Comments on: The Maple Effect: Sarah Maple’s Art http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/ Looking at Muslim women in the media and pop culture Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Emily http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2499 Emily Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:37:16 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2499 I absolutely love her work. The point of conceptual art is to make you think and push the envelope. As a painter I look to work like this for inspiration. I love the idea of incorporating text and creating humor with the figure! More power to Maple!!!! I absolutely love her work. The point of conceptual art is to make you think and push the envelope. As a painter I look to work like this for inspiration. I love the idea of incorporating text and creating humor with the figure! More power to Maple!!!!

]]> By: Aynur http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2498 Aynur Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:59:38 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2498 @ B "I don’t think the painting with the pig is offensive or provocative." & @ Aaminah "I don’t understand why there would be much controversy around her holding a pig " While I totally agree with both of you, my husband on the other hand (who was born & raised in Turkey) would have a different opinion. He thinks pigs are dirty and we should not be touching them or have them in kids cartoons (think 'Word World') or in books. I'm not sure where that attitude comes from, I first saw it in a Muslim family's behavior when they had a problem with pigs in one of their kids' books. Any ideas why this is so? Maybe as a convert I have different opinions than someone who was raised in a Muslim country/family... @ B “I don’t think the painting with the pig is offensive or provocative.”
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@ Aaminah “I don’t understand why there would be much controversy around her holding a pig ”

While I totally agree with both of you, my husband on the other hand (who was born & raised in Turkey) would have a different opinion. He thinks pigs are dirty and we should not be touching them or have them in kids cartoons (think ‘Word World’) or in books. I’m not sure where that attitude comes from, I first saw it in a Muslim family’s behavior when they had a problem with pigs in one of their kids’ books.
Any ideas why this is so? Maybe as a convert I have different opinions than someone who was raised in a Muslim country/family…

]]> By: Biss http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2497 Biss Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:03:14 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2497 Great interview. Here are two more inteviews with Sarah Maple if you want to check them out. They were conducted by Brian Sherwin who is the Senior Editor for the Myartspace Blog. http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2007/11/art-space-talk-sarah-maple.html http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2007/08/art-space-talk-sarah-maple.html Great interview. Here are two more inteviews with Sarah Maple if you want to check them out. They were conducted by Brian Sherwin who is the Senior Editor for the Myartspace Blog.

http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2007/11/art-space-talk-sarah-maple.html

http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2007/08/art-space-talk-sarah-maple.html

]]> By: thinkanew http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2490 thinkanew Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:18:16 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2490 wow, great article, wonderful discussion, actually i did enjoy the discussion as much as i did the article. i love art and respect artists, and i believe art should be free, and when critiqued, one must focus on the art itself rather than the artist, yet i know for a fact that anything to do with "Muslim women" especially with hijab would bring about attention for reasons we all know of, about Sara i am not sure is it about art or attention, both ways i think she is entitled and has the right to express and we have the right to give an opinion. as for those who took it far too seriousely, i think it's silly, sorry. wow, great article, wonderful discussion, actually i did enjoy the discussion as much as i did the article.

i love art and respect artists, and i believe art should be free, and when critiqued, one must focus on the art itself rather than the artist, yet i know for a fact that anything to do with “Muslim women” especially with hijab would bring about attention for reasons we all know of, about Sara i am not sure is it about art or attention, both ways i think she is entitled and has the right to express and we have the right to give an opinion.

as for those who took it far too seriousely, i think it’s silly, sorry.

]]> By: mash http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2491 mash Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:22:26 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2491 took a while got there in the end http://thatmashguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/maple-exhibition.html took a while got there in the end

http://thatmashguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/maple-exhibition.html

]]> By: Aaminah Hernandez http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2489 Aaminah Hernandez Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:51:41 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2489 I happen to agree with UPG that much of this work is poor attempts to "do" Frida (the "Self Portrait" is a good example of this lousy attempt) . As a true Frida fan, I am not impressed. I also can't honestly say that I think Sarah's work is particularly artistic or of much quality. I personally find her "Salat" series rather pointless, but that's just me. Maybe it was very cathartic for herself, and maybe it means something to others. I don't understand why there would be much controversy around her holding a pig and absolutely think it's ridiculous for anyone to demand it be removed from display. I thought it was sorta cute actually. The one with the banana is just tacky, and it's so overt as to be silly. I'm all for addressing the fact that Muslimahs have sexuality too - I know I do! - but I guess I'd like to see us address it in a classier and more subtle way. I do, however, like "Blue, Badges, Burka". I think it does showcase how we are navigating so many different identities, and how we are pullled in so many directions and demanded to take a stand on them. And yet the overarching black overgarment and veil remains the majority of what anyone sees, and they don't dig any deeper than that. I also think it showcases how we are expected to have these multiple loyalties, but are in effect silenced from actually speaking out loud about them, relegating them to badges and buttons (bumper stickers, LOL) rather than being allowed to speak to the complexities of our feelings and opinions on issues of interest. I happen to agree with UPG that much of this work is poor attempts to “do” Frida (the “Self Portrait” is a good example of this lousy attempt) . As a true Frida fan, I am not impressed. I also can’t honestly say that I think Sarah’s work is particularly artistic or of much quality.

I personally find her “Salat” series rather pointless, but that’s just me. Maybe it was very cathartic for herself, and maybe it means something to others. I don’t understand why there would be much controversy around her holding a pig and absolutely think it’s ridiculous for anyone to demand it be removed from display. I thought it was sorta cute actually. The one with the banana is just tacky, and it’s so overt as to be silly. I’m all for addressing the fact that Muslimahs have sexuality too – I know I do! – but I guess I’d like to see us address it in a classier and more subtle way.

I do, however, like “Blue, Badges, Burka”. I think it does showcase how we are navigating so many different identities, and how we are pullled in so many directions and demanded to take a stand on them. And yet the overarching black overgarment and veil remains the majority of what anyone sees, and they don’t dig any deeper than that. I also think it showcases how we are expected to have these multiple loyalties, but are in effect silenced from actually speaking out loud about them, relegating them to badges and buttons (bumper stickers, LOL) rather than being allowed to speak to the complexities of our feelings and opinions on issues of interest.

]]> By: B http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2488 B Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:25:18 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2488 I don't think the painting with the pig is offensive or provocative. I think if Sarah was trying to be provocative, she could have painted a picture of a lady in a hijab eating the pork!! Or something equally as obvious to provoke. Art is there to be interpreted and opinions are of the eye of the beholder so there will be lots of assumptions and thoughts about this painting. I just think that people who are making a fuss about this just need to understand that you can't be narrow minded and make an opinion on art, just know that it can be interpreted in many different ways and to open their minds up to what that could be. I think Sarah voices some real interesting debates and thoughts on her paintings which aren't necessarily right or wrong but i think thats what art is all about. I don’t think the painting with the pig is offensive or provocative. I think if Sarah was trying to be provocative, she could have painted a picture of a lady in a hijab eating the pork!! Or something equally as obvious to provoke. Art is there to be interpreted and opinions are of the eye of the beholder so there will be lots of assumptions and thoughts about this painting. I just think that people who are making a fuss about this just need to understand that you can’t be narrow minded and make an opinion on art, just know that it can be interpreted in many different ways and to open their minds up to what that could be. I think Sarah voices some real interesting debates and thoughts on her paintings which aren’t necessarily right or wrong but i think thats what art is all about.

]]> By: TAERA http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2485 TAERA Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:25:38 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2485 i THINK IT´S PROVOCKING JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT WE HAVE TO RESPECT OUR CULTURE AND RELIGION AND QUESTION IT BUT NOT JUST PROVOKE THAT IS NOT ART IT GIVES NO VALUE TO ART. i THINK IT´S PROVOCKING JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT WE HAVE TO RESPECT OUR CULTURE AND RELIGION AND QUESTION IT BUT NOT JUST PROVOKE THAT IS NOT ART IT GIVES NO VALUE TO ART.

]]> By: marranci http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2486 marranci Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:35:03 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2486 Who knows why, I am not surprised about these attacks. Yet I have to admit that Miss Maple’s works (in particular the photos, videos and paintings full of sexual innuendo of very little artistic values) are not what I would call art. I know that other critics of art have expressed some doubts about her production. Yet I wonder, indeed, how much the ‘muslim’ themes of her works may be a short-cut for an ‘easy’ success. But this is just my opinion which you can read below http://marranci.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/sarah-maple-loves-jihad/#more-141 <strong>[This comment has been moderated to fit within moderation guidelines.]</strong> Who knows why, I am not surprised about these attacks.
Yet I have to admit that Miss Maple’s works (in particular the photos, videos and paintings full of sexual innuendo of very little artistic values) are not what I would call art.
I know that other critics of art have expressed some doubts about her production.
Yet I wonder, indeed, how much the ‘muslim’ themes of her works may be a short-cut for an ‘easy’ success. But this is just my opinion which you can read below
http://marranci.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/sarah-maple-loves-jihad/#more-141

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]]> By: Mash http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2008/10/the-maple-effect-sarah-maples-art/#comment-2487 Mash Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:45:10 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.wordpress.com/?p=1343#comment-2487 I like her work, although I’m not convinced it’s very high art. agreed. I like her work, although I’m not convinced it’s very high art.

agreed.

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