I prattle on about art that I love in this blog. Sometimes I clamor to describe what I consider the repulsive underbelly of the art world.
Luckily, Craftastrophe has done a fine job of choosing a representative example for me.
First, there is the “art:”
Aside from mourning the fate of that poor crushed rabbit, I can’t say I’m all that bothered by the lack of what most might call “talent” exhibited here. Not everyone is a virtuoso, and that shouldn’t matter. I encourage creativity regardless of skill level.
But it irks me when I see the piece above accompanied by THIS personal bio:
I strive to be one of the Greatest Mysteries of the century. I adore things from years past and try my best to ignore the present culture. My home is a colourful blend of rock memorabilia, old books, antiques, and everything pure nostalgia. My wardrobe gives me away as a Dandy. I proudly clothe myself in vintage thrifted treasures. I’m a Mod waif with cropped golden blonde hair- all legs and big green eyes. Since birth I’ve clearly been a moody and eccentric artist. My loves of art and Music are intertwined and it’s impossible to choose one over the other. Until I met my husband I spent all my time listening to records and dressing up. Now we do that together. He’s a sexy rockstar and theatrical to the core. Together we’re just a pair of eccentric androgynous peacocks- and we like it that way.
Here…go ahead…I’ll wait…
Thanks, Craftastrophe!
SheWalksSoftly 
14 responses to “What I Dislike About the Art World: Example 1”
Wow.
“theatrical to the core” said as though it’s a compliment ; )
I would LOVE to get an invitation to a dinner party at their house. I bet he kisses her arm up and down like Gomez unto Morticia.
I bet you’d have to sit far away from them at dinner…because they place mirrors directly across from them.
I don’t mind low aesthetic skill level, either, as long as it’s accompanied by a high level of craft and precision. I don’t even mind the taxidermy. For the sake of argument, let’s say that poor bunny’s been dead for a century (hard for me to argue because bunnies are my favorite. also ducklings…).
But, holy gag-fest, Artist’s Statement. It reads more like the description of an RPG character than a real person.
I totally agree.
That was actually worth the upchuck bag. I really do like people doing what they can with their creative energy, and sincerely support the idea of having artistic endeavors whether or not your “talent” level is of the highest caliber. Kitschy works for me-that personal bio though was craptastic no matter how tongue in cheek it was meant to be.
You know, I’m not so sure it WAS tongue in cheek…but I hope it was!
*snort* eccentric androgynous peacocks ? Um, what?
Did you note the crushed tortoise shell as well? I wonder how peacock meat tastes…?
Oh dear…I had NOT paid attention to the crushed tortoise shell…
Smeared poop would be more artsy than that ‘Hare and Tortoise’ …oh wait… That’s what the accompanying written piece was.
I think I need to use that term to describe more things.
Have you seen her other “art”? It’s all the same. And the way she personally paws at her own ego. It’s NON STOP. Oh the forum posts I could show you.
I was so glad to stumble into this post about her, thank you very much, lol. I am glad I am not alone in barfing over this “artist” and her “art” and her sheer ego.
I’d definitely be entertained if I wasn’t so disgusted. 🙂
Oh you wanna talk disgust… here’s an email I got from her years ago when I ordered a custom item and she sent something that was very south of what we had talked about, things she could not fix because I had “ridiculous expectations”.
“How dare you! Both pieces are well made and attractive. They are nothing less than described. You are anal and spiteful.”
Such a nice and lovely person. 🙂