Comments on: Web 2.0 without a web http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/2008/12/04/web-20-without-a-web/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:38:37 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Green http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/2008/12/04/web-20-without-a-web/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Jonathan Green Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:08:51 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/?p=218#comment-152 all right, all right, i wish i'd never mentioned it. all right, all right, i wish i’d never mentioned it.

]]> By: Stilgherrian http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/2008/12/04/web-20-without-a-web/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Stilgherrian Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:17:09 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/?p=218#comment-151 I'm all for pointing out the massive gap between the world's haves and have-nots, all for art as a medium for political action blah blah blah... but this is pretty lame art. The "web 2.0 catchphrases" are just obvious brand names, and he's just daubing them artlessly and then talking pretty average photos. Looking through his portfolio, it seems he's a bit of a one-trick pony too. Like "Democracy" http://www.filippominelli.com/democracy.html ... wow, he paints the word "democracy" on the side of a wrecked ship. Wow. I’m all for pointing out the massive gap between the world’s haves and have-nots, all for art as a medium for political action blah blah blah… but this is pretty lame art. The “web 2.0 catchphrases” are just obvious brand names, and he’s just daubing them artlessly and then talking pretty average photos.

Looking through his portfolio, it seems he’s a bit of a one-trick pony too. Like “Democracy” http://www.filippominelli.com/democracy.html … wow, he paints the word “democracy” on the side of a wrecked ship. Wow.

]]> By: Ruth Brown http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/2008/12/04/web-20-without-a-web/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Ruth Brown Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:53:00 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/?p=218#comment-150 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/crikey/files/2008/12/art.jpg http://blogs.crikey.com.au/crikey/files/2008/12/art.jpg

]]> By: Jonathan Green http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/2008/12/04/web-20-without-a-web/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Jonathan Green Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:04:42 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/?p=218#comment-148 you suggest i think that imposition of artistic irony is almost worse than deprivation of technology and opportunity. or are we just using the abject in our art to make some point about first-world hippy-art simplicity? none of which does diddly to alter the condition of the downtrodden. etc. blah. you suggest i think that imposition of artistic irony is almost worse than deprivation of technology and opportunity. or are we just using the abject in our art to make some point about first-world hippy-art simplicity? none of which does diddly to alter the condition of the downtrodden. etc. blah.

]]> By: Ruth Brown http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/2008/12/04/web-20-without-a-web/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Ruth Brown Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:01:17 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/jonathan/?p=218#comment-147 Hah, yeah, the homeless third world citizens look pretty impressed by the post-modern symbolism of it all. Hah, yeah, the homeless third world citizens look pretty impressed by the post-modern symbolism of it all.

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