Disgusting, you think you're so high and mighty? Philosophical? Above anyone else on this wretched site? You believe you can justify yourself, saying that people on this site have works of works that are void of meaning?

Talk about calling the kettle black! Your gallery is no better than theirs. Half of YOUR pics are myspace reminiscient pictures, that you blurred out or filtered. You consider that art? I think you should consider cleaning up your own gallery before you start to critique the works of others.

Myself, I don't care if you critique any of my work. I'd love to see if your opinion of my work is not completely biased by this comment.

Although do hold your use of the English language in high regard (So many people tend to butcher it on these sorts of sites) that's about the only thing I can respect. If your going to critique, I wouldn't do it on this site, you really have to sift through mounds of crap to find some talent.

So ends my critique of your work.

Peace to you, as well.

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This is where the Angels go to die.

Your points would be validated if you did not fall down the slippery slope of over assuming. Not in any place of my entry did I ever make the remark of believing myself to be any better than any other individual on this planet. I don't believe there is anything that can do that to any individual. In terms of philosophy, it's a beautiful thing; so full of vision and clarity. If you were to devote yourself to any study of the subject, particularly existentialism, you would find that many of the greatest minds agree with my standing: Sartre and Camus particularly. In fact, Camus dedicates a whole essay towards this subject in his collection _Resistence, Rebellion, and Death_, and afterward an interview with "Demain" in an article titled "The Wager of Our Generation."

So to answer one of your first questions, yes, I do believe I have every right to say that something is devoid of meaning if it is. Just the other day I saw a photo of a cd broken in the grass. Nothing under it giving any sort of description as to what the artists purpose behind it was, just empty... Now can you tell me what exactly it is that I am supposed to derive from this image? How it is supposed to give me some sort of urge to make a change in my life? To open my eyes to some sort of beauty I was once unaware to? Yes, void, empty, meaningless, and purposeless.

As for my photographs, my tattoo was in the number one place for three weeks in the most views in a month. I don't claim to be a photographer, and that is the reason why my photos lack any real skill. But there are a few things one can take away: Kin, my sister, is a poor shot that I mainly put up because someone had asked me what my sister looked like; Marked is self-explanatory and justified as well by its standing; Falling Star I thought was capturing a beautiful moment that most people don't give two seconds to truly cherish; Crash is a demonstration of vibrancy and life in an environment of decay; Self in others, well, everyone needs at least one photo of themselves in here; The Fury, well thats just a fucking good book if millions of others and myself do say so, give it a read; and Gina is meant to be blurry, there's more to an image than its focus, plus a demonstration of contrast as well. Also note how it says I critique and it was only a test. Opinions were wanted on how to begin in the event that I actually decided to attempt photography at an amateur level.

Biases are for those who have little control over their own mind; thus are slaves to every whim of their emotions. So, for your gallery, the only thing I have to say is it's a good start and keep developing you skills. Try to expand beyond one topic and style though. I think you did a pretty decent job on Slit Your Own Throat.

In conclusion, I agree with your comment that one must "sift through mounds of crap to find some talent." It's a shame, it wasn't like this five or six years ago. Fan art and meaninglessness have gone reckless. The upcoming generation has a uniform mind that has no essence to it. The age of mass conformity is approaching in this fascist society.

The only question is, are you going to do something about it or just give your silent consent?

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"When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning: a deaf population absent-mindedly registers the condemnation of a man. ... there is no other solution but to speak out and show the obscenity hidden under the verbal cloak." - Albert Camus

And just to throw in a political statement, peace is a lie in a blind nation. In the words of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free." If you are not outraged... You are not paying attention.

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"When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning: a deaf population absent-mindedly registers the condemnation of a man. ... there is no other solution but to speak out and show the obscenity hidden under the verbal cloak." - Albert Camus

Please, my friend, silent consent is one of the most abomidable forms of backwards heresy, in my own mind.

You did not, and I understand that, but if you lack the talent to do, what gives you the talent to critique what others do? Especially in a negative manner? Philosophy, it is a double edged sword. On one hand it explores all the marvels of life, in a poetic and intelligent manner, on the other hand, it is it's own downfall. You waste your own existence, figuring out the meaning of it. When in fact, there is no meaning. Meaning, philosophy, time these are just all things the human minds have come up with to comfort themselves about such a meaningless existence.

You do, in fact, but at the same time, you make yourself look like a fool. If I had not decided to engage this conversation with you, I would've thought you were some overconfident prick, who read a bit too many books on philosophy. Obviously, I was mistaken, and for that, I will apologize.

You yourself have slipped upon the slope of assumption. I never mentioned the content of the pictures. That means nothing to me. The photographs lacked the time and effort needed to make them artwork, anything can make a good photo. But is someone who is looking at the picture you took of that sunset going to have the same feelings as you when you took it? More than likely not if you didn't take the time to think it out, set up, pre plan, and so on. Very rarely does a picture that took a minute or two make someone go "Jeez, that's impressive". _The fury_ did nothing for me, I apologize, But I thought your picture _Crash_ was absolutely breathtaking.

I agree, and I'm very pleased that you didn't fall for such a blatent trap. Unfortunately, I really don't think you were tough enough on me. Most of my pictures are absolute garbage compared to what people would call decent.

Oh, I couldn't agree more with your last statement. The fanart is disgusting. Everything on the popular section of the front page is either some sort of sexual joke/ innuendo, not to mention Kingdom Hearts/ Naruto/ Deathnote Yoai and fan comics. No, I don't believe we're at that stage of the game yet, but we're fast approaching.

I suppose I had you nailed wrong. And again, I apologize for my harshness. I'm doing my best, I hope you keep doing yours.

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This is where the Angels go to die.

Please.
I was just returning the favor of wishing you peace.
There is no peace, there never has been. People are constantly at war with themselves, thus is the cancerous human society.

Freedom? I don't believe we were on the subject, but why not?
Nobody is free! Freedom is such madness. People are forced by capitalism to be slaves of money,jobs, and anything in between.

Why should I be outraged? I would rather have a system that binds me to money, rather than a barbaric system of freedom where people kill each other. Freedom is the greatest threat to your life.

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This is where the Angels go to die.

You have little concept of what freedom is. The only thing one needs to be truly free is to be fully responsible for your life and actions. You can even be free in slavery. For example, no one forces you to shop at walmart, to follow the capitalist society of the United States, or to do anything else. You do all of these by choice. If you've a problem, take responsibility for it and change it by going somewhere where you do not need to deal with those issues. Freedom is the only way of life. You are only bound to money because you think you are. You are not in reality. No one is forced to do anything. We are a nation of blind sheep following our shepherds. America is not free. You must expand your knowledge before you take a stance on something to argue. There is nothing worse than arguing something you are not knowledgeable on.

Freedom is the only way.

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"When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning: a deaf population absent-mindedly registers the condemnation of a man. ... there is no other solution but to speak out and show the obscenity hidden under the verbal cloak." - Albert Camus

No, I believe you have little concept of what freedom is. You see, no one is fully responsible of their life, humans are a co-dependant. Everyone has a crutch. Everyone needs something. And as long as you need, you're a slave to something.

There is no such thing as freedom.

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This is where the Angels go to die.

In truth, the only people who are really slaves, are the ones who think about this sort of thing, and believe they are.

Will you respond to this? I YOU HAVE TO. In turn, you may not be a slave, but you feel that you must, or must not.

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This is where the Angels go to die.

Easy, one can know a considerable amount on art without having any skill in it what so ever. It's call critiquing. You don't see movie critiques making movies do you?

You're arguing absurdism, and yes, I know all about it. To counter what you said, that is all there is to it. Understanding that nothing has meaning and that we are the ones that give meaning to everything. You're wrong claiming that it is a double-edged sword. Every great society has had its own philosophy. Every life has his or her own philosophy. It's just simply a way of living. Time wasn't created to stop meaninglessness, god was. Time was created for order. Understanding and learning how to think is what is of importance in philosophy. We are the only ones who make our lives meaningless, I am not living a meaningless existence.

As for the pictures, you did mention my gallery, which I justified. And the photos at least had a purpose, which is all I am arguing. I don't have the greatest camera and what photos I took I thought were decent. Hence, why I'm asking for advice. As you mentioned with time, effort, and planning, all these mean nothing to me if I know not what I'm trying to plan. I do put in the time and effort. I walked for fifteen minuets on that beach looking for a place I thought decent.

Fan art is just boarder line plagiarism. "Let's take someone else's art and copy it in different poses." Wow, original.

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"When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning: a deaf population absent-mindedly registers the condemnation of a man. ... there is no other solution but to speak out and show the obscenity hidden under the verbal cloak." - Albert Camus