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Photography students recreate classical paintings
(German text but that's not really necessary)

Date: 9/8/09 09:17 pm (UTC)

Date: 9/8/09 10:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fractalgeek.livejournal.com
I like the addition of the tattoo in 6 - witty.

The switch to the guys in 18, not so sure about - the nipple pinch is supposed to be an allusion to lactation and imminent motherhood - what does it say now?

Date: 9/8/09 10:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
I thought that odd as well. The switch isn't explained.

Date: 10/8/09 08:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bateleur.livejournal.com
I thought it was pretty amusing myself. I'm not sure it's trying to say anything deep!

Date: 10/8/09 11:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fractalgeek.livejournal.com
That's exactly why I don't like it. The original is iconic, partially because it is initially weird; decoding it adds meaning and understanding. I still don't like it, but at least I have some handle on what it really is - a boast that she'd snared the king in multiple ways, one of which is that she is pregnant. Without the meaning, I suspect this one would have sunk without trace....

Now, two guys together in a bath? The whole original is coded, so what does the new one say? Again, without the meaning, it is a fairly crap composition. The switch has to be saying something, or it's merely lazy. Context is all.

Date: 10/8/09 12:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bateleur.livejournal.com
Context is all.

I reject this wild assertion!

The original is thinly-disguised soft porn. The new version is legitimate commentary on the original. :-P

Date: 10/8/09 12:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fractalgeek.livejournal.com
Two sisters, topless and together in a bath, one tweaking the other?

Now, I admit that without the context, those among you with baser minds might fail to see the political subtext, but then it would hardly be a fit subject for a gentleman's drawing room wall.

:-/

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