Let's smile politely and pretend another Adam Goodes award makes sense

[Mr Blicavs]

I know which one Id rather have hanging in the pool room

 

[ChappyUK]

Imagine winning a prize for painting a flog like that

What do you mean ' ...like that.'. Racist.

 

[RichLeMonde]

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I'm genuinely interested in any arguments out there as to how the Goodes painting is technically better than this incredible piece of art.

Not defending the Goodes painting but realism in painting has been considered pretty boring since the 1860s. Back then in all the Salon competitions the old guard were saying how crap Monet and the other impressionists were, because their paintings weren't realistic. Those critics were obviously on the wrong side of history, and that was 150 years ago. It's technically masterful to paint like Rembrandt but fairly dull at this point. The Goodes painting on the other hand... well, know one can accuse it of being realistic lololol.

 

[RichLeMonde]

You forgot the portraits of white man Bruce Pascoe who masquerades as an aboriginal (case of "black facing"?) who wrote the fictional Dark Emu. The portrait of him was fully "blacked him up". Just a disgrace.

I read Dark Emu... Then I read (bits of) the historical sources Pascoe uses, which are available at Dark Emu Exposed. I'm a lifelong leftie, and know that Dark Emu Exposed is run by hardcore rightwing accolytes of Andrew Bolt, but unfortunately in this case they are right. Pascoe continually, wilfully misrepresents the historical record (and his own ancestry). But so many people don't care if it fits their agenda.

 

[DanWA]

What do you mean ' ...like that.'. Racist.

Adam Goodes is not a race, he's a flog

 

[A Cut Above]

It's technically masterful to paint like Rembrandt but fairly dull at this point.

Which is what gallery owners foisting the works of those they decide to promote for their own financial gain (regardless of ability) want you to think.

There's a sucker born every minute.

 

[Pistol Night]

Was this runner up

 

[Tyler Durden007]

Which is what gallery owners foisting the works of those they decide to promote for their own financial gain (regardless of ability) want you to think.

There's a sucker born every minute.

Great use of "foisting", reminiscent of the great assistant foisting of Curb.... 1:50 in (but the whole thing is hilarious)

 

[HAPPY BUDDHA]

When are we ever going to reward good old fashioned family values?

 

[RichLeMonde]

Which is what gallery owners foisting the works of those they decide to promote for their own financial gain (regardless of ability) want you to think.

There's a sucker born every minute.

OK mate, glad you're here to help me better understand art. Can't believe I used to take the word of art historians.

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

I should have submitted my Taylor Walker portraits.

 

[Tyler Durden007]

I should have submitted my Taylor Walker portraits.

Your "Torking stick" portrait had indigenous overtones

 

[Freomaniac]

Imagine winning a prize for painting a flog like that

It didnt help Adam Goodes when he won the Australian of the year award in 2014 didnt it?

 

[Freomaniac]

I should have submitted my Taylor Walker portraits.

whats that? 7 angles of that crazy crow stance?

 

[DanWA]

It didnt help Adam Goodes when he won the Australian of the year award in 2014 didnt it?

Another joke award like the Brownlow

 

[the avoca drover]

Another joke award like the Brownlow

What about FOTY?

 

[DanWA]

What about FOTY?

What about the 2017 and 2019 VFL gifted flags

 

[the avoca drover]

What about the 2017 and 2019 VFL gifted flags

Great weren’t they?
How’s FOTY though.

 

[Grin]

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Judges deserve a mention in the master trolls who deserve our respect thread.

 

[Freomaniac]

What about the 2017 and 2019 VFL gifted flags

If you are going to blame anyone about Richmond winning the 2017 gf, blame the crows and their stance lol

 

[Good_Old]

I have nothing against the subject matter but that's a comically bad painting.

 

[HairyO]

In grade 7 my sister painted a portrait of my brother. I didnt know, and she got upset when I asked who it was.

That painting was many-fold better than this.

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

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Judges deserve a mention in the master trolls who deserve our respect thread.

You'd have been triggered if the winner painted Alex Rance diving.

 

[Grin]

You'd have been triggered if the winner painted Alex Rance diving.

You're still triggered by my little social experiment on the main board lol.

 

[FISTO]

You're still triggered by my little social experiment on the main board lol.

Hush masher