I don't know much about selling objects. But there may be some freedom in who
is invited to buy or who is invited to enter into an artists economy.
I remember going to a very attractive west end show by the "environmentalist"
artist pair Christo and Jeanne-Claude a couple of years ago. It consisted of
drawings and paintings and photographs of their plans and visualisations for
one of their "wrapping" projects - this time to "wrap" a portion of the
Arkansas river. There was a sign that explained that all the money raised from
the sale would go into the production of the final piece:
"Christo and Jeanne-Claude do not accept grants or sponsorships of any kind.
They do not accept donated labor (volunteer help). They do not accept money for
things like posters, postcards, books, films, T-shirt and mugs or any other
products at all".
(Their web site provides further illumination: http://christojeanneclaude.net)
Commodification can lead to a form of participation in or dialogue with an
artists work and I was tempted to purchase something. But I can't afford a flat
with large enough wall space...
Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: Pall Thayer
To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Selling software art
Do keep in mind though that the only reason I got the idea to do this was
that I didn't receive the government funding that I expected to receive. And
they still haven't told me why the @&%#'s!
On Nov 18, 2008, at 2:51 PM, Simon Biggs wrote:
I think that makes you a quantum artist! Is that a first? Or are all
artists quantum? Can we have quantum art objects (both commodities and not
commodities)?
Regards
Simon
On 18/11/08 14:42, "Pall Thayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just don't ask me to explain what I mean. Sometimes you just have to be
on both sides of the fence at the same time.
Simon Biggs
Research Professor
edinburgh college of art
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