Post #333918 by Tiki Lion on Fri, Sep 21, 2007 2:22 AM

On 2007-09-21 01:21, Yamatiki wrote:
LOL ! You his accountant by any chance ?

No.

But if I were his accountant three years ago, I would tell him to be very cautious in an uncertain market; if I were Shag then, I would listen, and behave frugally.

Art is a very fickle business. Three years ago I had not heard of Shag; today I realize I have seen his work in a lot of places, with a lot of people who don't recognize or get it.

I love the work. I expect it will maintain and increase in value.
I like the guy; I've met and talked with him and many of his friends.
But this very thread of Central Tikilites includes all kind of negative comments, both about the person of the artist, and also about his art.
I don't agree with most of them, but I only get my one vote.

If I were Josh Agle, I would be very cautious about counting on this group alone to sustain my career, and if even our blind fanaticism isn't dependable, can he confidently depend on another group?

If I were Josh, I would think about my mortgage, my children's education, getting old, and what I would do if some critic set his or her sights on me.

Right now the underpinnings of the US economy are not much more stable than they were toward the end of the 1920's, and high-income artists were scarce during the '30's.
If I were Josh Agle right now, I would be doing exactly as I see him doing: producing the art he has evolved that people seem to like, and not squandering the income.