tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post1310969570608846320..comments2024-01-29T00:22:36.258-08:00Comments on e y e C O N T A C T: Talking TaoJohn Hurrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-367483040867505742009-12-05T18:12:08.960-08:002009-12-05T18:12:08.960-08:00Jerry, see one JH's map drawings here: http://...Jerry, see one JH's map drawings here: http://www.wayfarergallery.net/dicksartblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/John-Hurrell-Review-Response-Work-1024x261.jpgDickWhytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570965230412797265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-17100637640691184112009-12-05T18:04:28.593-08:002009-12-05T18:04:28.593-08:00you'r all class Hurrell, all class.
Tao Wells...you'r all class Hurrell, all class. <br />Tao Wellsso you tell mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003204842020505433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-11321661748246403912009-12-02T16:43:44.498-08:002009-12-02T16:43:44.498-08:00Jeremy Weston, if you look at the City Art Rooms s...Jeremy Weston, if you look at the City Art Rooms site you can see what I've been up to lately.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-17233212024399036172009-12-02T16:30:28.297-08:002009-12-02T16:30:28.297-08:00When I wrote that post Dick, the only images of Sp...When I wrote that post Dick, the only images of Space Jam to be found were the yellowy ones on Tao's blog. The Artbash images I referred to were of other T. W. shows. My explanation above is exactly the case, I can assure you.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-20135907048905104962009-12-02T15:54:06.839-08:002009-12-02T15:54:06.839-08:00John - Tao has nothing to do with the 'publici...John - Tao has nothing to do with the 'publicity'.<br /><br />Also - you have known about the images on Art Bash for at least 9 days - and I quote:<br /><br />John Hurrell: "I agree that Artbash, as you say, has much more interesting images." (24/11)<br /><br />So, it is not just that you couldn't find them around. You knew that good images were there and you chose not to put them up with the review, which I feel was somewhat calculated.DickWhytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570965230412797265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-84969859465284132702009-12-02T11:48:06.464-08:002009-12-02T11:48:06.464-08:00I haven't lived in NZ for a while...is JH stil...I haven't lived in NZ for a while...is JH still colouring in maps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-14565753911340601332009-12-02T11:16:49.186-08:002009-12-02T11:16:49.186-08:00Thank you Dick for your letter, your comments abou...Thank you Dick for your letter, your comments about my review on your site - and for pointing out the indeed excellent images of Tao's work on your blog.<br />(Thank you Tao too for giving me unexpected publicity for my own art practice, on Dick's blog).<br /><br />When I write a review often there are no images around to post, but if there are some, I will attempt to use them. My problem is that if I wait too long for the artist's or gallery documentation to appear, I lose momentum for the writing. I prefer to post the text, 'seize the time' - and if I find images later I can then post them.<br /><br />At the time of writing there were some dreadful images of the show on Tao's own blog - they looked as if taken through a yellow filter - and nothing on Gambia Castle. There was nothing I could use at that moment, but I did provide links to your, Gambia's and Tao's sites.<br /><br />So I will now post some images taken later from your site and from Gambia Castle's. Thanks for telling me they were around.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-61014533602492449152009-12-02T07:58:02.099-08:002009-12-02T07:58:02.099-08:00For anyone interested you can see images from the ...For anyone interested you can see images from the show here: http://www.wayfarergallery.net/dicksartblog/?cat=50<br /><br />My particular favourite is this one: http://www.wayfarergallery.net/dicksartblog/?p=1<br /><br />I think it is very conspicuous that no images are shown here. All your other reviews contain lovely images John. The thing is, with the images available at the links above your review makes no sense. Tao's work is very interesting and I wold love to hear some actual art criticism from you concerning his work.DickWhytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570965230412797265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-40988493458939585412009-11-30T13:40:47.135-08:002009-11-30T13:40:47.135-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.so you tell mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003204842020505433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-83002115016793756832009-11-29T18:48:34.962-08:002009-11-29T18:48:34.962-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08838859219532123743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-22129855443742984112009-11-29T17:51:15.115-08:002009-11-29T17:51:15.115-08:00No Tao. I'm not talking about our private conv...No Tao. I'm not talking about our private conversations. Private always stays private. Talking about your public rants on various websites around the land.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-36150094281286838842009-11-29T17:49:31.990-08:002009-11-29T17:49:31.990-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-46542151584329757552009-11-29T17:00:13.748-08:002009-11-29T17:00:13.748-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.so you tell mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003204842020505433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-547268962873461562009-11-29T04:36:21.263-08:002009-11-29T04:36:21.263-08:00Have you ever met Nick Austin,Ron? The guy is a re...Have you ever met Nick Austin,Ron? The guy is a really gifted conversationist who when chatting to you, speaks in fully formed, perfectly constructed sentences. No tentative half-phrases like what I (for one) normally talk through. If there is a person who could argue eloquently for Tao's art, he could. And Dick Whyte is no slouch either. A clear writer. Tao however is famously inarticulate. Can barely spell his own name.It's very revealing that his friends can't say something directly about his work and any merits it might have - when they are publically linked to a show.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-47062024072846417072009-11-29T03:16:39.031-08:002009-11-29T03:16:39.031-08:00I never suggested it was a vendetta. But I was tru...I never suggested it was a vendetta. But I was truly interested to read someone taking him on and the work. 'Incorrigible' is a good way to describe but i would go further. <br /><br />Why should you write about the work when Austin hasn't? Well, one, because you're a writer. And, two, as you said, Austin was not the curator but the selector.<br /><br />Auckland may have 60 plus galleries, but all in all, as you may have noticed, it's a pretty predictable - not to mention heavily commericialised - scene with a lack of independent risk-taking activity. Wells, whether hit or miss, tends to freshen things up a little. But it's been frustrating to see no one really take him on. <br /><br />I wonder sometimes if New Zealand truly appreciates the value of a provocateur. There seems a tendency to dismiss rather than engage. <br /><br />If Whyte fails to adequately comment on the show, it's time for you to step in. There's little critical discourse in New Zealand on art, at all, so you fulfill a vital role. If I'm not satisfied, there's where else to turn.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403268609162791615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-38960437862441696652009-11-29T02:08:54.971-08:002009-11-29T02:08:54.971-08:00Why should I write about the work when the curator...Why should I write about the work when the curator of the show Nick Austin hasn't bothered, nor has the writer of the essay Dick Whyte.<br />I found Whyte's essay of more interest (for reasons outside of Wells' display) so I commented on that - it being part of the contextual envelope Wells placed around his practice. He is an incorrigible stuntster, and I regard his claim that his high school art is of public interest a good example of that (what other living artist would have the nerve?), as is his sudden refusal to provide his name at the top of his comments.There are over sixty galleries in Auckland so I could have justifiably ignored the exhibtion but I didn't.I focussed on aspects I felt were worthy of discussion.<br /><br />It's not a vendetta. I have reviewed his shows in the past and will do so in the future.I just prioritised the material presented before me.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-35160991002644734352009-11-29T00:17:33.276-08:002009-11-29T00:17:33.276-08:00Haven't seen the show and am interested, is Ta...Haven't seen the show and am interested, is Tao a terrible artist or not? How about actually writing about the work. Haven't you just constructed yourself a mirror for you to look in? <br /><br />I was looking forward to some real criticism but came away disappointed to say the least. What do you consider a terrible artist? What do you consider a good one? And how do you define merit?<br /><br />If you really don't like him (as a person or an artist) as much as you profess - isn't that an achievement in itself? - please elucidate. Then I could evaluate your merit on a point-by-point basis. <br /><br />Better luck next time. <br /><br />Here's my family name: Hanson. I hope that satisfies you.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403268609162791615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-54827060868659026742009-11-27T16:40:17.029-08:002009-11-27T16:40:17.029-08:00The difference Tao is that I have stated this prin...The difference Tao is that I have stated this principle to Cheryl, Giovanni and many others - to please state your full name openly. Normally you have not found this to be a problem, except now of course you like to bang your drum. It suits me to have you being so noisy. Escalates my hit rate.<br /><br />See you tonight at AUT or Monday at Newcall.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-89456672788814794302009-11-27T16:21:55.986-08:002009-11-27T16:21:55.986-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.so you tell mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003204842020505433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-20551055190064148122009-11-27T16:17:16.889-08:002009-11-27T16:17:16.889-08:00Any one can click on "so you tell me and see ...Any one can click on "so you tell me and see my family name.. tell me what is the differenceso you tell mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003204842020505433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-70724422664960593432009-11-27T16:16:03.250-08:002009-11-27T16:16:03.250-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.so you tell mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003204842020505433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-8921667355185755142009-11-27T00:39:10.650-08:002009-11-27T00:39:10.650-08:00On at least three threads on this site you have ha...On at least three threads on this site you have happily used your full name Tao, so the fact you refuse to now, knowing I have to trash you, proves you are only doing it to play 'victim' and draw attention to yourself. You are so transparent.<br /><br />Interested readers can type your full name into search and see for themselves how insincere you are.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-35468788428679147292009-11-26T20:46:26.762-08:002009-11-26T20:46:26.762-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.so you tell mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003204842020505433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-9007769694690043102009-11-26T17:30:12.066-08:002009-11-26T17:30:12.066-08:00The point of the trashing, Tao, is nothing to do w...The point of the trashing, Tao, is nothing to do with what you are saying - only that you are using a pseudonym. Exactly the same with Cheryl at the top of this thread. I genuinely welcome your opinions (both of you) but request you sign in with your family names.John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-81618811602855066612009-11-26T16:30:18.635-08:002009-11-26T16:30:18.635-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.so you tell mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003204842020505433noreply@blogger.com