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# I think with Damien Hurst and alot of other NBAs
the 'art' is about 'marketing' - that's the whole point

the art piece is irrelevant - it's why it no longer matters that he doesn't even produce it himself

the 'art' is the marketing process itself and has nothing to do with the actual object

*I typed this with my cock btw

(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:45, archived)
# the moral of the story is, and has always been
*KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING* *KERCHING*

I suspect..
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:46, archived)
# as much as money is a tawdry motivator...
...this approach beats freezing to death in a forgotten garret or having to paint pictures of your patrons or the gods they favour all the time.
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:49, archived)
# which is, let's face it, the fate of most folks wanting to be famous artists
who don't give up and get shit soul destroying job accounting for quarterly paperclip usage

edit: I got nowt against people making money, and lots of it, it's just when it gets dressed up as something magical when it's just $$$$ it makes me sad
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:51, archived)
# nah f*ck em all I say
do art for yourself - fame should be a side effect
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:53, archived)
# infamy, however, should be the result of deliberate action
:D
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:53, archived)
# everything i make i give away.
it's an approach that serves my outlook and talent both.
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:53, archived)
# that's beautiful, man
*eyes spurt 'fluid'*
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:54, archived)
# i usually have to force it on people, though.
or put things in their homes when they're not there.
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:57, archived)
# heh
Surprise Art!
(, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 9:58, archived)