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Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:46 am

It's almost like the Croatoan haters can't access the art comments, where people have been clamoring for that print for like 7 years. And when it does come, it's world class, and embossed, and better than anyone hoped. fudge, go back through the "show us your desktop" thread, Croatoan has been, and still is, my desktop wallpaper for years.

Who gives a fudge that the original painting wasn't done in '14 -- the art print edition was, and that's what people voted for.
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:55 am

Never had a Hork.
Wanted a Nesting for a minute.
Just not my kind of art.....
but Croatoan looks pretty darn good (from pics Ive seen).

Obviously didn't get my vote for POTY, but I think it's deserved!
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:59 am

By your logic, artists should start producing giclee versions of art they created 5-10 years ago - and win an award for it, for the recycled art. You are aware this is not even a screen print? Nobody cares if you have been stroking off to this thing for seven years. It's really a travesty this was ever allowed to compete with art that was produced in 2014.
If the Horkey fanboys could only see how incredibly biased they are, you guys are just rigging the system. It's really a slap in the face to the other artists. Shame.

mistersmith wrote:It's almost like the Croatoan haters can't access the art comments, where people have been clamoring for that print for like 7 years. And when it does come, it's world class, and embossed, and better than anyone hoped. fudge, go back through the "show us your desktop" thread, Croatoan has been, and still is, my desktop wallpaper for years.

Who gives a fudge that the original painting wasn't done in '14 -- the art print edition was, and that's what people voted for.
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:03 am

Didn't realize how serious this EB award was....
Have we looked into possible bribery?
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:03 am

"Shame."

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Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:05 am

If it's art print of the year, and the print was created in 2014, what's the big deal? Seems like it fits the criteria.
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Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:07 am

Dude was prolly hoping one of those Nagel ripoffs would win.
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:06 am

fredo wrote:
1000steps wrote: EB...is based entirely on jpegs...
Are you including all the photos taken of the actual prints?
It's not about me. The EB award winners are chosen by examining BOTH photos of actual prints and digital images. No one can objectively judge pieces of art based on an amalgam of different image types.

Don't get me wrong - I am sure many people believe they can effectively interpret skewed data. Reality and experience imply otherwise.
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:40 pm

We're not doing science here. Decent photos of the print are a preeeety good indicator of what it looks like, which is the thing.
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:43 pm

WHAT ABOUT GID?!
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:49 pm

1000steps wrote:
fredo wrote:
1000steps wrote: EB...is based entirely on jpegs...
Are you including all the photos taken of the actual prints?
It's not about me. The EB award winners are chosen by examining BOTH photos of actual prints and digital images. No one can objectively judge pieces of art based on an amalgam of different image types.

Don't get me wrong - I am sure many people believe they can effectively interpret skewed data. Reality and experience imply otherwise.
Yeah, not a huge fan of the idea of a print winning something when it hasn't been printed yet, but mcnail made a good point that most people won't ever see the print in the flesh if they don't ever own one, which is a lot of people. As long as there are some in the flesh shots, I feel like people can get a good enough idea of what the print looks like to vote, in good faith, something in as POTY
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Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:24 pm

After looking at the detail shots several lucky folks have shared, I can safely say that FoTR 100% deserved Cinema Poster of the Year.
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Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:29 pm

In 2015.
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Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:54 pm

fredo wrote:In 2015.
So you're saying Two Towers should have won in 2014? Because that's what would have happened with that logic.
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Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:57 pm

The poster was printed in 2015. Let the chips fall where they may.
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