Re: My thoughts about art&craft (RE: PF Galleries on 05 FEB 05)

[Terry <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There used to be two well known artists here in this little town, one moved 
away and now Robert Duncan is left alone, anyway the "Other" artist was 
questioned one day about why he used paints that where proven to not last 
100 years, his comment, "I don't care, I'll be gone in 100 years" so let the 
buyer be ware.
Terry M
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> Karl,
>
> That's what keeps art conservators in business.  There have been lots of
> important artists including Leonardo ( "The Last Supper") who made
> mistakes or didn't care about how long their work lasted. Us
> photographers are the real nuts about that. Over the ages many of our
> most revered artists couldn't afford good materials. Mixed media on any
> free surface - shirt cardboards! - is common.
> I think the art buyer should have enough savvy about this to care
> properly for the work. It's simple enough to ask the artist about their
> media. If they lie, then get a lawyer.
>
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> > Subject: Re: My thoughts about art&craft (RE: PF Galleries on 05 FEB
> > 05)
> > From: "karl shah-jenner" <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Mon, February 07, 2005 7:41 pm
> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
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> >
> > Alan writes:
> > <clipped>
> > The artist is quite old and has seen a few things.
> > : He's self taught, knows what he wants to do with the materials he uses
> > : for his constructions and mixed-media painting and is still trying new
> > : ideas.
> >
> > thanks Alan
> >
> > I met a restorative artist once who showed me a wall sized painting done 
> > by
> > a painter who in his day was seen as an up and comer - the restorer was
> > depressed as the creator of the expensive art piece had mixed his paint
> > media with such abandon that some ten years after it was painted, the 
> > paint
> > was cascading off in sheets.  the owner was furious and the artist 
> > refused
> > to accept any responsibility, but the crafting of the painting was
> > apparently very poor.
> >
> > art without the skill seems somehow anachronistic.
> > k
> >
> >
> >
> > - forget living in a 'tolerant' world,
> > what about trying for a respectful world.