Comments on: JGB's Sinister Marriage

By: Estado de emergencia « Palomitas en los ojos

Estado de emergencia « Palomitas en los ojos — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:47:32 +0000

[...] hace porno-terror de primera calidad tal como lo definió ese autor y tal como lo recoge este blog . Si quieren ver un producto ballardiano, háganme caso, cómprense la Vogue Italia que une el [...]

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:20:36 +0000

i’ve removed that flash link. the one pointing to the scans from the mag is still valid, though.

By: TimC

TimC — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:48:11 +0000

That Vogue link now points to a different Meisel fashion shoot. This one (at the time of posting this) is apparently themed on trailer trash rather than a police state. Not much less weird or offensive, but not what we’re talking about here.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:42:03 +0000

I’m not sure Meisel is apeing Ballard, as such. I just think they might be breathing the same air, although Meisel’s ‘breathing’ may well be a reflex action, whereas Ballard’s is steady, measured, controlled.

By: FJ Torres

FJ Torres — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:46:07 +0000

It is TOO Ballardian.
That’s what makes it so disturrbing (and made me angry), the fact that Ballard’s ideas have become so common place that they are used without much tought by other artist’s.
It is not that I deny the right of other artists to be influenced by Ballard. Its the way it is done.
At least the New Wave rockers influenced by ballard namchecked him endlessly…

When Ballard does it it feels right.
There are mechanisms/processes working that make it FEEL right.
Copycats bore me.