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    Default 04-10-2012, 04:56 PM
    They make it sooooo easy sometimes...


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    Should artists be paid a living wage?

    What amount should they be paid? Who would decide if they were a real artist? Should their be any volume requirements set for # of pieces of work per month/year?

    Seems like as good a time as any to bring up this topic as some people seem to be able to define what a "real" artist is and could serve on the boards.
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    Default 04-10-2012, 05:35 PM
    This stuff is hilarious. We could turn it into a book. Something to read on the can
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    Default 04-10-2012, 06:31 PM
    ah yes...commie group think...
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    Default 04-10-2012, 07:01 PM
    I just knocked out 17 paintings while I was reading that thread. Check please.

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    Default 04-10-2012, 07:28 PM
    Remember this?

    "Our president delivered his State of the Union message to Congress. That is one of the things his contract calls for -- to tell congress the condition of the country. This message, as I say, is to Congress. The rest of the people know the condition of the country, for they live in it, but Congress has no idea what is going on in America, so the president has to tell 'em." ~ Will Rogers
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    Default 04-10-2012, 09:07 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Articulate_Ape View Post
    Remember this?
    Ug. I had forgotten about that.

    Did anyone bother to ask Nancy how these suddenly out of work (by choice) artists are going to make their rent? Or eat? /rhetorical
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    Default 04-10-2012, 09:53 PM
    A good memory is the enemy of lies, JB. And you are right. I am sure no thought was given to any of those things.
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    Default 04-11-2012, 12:17 AM
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    A good memory is the enemy of lies, JB. And you are right. I am sure no thought was given to any of those things.
    One generally doesn't find Nancy Pelosi and thought in the same sentence.

    The funny thing is, back when the NEA funding was under discussion, I pointed out that if artists take money from the government, then the government has an obligation to ensure that the art meets its standards. In a free market, the government has no such power. By demanding government money, the left was guaranteeing that Jesse Helms (their bete noire at the time) had standing as an art critic.

    Of course, for that argument to have traction, the leftists would have had to have some consistency.
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    Default 04-11-2012, 12:28 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Odysseus View Post
    One generally doesn't find Nancy Pelosi and thought in the same sentence.

    The funny thing is, back when the NEA funding was under discussion, I pointed out that if artists take money from the government, then the government has an obligation to ensure that the art meets its standards. In a free market, the government has no such power. By demanding government money, the left was guaranteeing that Jesse Helms (their bete noire at the time) had standing as an art critic.

    Of course, for that argument to have traction, the leftists would have had to have some consistency.
    You should have supported Ron Paul.
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    Default 04-11-2012, 08:42 AM
    If people like your art, they will either buy it or pay to see it in an exhibit.


    Otherwise, there's a traditional reason why so many are called "starving artists".
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