I've retyped this post several times.. not knowing how to say what I have to say without really saying it... if that makes any sense.  

Why I love Advertising, because a good advertisement will have an image that will say it all and more.  I never get tired of "a picture is worth a thousand words", even if it's super cliché.  Today was a great day. Many positive things to be thankful for.. but then there's a comment someone says that manages to inch itself right through your very pores and completely change your mood.  Yes, I do have to grow thicker skin, or maybe I should figure out when to put a helmet before I hit the speed bump.   I suppose with every compliment comes a bad review/critique... but what I would prefer is if people would take a moment before they judge.  Especially, when it is judging someone's work that is outside of their field.  Por eso hicieron differentes colores, para que cada el mundo pinte su mundo.  As a lover of the arts, I have seen some works of art at local art shows or even museums that I may not like or find appealing.  Yet, I have the etiquette to look further into the artist's background or statement to see if they have an underlying message I missed out on.  If that doesn't work, I'll try to do my best to play the "Art Historian" and see what another look may reveal.  People wanting to critique harshly should consider taking an Art History course, possibly reading up on Art Periods or Masters and what they tried to say through their work.  Knowledge = Power.  Sometimes not making a figure appear realistically three dimensional is purposely done to mimic Modernists or Cubists... do some homework, you might be enlightened knowing that perhaps it was just art for art's sake. And that's the way the cookie crumbles....Gn.

xo

Christine

Hausmann, Raoul
The Art Critic
1919-1920
Photomontage and collage
12 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.
Tate Gallery, London