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"boorite"

27/09/2006 5:46 PM

Video: Garry Knox Bennett

Length: 10 min 38 sec.
>From the series "Spark" by KQED, PBS affiliate in N. California.
Episode: "Elevating the Everyday," aired 23 Feb 2005.

Profile of a famous art furniture guy and his famous art furniture.
There's wood involved, and plastic, formica, bricks, and who knows
what.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5105717328013350639


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"boorite"

in reply to "boorite" on 27/09/2006 5:46 PM

27/09/2006 7:06 PM


Andrew Barss wrote:
> boorite <[email protected]> wrote:
> : Length: 10 min 38 sec.
> :>From the series "Spark" by KQED, PBS affiliate in N. California.
> : Episode: "Elevating the Everyday," aired 23 Feb 2005.
>
> : Profile of a famous art furniture guy and his famous art furniture.
> : There's wood involved, and plastic, formica, bricks, and who knows
> : what.
>
> An artistic vision that results in very precious and cloying work?

I was gonna say "funny looking chairs," but OK.

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B A R R Y

in reply to "boorite" on 27/09/2006 5:46 PM

28/09/2006 11:30 AM

boorite wrote:
>
> I was gonna say "funny looking chairs," but OK.
>

You know he's an artist, because he has a middle name. <G>

AB

Andrew Barss

in reply to "boorite" on 27/09/2006 5:46 PM

28/09/2006 1:58 AM

boorite <[email protected]> wrote:
: Length: 10 min 38 sec.
:>From the series "Spark" by KQED, PBS affiliate in N. California.
: Episode: "Elevating the Everyday," aired 23 Feb 2005.

: Profile of a famous art furniture guy and his famous art furniture.
: There's wood involved, and plastic, formica, bricks, and who knows
: what.

An artistic vision that results in very precious and cloying work?

-- Andy Barss

AB

Andrew Barss

in reply to "boorite" on 27/09/2006 5:46 PM

28/09/2006 4:21 AM

boorite <[email protected]> wrote:

: Andrew Barss wrote:

: I was gonna say "funny looking chairs," but OK.

"Twee" is the word I'd pick for a lot of the stuff. Or "self-consciously artsy".

I wonder who buys his stuff.


-- Andy Barss


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