It's a Plug!

I went to The Dump (the actual store, not the ... anyway) today and I saw something that just drove me mad. The store sells artwork, or should I say "artwork". They sell mass produced pieces, and the "artwork" isn't cheap. I saw one "painting" with the price tag of $799. I wanted to scream. Why you may ask? Well because you could buy original art for that price! Painted by a real person!

Here are a few reasons why original artwork is worth it:

1. it's original
2. the artist could become super famous (yes, super famous, not just famous) in the future and you would just happen to have one of their originals
3. it's original
4. there are millions of artists that produce work that needs a good home
5. it's original
6. Earth without art is Eh

Interested?? Visit bethellencohen.blogspot.com to see my favourite artists' work :)

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Feel free to pass this on...really...I'm not kidding...thx

And by the way, What better way to say Happy New Year or Merry Belated Christmas or Happy Valentines Day or Happy Birthday or Congratulations on a new house, job, baby, car, pet, etc. than a piece of art? Support the arts!

Term Paper Idea

For one of my classes this semester I have to write a five to seven page term paper on a topic that is (1) of interest to me and (2) won't bore my professor. It has to deal with biomedical practices and culture. I think I am going to go with this topic: the psychology of grotesque. I am planning on starting off by giving an example of grotesque in art (Bacon's Pope Innocent X) and literature (maybe Thomas Mann, Poe or Faulkner) and then the definition (to label something as grotesque it must be distorted or ugly, and bizarre - so basically a physical and emotional reaction is necessary). And then I will discuss the psychology of societies (the cultural) response to grotesque subject matter (people don't like Bacon's work for a number of reasons, including the defamation of a divine, supreme figure by artistic expression) yet, grotesque literature is much more acceptable, maybe because it's not visual in the same sense.

What do you think? I can see five to seven pages of this.

Art Work For Sale @ New Blog

Do you need/want some art work that is original, one of a kind??? Well do ya??

check out this blog and online gallery, Paint and Paper

Features original art work at affordable prices by an artist I know (my mommy)!

If you're interested in anything, feel free to send me an email at thejelliedwishbone@gmail.com

and to her at bethcohen.fine.art@gmail.com

It would be really nice if you could pass along our blog url's and please, please, please, comment on my posts. It would be nice to hear from readers!

Thx

Ariel