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Comment from Linda Wetzel
This image reminds me of how sad I felt hearing of orphanages lining children up to be looked over by prospective forever families. I was always pleased for the children that were chosen but my heart was saddened for those left behind. It was not until much later that I learned that those who were chosen did not always get a better life. Your faceless children represent this forgotten element of society.
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2018
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This image reminds me of how sad I felt hearing of orphanages lining children up to be looked over by prospective forever families. I was always pleased for the children that were chosen but my heart was saddened for those left behind. It was not until much later that I learned that those who were chosen did not always get a better life. Your faceless children represent this forgotten element of society.
Comment Written 16-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2018
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thank you-- but I was very happy with my brothers and sisters there with the nuns, but not in other places. I use faceless techniques if it is my childhood and really can't remember, I have a sort of image, but not clear enough to say, long nose, short nose etc Life became a struggle one they sent me to my mother /whom I had forgotten / in England, because she was not in a state to .. oh never mind, too many things on that one..
Comment from Trajan
Okay. This piece in itself is quite disturbing and reminiscent to me of the faceless drawings done by some of the artists in WW1.
The visual impact is very clear and stunning actually.
The work stands on its own.
What needs to be fixed are your notes. They are a little chaotic, chilling and frankly anti-Semitic in tone which is not okay.
From your profile and notes, I get that you have had numerous horrific experiences. I do understand that to a degree as my family being of Armenian decent, passed on stories of the first holocaust of the 20th century. My great uncle literally escaped on donkey back across the the wasteland with a sack of fried bread. He made it to the port and sailed for America. Most of our family did not live.
However, calling out "lab jews" is so not okay. It smacks of anti-antisemitism. Yes, there are terrible people in the world, some are Jewish, some are Syrian, some are American, some are Chinese, and so on, but using racial slurs only fosters more of the same.
Your anger and sadness is clear.
Please, adjust your notes. The work is great, the artist notes, not.
I hope you understand that I am trying to be supportive of your pain and understand where you are coming from here. I cannot put myself in your shoes, but I can empathize with you and understand how your experience has traumatized you.
No one leaves this world unscathed. Sometimes I feel the best hope for humanity is a major plague that you know, takes out 90% of the population and lets us start over. Then I think, we would probably end up in the same place again anyway.
Regards,
Trajan
reply by the author on 15-Jun-2018
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Okay. This piece in itself is quite disturbing and reminiscent to me of the faceless drawings done by some of the artists in WW1.
The visual impact is very clear and stunning actually.
The work stands on its own.
What needs to be fixed are your notes. They are a little chaotic, chilling and frankly anti-Semitic in tone which is not okay.
From your profile and notes, I get that you have had numerous horrific experiences. I do understand that to a degree as my family being of Armenian decent, passed on stories of the first holocaust of the 20th century. My great uncle literally escaped on donkey back across the the wasteland with a sack of fried bread. He made it to the port and sailed for America. Most of our family did not live.
However, calling out "lab jews" is so not okay. It smacks of anti-antisemitism. Yes, there are terrible people in the world, some are Jewish, some are Syrian, some are American, some are Chinese, and so on, but using racial slurs only fosters more of the same.
Your anger and sadness is clear.
Please, adjust your notes. The work is great, the artist notes, not.
I hope you understand that I am trying to be supportive of your pain and understand where you are coming from here. I cannot put myself in your shoes, but I can empathize with you and understand how your experience has traumatized you.
No one leaves this world unscathed. Sometimes I feel the best hope for humanity is a major plague that you know, takes out 90% of the population and lets us start over. Then I think, we would probably end up in the same place again anyway.
Regards,
Trajan
Comment Written 14-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 15-Jun-2018
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thank you-- but St barths human Research IS totally jewish run, my grandfather gave his children's rations to feed and clothe jews back during the war. I even attended Leeds synagogue for a while, but these lab jews are something else. You would not believe what they do. And people being pc is the reason they can do what they want. I have an anglo Indian son in law, so am not racist, been a teacher in India, Pakistan, China as well as other countries but they are beyond evil. and what the artist paints is the artists life, so the notes go with my paintings. I do faceless, as it was in my childhood therefore I do not paint the faces.
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Hi. While what you have experienced is horrendous, but calling people "lab jews" is inherently racist and antisemitic. And it is not ok at all. Why do you even need to bring up the fact they are jewish, because in this case it matters not! Can they not just be jerks, terrible people whom in your perception are apparently doing something illegal? I do not know this foundation nor have the facts in hand, so I can only comment on what you have written.
Why bring race or religion into it at all? This is where all hate crimes start, by assuming that the acts of some means that all from that group are guilty. Its not about being PC, its about fairness.
Because you have an biracial son in law does not mean you are not racist friend. Everyone is to a to a degree. In some ways it cannot be helped because of mass media and the swath of crap we see and hear in the news and on the internet every day. We can only be vigilant and constantly monitor our perceptions and thoughts to help us see a clear path, rather then falling back into old scripts that have been forced fed to us for years.
I am Armenian, and the most people I meet think Kim Kardashian is what Armenians are. Its total BS, but there you have it.
You my friend by perpetuating the hatred, you are feeding into the exact same thing that has caused you harm in your life. If you would but step back you and take a look, you might be able to find some peace in your life and a way forward. I am speaking from personal experience here. Hatred eats away at your soul. Take a breath and try to let it go and paint it out, like you have done in this piece. Art is life and will help you heal. I know that as a fact friend.
Peace out.
Trajan
Comment from dalebraatz
a wonderful work of art to tell 2 storys , one of hope the other of whats to come, like the colors and details and depth , a pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale
reply by the author on 15-Jun-2018
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a wonderful work of art to tell 2 storys , one of hope the other of whats to come, like the colors and details and depth , a pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale
Comment Written 14-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 15-Jun-2018
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thank you
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Your welcome