Hey House of Beauty and Culture,
I came across your site while looking for sites who feature
Pop artists. Your site seems to be just what I was looking for.
The opening of this email caught my attention. Unfortunately, I was not thinking in today's vernacular. I was thinking more along the lines of Lichtenstein and Johns.
Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein
Flag by Jasper Johns
Encaustic, oil and collage on fabric mounted on plywood,1954-55
Sara at Ariel Publicity's Cyber PR meant something entirely different. Yet, still interesting and fresh.
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008
When pop artists aren't pop artists
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I'd love your comments on the big Damien Hirst aucton last night!
Two different aesthetics separated by a common language?
My thoughts followed yours...
E&EL - it must be our age ;-)
fairfax - that was a hard one.
I was hoping it was out relative degree of sophistication, alas.
What do you think of the auction? I am no authority on art, and even less so on the business of art. But I have been in marketing and advertising and I'm starting to believe that what we're seeing is just that and little more.
Still, artists gotta eat.
E&EL - I love a lot of what Hirst does. I think he has perfectly packaged the theme of mortality for what is essentially a very squeamish audience. For the most part, it is that segment of his audience that I find objectionable. With the exception of people like Johnson Hartig (the designer for Libertine), they are more so buying a piece of celebrity (as an investment) rather than the work.
One could argue that this too is of Hirst's own making. Which I disagree with, as he didn't invent either ego or greed. He has merely capitalised on them.
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