tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369062063704584224.post2935120186588091309..comments2023-09-16T01:09:32.647-07:00Comments on aXs: Grumpy ArtistsaXshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00965482419799843915noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369062063704584224.post-86875538227104031382010-05-07T15:25:32.097-07:002010-05-07T15:25:32.097-07:00Yes, an artist should have a 'little mystery&#...Yes, an artist should have a 'little mystery'.<br /><br />Strangely, many people are surprised to find out that Darth Sidious (aka- the Emperor from Star Wars) was very competent in using water colors on a bantha skin canvas.<br /><br />A mysterious man if ever i saw one.Hugo Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466149416391148446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369062063704584224.post-60135843458496007642010-04-09T03:49:40.202-07:002010-04-09T03:49:40.202-07:00Thanks for post - I think that sums it up - but no...Thanks for post - I think that sums it up - but not sure I'll join you on the cold bike ride - but it has been done! don't foget the guy on news recently who got fined for it. And yes the true 'art world' (i.e. not the one in NZ) is controlled by marketing teams etc as is the POP industry. That's perhaps another post :)aXshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965482419799843915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369062063704584224.post-54329701913074304422010-04-08T15:18:51.648-07:002010-04-08T15:18:51.648-07:00Your post makes me thing of two artists - Banksy a...Your post makes me thing of two artists - Banksy and Warhol. I think people buy their art because they are so well known and owning an origonal piece is like a status symbol, it's trendy. The more famous an artist is, the more money they make, the more desirable their art becomes. So perhaps all I need to do is something highly controversial, get on the news, become famous (because any publicity is good publicity) and then more people will want the art I produce, because suddenly it's recognisable. Like Dick Frizzell and his four-square-moko-man. How about cycling naked from Christchurch to Wellington with me on a tandem bike wearing rubber George W Bush masks? That should make the news.ATom1746https://www.blogger.com/profile/03493780059254775899noreply@blogger.com