Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 20, 2015
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JJ: You know, Mike, finishing my suite puts me at something of a career crossroads. On the one hand, I could stay put, preserving my regional authenticity... on the other hand, I could swerve into the SoHo fast lane, cultivate a glitzy gallery rep, and sell my paintings for $40,000 a pop. Mike: Oh, what the heck. Take the second approach. JJ: You won't mind being Mr. JJ Caucus?
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
And who said Mike wasn’t a supportive husband?
Argythree almost 9 years ago
I know a few artists who have some confidence in the value of their work, but none have this much confidence…
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Mike’s willing to take one for the team.
rpmurray almost 9 years ago
And it’ll only cost MIke $100,000 to get her established, or a grant from the government, or they could make those 1%ers pay their fair share to get her living the life she wants to be accustomed to.
ladamson1918 almost 9 years ago
She reminds me of the art majors I used to know when I was taking ceramics classes at my uni.Every year, they’d have a student/teacher art sale, and you could tell who did which just by the price. The teachers, who were experienced, established artists (at least one with a national reputation), had nice pieces with low prices.The students, otoh, wildly overrated their pieces. I especially remember one, crayon scribbles on a piece of paper, with an $80 price tag. I can only hope it was ironic.
DeeBeeS almost 9 years ago
$80 for a crayon scribble by students pales in comparison with “modern” art pieces of nothing but a few colored streaks of paint going for many thousands of dollars painted by …….. wait for it……… elephants!
Linguist almost 9 years ago
I’m perfectly willing to lend moral support to your financial support !
alviebird almost 9 years ago
“Reality check on aisle 4, please.”
EarlP2 almost 9 years ago
At one time I had enough canvass to drape a good sized living room, used it for several years working as a painter/decorator. In the end, they were spattered with every color I had used over the years. Realized too late I should have framed them and sold them as a set “Life’s Work” - and retired on the spot. Or bought another set and started over!
lindaf almost 9 years ago
I believe Picasso made money selling blank canvases with his signature at one point….
Tarredandfeathered almost 9 years ago
More than one “Contemporary” Atrist has realized that, the Higher the Price Tag, the faster Crud Sells.Especially if you cater to the Pretentious. .