A Little Art 101 For the Weekend…
by Alvaro Alvillar
…what does this mean to you?
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Not a clue. I give up. What is it supposed to mean?
(Dial Tone)
MOM???????
Doesn't mean a thing to me. Must be some kind of hip "street art" vying for NEA funds. Either that, or it's a heartfelt and emotional protest against the opression of minorities, crafted to make you really think about social injustice and your own attitudes and behaviour toward those less fortunate than you.
Yea…what he said! ☝
Not Over.
Is this one of those "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" moments? It seemed kind of angry to me.
http://the100mostannoyingthings.blogspot.com/
Hmmm…
"Momma, Enemy, Honor, Slave."
For some weird reason, all that makes me think of is the "idiot test" from "Judgement at Nuremburg".
Am I close?
It means to me:
I am who the hell I am, not what you, being the Govt, or any other faction think I am, try to pidgeon hole me into or group me with.
I am not your BS that got you elected nor will I be a tool for your political gain, or purposes. I am not your charity, I am not your masses.
PS , I like it.
I'm with Ernie. I am not what you will name me or have me be, I do not fit on your limited and repetitive rotating placard of identities.
What Ernie said
I like that explanation Ernie. I sometimes have to catch myself and dismiss my preconceived notions.
What GaryEaton said.
A tasty little treat of images and sweet sounds of which I can appreciate.
Thank you, Alvaro.
What comes up for me, after watching that brief clip, is Personal Responsibility. I have a sheet hanging next to me, which has quotes characterizing several qualities. For Personal Responsibility it reads: "A man can fail many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame someone else."
In your artwork, Alvaro, you are reminding me not to blame others. That other person is not my mother, my enemy, my honor, my slave. Whether I succeed or fail at something, anything, depends entirely on the effort I put forth. The value I put on something comes me (my honor). No one is going to do it for me (my slave). No is keeping me from success or making me fail (my enemy). And my past is not keeping me from reaching my goals (my mother).
This is a great piece to reflect on. Thank you.
Agree with Ernie. Plus, it is the kind of pop art that can help reinforce our side as the lefties attach themselves to images of Che and Obama, although in our case we are not worshipping false idols.
I really like the Santana in the background. I think the visual was so broad as to mean anything the viewer wants it to mean.
It means you're not a collectivist. That you don't think it takes a village, and that you're considered "selfish" and mean by Obama chicks.
This is neat. I see a good lesson for some men to learn about their women. If there were a display like this one only directed at women, I wonder what it would say? Let's get some ideas:
I am not your…
Happiness
I think it means I found some crayons and decided to draw a poster with some semi-provocative movable words in pretty colors to see if it would freak out the Establishment. Oh yeah, and I threw in the sensual Santana tune to add some irony
Thanks for sharing!
It's always good to hear from you (Establishment) guys, entertaining, as usual.
To me it means not having responsibility for someone else's happiness. I like it, but my favorite works of Alvaro's are "Formulate Hate," "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth," and "Fear." Good stuff.
Thank god someone gets it. Alvaro is a very talented artist. He's also not your typical whiny Liberal. He wouldn't take money from the NEA if you waterboarded him.
The point of this piece, as in most of his work is that we are all, and should be, responsible for ourselves. The government does not define you.You define yourself through your actions.
Please go to studioartservices.com and look at the rest of his work.I think he has some descriptions there as well.
I am a good friend of his also working/struggling in Atlanta. I too am a Conservative artist http://www.machinepolitick.com I am working very hard to start a conservative movement in the fine arts. However, we can not do this alone. We have to have support from conservatives in general to make this work. The Liberals in the art community will not give us a venue for our work. I have listened to conservatives complain for years about not having political art they can relate to. Now you do. Stand up and help us make this work.
I'm glad to hear you liked it by the way. It's a really neat piece. The panel at the bottom is actually part of the painting that spins so you can change the word.
Good for you. Please don't ever assume that all artists art Liberal. It's just hard to be an openly conservative artist. Most fear, and rightly so, that they will not sell their work if they are political. It will take support from the conservative community for artists to change the Liberal culture of the art community.
Keep it up Alvaro. You have to remember that Conservatives are not expecting to see our work. They have stereotyped artists as whiny Liberals and can't conceive of anyone like us. Being at the forefront of a conservative art movement, we bear the burden of changing minds on both sides. We have to convince Conservatives that we share their views, while combating the Liberal bias against our work. One day, these people will thank us for saving our culture from the Liberals. We just have to persevere.
Good job by the way, and keep it coming.
I am disappointed to see so many people don't get it. I am also encouraged by the comments of those of you who do understand.
Alvaro and I are working very hard to change the Liberal bias of the art community. Because our work is very graphic fine art, most people make the wrong assumption that we are just another Liberal artist. That is completely wrong. We are conservatives, and the message is there for you if you will put aside the stereotypes. We are not hacks or glorified cartoonists. Our work requires a great deal of thought and labor to execute. Please go to Alvaro's site, and find out what he is about. He is a very talented artist struggling against the Liberal bias of the art community in Atlanta. We can't get shows because of our views. If we don't get shows, we don't sell work.
Conservatives are going to have to change the culture and the arts in this country if they are going to successfully spread their message. You can't complain about the state of the arts, then turn your back and criticize when someone tries to make a change. Artists are business people like anyone else. If we don't sell our work, we can't produce more. Conservatives have to stop complaining and step up. Look for Conservative artists and support their work. There is no reason to assume that the Liberals have a right to the arts.
Alvaro's work is available at studioartservices.com
My work is at machinepolitick.com. I am far more confrontational than Alvaro, but I also give descriptions of my work. You will have no doubt of my conservative views if you read my writings.
Thanks to all of you who support us. For the rest, I challenge you to take of the blinders and open you minds. We are trying to start a Conservative art movement, but we need your help and support to make it work.
John and Andrew have asked me to post about the controversy that "Formula for Hate" created in Atlanta back in 2007. Like the comments about this piece, I hope to give a sampling of how everyone brings their experience and therefore their opinion to a work of art long before they set their eyes on it. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to comment and view my work and to BH for the opportunity to present it here!
Curious–how big is the actual piece? And I assume music doesn't actually play when it's installed? And how long before Santana makes you pull his music? Kidding! I actually see it as kinda unashamedly feminist. I immediately read the "I" as me, myself. (The "I am not your honor" made me think of honor killings, actually) Anyway, if there's more than one way to see a piece of art, then you've succeeded, whether the viewer "gets it" or not. Best of luck to you both, because the foibles of what makes saleable 'art' has always been wacky, politics aside, and I can't imagine the current economy has people buying a lot of fine art.
The piece itself is not musical.That's just for the purposes of the video. I'm sure Santana would not approve, but who cares?
I think the piece is about 18 x 24, although I'm not exactly sure. Alvaro actually has several like this.
He is not as blatant in his politics as I am, so he is happy for the viewer to put their own spin on his work. However, it is meant to say that we are our own masters, not the government. I think he would be happy to know you made a connection to the piece. There is certainly no 'honor' in the Islamic oppression of women.
Thank you for your comments and support.
Frances
Alvaro,
I live outside of ATL. I wish I had of known about your displaying of Formula , then. Your piece Fear really speaks to me, I still haven't figure out exactly what I feel, but it is some sort of viceral brain-dance.
If you live outside Atlanta, I highly recommend contacting Alvaro to see his work in person. It is amazing, and the videos don't do it justice.
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