Comments on: My Favorite Christopher Wool Picture http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bertignac http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html/comment-page-1#comment-4806 bertignac Thu, 31 May 2007 19:15:07 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1635#comment-4806 Wool never worked in a tiny space he had a huge loft from day one Wool never worked in a tiny space
he had a huge loft from day one

]]> By: Ralph Clark http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html/comment-page-1#comment-4805 Ralph Clark Thu, 17 May 2007 18:06:39 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1635#comment-4805 Hey Brad- I love art as well and collect mostly African American art from the WPA era. We do have a couple of contemporary pieces as well like Mark Greenfield a LA based artist. He uses a eye chart metaphor to imbed in your face messages overlaying ministrel images. Very emotional conflicting things at work in his art. We love it. The ministrel images push you away as they are images we are not comfortable looking at...but at the same time the eye chart makes you look at the piece because you are trained to look at an eye chart. It is what art is about to me connecting with my emotions and challenging convential wisdom. Thought you might enjoy this link <a href="http://www.steveturnergallery.com/artist_pages/greenfield/greenfield_frameset.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.steveturnergallery.com/artist_pages/greenfield/greenfield_frameset.html</a> Ralph Hey Brad-

I love art as well and collect mostly African American art from the WPA era. We do have a couple of contemporary pieces as well like Mark Greenfield a LA based artist.

He uses a eye chart metaphor to imbed in your face messages overlaying ministrel images. Very emotional conflicting things at work in his art. We love it. The ministrel images push you away as they are images we are not comfortable looking at…but at the same time the eye chart makes you look at the piece because you are trained to look at an eye chart. It is what art is about to me connecting with my emotions and challenging convential wisdom.

Thought you might enjoy this link
http://www.steveturnergallery.com/artist_pages/greenfield/greenfield_frameset.html

Ralph

]]> By: Bruce http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html/comment-page-1#comment-4804 Bruce Thu, 17 May 2007 16:08:37 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1635#comment-4804 "Pictures"? I can think of plenty of Paintings Curators in the art museum world, but nary a Pictures Curator... “Pictures”?

I can think of plenty of Paintings Curators in the art museum world, but nary a Pictures Curator…

]]> By: Kaycee http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html/comment-page-1#comment-4803 Kaycee Wed, 16 May 2007 21:52:38 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1635#comment-4803 I completely understand why someone would want to pay so much money for a piece for their private art collection. However, what I cannot understand is how someone could be so selfish! Art belongs in the public sphere, and I highly doubt anyone would pay 70 million + for a Rothko just to donate it to a museum...not fair. And I don't even want to know how much private firms conducting these auctions is raking in (see: <a href="http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/309598/Entertainment?c_id=kc)" rel="nofollow">http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/309598/Entertainment?c_id=kc)</a> I completely understand why someone would want to pay so much money for a piece for their private art collection. However, what I cannot understand is how someone could be so selfish! Art belongs in the public sphere, and I highly doubt anyone would pay 70 million + for a Rothko just to donate it to a museum…not fair.

And I don’t even want to know how much private firms conducting these auctions is raking in (see: http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/309598/Entertainment?c_id=kc)

]]> By: Karl Kister http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html/comment-page-1#comment-4802 Karl Kister Wed, 16 May 2007 17:56:45 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1635#comment-4802 The painting sold for $1,160,000. There's a lot more going on in this picture than a joke or the artist laughing all the way to the bank. The artist wasn't going to the bank much when he started working like this - painting text The painting sold for $1,160,000.

There’s a lot more going on in this picture than a joke or the artist laughing all the way to the bank. The artist wasn’t going to the bank much when he started working like this – painting text

]]> By: Nari Kannan http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html/comment-page-1#comment-4801 Nari Kannan Wed, 16 May 2007 11:18:52 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1635#comment-4801 Profanity is the common crutch of the conversational cripple - David Keuck In this case it is is both above and a joke on us public, who need to make excuses that it is all "art". Sometimes it may just be a drunken artist playing a joke on us and laughing all the way to the bank in the process! Profanity is the common crutch of the conversational cripple – David Keuck

In this case it is is both above and a joke on us public, who need to make excuses that it is all “art”. Sometimes it may just be a drunken artist playing a joke on us and laughing all the way to the bank in the process!

]]> By: Dave Carlson http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html/comment-page-1#comment-4800 Dave Carlson Tue, 15 May 2007 17:31:19 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1635#comment-4800 I think a lot of it has to do with the context in which that work was created. This "picture" is one of those things that anyone could do, and it's not the most aesthetically pleasing thing you could make, but Wool was the first to make art like this, and he became a big name because of pieces like this. Private art collectors aren't a thrifty bunch, and there's a lot of prestige to be had from owning something instantly identifiable like this or a Rothko or a Pollock or a Mondrian. It could, though, also be that some people just have a strong fascination with a certain 4-letter word, right Mr. Feld? I do really like the irony of a "Fuckem if they can't take a joke" picture selling for such an obscene amount of money. I think a lot of it has to do with the context in which that work was created. This “picture” is one of those things that anyone could do, and it’s not the most aesthetically pleasing thing you could make, but Wool was the first to make art like this, and he became a big name because of pieces like this. Private art collectors aren’t a thrifty bunch, and there’s a lot of prestige to be had from owning something instantly identifiable like this or a Rothko or a Pollock or a Mondrian.

It could, though, also be that some people just have a strong fascination with a certain 4-letter word, right Mr. Feld?

I do really like the irony of a “Fuckem if they can’t take a joke” picture selling for such an obscene amount of money.

]]> By: Chip Griffin http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2007/05/my-favorite-christopher-wool-picture.html/comment-page-1#comment-4799 Chip Griffin Tue, 15 May 2007 15:57:14 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=1635#comment-4799 I realize I'm not the most cultural person, but I still find it hard to believe that the Christopher Wool "picture" could fetch 700k. I'm sure it will from someone who would appreciate it more than I, but I just can't wrap my mind around it. I realize I’m not the most cultural person, but I still find it hard to believe that the Christopher Wool “picture” could fetch 700k. I’m sure it will from someone who would appreciate it more than I, but I just can’t wrap my mind around it.

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