Diane G. Echlin on fri 4 aug 00
Being a smoker (and social pariah because of it) I found the Japanese artist's use
of a pack of cigarettes to indicate scale oddly comforting. It's such a universal
symbol, so unacceptable in some cultures, yet totally accepted in others. And I
think there may be a bit of irony, in that this man's artwork is sooooo
non-traditional in a very traditional society, and being such, may not be accepted
by his peers and patrons, yet we in America, who embrace the non-traditional, sieze
upon the pack of cigarettes as being inappropriate, unacceptable, or simply
unpleasant. How very interesting that that is what draws our attention.
respectfully submitted,
Di in CT, about to run outside for a butt because I don't smoke indoors. Even in
the winter!
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