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[IBC] Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection Call to Artists
Such a dither!! What Andy says is correct. But any assumption
that a competition that focuses on one part of display will result in "a ridiculous mess" also assumes that the jury will not appreciate the need for harmony in composition. 'Tain't necessarily so. Bonsai stands can enhance or ruin a bonsai display. I seem to recall that the announcement mentioned that the stands would be matched to specific bonsai, so the artist who enters should realize the need for compositional harmony, if they hope to win. I'm sure there will be a few ridiculous messes, but what's the harm? I don't see how bonsai is threatened by events like these. Mostly the traditional styles are superior, but occasionally someone manages to come up with a novel idea which will eventually become one of the "traditional" styles. Such scolding stifles creativity and sucks the fun out of bonsai. No wonder we're such a geriatric group on the whole! Alan Walker http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org -----Original Message----- From: Jim Lewis Enter if you wish, but, like a daiza isn't ART, neither is this! Jim, THAT'S gonna get you some emails!! :) Dale Well, not yet, but as Andy noted to me -- offlist -- the extent to which bonsai is an art is . . . so, at least partially, because the tree/pot/stand/etc... harmonize for a cohesive (single) image. This business of working to make one of those elements conspicuous only occurs at the expense of the overall display. . .. . In other words, making any part of the composition conspicuous makes, by definition, the "composition" fall apart and become a ridiculous mess. If Pac. Rim wants to highlight stand or pot art, they need to do so outside of the realm of bonsai. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Ken Rutledge++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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