Original though


I was talking to an Artist and he continually came back to the issue of money, that they had to sell to survive.
I do understand that and how important that is.
He also pointed out that many Artists copy what is selling just so they can make money. I pointed out that I am totally against that and I think if you do that you will miss the real game.
I love this quote from the ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky :-
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is.
A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”
Lets translate that for Artists,
“ Good Artists paint where Art is.
A great Artist paints where Art is going to be.”
being painted now. What is important is the new thing that you are doing ahead of
I see so many young painters who paint like and copy Jean-Michel Basquiat and I cannot for the life of me understand why?
If collectors are asking for it then the collectors are not real collectors and the young painters who are doing it are only proving what I say about no original thought and they only have the ability to copy and be factory workers not great Artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat .
Jean-Michel Basquiat played ahead of the game and he in many respects legitimised street Art as main stream Art, but he is dead and we need a new Artist vision, not second rate copies of a dead man.
We need to play ahead of the game, be original thinkers and paint what is our inspiration and not being manipulated by the market.
It is never about the money, it’s about creating original Art that no one has seen before and the money is then the bonus.
Be like Wayne Gretzky, paint where Art is going to be, be the one to change your world, isn’t that what being an Artist is all about?
Your dreams and visions transcribed through paint and turned into reality on canvas, New Art.


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