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Art ? Someone's got too much time and money....:(

 
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Is this something you would appreciate spending money on....
I certainly wouldn't. There are so many more generous ways to spend money - just buy some bread and feed those hungry people. Oh Please!

Ok, its their own money and they are spending it and I don't mean to say that they don't donate. But some common sense, some mature behavior...is that too much to ask?



The procedure, which involved remolding their arms, cost around 10,000 pounds, or the equivalent of $19,000, and the separated figures have been put back on display with their backs to each other.

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"We would like them to get back together again because that would be a nice happy ending and we don't mind spending the money entwining them again," she said.



Is the world more diveded that I think! I am really disappointed by this art form.

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The page heading says it all "Entertainment". The wax works is not and never has been "Art".
 
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May be it will help to keep 3 wax works - one of her, one of him and one of both of them - or just keep detachable arms and display as they come together and get separated again!! Just my 2 cents really!

But why wont you call it Art? The wax works in Madame Tussauds are fantastic. Excellent work. The world knows it. People who have been there shuld not have a doubt about the magic in the finger(do they actually use fingers? I dunno ) of those artists.

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I'd be curious to know what qualifies as Art, rather than mere act.

Here is the States, it's often legally, if not aesthetically, defined as an expression that is not utterly without redeeming social value. In other words, if it's not obscene purely for the sake of obscenity, it's art. That's a pretty low bar. For my tastes, whether any piece of art appeals to any one person's ethics or sense of social proportion, i.e., how or whether it entertains a body, is where criticism fairly comes into play.

It might be noted that depicting two Hollywood stars 'accurately' is what people will pay to see. And because they will pay to see it, someone will make the kind of money by which they can choose to help feed the world's hungering masses or not.

You could also call on people who attend wax museums and tell them their money could be spent on needs "more important" than their own entertainment, but I don't know how many of them would appreciate such an insight...
 
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Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
You could also call on people who attend wax museums and tell them their money could be spent on needs "more important" than their own entertainment, but I don't know how many of them would appreciate such an insight...



ummm.....you seem to be heading in a different path here.
Oh, no I am not saying they shouldn't have wax models or that people shouldn't entertain themselves and their families/friends. My comments were directed at the way the museum wants to spend money again - re-arranging the arms and legs of Hollywood couples. I am sure the seperation rate in Hollywood is higher than those of ordinary people. So, I don't see the point in this, maybe its me.

And I agree with other comments that the wax models are probably life like and there's a lot of skill involved here. Its definetly wort visiting.

Just wanted to clarify, so that I am not giving you the wrong impression here. Thanks.

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Originally posted by Leena Diwan:
May be it will help to keep 3 wax works - one of her, one of him and one of both of them - or just keep detachable arms and display as they come together and get separated again!! Just my 2 cents really!

But why wont you call it Art? The wax works in Madame Tussauds are fantastic. Excellent work. The world knows it. People who have been there shuld not have a doubt about the magic in the finger(do they actually use fingers? I dunno ) of those artists.

Regards,
Leena



I've actually visited Madame Tussaud's wax museum, both in London and in Niagra Falls. I still don't consider it "Art", its definitely well crafted but probably fits the description of "Kitsch". It's also very entertaining.
 
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Originally posted by Madhav Lakkapragada:

My comments were directed at the way the museum wants to spend money again - re-arranging the arms and legs of Hollywood couples. I am sure the seperation rate in Hollywood is higher than those of ordinary people. So, I don't see the point in this, maybe its me.


I understood the museum spokesperson to say that they 'took a chance' here they thought or hoped was low-risk, and it didn't work out. In the wake of the separation, they wanted the figures nonetheless to reflect reality.

The only other couple they have depicted, it says, was Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. They were done separately, but considering Taylor had already been married a few times before, that just seems common sense to me.

Both Art and art get modified all the time to reflect the tastes of society or those in power, from the Sistine Chapel to the dogs-playing-poker poster that's popular among certain circles.

Maybe I'm just missing the point of the 'money-better-spent' observation. Just because a certain lifestyles may be more fluid than others doesn't make it silly to want to depict them, does it?
 
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Quite a intriguing piece !
 
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Originally posted by Michael Ernest:

Maybe I'm just missing the point of the 'money-better-spent' observation. Just because a certain lifestyles may be more fluid than others doesn't make it silly to want to depict them, does it?



Given that money, I am sure, I could make a difference in the lives of a few (hundred?) people in Thailand or Srilanka or Sudan. IMHO, money better spent.

I don't think the depictions are silly. I recognize the skill and respect it as 'art', now. I searched for their website after I posted this and realized this a world famous (forgive my ignorance) mesuem. So, I do respect their work in general. Just that spending so much money to remove Jen's hand off of Brad's butt didn't seem to be worth it. Additionally, the article said they are willing to redo it if they ever get together. Anyways, just my personal opinion, after all its their money and its their museum, they don't need my approval. Thanks.

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