....and we've sunk to new lows. We didn't even think that was possible but we continue on our journey to the bottom of the abyss of ArtWorld in Issue #6. This issue, subtitled, "The Residency", is rolling off the presses and into mailboxes across the globe thanks in great part to our fans through their generous support of our Kickstarter campaign. We picked up many new subscribers, a couple of new advertisers and quite a few people just curious about what it is that artists do every day.
Every week we run into people who say how they would love to spend their days in the studio and create. But as artists all know the reality is we spend more time tying to promote our work, obtain exhibition opportunities, making grant applications, writing proposals, making ends meet and in this issue of Art Mysteries, pursuing the elusive artist residency.
Big on our list is also seeing a lot of art and reading a lot about art. It may not change the way we do art but it makes for good comic material that happens in the back story of each issue.
We need a stiff dose of cynicism in regards to art world trends to keep our own work focused and that satirical streak finds its outlet in the Kalicorp Art Mysteries.
Big on our list is also seeing a lot of art and reading a lot about art. It may not change the way we do art but it makes for good comic material that happens in the back story of each issue.
We need a stiff dose of cynicism in regards to art world trends to keep our own work focused and that satirical streak finds its outlet in the Kalicorp Art Mysteries.
Some recent writing on Artspeak or International Art English (IAE) caught our eye and made its way into the current issue. It is infuriatingly dense and serves more to confer status upon artworks through obfuscation.
One the the best discussions we've read on IAE is from an essay in Triple Canopy.
Which led to a perceptive article in Hyperallergic by Mostafa Heddaya concerning appropriation of IAE as propaganda in regards to Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
Followed by an equally impassioned defense of it's motives in light of this criticism by the director of the Guggenheim, Richard Armstrong.
One the the best discussions we've read on IAE is from an essay in Triple Canopy.
Which led to a perceptive article in Hyperallergic by Mostafa Heddaya concerning appropriation of IAE as propaganda in regards to Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
Followed by an equally impassioned defense of it's motives in light of this criticism by the director of the Guggenheim, Richard Armstrong.
We get a chance to bite the hand that feeds us in a few panels concerning the Kickstarter model of creative funding. To be fair, it worked well for us partially because of a large fan base to begin with and what we thought of as good value for a contribution. Kickstarter doesn't work for everyone and isn't the answer to sustaining an art practice over time but for achieving visibility and offering people a chance to crowd-source a specific artistic project, it seems like a model to build on as arts funding continues to dwindle.
Ben Valentine offered some interesting observations in this essay, titled The Dangers of Crowd Funding Art.
Ben Valentine offered some interesting observations in this essay, titled The Dangers of Crowd Funding Art.
At the Residency, we're offered advice on career advancement. Heard of Yellowism? Neither had we until a major Rothko was tagged and appropriated into the movement. All this and much more is packed into our 12 page limited edition comic. Limited to 150 copies, printed on archival stock with pigment ink.
 $10.00 |  Kalicorp Art Mysteries is in Artist Alley at the Hynes Convention Center, April 20-21.  Kalicorp Art Mysteries is at the Next Gallery through March 24. |
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