tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478666873815763865.post2486181176929529195..comments2023-11-05T21:56:13.355-05:00Comments on Denis Gaston Art: Pay Per View ArtAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00275155618523755682noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478666873815763865.post-54360796741420491332009-10-07T08:28:47.428-04:002009-10-07T08:28:47.428-04:00Hi Denis:
1. Enjoyed your comment on creativity a...Hi Denis:<br /><br />1. Enjoyed your comment on creativity and illness...<br /><br />2. I totally agree with Stuart's comments ... particularly re submission fees for rejected shows!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478666873815763865.post-68278201285191691272009-10-05T08:36:48.177-04:002009-10-05T08:36:48.177-04:00Great ideas Stuart. Thanks for your comments.Great ideas Stuart. Thanks for your comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275155618523755682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478666873815763865.post-91351114567427694132009-10-05T02:16:44.381-04:002009-10-05T02:16:44.381-04:00Dennis, I love your blog but I’m not sure culture ...Dennis, I love your blog but I’m not sure culture should be accessible on a pay as you go basis. Whenever an artist creates a new artwork they are making a generous contribution to our culture and to our national heritage. Creative expression must be made, the words must be spoken and the creative visions must be realized as works of art. The gift of creative expression is one of the most impressive gifts of all.<br /><br />The costs imposed on artists to simply submit their work for consideration for an exhibition should be outlawed. That very idea of artist’s whose entries are rejected from an exhibition actually funding a percentage of the exhibition is cultural corruption. If people want to present art shows, street fairs or any kind of juried exhibition they should be required to pay the full costs required to stage the show. <br /><br />Artists can do more than simply sell works. They can create their own patron initiatives. Artists can have boxes with slots for money and tasteful signs that read: If you like the art, support the artist, your contribution is appreciated. For artist’s Web sites and blogs PayPal can provide a “Make a Donation” button and PayPal will even provide the contributor with a receipt (and setting up a PayPal account is essentially free). Artists can also develop membership programs that grant members access to special events like lunch with the artist, studio parties, etc. Memberships could be purchased at several levels of participation which would make it easier for corporations and other cultural institutions to participate. Artists can incorporate, sell stock, attract venture capital and go public with an initial public offering. Museums can, galleries can, and artists can.<br /><br />Artists make choices and can express themselves with nothing more than an idea (think Sol LeWitt). Dreams are free, visions are free and thinking big has never cost a penny.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03900868995831575293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478666873815763865.post-67926332944473791022009-10-04T15:39:32.179-04:002009-10-04T15:39:32.179-04:00Gary, Thanks for your comment.
You are probably ri...Gary, Thanks for your comment.<br />You are probably right that some people would be alienated.<br />Getting people interested in art,however, ought to happen before they get to the gallery.<br />With a prior understanding of contemporary art, they would be more willing to visit and perhaps purchase.<br />DenisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275155618523755682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478666873815763865.post-74211549864680705762009-10-04T14:48:53.538-04:002009-10-04T14:48:53.538-04:00As a gallery owner, I sympathize with the current ...As a gallery owner, I sympathize with the current conditions under which both artists and gallerists are suffering.<br /><br />However, I don't believe throwing gasoline on the fire is going to help put it out. <br /><br />Right now, it is most important IMHO that we get folks interested in looking at art. Placing a tariff on their entry to a gallery is going to alienate the audience a local gallery would be trying to develop.<br /><br />Gary Brant, Director<br />Galerie St. George - New YorkGary Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245388448501980010noreply@blogger.com