art conspiracy part deaux
so i've been talking to people: both artists and those who attended. almost ALL of the feedback has been great. "do this again next year!" "I can't believe how cool that was!" "how'd you get that many people to come to OAK CLIFF?" etc etc.
frustratingly, the only real complaints have been "that piece only sold for $40? i would have paid more! how unfair!" or "my piece only sold for $40? please, it goes for $400 in a gallery..."
without dwelling too much, some clarifications:
1. most artists knew, i thought, what they signed up for. that little twinge of embarrassment (or whatever) is called EGO.
2. most buyers knew what they were walking into. most did, anyway. that little twinge of irritation is similar to the cabbage patch kid phenomenon in the 80's.... too little product, too much demand. some folks paid $20 for the cabbage patch, some paid a lot more. timing, baby. timing.
3. as much as this event was about the money (it was a fundraiser after all) it wasn't about the money. it was about serendipity and generosity and the joy that for that one night, owning well-executed and amazing local original art wasn't necessarily about being rich.
so, thanks again to all who came to the show. the bands were great. the graffitti was great. the art was amazing. the charity made a ton of money despite the art not going for 'market value' or somesuchnonsense....
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