That really brought a smile! I wonder how many millions my photo of the piles of fishermens nets on the waterfront would sell for. What the hell? I just went back and enlarged the photo. It's a pile of fishermens net's! Where exactly is the art?
I stopped using Galleries after they started charging me nearly 50%. Later I used an agent, who took far less. Since I have retired there is no longer a platform for my work. I do occasionally post pictures here.
Oh, I thought painters never retired and paint their whole life.As I discoverd your blog some weeks ago, I never saw one of your paintings. Would be nice to discover. Bettina
If people are daft enough to pay silly prices for perceived artwork, then more fool them. I would be looking to turn it into something useful. Recycling and re using is a much better option.
Our house is a work of art, there's stuff all over the place...but as Meanqueen says, if people are stupid enough...emperor's new clothes and all that.
It is a terrifying reality that people are so utterly stupid ignorant and gullible to be taken in by art fraud. Just because a so called expert declares rubbish to be a work of art does not make it so. Anyone who has seen Renaissance art knows what great art is.
It’s like Shrigley is saying: “You lot would buy any old crap, wouldn’t you?” He was deliberately playing on the idea of "money for old rope". That's why he slapped a £1m price tag on the pile.
That really brought a smile! I wonder how many millions my photo of the piles of fishermens nets on the waterfront would sell for.
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I just went back and enlarged the photo. It's a pile of fishermens net's!
Where exactly is the art?
We've had an unmade bed, and a Banana stuck to a wall, that both sold for a fortune. Sometimes I wonder why I spent 5 years at Art College.
DeleteWhere do you show your work ? Is there a gallery where we can see your sculptures or paintings ?
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Concerning the ropes, no comment.
I stopped using Galleries after they started charging me nearly 50%. Later I used an agent, who took far less. Since I have retired there is no longer a platform for my work. I do occasionally post pictures here.
DeleteOh, I thought painters never retired and paint their whole life.As I discoverd your blog some weeks ago, I never saw one of your paintings. Would be nice to discover.
DeleteBettina
I'm sure a few will crop up in time.
DeleteIn a sane world he would be fined for littering.
ReplyDeleteI have nothing against his work, but to charge such a silly price has its effect on all artists.
DeleteHmmm... not sure if I'd have that one in my house, but some of P's mess would come close.
ReplyDeleteIt could come in handy in the garden, and plenty left over to give to neighbours!
DeleteIf people are daft enough to pay silly prices for perceived artwork, then more fool them. I would be looking to turn it into something useful. Recycling and re using is a much better option.
ReplyDeleteI can always find a use for old rope, but That pile would be even too much for me!
DeleteOur house is a work of art, there's stuff all over the place...but as Meanqueen says, if people are stupid enough...emperor's new clothes and all that.
ReplyDeleteI do like a bit of clutter, but I think I have enough already.
DeleteIt is a terrifying reality that people are so utterly stupid ignorant and gullible to be taken in by art fraud. Just because a so called expert declares rubbish to be a work of art does not make it so. Anyone who has seen Renaissance art knows what great art is.
ReplyDeleteThere is ONE essential rule these days. If you make something BIG; it's ART. If you make the same thing SMALL; it's NOT.
DeleteIt’s like Shrigley is saying: “You lot would buy any old crap, wouldn’t you?” He was deliberately playing on the idea of "money for old rope". That's why he slapped a £1m price tag on the pile.
ReplyDeleteYou can't blame HIM, but you can certainly blame anyone foolish enough to buy (or have bought) it.
DeleteGreat pieces of art. Would look classy in the living room
ReplyDeleteNot in mine; I've already got a pile of dead Rats.
DeleteWho is the silly one, the artist who sells it for a million, or the buyer who pays a million for it?
ReplyDeleteExactly!
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