tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post7151708272592179181..comments2024-03-08T05:27:56.968-08:00Comments on 1000th.monkey: I use a mac, not a typewriter: Selling *the artist*1000th.monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-50152418116017139432012-01-14T11:07:37.168-08:002012-01-14T11:07:37.168-08:00@ alcar
Well, you'd know more than me about p...@ alcar<br /><br />Well, you'd know more than me about poetry :) But yes, I see what you mean. Kindof like how after JK Rowling had a good following for Harry Potter, suddenly the size of her books ballooned out. If she had been less famous, I'm betting she would have had to stick closer to word-count limits.<br /><br />I think, in the instance I mentioned, the person only cared that 1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-7570626704419323192012-01-13T22:23:08.445-08:002012-01-13T22:23:08.445-08:00True. I was coming at the subject from the pov of ...True. I was coming at the subject from the pov of poetry (and seeing how in some ways that mapped onto the art stuff) and in general more populist-era poets tend not to outlive their area and fame. Or, put another way, Byron was more famous for being Byron than for his poems -- which actually hurt his poetry in terms of receiving adequate criticism as a work in and of itself after he died. <br />alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-36912590237936917292012-01-13T16:24:39.557-08:002012-01-13T16:24:39.557-08:00@ Alcar
The thing is, by selling the artist, the ...@ Alcar<br /><br />The thing is, by selling the artist, the art becomes more valuable. I don't think that depreciates after death, I think it can be one of the selling points... look at Van Gogh<br /><br />Plus, most people know the name of *famous* artists, even if they have no idea what paintings the artist did.<br /><br />I once had someone brag to me that they paid over $10,000 for a 1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-48004009444840819562012-01-12T07:58:11.534-08:002012-01-12T07:58:11.534-08:00Interesting. I do find the selling of the author a...Interesting. I do find the selling of the author a problematic point at times, because as it seems with Pollock -- and, I would argue, Byron in terms of history/poetry -- the artist becomes more important than the art. So the 'artist' dies and in general their work vanishes into relative obscurity. <br /><br />Some of this is no doubt that problem of 'you can do literature OR alcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929849073911012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-22438436638572828622012-01-11T20:36:50.310-08:002012-01-11T20:36:50.310-08:00@ Andrea Franco-Cook
Yes, as I see it, there real...@ Andrea Franco-Cook<br /><br />Yes, as I see it, there really isn't a difference, nor is there really a difference between art/writing and commercial products... 'cause in the end, anything successful, by definition, is a product.<br /><br />@ Michael<br /><br />Well, you would be one of few ;) At least this has a wider appeal than my spouting off about slime-coats (on fish).<br /><br />1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-2350491161465006672012-01-11T10:12:43.584-08:002012-01-11T10:12:43.584-08:00funny - at my peer group today one of the classes ...funny - at my peer group today one of the classes is artists and how the culture of the time influenced them. Their hand out contained about a dozen contemporary, not modern, artists, most of whom I'd never heard of.suehttp://sassyspeaks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-42680264947429019432012-01-11T07:59:20.549-08:002012-01-11T07:59:20.549-08:00I rather like National Geographic voice. I learned...I rather like National Geographic voice. I learned a lot here. I could see this being one of their specials.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499819998811995494.post-88858329870474890832012-01-11T07:45:50.708-08:002012-01-11T07:45:50.708-08:00Yes, there is a strong correlation between writing...Yes, there is a strong correlation between writing and visual art. The author and the painter are both artists, but they express themselves differently. The painter draws what he sees in shapes, sillhoettes, figures etc., until he/she has a picture. The writer draws pictures with words. Great post, thanks for sharing. I learned a lot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501918398545296619noreply@blogger.com