Post #7013 by HETO-TIKI on Wed, Aug 28, 2002 11:35 AM

Shag is a wonderful artist I love almost all of his works and would love to own an original, but if you look through old 50's and 60's cookbooks you will find the exact same characters, so this is not totally new. Miro, Pollock, Van Gogh, ect...they had totally there own style and subject matter, so to copy there works is obvious.
The person from ebay is definitely looking at Shag's work and using his style, but hey artist have to eat too. It isn't easy getting your original art out there and appreciated, I am sure that isn't the only style this person paints. And people do bid on his auctions, so someone out there that can't buy the 2,000.00 shag is settling for his. If I found a piece similar to Mark Ryden by on artist on Ebay, I have to admit I would settle for a 40.00 painting since I can't drop 1,500.00 for a print.
I personally don't like the copied Shags, they all look rushed and they look like they just need alittle more content. But I don't think it is fair to go off on one unknown artist, and not acknowledge that shag also was inspired by 50's artist cartoon drawings in his pieces.