Post #536436 by Zeta on Tue, Jun 15, 2010 11:14 AM

Ok. The title is : The Artist : Why sometimes they are A**holes?
It says "sometimes" not all the time. I think That all humans are assholes at least once in their life. An It's o.k. nobody is perfect. This is not a mean intended post. I swear. I just want to debate about this "DAMNED ARTIST CLICHE" I want to know about artists obnoxious compulsive behaviors. Sometimes perceived as anti-social. The madness. How much is true how much is a myth. Creativity and all that.
I mean no offense to anyone. I was not thinking of the close nit network of contemporary Tiki Artist. I am talking about artists in general, if you have some examples, that's great. I want to know stories and details about my favorite classic modern tiki artists...
Paul Klee
Tristan Tzara
Big Daddy Roth
Edgar Leetag
James Michener
Miguel Covarrubias
etc...
The revivalists too! But they are still alive... (we will have to wait for their unofficial biographies.)

The Picasso drawing dedication was just to illustrate the intro and some points (besides the excuse to expose my art again to you).
The Tikipug dedication was me replying to his critic towards my art and I used it here as an example of myself being an A-hole. Also, I think it's just humor. As tikipug would say: "Take a pill" and don't stir the fire. tikipug and me are like bros. now.

The Beatnik that I am talking about is the archetype of the beatnik. You know what I mean. Goatee, the hat. the glasses, the too many coffees, the "bomb the establisment" politics.
Also the real thing. Burroughs, Keroac, Chinanski, or Eden Ahbez... Don't take this too seriously. I am just really interested in the subject since I consider myself some kind of cartoonist/artist and since I often display simptoms of the characteristic eccentric asshole artist behavior... Many times I am not really being an A-hole, I am just being misunderstood. (Like right here)
A-L-O-H-A-!

BE RESPECTFUL!

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