tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post6341650704474731500..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Still baffled.Meanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-44097261916828841922017-02-12T15:46:12.746+00:002017-02-12T15:46:12.746+00:00I commented before, but the "is that art"...I commented before, but the "is that art" thing sticks in my mind..<br /><br />I truly think it is "salesmanship", some folks are good at it, some not, some are lucky/some not..<br /><br />way back when I had my first yard sale, to get rid of vast amounts of goods I hadn't used in yrs (most of it junk)...I had an interesting experience<br /><br />I had a large stack of tomato cages (cone shaped sort of three foot tall metal cages. you stick them in the ground to protect/support growing tomato plants)...maybe thirty of them.<br /><br />The tomato cages had been through many moves, and looked much the worse for wear...And, I had long decided / realised, tomato plants were not growing for me in my then new home...so decided to get rid of them..<br /><br />At first I priced them at a pittance (I figured at least someone would haul them away for me..), and then I rethought it, and decided if I priced them cheap, others would think they were garbage and not purchase, where as, if I valued them highly, so might some other..<br /><br />In end, I priced them at well over new, and quickly sold all but a couple, which then were halved and also sold..<br /><br />I think many things are like this, include "art"..Price it high enough, and someone will think it valuable and "must have".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-75154631812057015842017-02-12T10:24:04.629+00:002017-02-12T10:24:04.629+00:00A good wheeze for some it would seem!A good wheeze for some it would seem!Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463317651625459406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-91134704680482281012017-02-11T19:41:54.435+00:002017-02-11T19:41:54.435+00:00Lets splash some paint on and talk rubbish about i...Lets splash some paint on and talk rubbish about it, then charge the earth.Raymond nicholsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-90861486018595945752017-02-11T11:57:54.441+00:002017-02-11T11:57:54.441+00:00Some interesting comments here. I'm married t...Some interesting comments here. I'm married to an artist, it never fails to amaze me how people don't understand the hours that can go into a work of art. People think an idea pops up, splash a bit of paint on a canvas and there you have it!<br /><br />Husband works with oil on canvas, it's not just a matter of splashing it on! He's a successful artist and has a waiting list of commissions, however the creative mind doesn't always work to order. I know the hours that go into his work and every penny he gets for his work is justified and well earned.<br /><br />I'm more of a "crafty" person, I think those of us who don't have the true creative mind of an artist (as opposed to craftwork) are unable to understand just how an artist's mind and their creativity works. <br /><br />My craftwork sells quite well too but anyone could learn how to do it, whereas a true artist is born with the ability. <br /><br />Bren Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-64817174377058639232017-02-11T11:33:04.549+00:002017-02-11T11:33:04.549+00:00I used to think the same about Mark Rothko until I...I used to think the same about Mark Rothko until I watched a Simon Schama documentary about his work and he explained the square on blank canvas was actually representing the death camps in Nazi Germany. If you look from a distance it is just rectangles that pull you in but as you walk towards it is possible to see tiny, feathery chinks of light. It is very eerie and clever. It pulls you in and at the same time makes you feel trapped. http://www.tate.org.uk/search?type=artwork&aid=1875. They are worth millions. Some of his work was commissioned by an elitist restaurant, he wanted to make it so dark that he would ruin the appetites of every person dining there. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222548444777098486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-79652572730889832372017-02-11T10:09:14.345+00:002017-02-11T10:09:14.345+00:00They're having us all on. Fortunately some of ...They're having us all on. Fortunately some of us are sane enough to realise this! Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463317651625459406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-30241575170217930392017-02-11T07:15:00.279+00:002017-02-11T07:15:00.279+00:00That's what I saw too! I guess we aren't ...That's what I saw too! I guess we aren't very sophisticated. Give me a Monet or one of the Old Masters. Judy<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-90925078553408962702017-02-11T04:55:15.595+00:002017-02-11T04:55:15.595+00:00Some of it is in the eye of the beholder and some ...Some of it is in the eye of the beholder and some work is interesting and others not to my taste at all! I've had my photography in shows and a couple galleries. I've enjoyed it and also been disappointed when art work gets picked over mine at shows that's not even good! Others were as well! It's what the judge feels he/she likes that's got chosen. I feel those prices are way out of line. Yes, artist needs to make money after the gallery takes it's cut, usually 40 or 50 percent. I did it because I enjoyed my work out there. Now there's walls to hang them in my living room. Sometimes I print and frame and give away as gifts. Each to their own!Grandmabeckyl.blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362600588981799211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-54107951798881302622017-02-10T22:54:12.178+00:002017-02-10T22:54:12.178+00:00What makes art fun is the variable reactions to it...What makes art fun is the variable reactions to it..though tbh I do think some artists are pushing it a bit with their prices!!! I don't understand how people go from painting at home to getting stuff in galleries, how do they start promoting themselves etc. I paint a lot but don't have the confidence to try and sell my work, just would have no idea how to go about it. kateonthecoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891902076668283146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-5973769242832191042017-02-10T22:43:20.649+00:002017-02-10T22:43:20.649+00:00I was going to comment on Tracey Emin's unmade...I was going to comment on Tracey Emin's unmade bed too. Will never for the life of me understand how that is "art" - or is it just gullible people being taken for a ride by a con artist? And how about the pile of building bricks bought by the Tate Gallery. Not sure anyone can convince me but then maybe I'm just a pleb.Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-65360172861232830392017-02-10T22:33:57.707+00:002017-02-10T22:33:57.707+00:00they look like something you could knock up with y...they look like something you could knock up with your tester pots of pain Ilona. I have been asked to give an artist statement about my magpie pictures. I couldn't just say I liked doing them but made up some waffle about how they related to the theme they wanted. I had the girls at quilt group in stitches ( no pun intended) as I told them what I had made up. Still it has satisfied the requirements.Brendaintheborohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084623324970433935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51861760275733341452017-02-10T22:27:45.276+00:002017-02-10T22:27:45.276+00:00I get no pleasure from this modern art, paintings ...I get no pleasure from this modern art, paintings or sculpture. I want to know what I'm looking at immediately, I don't want to analyse someone's interpretation of a subject. Maybe I'm a philistine, but like a previous reader I really believe it's the emperors clothes.Sals Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983803420404095685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-69227815074142985482017-02-10T21:38:51.843+00:002017-02-10T21:38:51.843+00:00Yes they do ! Household paint is very good as you...Yes they do ! Household paint is very good as you can, as you well know, give it a wash ! xjustjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253881958131548009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-75964377751617887842017-02-10T20:43:43.372+00:002017-02-10T20:43:43.372+00:00Glad you went to see the Ferens yesterday and you ...Glad you went to see the Ferens yesterday and you liked what you saw. Me and Jenny got tickets for the re-opening night 3 weeks ago, but there were so many people inside we couldn't really see everything properly, so need another visit next week. Looking forward to seeing your 'blade' pics tomorrow - I'm sure they'll be better than mine :)Lesley Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391675183992422658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-20212995477555675062017-02-10T20:39:36.465+00:002017-02-10T20:39:36.465+00:00Hello Ilona. Maybe some art is like the emporer&#...Hello Ilona. Maybe some art is like the emporer's clothes. Some folks can be persuaded to believe anything: he's naked but you're supposed to agree with the crowd and ooh-ah at the non-existent clothing. Or it's pricey art because someone says it is. "Ask and you (may) receive." (If you don't ask, you don't get. If you do ask, you may get.) Finally, you NEED life insurance because we said so. (hah!) Take care. Keep up the good stuff, which I adore. Elaine near PhiladelphiaMiscElainEoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270639702667930230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-87785349603505211362017-02-10T20:16:40.809+00:002017-02-10T20:16:40.809+00:00If I created these, I wouldn't think they are ...If I created these, I wouldn't think they are good enough to give to the charity shop, I could create these no problem and certainly wouldn't pay that sort of money for them. I love wire sculptures of something, for instance, the fairies at trentham<br />http://www.trentham.co.uk/trentham-gardens/lake-and-lakeside-activities/fairies-at-trentham, they have scultures in the gardens there and over the lake Julie T<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-22138776671771627802017-02-10T19:53:08.176+00:002017-02-10T19:53:08.176+00:00well, my only complaint/discouragement...
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I d...well, my only complaint/discouragement...<br /><br />is<br /><br />I did not think of/do this first, and make money off of it...sigh<br /><br />sort of brings to mind an old expression..<br /><br />"there's a sucker born every minute"<br /><br />not always, but in general, on these art shows, and art sales<br /><br />the uglier something is, the more it seems to be worth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-70152035602778254212017-02-10T19:11:25.522+00:002017-02-10T19:11:25.522+00:00I've heard that response before, and I suppose...I've heard that response before, and I suppose it's true. Sometimes it's the actual idea behind the work that is of value, rather than the work itself. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-87767110653158678302017-02-10T19:09:54.055+00:002017-02-10T19:09:54.055+00:00Oh, my cheap tester pots of household paint don...Oh, my cheap tester pots of household paint don't cut it then. Maybe I can sell my paintings cheap :o)Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-53423747616925965902017-02-10T19:07:58.959+00:002017-02-10T19:07:58.959+00:00Funny you should say that, slysister, I've mad...Funny you should say that, slysister, I've made a start. Mine is a bit more than straight lines though. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-34711425926419420012017-02-10T19:06:05.575+00:002017-02-10T19:06:05.575+00:00I sort of get that, I think. I sort of get that, I think. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-80362367974660824762017-02-10T18:13:22.816+00:002017-02-10T18:13:22.816+00:00I really like the large painting. I love the way t...I really like the large painting. I love the way the colors are layered. I wouldn't pay that much but a print of it would be nice. I am more of a textile person. I do a lot of spinning and knitting. Just starting to weave. I really enjoy seeing your creativity in all the pieces you make. Love, MargaretAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548539232023481386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-9823974669773321472017-02-10T17:56:32.258+00:002017-02-10T17:56:32.258+00:00The art world has a business tone to it; these pai...The art world has a business tone to it; these paintings look unimpressive to me. Give me a Pre-Raphaelite painting that shines like a jewel, or a Picasso sketch or a Monet water lily and pond painting any day.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-42040965722639388982017-02-10T17:32:02.618+00:002017-02-10T17:32:02.618+00:00How fabulous!How fabulous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-7163546628703916592017-02-10T17:31:16.730+00:002017-02-10T17:31:16.730+00:00Ha- so true!Ha- so true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com