Comments on MAO - Viewer Mail - Email From an ArtistTypePad2008-02-22T16:07:59ZMAO - Modern Art Obsessionhttps://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/2008/02/mao---viewer-ma/comments/atom.xml/Saba Khan commented on 'MAO - Viewer Mail - Email From an Artist'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e2016305b882fc970d2012-05-22T11:17:40Z2012-05-22T11:17:40ZSaba Khanhttp://profile.typepad.com/khansabaThe M·A·C attitude is expressed by our artists, seen and felt in our stores and accessed online. Email us to...<p>The M·A·C attitude is expressed by our artists, seen and felt in our stores and accessed online. Email us to get answers to your M·A·C related questions. <a href="http://www.listgiant.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.listgiant.com</a><br />
</p>Rob commented on 'MAO - Viewer Mail - Email From an Artist'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200e5508a76e488342008-02-25T19:06:46Z2008-02-25T19:06:47ZRobhttp://artpark.typepad.com/As a gallerist, it makes me cringe when I hear the horror stories of how a gallery screwed an artist...<p>As a gallerist, it makes me cringe when I hear the horror stories of how a gallery screwed an artist or how an artist screwed a gallery. The gallery/artist relationship is a business partnership. Before inking a deal, both sides need to do their due diligence and know who they are getting in bed with. I can’t tell you how often I am approached by artists who don’t have a clue what my gallery is about. Instead, they simply walk in and tell me how their work would look great hanging in my gallery. Huh?!?!?! Do you even know my name? Trust me… this is not someone I want to do business with. It is critical for both parties to know, trust and – dare I say – respect their business partner. It seems to work best that way.</p>ruben commented on 'MAO - Viewer Mail - Email From an Artist'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200e55084e7c888342008-02-24T07:02:36Z2008-02-24T07:02:36Zrubenhttp://www.artmostfierce.blogspot.comIn these current market any artist who wants to be successful and make a living of creating ART must have...<p>In these current market any artist who wants to be successful and make a living of creating ART must have a good business sense or be surrounded by people who can provide it. Galleries are in the business of promoting art and generating revenue.<br />
Jeff Koons for example is an extremely successful artist but, prior of making art was a trader in Wall Street.<br />
Ryan McGinley at graduation time, prepared portfolios and sent them to artists he admired and businesses he will like to work for. It paid off at the end too.</p>
<p>In the same fashion that the Real Estate offices provide office and leads for RE agents, Galleries provide space and promotion for artists.<br />
The Real Estate agents have to hustle...so the Artists.<br />
Swim or Sink.</p>
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</p>Lisa Hunter commented on 'MAO - Viewer Mail - Email From an Artist'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200e5506e68fc88332008-02-23T22:12:13Z2008-02-23T22:12:14ZLisa Hunterhttp://howtobuyart.blogspot.comA successful artist once remarked to me that the artist has to do 90 percent of the sales, and give...<p>A successful artist once remarked to me that the artist has to do 90 percent of the sales, and give his dealer 100 percent of the credit to get along in the art world. </p>
<p>P.S. Don't feel alone, Emale Artist. You should see what novelists have to say about the lousy deals they get from their publishers.</p>Mathew commented on 'MAO - Viewer Mail - Email From an Artist'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200e5507ee2fa88342008-02-23T08:03:08Z2008-02-23T08:03:10ZMathewhttp://www.mathewpokoik.comOf course the art world revolves around galleries, and galleries are first and foremost in need of paying the bills...<p>Of course the art world revolves around galleries, and galleries are first and foremost in need of paying the bills and making a living. We live in a time of spectacle and low attention span, what is flashy, hot, and the next new thing rules the day and the pocket book. </p>
<p>Art generally does not happen in the gallery (some installation art aside), as Virginia Wolff said, one needs "a room of her own", hardly the type of thing one would find in the social stratosphere of the art world. Of course she also said one does need money, and that is something the art world can provide. </p>
<p>In general while I see a great deal of excellent work in galleries, and even more awful work, all in all it appears to me to be little more than an absurdist circus (I am though a great lover of the theatre of the absurd). Would that place me in Rick's bitter artist category? I suppose so, to be an artist is one thing, to be a good buisness person is another thing. Sometimes they come together in a person, and sometimes they do not. Lets not fall into the foolishness that to think the art world is a measure of the first rather than the second.</p>Rick commented on 'MAO - Viewer Mail - Email From an Artist'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200e55079a82f88342008-02-22T17:07:06Z2008-02-22T17:07:06ZRickMAO.. It sounds like your artist reader is very bitter.. Maybe they should try to focus more on making their...<p>MAO.. <br />
It sounds like your artist reader is very bitter.. Maybe they should try to focus more on making their art, and less about the gallery system.</p>
<p>If their art was any good.. the galleries would be doing everything for them!</p>