tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post113647438456664731..comments2023-10-31T05:37:45.410-07:00Comments on Hungry Hyaena: Jane Hammond's "Fallen"Hungry Hyaenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-80606436640192131722008-08-03T16:22:00.000-07:002008-08-03T16:22:00.000-07:00Zara:As Wallace Stegner writes in his novel, "All ...Zara:<BR/><BR/>As Wallace Stegner writes in his novel, "All The Little Live Things," "It's only the literary, hot for novelty, who fear cliche, and I am no longer of that tribe." <BR/><BR/>There was a time, certainly, when I would have rejected the concept of "Fallen" as cringe-worthy, and there will always be works I reject as trite, but there is an important distinction between "trite" and "cliche." The former is shallow and best avoided. The latter, not so much...if handled well.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, the fact that "Fallen" might have been conceived by a six year-old adds to it's simple poetry. Simple gestures are commonly profound, even if rarely avant-garde or "high."<BR/><BR/>If Hammond's work were seen by a more broad public, it would provoke a great many viewers. That's more than can be said for just about any other work today. If you want to take to a leaf-blower to that fact, be my guest, but I'd wager that your tantrum will pass, and that one day you'll reconsider your angry dismissal of "Fallen."Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-73527419551628386112008-08-03T06:02:00.000-07:002008-08-03T06:02:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-1136571005830196232006-01-06T10:10:00.000-08:002006-01-06T10:10:00.000-08:00cpbvk:Great work, by the way. I'll make a point o...cpbvk:<BR/><BR/>Great work, by the way. I'll make a point of checking in from time to time.Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-1136570863911032992006-01-06T10:07:00.000-08:002006-01-06T10:07:00.000-08:00cpbvk:I agree. I also feel artists - nay, the pop...cpbvk:<BR/><BR/>I agree. I also feel artists - nay, the populace at large - must remain eternally vigilant...and it ain't always easy!Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-1136506923894897642006-01-05T16:22:00.000-08:002006-01-05T16:22:00.000-08:00A year before “Guernica,” and in the same country,...A year before “Guernica,” and in the same country, Dali painted “Soft Construction With Boiled Beans,” which I'd consider another success. I agree that political art is a tightrope act that usually fails, and that failure is usually embarrassing. Using art as a soapbox invariably fails. The secret is to compartmentalize your political self and rely on artistic principles rather than ideological ones as you do the work, without forgetting how you were moved by the original political thought. From the sounds of it, Hammond succeeded nicely in doing that. Thanks to you both!Carel Brest van Kempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526786631222320968noreply@blogger.com