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Tue Jun 9, 2009, 6:35 PM
So I worked really hard on my San Francisco piece, and quite a few unexpected folks seemed to like it. (My sister's in-laws, for example. They wrote me some nice emails about the symbolism they perceived.)

I got some unexpected feedback though. One person (I won't say who or where, because I don't think they intended the unintentional message) complimented the piece, and then said something to the effect of it needing more allure.

This really bugs me and I am trying to put my finger on why. The thing is, I tried very hard not to sex this up (ie. make her pose more sexualised or make her clothes more extreme) or make it a pin-up piece specifically. Sure, my personification of SF is attractive, or I think so. She's passionate about music and very into doing her own thing, and while SF (the REAL SF, not my version) is very much a city that discusses sex and has sex on display and has a lot of sexual politics, that didn't seem to be the gist of what I was getting from the advice. It seemed to be more simplistic: make your picture sexy or people won't notice it. And that frustrates me. What if I just want my art to be what it is, and to be beautiful as it is? Why does any portrayal of a female have to be judged on their sex appeal?

Am I being weird?

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  • Current Residence: Seattle
  • Interests: art, history, writing, reading, canada, painting, habitrails, urban hiking, everything almost
  • Favourite movie: The Shawshank Redemption
  • Favourite band or musician: The Cure, Depeche Mode, Front 242
  • Favourite artist: Dave McKean, Pseudo (Jake), Maxfield Parrish
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  • Favourite photographer: Yousuf Karsh
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  • Favourite game: Quake, NetHack, LORD, Civ, World of Warcraft
  • Favourite gaming platform: Quake III
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  • Personal Quote: "The mind of man is capable of anything, because everything is in it." - Joseph Conrad
  • Tools of the Trade: PhotoShop, Illustrator
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Thanks for the Watch! Now I'll have to update more often...argh. Random question: did you ever continue with your Pfish sci-fi comic? I remember those fondly. Whenever you combined your art with your writing, magic happened. You have a really wicked sense of humor.

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re: PFFFT! - Lise (the other author) and I batted around the idea several times of bringing it back, but I think we both prefered to use our energies on our personal projects.

I am working on some ideas for webcomics but nothing has gelled.

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Thanks for the watch! I'm very flattered now.
I enjoyed your journal entries and the Lovecraftian reference in one of your works. :)

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Nice gallery fellow deviant! Just wanted to say hello :wave:

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really cool stuff here...best greetings

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Thanks for your advice on the Conceptart forums! ^_^ Great work!
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