I have watched the first 2 minutes and doubt I will continue. The relgion comment is bizarre, as is the comment about people going to mass maybe once a year, considering she had never mentioned religion at all before the wedding. Her obsession with everything being better in the past is just grating. where on earth would her "career" be if she wasn't born with the technology of this day and age?"Religious melodrama" ... not sure the Catholic instruction is going well. I think Church attendance is, for those who are religious, a profound sacramental connection with God! As @Jerry suggests K sure does have a talent for trivializing intense human experiences. This episode reminded me of one of my favorite lines from an odd movie called the Piano Teacher, by the German director Haneke. In the movie an attractive young protege is playing Schubert with much hubris, when the teacher cuts him down by saying, "you are too attractive to play Schubert, you can only paly soft to loud. Schubert was an ugly man and he played from a whisper to a scream." Seems to me that people who try to gain the attention of others by seduction, and who have no intention of actually entering into an amorous encounter with those they are trying to seduce, can never really achieve the depth of connection that being truly vulnerable elicits. Instead, they leave people, somewhat...unsatisfied.
As @Jerry said at some point in this long conversation, there is no beauty in teasing money out of people in a pandemic, or trying to seduce people into a dead-end business venture at this difficult time. It's really very ugly behavior and her moral compass is clearly a blunt instrument...just because you can ask, doesn't mean you should! I was incredibly touched by a video she made some time ago when she volunteered with a group who were rebuilding houses after the devastation of a natural disaster in the US (forgotten which one - my apologies). And I was also moved by the experiences of the man in this recent video, so I do think she has a soft side. However, she has not been seasoned by life, and hence, she does not have the capacity to truly elevate others. Moreover, she is not open to the criticism of others, and hence, cannot reflect and grow.
Finally...but not my area of expertise...in my view, not all contemporary art is bad, and not all baroque art is good. Might we say, Kylie is a traditionalist, but not an art critic! However, neither I am, so maybe I should be quiet on this front!
I am sorry but I find Guido as boring as...an accountantI haven't been able to watch more than 2 minutes. Guido...again. And it seems like she is doing the immediate translation again as well, which I find time wasting and irritating. Just pick a language and then put the subtitles, Kylie.
Yes, Denise. Greetings from hygienists’ waiting room. I find the immediate translation annoying too. Just as I hate people reading out text from a slide in PPT presentations in conferences and meetings!I haven't been able to watch more than 2 minutes. Guido...again. And it seems like she is doing the immediate translation again as well, which I find time wasting and irritating. Just pick a language and then put the subtitles, Kylie.
If G was an item of stationery would he be a Manila envelope? If he were a city in the UK he might be Swindon.sorry but I find Guido as boring as...an accountant
potatoI am sorry but I find Guido as boring as...an accountant
So very true. I have long thought this but you have articulated it well @Socratestrap. What I find extraordinary is that many of her followers do not see it and think her so wise. I love your reference to The Piano Teacher. It also reminds me of that very sweet children's book, The Velveteen Rabbit, in particular the passage about becoming real ... The thing is, I do think K comes across as being fragile (for example, deleting Jerry's posts and others she doesn't like), having sharp edges and is one who has to be carefully kept.However, she has not been seasoned by life, and hence, she does not have the capacity to truly elevate others. Moreover, she is not open to the criticism of others, and hence, cannot reflect and grow.
Well I thought her attitude towards the Priest, with regard to the wedding, was a bit off and disrespectful tbh. Still working myself up to the video ... it may take some time before I feel I can view it.“Religious melodrama...once a year”
Wow ! Some gall in a Catholic country whose culture she professes to cherish.
Personally, I would rather see a Rothko abstract expressionist painting than the ones she is gushing over in this video.
Yes, same! That made me raise a brow as well. Mainly coming from newly religious Kylie that evidently is a cherry picker Catholic, as we say. Whatever bits fit her own views....and image...evidently.Well I thought her attitude towards the Priest, with regard to the wedding, was a bit off and disrespectful tbh. Still working myself up to the video ... it may take some time before I feel I can view it.
First of all, it is about a Polish immigrant family with a villa in Siena. Just like KyLIE is looking for money, so are they; they have a family theatre that is expensive to restore.Well I thought her attitude towards the Priest, with regard to the wedding, was a bit off and disrespectful tbh. Still working myself up to the video ... it may take some time before I feel I can view it.
Ah yes. I loved Charlotte's Web too and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was a favourite of mine. Denise, I don't know if you are from the UK or would know a children's book called 'when Marnie was there' by Joan G Robinson. A supernatural story of sorts about a lonely orphaned girl who spends a summer in the north Norfolk coast. I read it so many times, even into adulthood, until it fell apart. One of the sweetest and most thoughtful gifts my late husband gave me was a first edition of the book. He noticed the crumbling volume on my bookshelves, did some research, and came across a bookseller who specialised in books set in Norfolk and got me this copy - currently in storage in the UK. I was immensely touched at the thoughtfulness of this gesture.Yes, same! That made me raise a brow as well. Mainly coming from newly religious Kylie that evidently is a cherry picker Catholic, as we say. Whatever bits fit her own views....and image...evidently.
I still have yet to finish the video, maybe when I'm in a better mood. Hope the dental appt went ok.
P.s I loved the Veleteen Rabbit as a child; I just got a bit misty remembering it. That and Charlotte's Web both had loose pages from so many readings and getting taken everywhere.
What does she say about the art, Jerry. This is the area where I am likely to be most critical and most pissed off! I can't say I understand this comparison between the Polish soldier and her viewers?First of all, it is about a Polish immigrant family with a villa in Siena. Just like KyLIE is looking for money, so are they; they have a family theatre that is expensive to restore.
Potato’s response to KyLIE’s gushing is that it would cost a lot to put in sprinklers.
The “concert” is a piano teacher who plays Chopin (also Polish) on a battered upright piano that has seen better days. No audience, no event, no play.
Her reading of a diary of a Polish soldier, who walks 40 miles a day in war, reminds her of her own viewers who send messages; she is positioning herself as guru to her admiring fans.
That’s about it !
yeah, in lieu of the movie dialogue now it is just her reading from a book... loads of contentFirst of all, it is about a Polish immigrant family with a villa in Siena. Just like KyLIE is looking for money, so are they; they have a family theatre that is expensive to restore.
Potato’s response to KyLIE’s gushing is that it would cost a lot to put in sprinklers.
The “concert” is a piano teacher who plays Chopin (also Polish) on a battered upright piano that has seen better days. No audience, no event, no play.
Her reading of a diary of a Polish soldier, who walks 40 miles a day in war, reminds her of her own viewers who send messages; she is positioning herself as guru to her admiring fans.
That’s about it !
To be fair, despite the comparison to Swindon, I think G seems nice enough too.It is the second one in a row I did not bother to watch until the end, even though the idea behind it sounded promising and I truly adore Siena. I do not get why Guido has to be included in every video now. He seems like a nice guy to me, but he does not add anything to the videos. The palazzo was beautiful, but that's about it. I felt mostly bored.
@Denise0211 We seem to have posted simultaneously, because you wrote exactly what I was thinking.
Gosh I'm quoting too as it exactly mirrors what I would have said and ditto I only got halfway through - doesnt look as if anyone here has given it time till the end as yet. And ditto Guido, he really is tethered to the ground, poor soul. I had to stop before he asked how much would it cost to do repairs. In a lightbulb moment I realised all this was not about art or music but just to make money through the content for the palazzo & themselves and I found it sickening together with the 'my theatrical background' ..when..where? apart from pretending to be someone she isn'tIt is the second one in a row I did not bother to watch until the end, even though the idea behind it sounded promising and I truly adore Siena. I do not get why Guido has to be included in every video now. He seems like a nice guy to me, but he does not add anything to the videos. The palazzo was beautiful, but that's about it. I felt mostly bored.
@Denise0211 We seem to have posted simultaneously, because you wrote exactly what I was thinking.
@PlinyinTorquay @Denise0211 @emm @Jerry KyLie’s explanation of “classical” art versus “contemporary” art would badly fail a Visual Arts 101 essayAh yes. I loved Charlotte's Web too and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was a favourite of mine. Denise, I don't know if you are from the UK or would know a children's book called 'when Marnie was there' by Joan G Robinson. A supernatural story of sorts about a lonely orphaned girl who spends a summer in the north Norfolk coast. I read it so many times, even into adulthood, until it fell apart. One of the sweetest and most thoughtful gifts my late husband gave me was a first edition of the book. He noticed the crumbling volume on my bookshelves, did some research, and came across a bookseller who specialised in books set in Norfolk and got me this copy - currently in storage in the UK. I was immensely touched at the thoughtfulness of this gesture.. Dental appointment fine and covered by my health insurance too!
What does she say about the art, Jerry. This is the area where I am likely to be most critical and most pissed off! I can't say I understand this comparison between the Polish soldier and her viewers?
She has tagged the palazzo in her instagram stories. Looks like they host events and weddings there. I don't know if that was talked about later in the vid as I fell asleep around about the time Guido said something about fires and 100,000 euros. So yes @Spirit of place I think you are on to something.Gosh I'm quoting too as it exactly mirrors what I would have said and ditto I only got halfway through - doesnt look as if anyone here has given it time till the end as yet. And ditto Guido, he really is tethered to the ground, poor soul. I had to stop before he asked how much would it cost to do repairs. In a lightbulb moment I realised all this was not about art or music but just to make money through the content for the palazzo & themselves and I found it sickening together with the 'my theatrical background' ..when..where? apart from pretending to be someone she isn't
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