Comments on: Refining Fine Art

By: thistle

thistle — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:45:17 +0000

why do people like this find so much enjoyment in stalking sites like this and leaving juvenile messages? Though I suppose it does further some of the points made on this site…

By: e.

e. — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:25:10 +0000

mh. i think just because its “classical” and they had their ideals, that does not mean theyre the best. i mean, what would you say in maybe a hundred years if you came across some picture of a model from our time?

its really icky, yes, but why exactly is it their fault?
i mean, it IS a modern interpretation, and it probably suits a lot of people. as much as i dislike it i find it difficult to entirely discard it as “distasteful, stamp on it, archive and gone with it.”

(though from the pure feeling i wholeheartedly agree with the first post ;))

By: ccc

ccc — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:25:11 +0000

I think they look great! Much better than the fatties next to them. Seriously, which one would you rather poke? Ya buncha pseudo-enlightened d-bags!

By: Honey

Honey — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:08:20 +0000

Great, now venus looks like a porn star.

By: LoveDog

LoveDog — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:39:43 +0000

whoa, super creepy! Proportion goes where now?

By: Zece

Zece — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:55:29 +0000

I am so offended by this. Really, how DARE these people violate these beautiful and classic works of art! These pieces of art are thousands of years old, and have survived war, famine, and time; they are perfect the way they are. To change these statues into not only the “picturesque” woman in today’s American society (which is total and utter bullshit, excuse my French), but to think that this museum has the RIGHT to do so is insulting and demeaning. How DARE you, Thorwaldsen Museum in Copenhagen. You all should be ashamed of yourselves.

By: Linkage « Marjorie Rodrigues

Linkage « Marjorie Rodrigues — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:34:30 +0000

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By: Links « Stuff

Links « Stuff — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:06:56 +0000

[...] Related to that: The Thorwaldsen Museum in Copenhagen sells “amended” sculptures. [...]

By: hypatia

hypatia — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:22:15 +0000

I fail to see how shaving 45 pounds off these women in an “artistic interpretation” it’s just a skinny interpretation.

It is bad that I’m thinking “At least they didn’t give them pornstar breasts”?

By: Will

Will — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:24:46 +0000

This is just plain awful.

By: Joeline

Joeline — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:52:55 +0000

I agree very much with everything you guys have said. The Human body is a work of art in itself no matter the size or age. Venus is a representation of the female form in her natural HEALTHY state and more so is a work of highly recognised and appreciated art. To create replica’s which not only alter this state, but INSULT IT by ignoring the ideals which it was representing is horrifying, especially since it was a well known Museum which did so (and they should have known better!!)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:04:58 +0000

HA! It’s cause all the fine art students now a days are watching to much Anime! God those are awful!

By: tina

tina — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:56:02 +0000

she’s got a lollipop head now. it’s too big for her body.

as is usual with anorexics! go figure!

By: sunnyhello

sunnyhello — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:35:39 +0000

I know she’s a goddess and all, but how does Venus breathe and stand upright without any ribs?

By: Two-Headed Blog » My New Favorite Blogs

Two-Headed Blog » My New Favorite Blogs — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:13:05 +0000

[...] This post, in particular, got my blood boiling. Apparently, some folks at the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen got together and decided that classics like The Birth of Venus or Venus with the Apple just weren’t good enough the way they were - nope, that Venus bitch needed to lose some of the weight. [...]