Digital BW, The Print

Well ok I guess here we go.. LOLL.. David your taking this all personal
which really stops it from being a constructive event..  Not Kool dude.

 

Ok so I'm going agree with some of what you said..  "Not we" .. absolutely
true..  "Your not a shooter"..  well you dialed it in .. I think more of
myself then that.  As far as lumping.. well my business model  is quite
different then Lik's .. but that doesn't mean  I think his is bad .. what I
do know about his business model is that it's a huge responsibility..  and
that's true..

I think you do take your profession seriously.  I mean that .. if I didn't
think that I wouldn't be screwing with you right now..  that's true so
somehow we got off on the wrong foot.. Sorry but I insist I stand on my
feet, not yours.

 

As far as fabricating auctions etc.. I'll simply say  prove it.. Simple talk
will not work at this level.. ok?  If you really want to be a hero pull up
some evidence of that behavior or shelf it..

 

As far as your comment on no secondary market..  well I don't think you know
how their sales environment is set up.. He's modeled  his business , right
wrong or indifferent  after Thomas  Mangelsen.. So presently his galleries
all 14 of them are focused on controlling the entire sales of all the art
work ..  so not a secondary market as yet .. Thomas went that way also but
found that wasn't workable especially after the art market headed south and
he had to shut a few galleries down.. Lek is attempting to stay exclusive to
his galleries and hold pricing to keep it stable..  If he pulls that off for
what it worth he'll deserve sum kudo's as he protecting his buyers
investments ..  To be honest  I think he's funding that to a degree. Maybe
that where the 6 mil went.. I have no clue.  I can tell you when Mangelsen
went thru this and had to shut some galleries down and then go to secondary
markets.. it was tough for him and his family as they had  really invested
heavily in dedicated galleries.

Anyway.. to sum up.. There are many artists that I'm not a fan of their work
or them.. but nothing is personal about it.. I'm just in another place..
You have anger and resentment towards  Lek and I doubt you even  know him..
What's up with that?  Ru that stuck on being right? Common.. I got your
feelings and opinions about artists that sell art work for lots of money.  I
did get it . Were in the bleachers and truth is we have no clue what's
really going on sometimes down on the field...  It's all informational and
that's maybe all it should be. Maybe it's just the way the press broke it
loose that got it screwed up..  Getting all emotional over what we thing we
know is dead wrong..  I just can't go there.  Don't have the time for that.

Sorry if I've disappointed you ..  didn't mean too , honest..otay?

jimbo 

 

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:19 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] what do you think?

 

  

 I think it's truly acceptable to buy as an investment.

 

I certainly would not deny anyone the right to do that. But for that to be
the primary motivation.!

 

That's what leads to people like the topic of this thread, and swindlers of
all stripes. I've had people spill the beans right in front of me, in all
innocence, admitting they were buying my work as an investment, thinking I
might agree with them. It is disheartening to realize that someone buying
your work cannot see what is right in front of them and could just as easily
be buying pork futures.

 

Of course, the ideal revenge would be to suggest to them that the best
investment would be one of Lik's photographs.   ;-)

 

 

David Kachel

 

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