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cutehandsome
California
USA Minor Outlying Islands
September 16, 2008
04:02 AM Post #5557884
| Have you ever heard about the madness of artists? I was really inspired when I watched this video.
Amazing Artist who can draw on his Chest, use his blood in his drawings, spending 136 hours making an artwork by only writing without leaving the artwork space
Check out the video here:
http://www.mytopclip.com/play.php?vid=853
you will be amazed!
I will wait for your opinions,
;););););)
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Camillia84
Jacksonville, FL
(Zone 9a)
September 16, 2008
06:50 AM Post #5558013
| A little mad?---Yes, but have to admit he's very good at what he does!!! |
cutehandsome
California
USA Minor Outlying Islands
September 17, 2008
09:18 AM Post #5562806
| I can admit that as well, he is simply amazing and can present some artworks of completely madness |
roybird
Santa Fe, NM
September 17, 2008
06:15 PM Post #5564933
| I don't really think he's mad. He apparently has a job and a family And is an interesting, creative, talented person with a lot to say. Enjoyed the video, thanks! |
Camillia84
Jacksonville, FL
(Zone 9a)
September 17, 2008
10:05 PM Post #5566019
| Have to disagree on the having a family---job is still questionable. Can't imagine a person the puts that kind of work & time into his creations, would have the time for family!!!
He seems to put out a lot of work to have an actuall paying job!
Just my opinion as a fellow artist---know how many hours it takes to do a painting & he seems to carry it to the extreme.
Still, he is a fantastic artist!
Mad? Maybe! But aren't we all---just a little bit?
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cutehandsome
California
USA Minor Outlying Islands
September 18, 2008
04:49 AM Post #5566907
| You are welcome, roybird. I agree with most of your thoughts ;) |
cutehandsome
California
USA Minor Outlying Islands
September 18, 2008
04:50 AM Post #5566909
| sure Camillia, every artist has his own art of madness :D:D:D
thanks for your kind reply |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
September 19, 2008
07:52 AM Post #5571225
| everybody's good at something ! sally |
Pagancat
(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
September 19, 2008
09:33 PM Post #5574334
| I think he's fabulous, personally. That kind of intense commitment to... well anything, but in this case, artful expression of his deeply held beliefs and a search for yet another method to put it out there is what I think makes a success out of what for many is just a hobby (speaking for myself, here). It's not like he does everything in blood - but it was a powerful medium to express the depth of his feelings about nuclear proliferation and a totalitarian government . Were it harmful to him and he kept on doing it, I'd be uncomfortable with it.
And the self portrait he took off of work to complete in his brother's garage... what a *great* idea. I wish I had the kind of vision it takes to be able to do that kind of work. I greatly admire the emotional generosity to have other's life changing events recorded as a piece of art. Very impressive.
Thanks much for sharing this clip, I really enjoyed this artist. |
Zanymuse
Scotia, CA
(Zone 9b)
September 19, 2008
09:44 PM Post #5574388
| I was spell bound! His work is very intense and provokes a wide array of thoughts and emotions. The blood painting is very powerful and belongs in a museum... but I could never hang it in my home because I would never be comfortable with it in the room. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
September 23, 2008
05:32 AM Post #5588050
| He is NOT an artist so much as an entertainer.
Everyone is free to express themselves in what ever way they wish.
The value of what he does is all in the gimmicks he uses to get your attention.
Ask yourself" would I want that in my living room?"
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Pagancat
(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
September 23, 2008
10:04 AM Post #5588702
| Absolutely!
However, there are those who might argue that if it is suitable for your living room, then it's certainly not art. Art should move you, excite and provoke you to thought - not match your couch.
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Jazzpunkin
Springfield, OH
(Zone 5b)
September 23, 2008
10:37 AM Post #5588843
| I would say that he is definitely an artist. He uses some unusual mediums certainly. He also performs. He has a political bent to his work as well. Perhaps he is a editorialist? :) I was impressed at his use of smaller objects to make a larger representation. Would I want it in my livingroom? Would it FIT in my livingroom? No. But I perfer beauty and calm in my home. There are many artists out there whose work I don't care for. His I like but it isn't something to live with.
On the other hand I don't think that art has to provoke to be true art. The only person that art really should move is the artist themselves. Art sucks you in, moves your hand to create and doesn't let you go until it's done. Once a piece is finished others put their values onto it but that is outside of the artist.
I do hear what you are saying about couch art. waiting room art.. decor art. bland to me but perhaps it makes someone happy |
roybird
Santa Fe, NM
September 23, 2008
01:20 PM Post #5589420
| I have to admit that in my heart I agree with Pagancat about what art is. But, in my house, I generally prefer calm. I think the bigger, more controversial art pieces look best in large spaces like museums. This man's art translates really well to performance and video. So much depends on context. I like to see many kinds of art. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
September 23, 2008
02:37 PM Post #5589654
| Fairly put Roybird.
I snapped when I saw the video.
He has a right to express his philosophy anyway he feels .
My issue is with he steriotypical label of artists and maddness.
Far as I know Vangogh was mad and who wouldn't be inhailing solvents and making your own paint with white lead like they did.
While I'm at it "starvibg artists" that goes so far back in history its abserd.
Many artists today are wealthier than their patrons so lighten up on that starving label.
The art sold under the "Starving Artists Show" title, is made in a factory by the thousands, yes thousands. Aisles of pre stretched canvases some photoprinted with the image on "canvas paper" and someone comes along with a loaded brush and swishes a few strokes on the piece so they can call it "hand painted" Thats how the Thomas Kincaides are made. Sorry to burst any ones bubble who collects him and thinks the piece will soar in value anytime soon.
Give people the right to express themselves anyway they feel, just don't call them mad artists or crazy.
Many are wise and intelligent family people with other jobs.
I'll stop now that I see Ive gone into a rant again. |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
 September 23, 2008
03:21 PM Post #5589813
| ge, "Give people the right to express themselves anyway they feel, just don't call them mad artists or crazy". Probably the majority of 'Art' purchased these days is machine made copywork. Original art is an expression of the artist and though often made in a "what will sell" mode , much is extremely creative. Personally I think Art Appreciation can only reside in the mind of the viewer, and there are sure a bunch of them aren't there. While I'm enchanted with C R Mackintosh, the whole Art Nouveau genre for that matter, and not at all with Andy Warhall, it would be foolish to call him anything but a talented artist. Our chest painter certainly is ingenious, original and talented, but for me, just another path I choose not to travel. Thank you for posting the video, it brought a new perspective to view, and that is always good. |
Zanymuse
Scotia, CA
(Zone 9b)
September 23, 2008
03:40 PM Post #5589875
| An art teacher once told me that a piece of art must evoke emotion at some level. There are wide ranges to human emotions. I don't want to experience them all but I do want to attempt to understand them. Art forms like this help me understand and view those emotions without having to live them on a daily basis. Sometimes that is a wonderful feeling and sometimes it is very disturbing. For me this means that the artist has succeeded even when I don't like it and am uncomfortable with it.
As for the mass produced art, It allows the general public to surround themselves with the moods and emotions of the art they like. It is an affordable investment in ones environment and is not meant to be a nest egg investment for the future. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
September 23, 2008
03:40 PM Post #5589878
| Each to his own I say. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
September 23, 2008
03:44 PM Post #5589895
| Well said.
My issue is with how this work is marketed. It decieves the buyer into thinking they are buying something that was created by the person who signed it.
As long as you like what you have in your environment thats all that counts. |
Zanymuse
Scotia, CA
(Zone 9b)
September 23, 2008
04:17 PM Post #5590032
| Marketing is a whole other "art form" and it frequently causes me to experience unwanted emotions..usually disbelief, anger and frustration. |
