Lost In Translation 13 Taylor

[Superfro33]

I saw no coconut. He had no coconut to my knowledge.

[iambillyg]

Adding a piece of art, whether it's an edition of 1 or 10,000, to a database and forum dedicated to discussing art shouldn't be looked at as flaunting or gloating. It should be looked at as a contribution, because it is.

I don't get how people take offense to this, yet posting photos of your framed pieces or latest acquisitions (OG or otherwise) garners praise and congrats.

[wonkabars7]

Should you stop adding originals then?

No. Because it has a different purpose.

I have no issue with adding it to the DB, either.
And technically I don't care about LIT or The Chosen Ten, just reacting to how it seems silly that it is such a closed/elitist effort, yet the showcasing and hubbub is so ZOMG.

But there was no showcasing, it was simply added to DB. All the hub-bub is everyone else...

...which isn't frowned upon by The Ten...its just more gravy on the back end.

I do think that there should be some EB-wide commissions, special events, Mondo prints, EB variants, etc...that is my bigger mindset to be fair.

[wonkabars7]

Adding a piece of art, whether it's an edition of 1 or 10,000, to a database and forum dedicated to discussing art shouldn't be looked at as flaunting or gloating. It should be looked at as a contribution, because it is.

I don't get how people take offense to this, yet posting photos of your framed pieces or latest acquisitions (OG or otherwise) garners praise and congrats.

No offense taken. And framed/latest acquisitions is apples and oranges.

[appletree]

People are so envious of what they cannot have.
All these posters will be dust covered and forgotten one day.

People should just be thankful for what they have and move on. Everyone on this site is 100x better off than people all over the world.

#pointless rant #firstworldproblems

[wonkabars7]

People are so envious of what they cannot have.
All these posters will be dust covered and forgotten one day.

People should just be thankful for what they have and move on. Everyone on this site is 100x better off than people all over the world.

#pointless rant #firstworldproblems

Agreed.

[finneganm]

This is some deep fudge for a Lost in Translation poster discussion.

[iambillyg]

Adding a piece of art, whether it's an edition of 1 or 10,000, to a database and forum dedicated to discussing art shouldn't be looked at as flaunting or gloating. It should be looked at as a contribution, because it is.

I don't get how people take offense to this, yet posting photos of your framed pieces or latest acquisitions (OG or otherwise) garners praise and congrats.

No offense taken. And framed/latest acquisitions is apples and oranges.

No offense taken either. And none intended. It's a healthy discussion.

But how is this different? http://forum.expressobeans.com/viewtopi ... 2&t=108314

I have no idea how many were used/hung, but probably not many...I wouldn't be shocked if it was under 10-20 to be honest, at most."

http://expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/165902

[rubberneck]

Zing!

[wonkabars7]

My initial point is closed v. open.

In the case of Pan's it wasn't created exclusively. It was made for general public. The studio canceling it makes it rare, yes, but the sales of the remaining stock was open to everyone...the theater manager didn't give them to his closest friends then post on a dorky internet forum with a bunch of sharks and vultures. Does that make sense? Maybe not...

[Superfro33]

Nothing has made me want to get commissions more than the bitterness around here in the last few months regarding commissions.

[iambillyg]

My initial point is closed v. open.

In the case of Pan's it wasn't created exclusively. It was made for general public. The studio canceling it makes it rare, yes, but the sales of the remaining stock was open to everyone...the theater manager didn't give them to his closest friends then post on a dorky internet forum with a bunch of sharks and vultures. Does that make sense? Maybe not...

I understand it. There's just quite a bit of grey area surrounding the recent commissions that have been posted.

Our commissions appear to be perceived as bad because: they're limited to 10 (15 in this case), because they were made for a private group and not a group with an open invitation, because our copies were not (and never will be) released on an open store front like BigCartel (even though others pursuing commissions aren't offering theirs like this either). It just seemed as though the initial argument was more about how people shouldn't post content that no one else has a chance to obtain.

[wonkabars7]

My initial point is closed v. open.

In the case of Pan's it wasn't created exclusively. It was made for general public. The studio canceling it makes it rare, yes, but the sales of the remaining stock was open to everyone...the theater manager didn't give them to his closest friends then post on a dorky internet forum with a bunch of sharks and vultures. Does that make sense? Maybe not...

I understand it. There's just quite a bit of grey area surrounding the recent commissions that have been posted.

Our commissions appear to be perceived as bad because: they're limited to 10 (15 in this case), because they were made for a private group and not a group with an open invitation, because our copies were not (and never will be) released on an open store front like BigCartel (even though others pursuing commissions aren't offering theirs like this either). It just seemed as though the initial argument was more about how people shouldn't post content that no one else has a chance to obtain.

I hear ya and get all this.

I do think that there should be efforts or discussions about EB wide prints or commissions as I mention here earlier. And if perimeters are needed, like a certain level of EB points, join date, etc...that can be addressed. Maybe my politics are coming into play on a silly hobby forum, lul, but I think things should be accessible within the EB family. Except the red headed stepchildren of this place...you know who you are.

[Kramerica]

It's not gloating to just add it to the db but I have perceived some showboating regarding some of the commissions in the past and call me a cynic but I do think there are some members that want to inflate the value and demand for them so they can use them as trade bait. All is fair in love and war in my book but there can definitely be overlap between the crowd that wants to share art for appreciation and the crowd that wants others to be jealous of the cool fudge they have, they certainly aren't mutually exclusive.

Congrats on the print you elitists!!!

[rubberneck]

My initial point is closed v. open.

In the case of Pan's it wasn't created exclusively. It was made for general public. The studio canceling it makes it rare, yes, but the sales of the remaining stock was open to everyone...the theater manager didn't give them to his closest friends then post on a dorky internet forum with a bunch of sharks and vultures. Does that make sense? Maybe not...

I understand it. There's just quite a bit of grey area surrounding the recent commissions that have been posted.

Our commissions appear to be perceived as bad because: they're limited to 10 (15 in this case), because they were made for a private group and not a group with an open invitation, because our copies were not (and never will be) released on an open store front like BigCartel (even though others pursuing commissions aren't offering theirs like this either). It just seemed as though the initial argument was more about how people shouldn't post content that no one else has a chance to obtain.

I hear ya and get all this.

I do think that there should be efforts or discussions about EB wide prints or commissions as I mention here earlier. And if perimeters are needed, like a certain level of EB points, join date, etc...that can be addressed. Maybe my politics are coming into play on a silly hobby forum, lul, but I think things should be accessible within the EB family. Except the red headed stepchildren of this place...you know who you are.

So basically you are just upset at not being asked in the first place?