I learned this lesson the hard way, but Robert Genn says it all in his latest newsletter “aggressive marketing is not worth a prayer if the work is substandard.” Depending on where you’re displaying your work, or trying to get your work displayed, you generally want a solid body of between 15-20 works. Rushing art by not giving yourself enough time to develop a work (let alone a series) is foolish.
This is what happened a couple of summers ago for me. I did exactly the opposite of what would sell my work AND develop as an artist: “Putting work in front of the general public and appearing eager to sell it can be the kiss of death.” I’m glad, however to have learned this lesson early on and to have come out with a better understanding of both my artistic direction, but also a sense of the art market both online and physical. I have seriously enjoyed drawing daily this summer and to quote Genn again “The idea is to get good, rather than get commercial.” To conclude here is my most recent drawing:
In my perfect world I would have taken screen shots of my website as it is in progress. It would be thrilling for me to see those hundreds of hours pass by in a minute or so, fonts changing, div boxes sliding around, images popping up and disappearing..
In reality though I don’t have that much time. What I do have is a revamped site. Once again I am inclined to pull out a prayer rug dedicated to wordpress and contemplate its simplicity. Today I finished a full facelift of the site’s design and orginization [Including a new page dedicated to commissions]. I hope you enjoy the new look as much as I do.
In the future I’ll be building my own online store and making more interesting posts than this one.
With my tax return I have finally purchased a much wanted (and needed) item:
Doesn’t she look beautiful? Her name is Ibanez RG2EX1. I’m so fucking pumped.
A satellite photo of seanbodley.com and artocalypse.com crashing together in cyber space
Artocalypse 2.0 combines both my old personal website as well as my old blog. In an attempt to make life easier, stay more focused, and do more with my web presences I am utilizing wordpress in all its greatness. I hope you all enjoy this transition as much as I do.
Image found here.
Library Donut is now online. I love the internet.
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