Art Marketing Secrets

I am greatly enjoying a book called “The Mission of Art” by Alex Grey, a New York based visionary artist. I especially enjoyed what he had to say about Art and the Soul.

For this week’s art quote, I’ve added a little contradiction to the mix on the subject of Anxiety from Charles Frankel and The Bhagavad Gita

Recently I have been enjoying a book called “nnnn” by Marc David about the idea of eating food which nourishes our body on all levels. In the book Marc says xxxxxx I was wondering what this would be like applied to art. Can art nourish not only our Souls but our bodies and our emotions? What effect to the images that we surround ourselves effect our emotions and the way we see life? What are some of your favorite artists that nourish you on a deep level?

I haven’t been in internet land for quite a while (as you have probably noticed but I came across this satirical story today which i quite enjoyed: Healing As Art: The Tale Of The Painting Doctors – Robin Good’s Latest News: There was once a small group of medical doctors (MDs) who wanted to create art. To accomplish this, they first decided to study art to find what it was made of…. With this success in hand, they once again turned to the canvas, applying large quantities of chemical inks, in all varieties, in their attempt to create art. But it still wasn’t art. It was just a lot of different colored inks on a canvas. Frustrated by the failure, another doctor in the group came up with the idea that since art obviously wasn’t produced by the colored ink, then it must somehow be found within the canvas…. Using medical imaging equipment and an elaborate system of fiber classification, they were able to catalog and name over two hundred types of microscopic fibers found in the canvas. With this knowledge, the doctors were certain they now understood art. They knew the fiber structure of the canvas and the chemical composition of the inks…. Armed with this new scientific knowledge of art, they gathered enormous samples of all the fibers, chemicals and inks now known and combined them in a giant mass of ink colors and canvas fibers…. The art laboratory was abandoned, left to fade into dust, forgotten by the scientists and doctors who once thought they could understand art by naming its chemical constituents…. She only knew that brilliant colors and a fresh canvas tugged at her creativity, opening a window of possibility through which she traced the dreams that once danced across the canvas in her mind.

The lead article this month (by Jack White) poses the intriguing question: Are you an Astronaut or an Astronomer? The idea behind the article is that there are two kinds of artists, Astronauts and Astronomers. “Astronauts actually believe that they can make it to the stars; Astronomers only dream of what it would be like.”… If you believe in yourself, not one person, insiitution, government or structure can stop you. Jack gives the following example: “Too many people are grounded, like an elephant tied to a stake…. There is one artist we know who won’t pull up the stake…. The truth of the matter is, most of the Astronomers are smarter, and many are better educated, than the Astronauts. Yet it is the Astronaut who walks in space – the same space the Astronomer gazes at during the darkest nights.”

Henry Ward Beecher, regarded by many as the greatest clerical orator of his century, was also the embodiment of much that the South feared and hated—a man of liberal ideas who was willing to marry religion, politics and money to accomplish his goals.

This weeks art quote comes from collector Edgar Paulik.

If you’re wondering why you haven’t heard from us in a few days………… That’s right, our down-under sensibilities require that we take at least one good vacation every year, so here we are in Cape Cod, MA enjoying the sun, good food, and wonderful painting opportunities. Have a great week – we’ll be back on October 12 refreshed and ready to take on another year of art marketing challenges!

I thought the following quote from James Allen to be particularly appropriate in the context of artistic achievement: The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream…. James Allen Important considerations in the achievement of true art. Some background information on Allen: James Allen is a literary mystery man…. The family business failed within a few years, and in 1879 his father left for America in an effort to recoup his losses.

Here are some thoughts from a great leader and a great artist: Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence…. …….Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge However depressed I may be I am not in the habit of giving up a project without having tried everything, even the ‘impossible’, to gain my end. …….Paul Gauguin Paul Gauguin Many thanks to The Painter’s Keys for these quotes.