Déesse wrote:First I was a bit distracted and had to take a closer look. My question at this point is: Would I discuss this scene with my students? With my daughters? Yes I would. There is a message that can be read. And the best thing art can do is making people using their brain. This is much more than just being a decoration. And when, after reflecting what you see, you can say: Yes, I can share this, everything is good.
I'll show you another sculpture with a similar composition and some similar details. It's from an exhibition some years ago, is called "Triad", made by Bonnie Collura. Without knowing the context (analogy to water and rivers) you will not understand the symbols. But pornography is intended here and religious symbols might be offending some people. It was a public sculpture and discussing this with my students was indeed a problem for me...
I like the way this contest is going, and I don't know if it is really necessary to vote?
Good points on the educational value of digital art. I created 'Bad Punchline' not as a photo-realistic scene, but as a working tool for my Psychology students (I teach Introductory Neuroscience).
My original point is that there is a price tag for success, even in open-source culture. It would certainly be nice if the dev team were financially reimbursed for all their hard work, and that's where the problem with grinsegold's submission begins. I doubt that the dev team is going to post grinsegold's submission as an example of some of the fine work done in MH, and that's too bad, because technically, it's easily the best of the submissions.