She should feel ashamed of herself...

MsLilypond · #1 10-07-2004, 06:24 PM

First read the story...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ry_mispellings
She should be ashamed of herself for mispelling these names in the first placel.
She should offer to fix the work for free since it is obviously the her mistake.
These aren't obscure names that are in the work, Van Gogh, Einstein...
puh-lease, you can look them up on the net, at the library, in an encyclopedia to get the correct spellings.

She claims the misspellings wouldn't even register with a true artisan-
BULLCRAP!!! I've seen artworks with unintentional mispelled words before.
It takes away from the piece.

CaishaRose · #2 10-07-2004, 06:39 PM

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..."The importance of this work is that it is supposed to unite people," Alquilar said...

Yeah. “Look how uneducated we are!”

Geesh!

It's not very professional to have let such obvious misspellings go. I knew how to spell those names when I was in middle school and probably even before that. It's very tacky to want to be paint to correct such mistakes, as well. I'm a spelling/grammar stickler, so this is like nails on a chalkboard for me.

I must assert that everyone makes mistakes, but this is just plain irresponsible and incredibly unprofessional. Especially to refuse to offer apologies and to charge a fee to correct things. How sad and arrogant. I suppose this is where some people's stereotypes of "picky, temperamental artists”.

shrinkinviolet · #3 10-07-2004, 06:52 PM

I agree. She should make a public apology and offer to fix it for free. I certainly expect the plumber or anyone else that I pay for a service to stand behind their work. So why shouldn't she?
Judy

WFMartin · #4 10-07-2004, 06:56 PM

MsLilypond,

I agree with you totally. This "artist" speaks like a true dingbat! To have the pompous audacity to believe that her art is so profound that it somehow hypnotizes the viewer in to missing the facts that celebrity names are misspelled is absolutely preposterous, in my opinion. Whether she's "good" at spelling or not is not the point, but anyone doing a project such as this one, should double- and triple-check such items as spelling before calling her work completed. Any responsible artist would have, I think.

I got to laughing as I read the article. Whenever I read something such as this, I find myself putting myself in the artist's place, and making my decisions accordingly. In this case, I would certainly have fixed the mistakes free of charge. This is not something as trivial as indiscriminately making pink grass or an out of proportion figure. This is a blatant mistake, which is nearly an insult to the persons whose names are misspelled, and really should be corrected, no matter HOW wonderful the art is, otherwise.

It's sort of a "Except for that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?" type of thing, I think.

Bill

Enchanted · #5 10-07-2004, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WFMartin

It's sort of a "Except for that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?" type of thing, I think.

Bill

Yeah...I got a grin out of that! I looked at this artist's web site and couldn't find the questionable work there. Anyone else come up with a photo of it? Or know how the actual mispellings read?

AFM159 · #6 10-08-2004, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CaishaRose

How sad and arrogant. I suppose this is where some people's stereotypes of "picky, temperamental artists”.

Exactly. I'll second that sentiment.

Andrew · #7 10-08-2004, 12:27 PM

I read the article and heard a bit on the radio. She came off as a real twit to me.

Maybe we as the honorable and dedicated artists of Wetcanvas, should overflow her email with an outcry of support for the Livermore Public Library. At berate her for giving artist a bad name.

Andrew

ol' Rickdude · #8 10-08-2004, 12:28 PM

The real shame is that they are PAYING her to fly up and fix her own mistake! And she is so full of excuses for herself... of all the arrogance!
Let's all write her - she makes us all look bad, and is getting more money to fix something she should do out of pride in her own work...

Rick

ol' Rickdude · #9 10-08-2004, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxas

Yeah...I got a grin out of that! I looked at this artist's web site and couldn't find the questionable work there. Anyone else come up with a photo of it? Or know how the actual mispellings read?

Just clicked on the one on the link... "Einstein" was "Eistein"

MsLilypond · #10 10-08-2004, 01:38 PM

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/1008...ary_mural.html

Now she's refusing to fix the mistake because she's been getting nasty emails.
They were probably telling her she's an idiot and should fix the work for free.
The artworks for a LIBRARY, you cannot mispell words when you are doing work for a library.

canvasjockey · #11 10-08-2004, 01:45 PM

Maybe they should hire another artist to "fix" her work, that'd probably really frustrate her!! I tried for a public art projects once, and the politics of it all were too much for me to want to touch another one with a ten foot pole!! I think this is an example of how these processes can go wrong.

Luka · #12 10-08-2004, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ol' Rickdude

Just clicked on the one on the link... "Einstein" was "Eistein"

What an idiot !

And I can't believe they paid forty THOUSAND dollars for that !

She had to spend her own money and time, to create it.

Imagine that !

I don't know what I'd do if I had to use my own time and money, to create with. The horror !!

They should make her a saint !!

(When are we going to get a tongue in cheek icon ???)

Jakeally · #13 10-08-2004, 02:17 PM

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(When are we going to get a tongue in cheek icon ???)

Soon I hope

Good Lord..... how can you get away with this sort of thing .... unbelievable

Elankat · #14 10-08-2004, 05:08 PM

Regarding this artist...

She did a commissioned work for a public library. In my opinion, she should make sure it is satisfactory to her client. Such glaring mistakes should be fixed at her own expense. It's appalling to me that she is refusing.

Whether artist, brick layer, or roofer, I'd expect the same...if you are contracted to do specific work, it should be done to meet reasonable standards.

Flower7 · #15 10-08-2004, 07:10 PM

Here's a local newspaper's story
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/...9867130.htm?1c

Some of those names may have been difficult ones to spell. I know I myself have been guilty of leaving the e off the end of Shakespeare Yes, she should have checked the spelling, but how many artists out there have won spelling bees? It sounds like she was willing to change it, but given how much time she's spent (a couple years) and all the heartache with the threats, she may just want to put it behind her. People tend to get defensive and maybe a little irrational when their work (their baby) is criticised. According to her, there were people from the library there when she installed it. They might have said something. Also since it is tile, she'll probably have to make whole new tiles. Yes, I think the mistakes probably shouldn't have been made in the first place, but I also think we shouldn't be so quick to judge without knowing everything and trying to see the other person's perspective first.

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