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OVERHEARD AT SHOWS
Rick Bruno posted this to the NAIA Open Forum one day and started a thread...
One of my first shows was an outdoor show that my 12 year old daughter was helping me with. An elderly gentleman walked into my booth and asked my daughter if this was her work, with which she replied: "No, it's my Dad's work". I was standing nearby talking to another person, but over heard her conversation. After a minute or so of looking at my work (and still not aware that I was there) the old man said "this is pretty good stuff, but it's kind of expensive.....is your father dead? Quickly she answered with a straight face "No, but he's working on it."
My ex-wife does black and white landscape photography of Scotland, which is her homeland. At one show I overheard a young man tell his date: "WOW! I didn't know everything in Scotland was black and white!"
I don?t know if anyone has ever done a top ten list for street artists, if not I?d like to contribute my list of the most unusual things I've heard over the past year. I?ll call it Stuff Overheard at Art Festivals.
Frustrated artist to show director ?I?M NOT WHINING I?M EXPLAINING!?
Frustrated Judge to artist who has demanded to know why he did not receive an award. ?Your work is good and original, unfortunately your good work is not original and your original work is not very good.?
Artist learning for the umpteen time that they did not make it into a top show. ?Asking me what I think about slide juries would be like asking a fire hydrant what it thinks about dogs.?
Overheard at a South Florida art festival. ?The judge just told me something that brought tears to my eyes. After pouring out my heart to her for ten minutes she said ?No hablo ingles??.
An artist who is definitely a burn out told me ?This year my New Years resolution will be to try to dread just one show at a time?.
Best acceptance speech by an artist ?I don?t deserve this award, but I?ve got arthritis and I don?t deserve that either!?
Overheard at a Boca Raton show: Artist who has had it with a ?persistent why can?t you give me this for a better price, customer. Artist to customer ?Sir when your IQ rises to 28 sell!?
Overheard: Friendly advice given to a distraught artist who has had a miserable year, no sales, no awards, not getting into any shows. ?Let me give you a little cowboy wisdom, when your horse has died don?t try to ride him?.
Overheard at Longs Park, burnt out artist to a gentleman passing by. ?Sir is that a beard or are you eating a muskrat?.
Three photographers visiting together at the Columbus Art Fair. A fourth photographer who has blatantly ripped work off from all three is being approached by the judges committee who have ribbons in hand. One of the three says ?Lets walk on over there and see which one of us won the award?.
One artist still talking about the rip off artist. ?No one can have a higher opinion of him then I have, and I think he?s a slimly little weasel.?
Same artist who received the ?dead horse wisdom? is still trying to justify staying with their current work by trying gold frames. ?Partner, putting a fancy saddle on a dead horse is not going to improve the ride?.
An interview with the notorious show director X. Question: ?Do you try to treat your artists fairly?? Answer: ?I treat my artists EQUALLY, My foot is either on their necks or up their rear!?
Two artists talking about technique. ?He was the worlds only armless sculptor, He put the chisel in his mouth and his wife hit him on the back of the head with a mallet!?
Overheard: One artist asking another artist the secret of their financial success in view of the fact that their work is terrible. ?Sure I?m a lousy artist but then again most people have lousy taste.?
Overheard: ?The difference between great work and junk is that there are limits on how much great work you can produce, only the worst artists are always at their best?.
And finally this classic from painter Jackie Berkly. ? Why do I feel that it?s a precious cargo of art on the way to a festival and an unsold load of junk on the way back??
Thanks and a tip o' the hat to Rick.
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