Thursday, January 8, 2015

#JeSuisCharlie



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  1. The only better statement would be a cartoon of Muhammed.

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  2. Today I hope folks better understand the Reconquista...

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  4. Thanks, Arturo, Zoe, Elgin, and Connie.

    Douglas, I have read David Hockney's book, and I've seen the documentary Tim's Vermeer, and I think both of them make a certain amount of sense, though I think Hockney overstates the case a bit. I believe many artists have been interested in lenses, mirrors, and other devices to achieve accuracy. "Tim's Vermeer" demonstrates a plausible device with a mirror on a stick and a concave mirror that Vermeer might have used. I think similar results might be achieved using a camera lucida (prism on a stick), or even a simple drawing grid. And it's entirely possible to get complete accuracy using nothing more than a plumb line and a straightedge.

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  5. Beautiful, Jim. We are all French today.

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  6. Good idea, realised in an instant, your liberty statue.
    "Je suis Charlie"...

    ...and I am Ahmed as well, the dead cop on the scene, having been shot while lying wounded on the street, pleading for mercy. Ahmed may exclaim:

    "Charlie ridiculed my faith and culture and I died defending his right to do so.

    I am Ahmed.

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  7. I live in Paris and have been following your blog for some time. I find it very interesting.
    I was very touched by the assassination of the 5 artists from Charlie Hebdo .Your homage is important and beautiful

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  8. Thank you for your hommage...
    I think everyone is concerned but beeing both french and illustrator, I feel particularly touched by your drawing.

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  9. Freedom of expression is everyone's right. As a Muslim-American and also an author-illustrator, I live by that myself. Those who really love God, Muslim or otherwise, acknowledge that to believe in Him is to believe in free will--and all the freedom of choice and expression that comes with that.

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