Art (Noun) - A cultural medium intended to provoke an emotional response.
I find the majority of fursuits leave me feeling very little. They're bland affectations of furry celebrity status, the London Furmeet "Fursuit Wan^H^Hlk" being a prime example of this: You're not worthy unless you're clad in the latest anthro design. I /am/ impressed by people that turn their hand to making ears, tails & whatever; that's a cottage craft and I think it should be applauded. I can also appreciate that as a pseudo tribal thing. Making totems and fetishes to signify your belonging to the larger group is something I can dig.
Fursuit Porn (Vulg.) - Pass me the kleenex :)
Does that count as art? Maybe. I think I like seeing the debasement of highly expensive creations in a shower of thick ropes of tepid manfat.
Assuming most of the recognised suit makers started out as hobbyists, at which point do they cease being valued craft enthusiasts and start being what I guess some would call sell outs? What happens when you're good enough at making stuff that people ask you to make stuff for them?
From the Snowfox English Dictionary:
Date: 2010-02-17 03:44 pm (UTC)I find the majority of fursuits leave me feeling very little. They're bland affectations of furry celebrity status, the London Furmeet "Fursuit Wan^H^Hlk" being a prime example of this: You're not worthy unless you're clad in the latest anthro design. I /am/ impressed by people that turn their hand to making ears, tails & whatever; that's a cottage craft and I think it should be applauded. I can also appreciate that as a pseudo tribal thing. Making totems and fetishes to signify your belonging to the larger group is something I can dig.
Fursuit Porn (Vulg.) - Pass me the kleenex :)
Does that count as art? Maybe. I think I like seeing the debasement of highly expensive creations in a shower of thick ropes of tepid manfat.
Re: From the Snowfox English Dictionary:
Date: 2010-02-17 11:31 pm (UTC)