Mael wrote:
  I  just
> drop this eiffel tower (to avoid a unique centered object) 

That wouldn't have bothered me.  I wonder where it comes from, this 
prejudice to create a complete scene.  If the point of the work is to 
model an object, and to give the viewer a priveleged view of it, why not 
show it centered against an ambiguous space.  I am reminded of bird 
painters who picture a species closeup and surrounded by their habitat. 
  Pleasing to a point but I am left wondering how I got my face so close 
to a bird hiding in some bulrushes.  Meanwhile I painter placing his 
bird against an abstract screen can paint tromp l'oeil feathers and 
still have the work be consistent.  Leaving out the "environment" is not 
automatically a bad thing.  Thoughts?

-Jim

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