tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post390349794255839225..comments2024-03-27T23:59:01.850-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): What is Avant Garde? (Mailbox)Chris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-19064182135546524982020-03-28T22:47:38.201-07:002020-03-28T22:47:38.201-07:00I made an Avant Garde film. It experiments with pe...I made an Avant Garde film. It experiments with perspective, editing, temporal dimensions, etc. Nothing like it. It's a "me" film. Nothing commercial about it. Meant to be seen and not meant to make a profit. A means for me to express ideas and emotions through the medium in a way that pulls the viewer in and gives them plenty of room to feel and think and think about how they feel. Dennis Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081092942689229885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-51333955195268822062019-08-11T13:55:41.767-07:002019-08-11T13:55:41.767-07:00In my role as a Creative Designer it is my respons...In my role as a Creative Designer it is my responsibility to create a company calendar every year. The monthly images would be shots of our various products in as many market segments as possible. The cover is always a unique image and not displayed inside. My boss requested one year to make the cover "Avant Garde." Knowing she didn't have any <br />art education background, I wasn't sure she knew what that term meant and even if she did what she actually wanted me to do. Being an artist and having a fairly good grasp of the various meanings, as-in what people mean when they use that term, I had to do a few iterations of what she might mean...while still making it appealing enough for someone to want to look at it. This, by some people's definitions, is totally the opposite of Avante Garde. So you can see my conundrum. It ended up being some graphics unrelated to what our products actually are in our corporate Pantone 281 C Blue with our logo and text identifying the year and that it was a calendar. Hardly ground breaking, innovative or really Avant Garde at all to my way of thinking. Who asks for that anyway? Oh well.His Soldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512564423024989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-58904775130281238462018-01-02T11:18:08.965-08:002018-01-02T11:18:08.965-08:00Excellent answer. I suspect they’re intimidated by...Excellent answer. I suspect they’re intimidated by you. Take it as a compliment and keep pushing those boundaries!Mumwritenow.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104703785156733996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-23056118369396607202017-07-31T17:38:37.265-07:002017-07-31T17:38:37.265-07:00Yep, that turkey IS a bit dry. Where's my bee...Yep, that turkey IS a bit dry. Where's my beer?robertontheairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347703597606351123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-41248064748703724142017-07-31T12:14:20.820-07:002017-07-31T12:14:20.820-07:00That closing quote, though. "You keep using t...That closing quote, though. "You keep using that word to critique my work. Prepare to die."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793843873554071509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-56258906776689707992015-05-20T05:02:57.115-07:002015-05-20T05:02:57.115-07:00Be true to your own voice, tell your own stories, ...Be true to your own voice, tell your own stories, learn the rules before you break them -- IOW, don't just run off at the mouth -- and to hell with labels. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-56025821160863745512014-11-28T16:34:26.151-08:002014-11-28T16:34:26.151-08:00That IS pretty cool.That IS pretty cool.Chris Brecheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-26975516032673634542014-11-28T14:36:17.959-08:002014-11-28T14:36:17.959-08:00Not sure if this matters, but this post showed up ...Not sure if this matters, but this post showed up in a "suggested posts" group on Facebook ... so cool?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326703653567218178noreply@blogger.com