HW: Barney exhibit

[Moonglum]

Have to agree with you about the way it was presented...utlitarian look no
doubt intended not to distract from the exhibits

Jill / anyone else: if you're going to canterbury and want to meet up, how
about wearing your nickname from boc-l or the IRC channel.  mine will say
"mooongluum" (IRC chat channel name).  laser printer labels (avery L7163)
are perfect for the job!


----- Original Message -----
From: Jill Strobridge <jill at THETA-ORIONIS.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: 07 August 2001 23:32
Subject: Re: HW: Barney exhibit


> I confess that I was fascinated by the amount of early material someone
> had obviously lovingly and carefully collected and kept safe;  a little
> dismayed by the revelation of Barney Bubbles character - not how I had
> envisioned him at all and I had no idea he was the inspiration behind
> the Imperial Pompadours 'Ersatz';  and rather disappointed by the
> apparently home-made clumsiness of the presentation and layout.
> There is probably serious artistic rational behind the layout that I've
> missed and perhaps the rather grandiose simpliicity was to make some
> kind of statement but black gothic lettering on 8 foot high
> washed-out-green coloured slabs of wood didn't seem to me to complement
> either the antiquity of the early magazines nor the quality of Barney
> Bubbles creativity.     There was a simplicity to his work but not in
> the massiveness and dullness conveyed by the presentation - where was
> the colour? - the activity? - the excitement?   Admittedly being in a
> cellar didn't help but even a couple of those oil-slide filters with a
> lamp would have given some atmosphere.  And any background colour other
> than green.....    Maybe.
>
> As I say I've probably missed some fundamental point here so if anyone
> wants to enlighten me feel free!
> Definitely interesting though.
> jill
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