Post #289950 by hewey on Tue, Mar 6, 2007 12:22 AM

Will anyone get as big as Shag? The dude was in marketing, he knows how to get his product out there (merchandising). This promotes his work, the more people see it and like it, the more it becomes desirable. It becomes a self-feeding positive reinforcement cycle, where more and more demand is created. More power to him I say.

The other thing is Shag has a great style, but it still allows him to pick a wide variety of subject matter to keep his work fresh. Look at the different things has has painted in the last 5 years. It also allows him to appeal to a much wider audience.

When Shag started, his work was totally fresh and new - now Shag "style" painters are popping up everywhere, imitation as a form of flattery and all that.

So for someone to get "big" they need something fresh with mass appeal.

I dont know much about the wider "lowbrow" art arena, but Im thinking Flounder's tiki art is great, and Im expecting him to flourish accordingly. :) No, I dont have any of his art - but I wish I did!

Kustom Kahoona

[ Edited by: hewey 2007-03-06 00:27 ]