What IS art?

[wordsmythe]

I had lots of request from people at work for this one bigger so here's what the 16x20 print looks like after it's framed with my reflection on it.

[TexKan]

Now that's real purty Wordie............... The background goes with that........ nice job............ are we biddin yet????

[K C Muffin]

naaaa - I like the other one better. Then we can bid.

[macdaddy]

All works shown are nice, however I would like to see more personal involvement in the earlier pieces. I think the last piece shown was the best, however with the reflection it is somewhat hard to see any detail involved in its final version. I think the execution gets better with each work.

Nicely done.

[wordsmythe]

I'm not sure what you would call personal involvement.

I took the photos, cut the mats, cut the glass, built the frames, did the design and put it all together.

None of these photos were ever taken with the intent of making them into "art." Most were actually me just playing with a new lens or something of that sort.

For more detail on this last one you can see the digital image here.

As far as bidding goes... It's not going to happen.

If I sell one of these to anyone the money will go the same place all out of budget money goes. Half will go toward paying for new photographic equipment and the other half goes into my daughter's college fund.

This one of Ad Astra is actually spoken for by someone at work. He asked what I wanted for it and I explained that I have $65 worth of material in it as far as print, wood, glass and backing. Beyond that I told him to make me an offer on what he thought my time, vision, skill and execution were worth.

So we'll see.

[macdaddy]

None of these photos were ever taken with the intent of making them into "art." Most were actually me just playing with a new lens or something of that sort.

For more detail on this last one you can see the digital image here.


Nothing wrong with playing around, Your explanation above mirrors what my thoughts were. "none of these photos were ever taken with the intent of making them into art" I never said they were not nice. On the contrary I think they are a great starting point for a series of work.

I to am an artist of such, "digital imagery".

And good luck ever getting what you have in materials and time, most people don't realize what "Good" art is worth and cost to make. Understanding the framing cost alone can cost well over 100.00, it is often difficult to get people to realize that even at 250.00 for a nicely framed under glass work of art the artist rarely gets more than 10 dollars per hour, for their time put into the work after you pay for all the materials.

[Made in the USA]

I think it looks pretty sharp Wordy! Nice shot------

[wordsmythe]

Attached are a few of the 16x20 prints I did this weekend.

I did several more and another 6 of the 10x12 sized ones and I'm pretty please with how they call came out but I'm still finishing those frames.

I went to an Art Show at Washburn University this weekend too and I was pretty encouraged to see that stuff similar to what I've got here was selling for more than I consider these to be worth.

One of these is already sold and I'm hoping to get them on some walls soon.

[lurker]

Nice work wordy. I hope every one of them brings wealth to you and also to our gubbermint.

[wordsmythe]

If I sell more than 2 of these I will indeed be charing sales tax.