cgriffin
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Hype?
Aug 2, 2009 16:48:01 GMT -8
Post by cgriffin on Aug 2, 2009 16:48:01 GMT -8
I think Travis Louie hit the nail on the head, regarding how I feel about hype. I won't be specific, but I really question the merits of some of lowbrow's 'stars', in terms of basic skill. 'Hype' would explain why, perhaps, they have such prominance. Or the cult of personality? Or maybe there's some cultural signifigance I don't get, being relatively new to the whole genre.
But how does one combat hype? And is it a good thing to be an artist on the receiving end of that attention? Should one bathe in one's 15 mintues of fame, and enjoy the celebrity of it all, despite the short lifespan of that experience? Just thinking out loud...
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Hype?
Nov 29, 2009 0:36:48 GMT -8
Post by commandax on Nov 29, 2009 0:36:48 GMT -8
Enjoyed this little rant from New York magazine critic Jerry Saltz: "The market is so dumb that it believes anything you put in front of it. It simply likes what it sees other people liking. It buys what other people buy. The market isn’t about quality; it’s a self-replicating organism that assigns values, fetishises desire, charts hits, lauds junkie-like behaviour, enforces pecking orders and creates ambience."
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Hype?
Nov 29, 2009 2:46:24 GMT -8
Post by jemappellekat on Nov 29, 2009 2:46:24 GMT -8
I love it when people introduce themselves to me by informing me of which pieces they own, before they even tell me their name. As if I am supposed to care.... especially when some of these names are "artists" in which I associate with the beloved "Hypebeast"... And when they tell me how much they paid w/o my asking, even better... *sarcasm*
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Hype?
Jan 3, 2010 10:32:26 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Jan 3, 2010 10:32:26 GMT -8
this is a very interesting discussion, . . .I've been following the career paths of several artists in the last couple of years and the "hype-machine" is an issue. I remember a certain cover artist, whose original paintings were available at conventions for between $1000 and $2500 (actual cover illustrations went for more because of their significance to the genre magazines he did covers for), . . . and then a Beverly Hills Gallery sold one of his pieces to Nicholas Cage for $30,000, . . . now his whole collector-base can't afford his work. Incidentally, I was told that Mr. Cage visited Rob Zombie and asked him what he paid for his painting from this artist, . . . when he found out it was only about a third what he paid, he was pretty pissed off! I wonder if an artists who priced themselves too high for their true collector base and now can't lower their prices but can't sell either would consider painting under a pseudo-name in a different style and start over? Not that I suspect anyone right now but that's what I would do...
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Hype?
Feb 10, 2010 21:50:17 GMT -8
Post by bluesteel on Feb 10, 2010 21:50:17 GMT -8
Not a bad idea actually.
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