I haven't followed their projects all that closely, but I've seen several over the last few years myself. Typically I find myself entertained by the concept, but underwhelmed by the execution (the early-90s-style computer game about a fictitious former Soviet republic being one example -- the idea was hilarious, and the art and music were pretty good, but the gameplay was clunky and obtuse, with a story that seemed kind of tacked on.)
And then some of their projects just make me want to shake them, like the one where they tried to do a "patient zero"-style disease-outbreak story in real life. In that particular case, they're lucky that the execution was so bad (protip: when making up a biology story meant to cause panic, either use the names of real microorganisms, or at least don't mix Greek and Latin when inventing a scientific name) -- the CDC would not have taken kindly to a rumour which caused a large area to be evacuated and then turned out to be made-up. (Of course, it may be the case that they deliberately chose nomenclature that any biologist would find obviously fake, so that the CDC would immediately see through it. But there was a lot of potential for widespread panic, particularly if a stupid but well-meaning TV station had caught the story, so they're quite lucky that the prank didn't go anywhere.)
I am picky about art, mine and other people's; I favour strong ideas executed just as strongly, an equal blending of artistic inspiration and good craftsmanship. Monochrom is certainly full of artistic inspiration, but in general I have not been impressed with their technique; the visual arts are an exception. But, yes -- everyone's tastes are different, and everyone looks for something different in art.
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Re: The film is not about Marx
Date: 2008-02-16 05:26 pm (UTC)And then some of their projects just make me want to shake them, like the one where they tried to do a "patient zero"-style disease-outbreak story in real life. In that particular case, they're lucky that the execution was so bad (protip: when making up a biology story meant to cause panic, either use the names of real microorganisms, or at least don't mix Greek and Latin when inventing a scientific name) -- the CDC would not have taken kindly to a rumour which caused a large area to be evacuated and then turned out to be made-up. (Of course, it may be the case that they deliberately chose nomenclature that any biologist would find obviously fake, so that the CDC would immediately see through it. But there was a lot of potential for widespread panic, particularly if a stupid but well-meaning TV station had caught the story, so they're quite lucky that the prank didn't go anywhere.)
I am picky about art, mine and other people's; I favour strong ideas executed just as strongly, an equal blending of artistic inspiration and good craftsmanship. Monochrom is certainly full of artistic inspiration, but in general I have not been impressed with their technique; the visual arts are an exception. But, yes -- everyone's tastes are different, and everyone looks for something different in art.