Urban Art Association

It seems to me that the point of the print is explained very well in the original post. Personally I think it's an excellent piece & conveys it's intended message clearly & powerfully. I'm not sure I see the problem with it being posted in this thread either. It's art and it's under 50 quid.

Message is very sound, but I can't actually look at it, have to physically look away from the screen and get away from the page, makes me feel sick, which I guess is the aim in a way. I like my art to be beautiful before politically powerful.

great spot smallbylo

i'll let you do the honours of posting it on the main board as this will be in the intrest of a lot more people than just those who visit this thread

I agree, I liked that this piece and the description made me think for a second and taught me something new. I actually rather like it and salute the artist for sharing it. It clearly is a heart felt piece with some really deep messages and while in the end aesthetically I think its too disturbing for my wall with the snot and what not, I am glad I was exposed to it. As art, it did what it was intended, changed my worldview and understanding of conflict in the world.

I agreed with stuey1980, when someone is shooting down an artist after they are posting a heartfelt piece that took lots of sacrifice to produce, that is a "new low" for the board and frankly, drbastard, I think you should move on from this forum.

Its one thing if someone is hammering on a successful artists like Kaws, MBW, Faile, Fairey, etc., who can have a bit thicker skin because they are making a decent living off art and can wrap themselves in the warm blanket of knowing they have a huge fan base or can seek solace by revisiting their past clippings from Art Forum, Juxtapoz, etc. They invite critique based on their stature. It goes with the territory.

Its wholly another thing to attack an artist directly for a piece they put a lot of work into. What license do you have to attack any emerging or semi-established artists? Have you tried to put together a print release? What have you painted from your heart that we can take a go of attacking and belittling?

This forum often tries to find the next Hirst, the next Banksy, the next next. Encouraging people to experiment with art is the way that happens. Beating them down does exactly the opposite and worse, mutes opinions that frankly I value more than yours...

Beyond that, Mike Marcus has put together some really great prints in the past that were well reviewed by the forum. You should check them out. He's an extremely talented guy who I would be pissed if was at all turned off of continuing his contributions by this comment.

What makes this forum better than almost any other art forum is the number of artists who contribute... We have major artists who were launched off this forum and who actively contribute. Be careful what you say, as you don't know who is reading this board...

I'm possibly as critical as anyone, but I would never have stooped to the low of attacking the merit of an artists work when he clearly he put a lot of time and thought into it.