I did this for a friend who’d just lost his parents and was feeling hopelessly lost. Surely enough it made him feel even worse! Serve him right for being careless methinks. Isn’t that what true friends are for? To hold up a mirror in your moments of despair? What the hell am I saying?
Lia T 12:50 pm on January 8, 2011 | #
Yes. What the hell ARE you saying!? Personally, I’m put off by the constant flow of implied violence and morbidity.
bunny mazhari 8:09 pm on January 8, 2011 | #
well at least I helped you get that off your chest.
Nikira 9:24 pm on January 8, 2011 | #
Hi guys! As artists we should stick together, although we are entitled to our opinion. I think we all have a different way of expressing ourselves. Bunny, I admire and love your work.
Nikira 9:24 pm on January 8, 2011 | #
Tiamat 7:12 am on January 9, 2011 | #
Life is full of implied violence, morbidity and any number of depressing inevitabilities and as artists we end up reflecting life, I think Bunny does this very well. She makes moments; light and dark. Work that is relentlessly happy and optimistic can be equally if not more disturbing ignoring as it does these realities. Lia T put up some of your work if you make any so maybe we can see what you think art should be.
Leo 8:21 am on January 9, 2011 | #
@Tiamat – well said.
Controversy is a part of any artform, and Bunny is a master of a genre. Obviously able to touch a few strings and provoke a dialogue. Even if the subject matter is not for everyone… It’s hard not to admire Bunny’s unique style and technique.
bunny mazhari 11:30 am on January 9, 2011 | #
Thanks everyone for your kind words. To be honest lia T’s words made me look back at all my previous posts and she does have a point. i never meant my work to be a downer, I do try and inject some humour, but maybe that doesn’t come across the way I mean it to. I tend to work to exorcise my demons (and they are legion), and maybe I don’t give enough thought (I don’t give ANY thought to my audience) to those who see my work. Thinking beyond the work would be very inhibiting, so maybe I’ll give it a rest and take a break from posting here. Lia T you have given me a lot to think about.
greyseal 1:16 pm on January 9, 2011 | #
I will second Tiamat’s thought completely. Bunny, if you stop posting then the Lia Ts of the world win and the cancer of censorship will grow. We all know what that will entail. Keep posting for the rest of US.
Lia T 1:28 pm on January 9, 2011 | #
Oh dear… Please let me say that just as everyone’s artistic expression is wonderfully different and reflects life, so is everyone’s reaction and perspective in viewing. So, clearly my reaction says more about me and my state of mind when viewing than about you, or your art.
Bunny, if I could re-phrase my comment with a bit more sensitivity it would say: Wow. I SO admire your unique style and sparkling talent! And sometimes the subject matter hits me in a tender spot…
WAY more than your style and talent, I admire the open honesty and courage it takes to express yourself not giving “ANY thought” to your audience. Without that kind of freedom, why bother? You could take being potent and provocative as a huge compliment. So please, please don’t stop posting.
Tiamat: I couldn’t agree more with everything you said. Except I pray that no one person, especially myself, ever be allowed to limit art by defining “what it should be”. (And I will soon post my work so you can see what it is… to me.) Question: doesn’t the freedom of expression an artist enjoys extend to the viewers reaction? Wouldn’t you prefer honesty over relentless fluff? My comment, obviously about subject not quality, still, could have been more sensitive, for which I sincerely apologize. In the future I will double check myself before hitting send on a comment, but I will never, ever apologize for my heartfelt, honest reaction.
Tiamat 3:07 pm on January 9, 2011 | #
Lia T I don’t think anyone, no matter who they are can “limit art” by what they think except maybe in their own lives. Also on an individual level we all have ideas about what art is, what we like (or don’t) that’s not to say that any one idea is correct. What I meant was it would be easier to see through your work what doesn’t “put you off” I prefer honesty over fluff in both art and people’s reactions to that art, of course. With Bunny’s work, when you take away the dark undertones, removing the honesty, you take away the soul and character of her work ending up with “relentless fluff” which we’ve gathered nobody here prefers! I don’t think anyone has asked you to apologise for your opinion, I think we merely wished to see where you were coming from that’s all.
Margie 9:36 am on January 10, 2011 | #
Bunny if you stop posting I will hunt you down, find your Moleskines, and scan and post them myself!
Uncle Bob 11:17 am on January 10, 2011 | #
Don’t dismiss this lightly, Bunny. Margie is one mean lady
Tiamat 12:26 pm on January 10, 2011 | #
You are a sweet bunch! With a threat like that Margie, I’d be a fool to resist! xxxx
bunny mazhari 1:11 pm on January 10, 2011 | #
Sorry, My daughter ‘Tiamat’ was still logged in when I made that last comment! But I thank you all for your encouragement. xx
Nikira 3:42 pm on January 10, 2011 | #
I just love this site, not for artwork only but having you, guys, as my friends to talk to.
Margie 9:43 pm on January 10, 2011 | #
heh heh, Bob!
To Lia T: You wrote “Bunny, if I could re-phrase my comment with a bit more sensitivity it would say: Wow. I SO admire your unique style and sparkling talent! And sometimes the subject matter hits me in a tender spot…”
I respect and appreciate you writing the above. Thanks! Makes it safe to be here!
Lia T 9:49 pm on January 10, 2011 | #
“Daughter” Tiamat?
Lucy Mazhari a.k.a Tiamat 6:32 am on January 11, 2011 | #
Yes I’m Bunny Mazhari’s daughter. I don’t have a skine’ art since I don’t really use moleskines, I do however have an artbreak if you wish to have a look at my work. I’m considering opening a moleskine and having a go though. Just because Bunny is my mum doesn’t mean my comments were any less credible or heartfelt. I posted these comments without her knowledge until I used her computer and forgot to sign out! My attempt at subterfuge failed miserably (I’m a rubbish spy.)
Uncle Bob 8:07 am on January 11, 2011 | #
Aha! You have been discovered. Don’t worry. Just consider posting your own work to us. A mother and daughter might be a “first”. While you are at it, and have access to your mother’s computer, please send us her bank details – in the spirit of friendship, of course.
Shahrazad 10:06 am on January 11, 2011 | #
Heh, nice one Uncle Bob! lol
arqetancourt 11:41 am on January 12, 2011 | #
The wonderful liberty of expression , we must defend her even with the life!!, Congratulations to all and especially to Bunny for making ourselves conscious of it!!