Post #298073 by Gromit_Fan on Tue, Apr 10, 2007 5:25 AM

Sneakytiki,

I am not worried about Shag "selling out," again, he has said his work "celebrates consummerism," but some folks and galleries have said the Disney stuff has impacted his appeal. Personally, I want the complete Disneyland lands series, so ya know where I stand on that one. (I would say the theaterical production "Shag with a Twist" has been the only what-were-they-thinking misfire.) We also agree on commerical illustrators and the potential to "sell out," but I am talking about perception from the some collectors and, well, being too closely associated with Disney is generally not a good thing for an artist, even one selling "lowbrow" fine art serigraphs. Lastly, Michelangelo was EXTREMELY religious, but you're right about DaVinci....it is also one of the reasons why these two giants of the art world hated each other...or at least why Michelangelo did not like DaVinci. But you're right, Michelangelo had zero interest in doing the frescos that make up the Sistine Chappel and resented being forced to do it by the Pope, making it some of the best "sell out" work ever done. :)

On 2007-04-10 05:03, Sneakytiki wrote:
I don't know that you can "sell out" as an illustrator turned gallery artist. Illustration is what used tah be called Commercial Art. As long as you aren't doing something against your moral code... It'ssnobby NY artsy types that worry about sell outs an' such. Total BS because the market dictates what you produce as a concept/hoity toity artist (if you wanna make a living) just as much as it does an illustration/lo brow's gallery work. Let's not forget that DaVinci, Michelangelo, etc did most of their work as commisions for the church. These guys weren't necessarily the most religous men either.

[ Edited by: Gromit_Fan 2007-04-10 05:26 ]

[ Edited by: Gromit_Fan 2007-04-10 05:27 ]