Paul McCartney...artist???

The general public is right in this respect.

No, the problem arises when most so called modern artists are as incompetent as most somewhat talented amateurs.

Most of the crap hanging in the modern sections of museums is just as bad. Why shouldn't Paul's hang in a similar place? He's got the connections.

I glad it does. I hope similar nonsense kills Modern Academic Art. I don't think Matisse and Cezanne should hang there either.

Churchill is as good as any Impressionist. Paul is as bad as any famous abstract schmierer. He has better connections than most and abstract schmiering is mostly a matter of connections.

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Thank you for illustrating my point so eloquently, confirming everything that I claimed about the ill-educated and unknowledgable in so-called art-appreciates. I suppose if you are unable to study this short essay properly I shouldn't expect you to have studied art - modern or otherwise, to any significant degree.

Thank you for your comments.

I have sean PMcC's attempts, found them derivative, oh so nothing new but the cult of fame, How sad that he did not have the courage of his youth, the works should have been shown under a derived name. . Up the ass of the consumed. let collectors eat their collections. The first to buy, the first to cry, the last to understand why.

Why shouldn't everyone paint?

Haven't seen McCartney's stuff, but have seen the artwork of novelist Henry Miller and enjoyed it.

The book 'Paint as you Like and Die Happy' by Miller is wonderful.

A few of his child-like watercolors are posted on Maurice Bassett's Henry Miller website at:
http://www.henrymiller.com/

Gus Horne

Yet another who has totally missed the point of what I have written!! I don't know why some people are so defensive. Why shouldn't everyone plumb their own house? - why shouldn't everyone build their own cross river suspension bridge? Of course anyone can do exactly as they please - It was never my opinion that non-trained artists shouldn't paint, but that they shouldn't be rewarded for doing so! I also think it is the duty of a municipal gallery to exhibit real art that has been produced with passion, sincerity and expertise. The work of Paul McCartney is derivative, it is shallow and crude. The public do need educating and unless this exhibition is to illustrate everything that art is not and should never be - then it is a travesty of curating and will only fuel an already strong public opinion that art is valueless and unnecessary.

Sounds like you're jealous. You struggle, you strive, and you get no respect. Paul McCartney farts paint on paper and they dedicate an entire planet to his works.

Welcome to the real world. When the slave draws in the dirt with a stick, no one cares. When the Pharaoh draws in the dirt with his golden staff, everyone gathers around to watch. This should come as no surprise to anyone.

Nik

I'm not jealous - just very annoyed. I don't include myself in the group of people deserving a show of such stature - I'm painfully aware of the 'real world' and how it works ut that doesn't mean I have to lie back and let it shit all over me! I would love to receive a bit more intelligent comment than 'jealous'!!

I don't think so.

Why not? Maybe they have 'good karma,' or something equally preposterous.

Gus Horne

There is a former US sports star who has made a success. I read somewhere he sells to celebs. I quite like them myself. Mostly US sports theme, but there is one I remember showing a female gymnast at the mat. Forgotten his name. N.H

The bait you use determines what sort of fish you'll catch.

Speaking of catching fish, there's a new dirty word on my website:

SCREW YOURSELF SILLY http://www.nikart.com/dirty/dirty.html

Just another reminder that this project is open to ANYONE who would like to submit a dirty word. Even Paul McCartney.

Nik

I don't think he was ever known as an athlete, but Leroy Neiman has made quite a good living producing poster art that depicts various sports events. I would guess he is a multi-millionaire several times over from sales of his reproductions.

For those who are slavering to see his work:
http://www.leroyneiman.com/

It's his OFFICIAL Web site!