F Minus by Tony Carrillo for January 05, 2024

There is a popular legend that Michelangelo Buonarotti said the very same before he began work on The Giant, the large block of marble that would later become David…

…although the same can be said of his emergent (aka unfinished) sculptures…

What’s the big deal, you just have to knock off all the bits, that don’t look like your vision.

Joke’s on them, he’s going to leave it and call it a pillar of salt. Then call Sotheby’s.

He’d better hope that his pre-membership hasn’t pre-expired.

just chip away everything that isn’t ‘David’

Don’t get me started on ridiculously wasted money given to people in the name of art. Remember the thousands of pounds given to the ‘artist’ that just had a pile of bricks? Or the unmade bed etc. That’s not art, it’s successful scamming.

It’s his “Plain White Refrigerator”, his comment on the suburban banality. Only $50,000.

You guys should hear my future Great American novel which is in my head…

Just remind him that he gets payment ONLY after it’s completed to MY satisfaction.

“Things have their shape in time, not space alone. Some marble blocks have statues within them, embedded in their future.” — Alan Moore

That is a good example of the gobbledygook that is so typical of many so called experts in the arts, including wine and food.I’m sure they’ve swallowed a thesaurus or six and regurgitated common sense.