought about a recent historic event and about all the useless and endless wars that have been provoqued after that. It might have been provocative in 2001, but the artist maybe didn’t expect to create such reactions seven years later. Considering something art doesn’t mean it is good art. The sure thing is that it is not real, I mean the guy’s not bin Laden, it’s just an on-screen thought about a recent historic event and about all the useless and endless wars that have been provoqued after that.

]]> By: James Walker http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5107 James Walker Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:42:51 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5107 See, this is the perfect example of the love/hate relationship I have with modern art: Some people see this and consider it art. Others, like myself (obviously) see it as trash. Then again, I also think the hype over Andy Warhol's can of tomato soup is the most overrated piece of art ever put to canvas, so I've accepted long ago that I just don't get "it". But if this were made in 2001, wouldn't that make it even more provocative? See, this is the perfect example of the love/hate relationship I have with modern art: Some people see this and consider it art. Others, like myself (obviously) see it as trash. Then again, I also think the hype over Andy Warhol’s can of tomato soup is the most overrated piece of art ever put to canvas, so I’ve accepted long ago that I just don’t get “it”.

But if this were made in 2001, wouldn’t that make it even more provocative?

]]> By: SJP http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/t3h-w31rd-your-moms-edition/#comment-5106 SJP Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:57:21 +0000 http://www.bingegamer.net/?p=2681#comment-5106 This art piece has been made in 2001 and has been shown a lot since, so I don't think the purpose was to be provocative. This art piece has been made in 2001 and has been shown a lot since, so I don’t think the purpose was to be provocative.

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