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 Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:07 pm Post subject: Role of Benda masks in Usenet culture |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: Role of Benda masks in Usenet culture |
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palmer.william@sbcglobal.net (Bill Palmer) wrote in message news:<13ea6e3a.0309182229.28406d77@posting.google.com>...
palmer.william@sbcglobal.net (Bill Palmer) wrote in message news:<13ea6e3a.0309181511.26ce4122@posting.google.com>...
In the course of intensifying my thoughtstream
search for the charming Ms. Lee, I have uncovered
two new clues, which those of you in misc.writing
who have taken part in the search may find
intriguing.
[By the way, due to misunderstandings apparent
in certain posts, it needs to be stressed that
this is strictly a thoughtstream search. This
is scarcely some attempt to "cyber-date" Ms.
Lee, and I resent very much that such a vicious
canard has been libelously posted. In
no way does this net-wide search involve any
sort of personal attempt to get in touch with
Ms. Lee--that is exactly the sort of dragger
behavior I have identified as being very harmful
to creative thoughtstream interactions. The
disappearance of Ms. Lee is a mystery that began
in these electronic woods, and in these electronic
woods in must remain and must be--if at all
possible--solved.]
The first clue I came up with was found during
my careful reading of certain posts by Ms. Lee
wherein she made coded reference to a website
featuring the masks of W. T. Benda.
As some of you know, Benda, a Polish immigrant
to the United States, won international renown
by creating a series of fascinating "character
masks" featuring women's faces. You have
probably either seen imitations of these in
stores, or have encountered reproductions of
them, or even the masks themselves, in set
decorations for movies in which an exotic
residential locale, is mandated.
Anyway, it is clear now that Ms. Lee--for
reasons I do not completely understand--
manifested herself in her postings as a
series of Benda masks; took on, that is to
say, the likeness of a Benda, but with a
slightly more Asian cast to the features
than the artist himself used.
Why Ms. Lee did this, whether her purpose
was to attract the most creative minds in
Usenet, or simiply to entertain them, I do
not know. But the clue of the Benda masks
itself is a valuable one, and I am pursuing
it with all the intellect I can muster...
Clue Number Two is found in an an
illustration by Thomas Blackshear II.
Blackshear's illustration is titled
"Intimacy." The website text informs
visitors that he created the illustration
for the Greenwich Workshop in 1995.
Ms. Lee, again through coded postings,
leads careful misc.creativity readers
through a bewildering maze of electronic
highways, byways, and alleyways until,
at the far end of a certain mews, they
reached a site where the Blackshear
illustration pops into view. The picture
features a mysterious, stunningly lovely
woman with features that suggest Afro-
American or possibly Afro-Asian ancestry.
The woman in Blackshear's illustration
is holding (near, but to the right of her
face, so only about half of her actual face
is obscured by the object) a MASK that is
much whiter than her own skin color. She
looks enthrallingly seductive in a lovely
red and gold gown that is pulled gently
down over one of her shoulders. A
brilliant white light sparkles from the
bared middle portion of her body.
One of the things that Ms. Lee's latest
creative swim in the thoughtstream reinforced
was that the net is not about race, not about
skin color, but about the astonishing things
that can be produced by the creative mind,
which has no color, or all colors, depending
on how you perceive and untilize it. Ms. Lee
did not preach this, she lived it in her
amazing posts, and did so in a way that
assisted the creative aspirations of others,
in fashion, writing, art and other areas.
Keeping that in mind, and recalling Ms. Lee's
captivating body of work in misc.creativity,
there can be no doubt that pondering these
two clues will shed further light on the
mysterious disappearance of our lovely
friend...
the alt.genius.billy-palm
--posting from an office high
above rec.arts.prose |
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Lee
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: Gallery of Black and White Digital Photos |
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Jeff,
Those are some of the most intruiging black and white pictures I've
seen in a long time. I'm interested in getting more involved with
photography, but I'm a starving student and don't have much time...
However, I do enjoy looking at other's work. I look forward to seeing
more of your things!
Cheers,
Shannon |
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Peter
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: A little task |
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In article <0aae0371e8909de47cc83b6c258facd9@news.teranews.com>,
this.is@fake.com says...
| Quote: | On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 06:37:19 GMT, Peter <Cut.em.off@the.pass> wrote:
In article <2cc3c6c4aebd7eb8c425954e2d6b5147@news.teranews.com>,
this.is@fake.com says...
Can we please get back to the topic at hand - and that is artist
Ronald Copping :P
What's special about him?
Nothing special, however I did find two of his pictures in a couple of
storage boxes of the folks that i have here, they came from a gallery
in Melbourne and I'm curious as to their origins.
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http://www.ritchot.com/meetings/Dec_4_2001.htm
Possibly he's a Canadian artist.
Pete, drawing a blank |
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Craig Welch
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:32 am Post subject: Re: A little task |
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 07:19:43 GMT, Peter <Cut.em.off@the.pass>
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| Quote: | Pete, drawing a blank
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What is your preferred medium for drawing blanks?
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Craig |
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Peter
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: A little task |
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In article <pmakovgn9h07hc90ciudsnf4p2ak0rkc40@4ax.com>,
craig@pacific.net.sg says...
| Quote: | On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 07:19:43 GMT, Peter <Cut.em.off@the.pass
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Pete, drawing a blank
What is your preferred medium for drawing blanks?
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Here's one: http://tinyurl.com/qpvu |
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Flying_Naked_People
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:31 am Post subject: Re: How do You Glue Canvas-Board to Wood? |
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In article <20031203181405.08365.00000101@mb-m02.aol.com>, radio913@aol.com
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| Quote: | Subject: Re: How do You Glue Canvas-Board to Wood?
From: radio913@aol.com (Radio913)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.fine
I don't paint - but this trick worked for a warped drawing:
1. ***LIGHTLY*** wipe the back with a damp cloth.
2. Lay the wet side down on masonite.
3. Cover the top with tracing paper or some other clean protective sheet.
4. Pile a bunch of books or other FLAT heavy item on top of the sheet.
I left it like that overnight and it worked.
For you, I would use Spray Glue instead of water.
Do you know what canvas-board is? It's quite thick, about 1/8" thick
cardboard wrapped in canvas.
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What part of my suggestion indicates that I don't? Or that the suggestion
wouldn't work?
If you're concerned that the spray glue won't be strong enough, then use water
to wet the back of the damn thing first.
Or..
Ignore everything following the ">>'s" and rub the front of it down with
cutting oil.
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http://www.drslick.org/
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August West
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: PING! Tracey Emin |
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FCS <sipston_777@my-deja.com> writes:
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COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SIPSTON
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Tosser.
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You've been licking his stamps and taking his dictation |
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