2024 05 19
Here’s another view of Alvaro Ilizarbe’s amazing art installation at the mall, which I mentioned yesterday. It’s hard to tell in this image since there is no point of reference, but the painting here is like 30ft high and the overall area he painted in the mall is pretty big and much of it is on the ceiling, which he painted while laying down horizontally atop a huge metal scaffold. I’m still impressed when I see this in person and offended by all the shoppers who whizz right past it on their way back to the parking lot. But that’t the case with all the art in this mall — out of context, things take on a different meaning and hold different value. If 40% Nike Outlet discount codes were embedded into this art piece, it’s likely people would all of a sudden become far more interested in it.
Now, I use this image as one of over 400 and rising in rotation as backdrops of my Keep it 100 portrait sessions.
-Clayton
An Alvaro Ilizarbe art installation at the Fashion Outlet Mall in Rosemont, Illinois. November, 2023. © Clayton Hauck
Here’s another view of Alvaro Ilizarbe’s amazing art installation at the mall, which I mentioned yesterday. It’s hard to tell in this image since there is no point of reference, but the painting here is like 30ft high and the overall area he painted in the mall is pretty big and much of it is on the ceiling, which he painted while laying down horizontally atop a huge metal scaffold. I’m still impressed when I see this in person and offended by all the shoppers who whizz right past it on their way back to the parking lot. But that’t the case with all the art in this mall — out of context, things take on a different meaning and hold different value. If 40% Nike Outlet discount codes were embedded into this art piece, it’s likely people would all of a sudden become far more interested in it.
Now, I use this image as one of over 400 and rising in rotation as backdrops of my Keep it 100 portrait sessions.
-Clayton
2024 04 16
Art, it’s neat!
I had a weekend full of art and have been spending a lot of time pondering the fine art marketplace. Recently, I’ve come to the conclusion that I have been drawn to commercial photography largely because things are more defined and transactional. I have something a company wants and they pay me a set price to deliver it. It’s relatively straightforward. The fine art world, however, has always been a mysterious and intimidating place to me. Nobody is to say I can’t make a photo of a pile of hot dogs and offer it for sale for $950,000, as was the asking price for a painting of a pile of hot dogs at Expo over the weekend. An insane asking price is part of the appeal and part of art’s value, I suppose. Artist E Lee, I’m sure, has some fascinating viewpoints on art as it relates to commerce considering he features currency in much of his work. This is something I should explore in a future blog post. For now, I offer this quick open-ended pondering as a reminder to myself that it’s worth additional consideration.
-Clayton
Super neat art piece by E Lee as part of his solo show at All Star Press in Chicago. November, 2023. © Clayton Hauck
Art, it’s neat!
I had a weekend full of art and have been spending a lot of time pondering the fine art marketplace. Recently, I’ve come to the conclusion that I have been drawn to commercial photography largely because things are more defined and transactional. I have something a company wants and they pay me a set price to deliver it. It’s relatively straightforward. The fine art world, however, has always been a mysterious and intimidating place to me. Nobody is to say I can’t make a photo of a pile of hot dogs and offer it for sale for $950,000, as was the asking price for a painting of a pile of hot dogs at Expo over the weekend. An insane asking price is part of the appeal and part of art’s value, I suppose. Artist E Lee, I’m sure, has some fascinating viewpoints on art as it relates to commerce considering he features currency in much of his work. This is something I should explore in a future blog post. For now, I offer this quick open-ended pondering as a reminder to myself that it’s worth additional consideration.
-Clayton