Thoughts on Mani DeLi

Actually, it's all I need to say. 1) Your art regurgitates Dali's style, though you completely fall through in a lack of _skill_(whatever that is) and I think I can safely assume _craft_. 2) Your book regurgitates Dali's book, 'Dali on Modern Art,' but you fall through because of a lack of _originality_, something you can't comprehend when it comes to the ideals of Modernity(don't ask me to explain this term to you, though I probably need to) and how it relates to your disgruntled babble.

This is why: A) Nobody will ever take you seriously. You are a Dali-wannabe in the complete sense of the phrase. C) You are a cynic(look it up) D) You are nothing but a sad dramatic irony who _attempts_ to bring logical argument to a human endevour that has no business whatsoever with your narrow logic of craft and some vague concept of skill as God.

My suggestion to you: Go read some more Ayn Rand and leave everyone to their vast ignorance.

You mentioned fundamentalism in one of your other posts, and how these modern 'artzy fartzys' (no wonder you're a joke in here) reminds you of it, blindly accepting this trash as art... so on, blah blah, and so forth. What you fail to see is that you, Mani Delie, are the complete fundamentalist, even if you don't understand this. You blindly accept these ideas of _craft_ and _skill_ to be the epitome of _good_ art, define it as you will. Bourgeois taste or not, I believe the modern art you condemn was not made for the same reasons as why it is accepted today. It's hype today, and most people don't know why they enjoy it, or even if they enjoy it, just that it's worth money, so that makes it good. So they imitate it in art schools, they imitate it outside because of that. Not because they're revolting, but because they want to be 'famous' and 'rich' and this modern art seems the easiest and fastest way, but it never is because its original ideals don't apply today. Nobody knows what applies today yet, 'the convenient ism' and that's why today it's post-modernism, tommorrow it will be ismism. You're fighting a battle you can't win, and while you think you are, you're just further confirming the blind beliefs, or well-founded beliefs of the very people you dismiss as poor-crafted and non-skilled. You do precisely the opposite of what you're trying to accomplish, which is discredit modern art.

scottvdv

...no Mani no headache

I would like the people of this newsgroup who are familiar with the attitude of Mani DeLi to reply to this post with their own personal commentary on him, what they think of his preaching, his narrow-minded logic toward art, and his belligerent attitude towards the people here.

scottvdv

...no Mani no nausia

Out of curiosity, why? If he upsets you, just use a filter on your newsreader; there's no need to call up a posse. Personally I find some of his comments quite entertaining, even though I disagree with them.

Non-posse opinion: Mani stands his ground. It's the repetition of the cliches that bother me. Now I've read somewhere that each of us has only one basic idea which we express in various ways, throughout our life, over and over.. I've thought about that idea and it has possibilties. Mani's problem is that he expresses his one basic idea with the same words over & over. The rest of us have a more varied approach. Now Scott, what is your one basic idea: if you were to distill all your thoughts and come up with a basic idea, what would it be?

There are definitely some similarities between the two aren't there ? Both model themselves on cult status - objective sterile, repetitive bores, the two of them. One difference though: I wouldn't offer Ayn Rand a blow job <grin>

Alison

That's pretty funny. Next to you and Marilyn, I would say Mani is the next most insincere person in this list. He makes judgement without first seeing work and will never admit he might have made an unfounded judgement.... but like you and Marilyn. Of course, it may be that he is so bored and so unhappy that the only thing he has in his life is to flame anyone who doesn't fit into his narrow minded world. Oh, but that would also sound like you and Marilyn wouldn't it ? Well at least he has the guts to show others his own work before mouthing off his prejudices. There is the difference.

I guess you think you are being PC to praise Deli's sincerity and intelligence. It certainly wasn't motivated by genuine sincerity from yourself or that would be a contradiction of almost every response by you to him.... in whatever name you choose to post under. BTW, I find your posts as dumb as Wanker Webber's. Strange huh ? Funny how people disappear here and are so often replaced by others who sound just like them. Something to do with needing to keep the balance I guess, eh ?

Alison

I have no clue what this idiotic babble from Mani means.

proved yourself to be a Nazi yourself.

Who said he was ? Its pretty obvious who Lake is even to the dumbest veterans here.

Better than being a wet blanket like you, eh Marilyn ?

Er, you don't give me thought but still read me so it appears. Ninny !

What's up, Marilyn ? Knitting class not started its new semester ?

writes

hahahaha, that's intelligent and sincere !

SO do most here.

I repeat many opinions because there are always new people here. I try to write my messages to the point and when someone writs something relevant to that point I tend to repeat my old message. They are new to new readers here. I have started many threads that have a long follow up here. That in itself shows the interest in my opinions.

You are repeating yourself.

You of course never repeat your opinions. Sure!

He never had an original idea in his life.

Mani DeLi ...no skill no art

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