2,500 years ago Plato through his Republic sought to banish the mimetic arts from his notion of an ideal society, in that he recognised the distracting and destabilizing effects of art on its citizens
THE INHERENT DANGER OF ART
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WHEN HACKING LOSES ITS THRILL YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY ART THEFT
There is no doubt that Rembrandt would have been surprised that he holds the Guinness Book of Records medal for the most stolen work. Jacob de Gheyn III was stolen in 1966, 1973, 1981 and 1983.
THE ART COMPETITION, THE VALIDATION, THE NON-RETURNABLE FEE.
Art contest judges have to pick at least one “winner” just to keep the competition going and the truth is that success for artists doesn’t come from participating in petty competitions against your peers.
KEEPING PUBLIC ART SAFE – BANNING UMBRELLAS, MUFFS, PARCELS, SELFIE STICKS, CANAPES, FORKLIFTS, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ARTISTS
Trying to destroy the Mona Lisa [many have tried] to get your name in the papers may not seem on a par with shooting John Lennon but inevitably, cultural artefacts of all types are seen as soft targets and a way to instant fame, however short-lived.
THE POPUP EXHIBITION, THE COMMERCIAL GALLERY, THE BENEFACTOR
As a working artist I’m continually faced with the need to find space to exhibit – and I’m not alone. Shortly the Adelaide Fringe will launch its 2021 program of which the visual arts section is an integral part. Last year was difficult but as with the South Australian Living Artists festival in August, anything up to 1500 artists will be looking for space.
THE ARTIST, THE SHOPPING TROLLEY AND THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR
So where to the artist? There are more art practitioners today than ever before with a burgeoning online market set up to sell their works, but the designation ‘artist’ is of ultimately no more value than yesterday’s newspaper, now rebadged as fish wrapping.