I'm on the fence with this title... and consequently pissed off a bit.
I like the concept. I also find it amusing that a peacock pulled a "bull in a china shop" in a liquor store.
However, I don't like that fact that - ONCE AGAIN - an original title had to be "borrowed" because somebody is too damn lazy to paint a bottle. Honestly, if one goes through all of the trouble of painting the peacock, how bloody difficult can it be to paint a blasted bottle? In fact, painting another bottle - in the right hands - might have even improved upon the original bottle. (Was this a Saunders bottle? If so, it wasn't his best. Not like, say, Gillo Port.)
At any rate, much as I admire the gag, I feel compelled to lean toward principle and vote to exclude this title from the economy club. This bullshit - this outright stealing - has to end, and if we give in, it is only encouraging it even more. This is akin to me cutting apart, say, a bunch of classic Batman comic books frame by frame, juggling everything around into a new story, altering the text in the word balloons, and then saying, "Hey, everyone! Look at this creation I just produced!" I mean, really?
I say that if we are taking a stand, then we must continue to take a stand and remain firm in our resolve. Continue to do exactly what we set out to do.
But the thing I really hate about this is, that in doing so, I feel like we're somehow stabbing Chad in the back. And I have a suspicion that many others might possibly feel the same. That's what really sucks about this whole, insane debacle. Now somebody who I admire is trapped in the middle. Cute. Real, cute.
Postscript:
Ms. Im,
If you, by chance, you happen to read this, I appeal to - and implore you - to stop taking the easiest, quickest route. It is undermining the integrity of the original art, the people whose concepts pass across your desk, and - whether or not you can see it - your own integrity as an artist, as well. You can do much better than this. You have done much better than this. Taking the easiest route may lead to quick cash, yet ultimately serves only to cheapen your portfolio.
