Digital BW, The Print

Tyler:
You are absolutely correct. I would like to have those purchasing my art get
tired of it every spring,;- ) so I can sell them something new.

Jim Davis
http://www.visual-artists.com
davis.jarthur@...
Fine art printmaker

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyler Boley" <tyler@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Chuckle and historical question


> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "J. Arthur Davis"
<jarthurdavis@e...> wrote:
> snip...
> >  defn: "sofa art" Good enough art to hang on the wall until you get
tired of
> > it then you put it on a yard sale.
> >
> > I would also be willing to say most of the art we as individuals create
is
> > "sofa art," even though we would never to admit it. Our egos just could
not
> > stand that much honesty.
>
> Hi Jim, I have a different perspective. I would be honored to have work
hanging in someone's home over their sofa. That
> means they chose to make it a part of their daily life, a big compliment.
If it fails to hold interest after years daily scrutiny,
> I'm not gonna beat myself up. We don't admire even the greatest art for
more than a few minutes in a museum, and I don't
> have near the aspirations those folks did.
> Tyler
>
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