Monday, March 28, 2005

Bunnies! (and classy fine art...)

Yes, maybe I'm a sap. But between learning to love Manet, despise the YBA art movement, and develop my own sense of style of what makes fine art, I've found myself drawn to some simpler, almost amateurish art.

Not to devalue the work of Mr. Clement, but it's hard to take it seriously. That being said, there's something I love about his mix of the fantastic and his use of real life - best seen in this photo set. It has a playful asthetic to it, yet does more than just tell a story - it draws you close with some sort of warmth I can't just pinpoint. For some reason, he reminds me of the humour of David Shrigley (whose website featuring his more subtle photo work has died a horrible death as of last check), yet much more subtle. More meaningful is for you to decide.

And he also does music posters and great 'on the street work'. Again, featuring bunnies. Maybe I just like bunnies...Eh, to each his own.



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