Digital BW, The Print

Julian,
Sorry to hear that you are so oddly treated, but....you didn't really enter the 'Art' world, you entered the
*commercial* art world.  Many confuse the two.   But they are very separate entities.

I have said it before, but it bars repeating: Van Gough was a failure, if you go by what he sold in his
lifetime (commerce) but was a great artist, recognized after his death (art).  Do not confuse art and
commerce.

Keep doing what you do because you love it...And don't let the assholes get you down.  :- )

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC

Julian Thomas wrote:

> Hi all,
> Just thought i'd share my first (and last) foray into the pure art world. I
> got to the gallery and felt that 'sinking' feeling. On one wall there was a
> carpet covered brick, a frame with two blank pieces of white paper, and on
> the other  an un-painted door frame (not dissing the art, just thinking 'how
> the fuck is my stuff going to fit here').
> Saw the guy who looked at my stuff (we don't do photography here, but i was
> thinking of dabbling).
> Q: How many of each do you make?
> A: In this series 10.
> Q: Oh no, that is no good, there is an 'international cannon' that for a
> piece to be a unique work, there can only be 4 copies. Why is this paper
> matte?
> A: Because I use a German paper that I like the look of and I like th
> ecolour I get with the ink.
> Q: Ink?
> A: (description of piezo)
> Q: Does it go blue?
> A: No
> Q: Does anyone else use this system and sell work through art galleries?
> A: In US and UK yes, Spain, I don't know.
> Q: This is all small, we'd need prints 3m by 4m, could you do that... Could
> you do photographs that look more like Barcelona?
> A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Fuck me
> Julian


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