Hillman's Carson Interview.
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Peiter, not all of that was directed at you - more just me venting after reading all the Carson threads during the time I've been here.
Also, it's all too easy to misunderstand humour from someone I don't know (in this case you), so sorry about that.
I'm not trying to defend Carson's abilities. I'm just making the argument that, by accident or 'design', the fact remains he did what he did, and he represents one part of the spectrum.
As for him being a has been - your probably right - but then everyone from the past is a 'has been' - you can't very well blame him/them for that ;)
*note liberal sprinkling of smileys for positive effect :D
For me, determining Carson's relative merit (or lack of) as a designer (or artist) is not important. Nor is the question of his technical ability, or the question of whether his work is a product of accident or intent.
What is important to me is that he did what he did, it had an impact (for better or worse) - people responded, reacted (for or against), they were effected by it.
I just don't agree with the idea of simply dismisssing that, because (at least for myself) I think there are things I can take away with me and use.