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Choosing A Title For My Exhibition

Posted by Anonymous on 6/24/2013 at 8:15 AM ET 125 Points
My latest work consists of 20 hybrid creatures, sculpted out of earthenware clay and mixed medium. These sculptures are all mounted on wooden stands. This collection is a light-hearted satire on human and animal behavior which plays on similarities that blur the differences between the two. For example the vulture hybrid can be interpreted as a depiction of humans who become very interested in family affairs when death is looming. It is said: “They act like vultures.” This is sad given that vultures play a crucial role in our ecosystem and yet this comparison is made which belittles them to make our own ill-fitting behavior acceptable.
to see these works go to https://www.gordonhaywardart.com
So it should be a title that plays around with this idea.
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  • Posted by Moriarty on 6/24/2013 at 11:01 AM Accepted
    Human mythology (in the myths, animals were commonly used to display human activity of an extreme form - like your vultures. It brings a wholly new meaning to Noah's ark!)

    Mix 'n Match - humans acting like animals (thinking of Dutch plasterers, they're called muurvarkens - wall pigs).

    Potty people

    I couldn't find your clay figures on site, I loved the dragonfly you'd painted!

  • Posted on 6/24/2013 at 11:10 AM Author
    Hi Moriarty

    Thank you so much for the reply. You hit the nail on the head. Love your train of thought. You can fid these sculptures under new work. Would love for you to see them.

    Gordon
  • Posted by Moriarty on 6/24/2013 at 1:13 PM Member
    Did you (not) like hte names? I'll take a peek later - the dragonfly's already shared with a sculptor friend on Facebook :-)
  • Posted on 6/24/2013 at 1:21 PM Author
    Thank you. Sorry only realized I did not award you. any more ideas welcome. Thank you for the support.

    Gordon
  • Posted by Moriarty on 6/24/2013 at 1:24 PM Member
    Which do you like - we can come up with way better stuff then. forget the points: this is about getting you a decent tagline. OK? That's what we're here for, and it's nice to help. it's a reward in itself.

    now: it's dinner my tummy keeps telling me.
  • Posted on 6/24/2013 at 1:32 PM Author
    You so helpful :) i like the direction of thought. And yes the body of work (Hybrid Human/Animals) fit nicely in with the noah's ark idea. You go eat now. will brainstorm some more
  • Posted by Moriarty on 6/24/2013 at 4:03 PM Member
    Dinner was lovely (with a French cotes de Gascongne, lightly chilled) - and an hour on my vegetable garden looking for onions that I was absolutely certain were there. They were, thankfully.

    Having taken a look:

    Metamorphosis meets the minotaur

    Some of them look like the Egyptian Gods. Tall, erect figures with an animal's head. They knew a thing or two, those Egyptians.

    A human menagerie
    animal pantheon.

    Wojjerfink!
  • Posted on 6/24/2013 at 4:32 PM Author
    YEEEEEEEES that it. HUMAN MENAGERIE love it, it sums up the concept in a nutshell and still keep it wide open so that the viewer can come to his or her own conclusion. Thank you so much. I am so happy now. Please give me your email or email me on my website, I would like to send you a digital work just to say thank you.

    By the way dinner sounds really yummy :)

    Gordon
  • Posted by Moriarty on 6/24/2013 at 4:38 PM Member
    It was only potatoes and a Wiener Schnitzel with french beans. I'll be in touch.
  • Posted on 6/24/2013 at 4:39 PM Author
    this will make it so easy to title each work now .

    Thanx a mill
  • Posted by Moriarty on 6/24/2013 at 5:18 PM Member
    No probs! Have a great time, you've done all the hard work after all. I only looked at it ;-)
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