[blerd]

Sept 15, 2018 1:48:58 GMT 1 blerd said:

Yes....

You guys really are rude. you asked and I provided, dug my book out in the dead of night without a word of thanks! Haha 

[shy]

thank you Blerd!

[Lroy]

Sept 15, 2018 9:10:41 GMT 1 blerd said:

Sept 15, 2018 1:48:58 GMT 1 blerd said:

Yes....

You guys really are rude. you asked and I provided, dug my book out in the dead of night without a word of thanks! Haha 

I was sleeping sir ( or Madam ) ... And I did not read all the thread this morning... Cheers !

[irl1]

Sept 15, 2018 8:08:48 GMT 1 @jonathanfrplum said:

Sept 15, 2018 7:59:04 GMT 1 Lroy said:

Your comparison is silly and a nonsense, or just it Just to criticize the guys ( me here ) that you don’t like. Why so much hate ? You don’t read the posts but only see the names of the posters. Do you take crack ?
First : to make a rerelease with another b/w photo as stuck on the containers is a bit easy ( the price is ok but the artwork has not so much quality - here the photo grain is bigger - as some other prints much expensive ) , and I was deceipt because the first one is a masterpiece, much deeper and sensitive ( the model seated is a kid in color and represent the innocence )!.
Second : I never said that this Peckham ( you talked and bought them all over The thread and you make morality ? ) rock is great ! Where and when ? Lol, just funny as everybody ! It’s 34 quids not 360 euros also ( I give your arguments)!
Third : I would like to know your taste in art ( only Banksy and stencils huh ? Coz you have money ? ) and your connoisseurship erm ?

Four : should I speak’French to make you understand my comments ? Or you don’t care after all ... don’t name all the members here of dumbs please and stop drinking.

Really this comparison is absurd and you upset me ! Are you happy ? Good. It was your aim probably ...

I genuinely dont give a flying f**kabout your hurt feelings. It’s not a language thing, its you banal, self pitying and worst of all your non stop crying about strangers blocking you or not liking you. How old are you? Grow some onions ffs

Oh and for 360euros this piece is the nuts

PS - you haves**t taste in friends, again no accounting for taste

FFS cookie leave it out with Lroy. ** Will you grow f**king up and act your age **

[gd79]

Wow this thread went weird

Anyway. Would have bought. Thought it would hang around like his other stuff so I'd be able to do it over the weekend. Missed out. Life goes on. If someone has second thoughts then ping me.

I stayed in Ile de re over the summer. Great paste ups there. His work comes up a lot. I am in the camp that believes these are criminally underpriced prints. I come at it from the photography collecting side, rather than urban art. It is great work and the whole field of photography is going through a huge shift up in appreciation and interest.

[Deleted]

Sept 15, 2018 10:54:11 GMT 1 gd79 said:

Wow this thread went weird

Anyway. Would have bought. Thought it would hang around like his other stuff so I'd be able to do it over the weekend. Missed out. Life goes on. If someone has second thoughts then ping me.

I stayed in Ile de re over the summer. Great paste ups there. His work comes up a lot. I am in the camp that believes these are criminally underpriced prints. I come at it from the photography collecting side, rather than urban art. It is great work and the whole field of photography is going through a huge shift up in appreciation and interest.

Email Social Animals direct, they usually have a few cancelled orders.   It's a stunning piece, it resonates so much with me, as I remember my younger sister entertaining us with her dances while we were being smuggled in to the UK inside a converted shipping container.  Contrary to what LRoy says, not all of us have money, and some of us had to fight not for art, but for our lives.

[Lroy]

Sept 15, 2018 10:54:11 GMT 1 gd79 said:

Wow this thread went weird .

Because of who again ?...

Always the same guy.

Everybody is  criticizing Shy, but "some" with multiple accounts are trolling much more.

If we can't give our opinion/critic  ( with arguments ) without to be treated of I don't know what, it's serious !

I have read Met's comment after posting mine, we are nearly agree - even if Met is a great and thoughtful art critic, and speaks better than me.

Peace.

[Rouen Cathedral]

Sept 15, 2018 1:48:58 GMT 1 blerd said:

Yes....

Awesome. Thanks. Might need to get a copy.

[arthoarder]

one already on Ebay!?

[Dibbs 45]

I find the larger version better. The jumping ballerina doesn’t work.

And when you’ve seen one ballerina in a shipping container, you’ve seen them all.

[ca]

Sept 15, 2018 16:59:21 GMT 1 Dibbs 45 said:

"when you’ve seen one ballerina in a shipping container"

man, that does sound weird ahaha

[Lroy]

Sept 15, 2018 16:59:21 GMT 1 Dibbs 45 said:

I find the larger version better. The jumping ballerina doesn’t work.

And when you’ve seen one ballerina in a shipping container, you’ve seen them.

Agree.

The first idea is the best.

A masterpiece ( If we can say that for a print/photo - all is relative ) is unic.

In literature we could call that figurative language or stylistice devices...

[shy]

Sept 15, 2018 11:20:02 GMT 1 Lroy said:

Sept 15, 2018 10:54:11 GMT 1 gd79 said:

Wow this thread went weird .

Because of who again ?...

Always the same guy.

Everybody is  criticizing Shy, but "some" with multiple accounts are trolling much more.

If we can't give our opinion/critic  ( with arguments ) without to be treated of I don't know what, it's serious !

I have read Met's comment after posting mine, we are nearly agree - even if Met is a great and thoughtful art critic, and speaks better than me.

Peace.

Thank you LRoy. I agree wholeheartedly agree

 

[jeeves]

Sept 14, 2018 16:14:39 GMT 1 jeeves said:

Wow love this. Been refreshing for ten mins now and no joy tho :-(

Managed to grab one in the end, super happy! First JR for me, massive thanks Matt for the heads up

[shy]

Sept 15, 2018 19:35:18 GMT 1 jeeves said:

Sept 14, 2018 16:14:39 GMT 1 jeeves said:

Wow love this. Been refreshing for ten mins now and no joy tho :-(

Managed to grab one in the end, super happy! First JR for me, massive thanks Matt for the heads up

Matt was great for sharing that info with us!  I was able to buy one too as mentioned, but would never have known if not for Matt

Wonder how many other Forum members purchased?

JR should give Matt a commission!!! LOL!

[Deleted]

Sept 15, 2018 19:37:50 GMT 1 shy said:

Sept 15, 2018 19:35:18 GMT 1 jeeves said:

Managed to grab one in the end, super happy! First JR for me, massive thanks Matt for the heads up

Matt was great for sharing that info with us!  I was able to buy one too as mentioned, but would never have known if not for Matt

Wonder how many other Forum members purchased?

JR should give Matt a commission!!! LOL!

You know JR posted the print on his instagram, and the release went out to everyone on the Social Animals mailing list.  So probably forum members were the minority purchasers

[Lroy]

Sept 15, 2018 19:37:50 GMT 1 shy said:

Sept 15, 2018 19:35:18 GMT 1 jeeves said:

Managed to grab one in the end, super happy! First JR for me, massive thanks Matt for the heads up

Matt was great for sharing that info with us!  I was able to buy one too as mentioned, but would never have known if not for Matt

Wonder how many other Forum members purchased?

JR should give Matt a commission!!! LOL!

All the people subscribing to Social
Animals, got the mail.
I did not shared it for the reasons that I have explained up.
Maybe I should as a lot of you has been very happy to grab one !
Well done Matt !

[Hey Brooklyn]

great image. love the series. Any idea what the first larger Containers is going for now?

[shy]

Sept 15, 2018 22:18:44 GMT 1 @jonathanfrplum said:

Sept 15, 2018 19:37:50 GMT 1 shy said:

Matt was great for sharing that info with us!  I was able to buy one too as mentioned, but would never have known if not for Matt

Wonder how many other Forum members purchased?

JR should give Matt a commission!!! LOL!

You know JR posted the print on his instagram, and the release went out to everyone on the Social Animals mailing list.  So probably forum members were the minority purchasers

true... I follow JR on IG but I missed the post...so thank goodness for Matt! LOVE this image. Wonder how often the other Ballerina series images come available on the secondary market?

[Rouen Cathedral]

Still think this is one off the best ballerina images.

http://instagram.com/p/wRCsUPxBP1

[shy]

Sept 16, 2018 1:03:17 GMT 1 Rouen Cathedral said:

Still think this is one off the best ballerina images.

http://instagr.am/p/wRCsUPxBP1

That is frickin' cool! WOW! LOVE IT

[witchdoctor]

If anyone want to flip one of these send me a PM. Have price ready. 100% discretion.

[Rouen Cathedral]

Sept 16, 2018 14:21:11 GMT 1 witchdoctor said:

If anyone want to flip one of these send me a PM. Have price ready. 100% discretion.

How much you paying?

[Matt]

Sept 15, 2018 4:10:15 GMT 1 met said:

Sept 14, 2018 14:59:16 GMT 1 Matt said:

Sept 14, 2018 15:03:54 GMT 1 Matt said:

Did anyone visit DECADE, Portrait d’une génération, JR's solo exhibition at Galerie Perrotin, Paris in 2015?

www.perrotin.com/exhibitions/jr-decade-portrait-dune-generation/2282


If so, I'd be keen to read their thoughts on the large-scale photograph shown there (125 x 187 cm). Here's a detail:






What I'm unsure about is whether the dancer, Charlotte Ranson, was photoshopped into this image. 

met , i saw that show, but I can't remember precisely if the large version looked more "natural" than the images of the released print.

However, if it had struck me as an obvious montage when I saw it, I would certainly have asked on the night.

Indeed, JR is not know to digitally doctor his photos in such a blatant way (at least there are none that I can think of). When he does a superimposition, it usually is in the form of a collage work (e.g., his collaboration with Oliver Jeffers).

I would be very interested to find out the firm answer to your question. I am not sure who too ask though, as, in my experience, Social-animals are less than friendly in their correspondence... 

[warwolf]

Sept 16, 2018 17:17:58 GMT 1 Rouen Cathedral said:

Sept 16, 2018 14:21:11 GMT 1 witchdoctor said:

If anyone want to flip one of these send me a PM. Have price ready. 100% discretion.

How much you paying?

You can pick one up on ebay for 1k GBP
😂

[Rouen Cathedral]

Sept 15, 2018 4:10:15 GMT 1 met said:

Sept 14, 2018 14:59:16 GMT 1 Matt said:

No one mentioned this I think

Released today, quite a iconic series.

Unfortunately not as big a format as the illusive 1st Ballerina print, but price seems about alright for size and edition given JR's tendency to price out secondary sellers...



[...]

Sept 14, 2018 15:03:54 GMT 1 Matt said:

link : 

www.social-animals.net/en/lithographs/76-the-ballerina-jumping-in-containers-le-havre-france-2014.html

Cheers for posting.

Shame this wasn't released yesterday as a photographic print. Instead of adding interest, to my eyes, the lithograph medium weakens the image. It also results in a noticeable loss of definition — which is unfortunate, since the focal point of the ballerina is already small in scale.

Presumably, the photo edition or editions were reserved for the higher-end market and sold exclusively through galleries representing the artist.

__________


Did anyone visit DECADE, Portrait d’une génération, JR's solo exhibition at Galerie Perrotin, Paris in 2015?

www.perrotin.com/exhibitions/jr-decade-portrait-dune-generation/2282


If so, I'd be keen to read their thoughts on the large-scale photograph shown there (125 x 187 cm). Here's a detail:






What I'm unsure about is whether the dancer, Charlotte Ranson, was photoshopped into this image. The jump she's doing is known by different names, including grand pas de chat, and is technically quite difficult. I've never seen it commenced from a stationary position.

One would normally expect a prior buildup of momentum, typically with a glissade, to reach the height Ranson achieves. But that wasn't possible within the restricted space at the front of the shipping container. Hence my suspicion the image might be a composite of two separate photos.

__________


Another shot from the same series (also shown at Galerie Perrotin) is Ballet dancers in containers, Le Havre, France, 2014:






This one would not have required digital manipulation. It appears to be an express nod (or at least a subconscious reference) to the exceptional and truly iconic 1960 photo by Ormond Gigli, Girls in the Windows:

Man are you claiming JR uses Photoshop!

[jp]

Sept 15, 2018 4:10:15 GMT 1 met said:

Sept 14, 2018 14:59:16 GMT 1 Matt said:

What I'm unsure about is whether the dancer, Charlotte Ranson, was photoshopped into this image. The jump she's doing is known by different names, including grand pas de chat, and is technically quite difficult. I've never seen it commenced from a stationary position.

One would normally expect a prior buildup of momentum, typically with a glissade, to reach the height Ranson achieves. But that wasn't possible within the restricted space at the front of the shipping container. Hence my suspicion the image might be a composite of two separate photos.


I know very little about ballet, but I would assume they did many takes with JR's camera set to burst mode, before finally choosing the best looking shot from the attempts. In a quick search on google, I found a video of a male performer doing 2 grand pas de chat jumps in very little space, with the second being practically stationary. After seeing this, I have much less doubt.

[shy]

amazing print any way you look at it!

[shy]

Sept 16, 2018 21:30:08 GMT 1 god’s ultimate noise said:

Sept 16, 2018 21:22:46 GMT 1 shy said:

amazing print any way you look at it!

Awesome post shy !

Is your profile picture a Selfie?

[Rouen Cathedral]

My Blek last tango for a JR ballerina?

Any one interested?