And see...see, I try not to impugn anyone's effort's. I understand that everyone is blessed with varying levels of talent. I realize: Not everyone can be "Great" - even if they try really hard, not everyone can be great.
That's okay.
What bothers me, however, is people who have no interest in being "Great." People who have no passion for their craft.
My primary point of bother in this usually lands in the area of "Pop Stars." Singers with decent voices and pretty faces/bodies who sing songs that someone else wrote, who do this for no reason other than...well, other than to make money. To make money and be famous. No passion. No strives toward Greatness. No interest in creating something beautiful. Fame and money. Nothing more. (For those of you who are easily offended, let me clarify: I am making a blanket statement, and I know this blanket does not cover every individual who my label addresses; it only covers most of them.)
Taking things a step lower, however, are people like television's Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag - individuals who have no discernible talents and are famous simply for being famous.
I did not know we could go lower than that.
But...wait.
But...no.
But...This can't be real. Can it?
Look at this guy. I don't know who he is - I know nothing about him. I just stumbled across a Tweet of his yesterday in which he was making fun of Heidi Montag. I saw that he has over 60,000 followers. And I went to his page.
He sells art.
This is a sample of his art:
Price: $695.00 unframed.
$995.00 framed.
You can click on the picture to see more.
Is this for real? Is this serious?
How can someone contribute so little to the world and feel okay about their life?
I'm being extreme, I know.
But...really. How can they?
I'm off to draw a picture now. I'll be back in a minute.
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(A Delicious Little Pre-Publication Sample Of The Great Lenore)
[Addendum: After writing this post the other day, I looked up a few things about the "artist" - Andy Milonakis. I don't know; maybe you know who he is. Um, in addition to his doodles, he is a YouTuber and a comedian. He also suffers from a rare hormone condition that causes him to have the outward appearance of a young boy. Right. So...the logical path to follow from there is to conquer his condition by making little-kid drawings and selling them for big bucks. Am I missing any steps here? Sigh.]
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As an art minor, I just have to say that his pictures are no different from the abstract scribbles that sell for thousands of dollars. Also as an art minor, art is a very subjective thing. But of course, even with the "abstract scribbles" you can at least tell there's passion.
ReplyDeleteHooray! We're going to be millionaires! Let me just post some of my 11-year-old's monsters for sale. His are cooler anyway.
ReplyDeleteI am more curious about people who buy this stuff - there's got to be some, right? What would prompt a normal person to buy doodles that a kid could provide for free? Personally, I don't know. However, I never saw anything in the "Black Square" or other random things like that. So I accept my deficiency in understanding "fine" art and when I'm really feeling the need of doodles on my wall, I can always use my son's drawings.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you're being extreme at all. In fact, topics like this make me want to hear the extreme view. I kind of feel like you stopped short of all that you wanted to say, and in the process drummed up more attention for this dude. I can't imagine that anyone purchases those drawings. His intention is probably more along the lines of gaining attention, which he's just succeeded at.
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