There's really no way to prove the assertions written below, but just understanding that such things may be occurring might be justification for discussion or exposure. Here's how the art elite often do, ' and may be, manipulating their' competitive educational environments. We believe it's a good idea to think of the art industry as big business. Think of art as money, not art, then you'll get the idea. Also, think of how many art students graduate from art educational institutions each year, not to mention fields of study from all other non-art schools of higher education. With that in mind, imagine what the competitive winners must be like in such university competitions. As a further example, and though we don't remember the exact figures, but VanGogh's paintings, of which he only sold one while alive, now sell for multiple double digit millions of dollars. That's 20,30, 40,50, etc. Millions, each. It may really not be about education, huh?
This is one main way art educators do tend to' confuse and, or attack unaware or immature artists. These examples are only some basics, many of which have been applied to these complainants, and which might also, in slightly different form be applied to other educational fields of study. Remember, this expose' is about art, artists and art educators specifically.
So, here goes. If a work of art is Classical or Realistic in nature, then what one might say could be something like, "That piece looks too much like a photo!" or, "Why did they put so much effort into perfecting an image, couldn't it be looser?!" "Abstract artists put just as much time and effort into creating their art!" "To much unrelated imagery!" And, other things said to that effect. You can even say totally meaningless, senseless things about baseball, driving trucks, angel wings and sandwiches. The idea would be to give and describe negative attributes to otherwise decent art, with the hope of convincing other artists or the public in general, to believe what negative things one might be saying about a piece of art or an art style. Oh, and things one might say can be written as books too! On another hand, when viewing an art piece that is Abstract in nature, one might say something like, "That's just a piece of goobly-goop!" "Crap, junk, garbage, something stinks!" "It can't have any meaning, just look at it?!" "Any twelve year old could paint something disjointed as that piece is! No, wait a minute, I was wrong, any five or six year old could paint like that!" Remember were one to say things like these make sure to give lots of sighs and moans. After all, one'd want to accelerate the effects of one's opinions. Remember, one'd always remember to say, "Something stinks!" Also Remember, that one could use these same attributes to describe another artist or person in general, a thing everyone knows is wrong, and should not be done by anyone. Only 'bad' people would act in such a manner, and we know a majority of people, let alone artists, are in fact kind, decent and good. Most mature people would never stoop so low!
"Power is the great aphrodisiac."
Henry Kissinger
We know that a majority of people, including artists, are, or at least, try to be, 'good.' We use the word 'good, ' loosely, but, not with reservations. We believe this 'goodness, ' or 'decency' also applies to teachers, instructors and professors of art. Virtually all of these types of people have the highest ethics and morals. They are people to be looked up to and to be honored for the 'good' they bring into society and the world in general. Give those guys a raise and three cheers! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Boy are we glad to have gotten that out of the way! It... left... us... b.r.e.a.t.h.l.e.s.s...! Still, what if many teachers, instructors and professors were actually 'cads, ' and we don't mean the industrial engineering art programs. First, let's assume that such people might only exist amongst higher educators, not in secondary or pre-college level institutions. So, if this were proven to be the case, how would a person deal with them? Well, we have some ideas, but again, remember, we don't think such people actually exist amongst art educators or anywhere else. So, never do the things we're about to propose! Ok! So, here goes. Any and all art produced by art educators would be boycotted. Let those cadish instructors do their teaching, they're the best after all, but don't buy their art. As those teachers are probably the best at what they do, we at recommend they'd be kept at they're teaching duties. If they were not given much money during their careers, primarily through sale of their art, then they'd be forced to work at an institution for low wages throughout their lives. Because there are so many other people just chomping at the bit to get a job as an art instructor, the old hands could simply be replaced as necessary by new 'talent.' Anyway, if those abstract artist guys were given enough booze or other drugs, they'd hardly notice how they were being taken advantage of. What a sad thought, who'd ever do things like that to other people? We know such things just couldn't be the case, but, still, we thought it might be funny to think about them. HA! Ha! Ha! You see, if institutions proffering art education were actually doing so on the sly, then the most intense competitors amongst students, family members and, or associates of teaching staff, would eventually become the next generation of teachers, staff, and other sellouts. These on a chain of networking artistic, we use the word 'artistic' in this sense loosely, administrators. But, and here's a kicker, what was that old saying? Oh ya, we remember, 'Those who can, do; and those who can't, teach.' Great idea and though such people can't possibly exist, still, if this were the case, don't buy their art. We however, suggest that one buy art, and a lot of it. Just make sure you're sure about whose art you're buying. One'd have to make sure an artist in question wasn't an instructor of some sort. One'd spend a lot of time quizzing dealers and other sellers. Were one to buy art, get it from artists, not from art instructors. Still, remember, what has just been said here can't possibly be the case, and no one should ever put such ideas into practice.
We've all heard a lot about Starving Artists. We know such couldn't actually be the case, but still we thought it might be fun to look into the idea. Why after all would people called Starving Artists exist? What if SA's were actually the best artists of the bunch? We've also always heard that the only successful artists are dead ones. How horrible!
Imagine the thought! Who'd ever think up such base and degrading ideas to keep down the competition? Well here's another idea. What if the thing was that a dealer, collector or institution wouldn't have to pay 'middle men.'? After all, wouldn't an artist simply be a middleman. Oh, oh, Ok, we mean 'middle persons!' Still, gender wouldn't mean a thing when it came to dead or starving artists. Imagine if one were an administrator at a well-known art institution; one wouldn't have to pay any royalties and could say just about anything about any work of art in one's possession, without feeling the wrath of the author of a piece. Best of all, one'd get all the money the piece would generate for one's institution.in fact, were more artists made to starve, the more pieces of art one could obtain for little or nothing. One could cheat the artists out of the productions of their lives. "Worlds of Experience, in the precious winds they rot." We think that was Dylan? Eventually they'd get too old, infirm, or die, and you, your family, or institution, they're often the same anyway aren't they, might inherit a lot of now valuable art. Ya, from time to time one might think about displaying a piece of art created by one's buddies or family, but then again, one wouldn't have to give them anything of value, like money, and they'd get boosts to their egos. Don't want to boost egos though. Imagine if there were artists with egos? We know such couldn't be the case, so energy probably should not be directed towards developing the nonexistent artistic egos of others. We don't suggest the following, but, if egotism were the case, one might decide to pay as little attention as possible to the work of other artists. Act like, at least their art, wasn't there. If they think they or they're work is insignificant, they might not produce as much or as high quality as otherwise. Perhaps they'd stop artistic endeavors altogether, or even commit suicide. If one were nice, they might recognize the existence of the artist, but not their work. Hopefully no one commits suicide! Its wrong, and anyway it's a sin against nature and God. Do everything to discourage negative imput into the lives of others. Eencourage artists and art in all its forms. Remember, "Do not do unto others what one would not want done unto self."
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, Apr. 5,1887
Now we're going to take one on a further fantasy trip. (Loud noises) Pop! Bang! Screek! Bopp! Whamo! Yammo! You're here! Imagine yourself dear reader sitting within a room of art educators from one's school or university. These are the people one looks up to the most in society, some, so one thinks, are even friends. But wait, what words are these that they speak?! With a mixture of loathing, disdain and horror, one realizes they are talking about manipulating one's student body simply for profit. One favorite professor says, "Yes, and then we need to make them fail, after we've spent years taking away their money." The lithography professor chimes in; " We need to build their egos, so they continue as our students, then just as they begin to become proficient, do whatever is expedient to cause them to fail psychologically." "That's true!" states the drawing instructor, "We don't really want to hurt them... Do we? We just want them to fail in the artistic competition." "That's right." Says the photo Prof. "We just don't want them to have a chance of success that might help them catch up with us. It's family's friends and we that matter most.By the way, how's your wife, my sister doing?" "Oh fine, she'll be coming to the banquet next week when you get that national award." "She sure is happy for me, after all, we can now give our children a higher education. The new furniture is nice too, it matches her paintings, the ones that won the big award." "Yes, that new house of yours is wonderful, almost like the one we just bought. Sure is nice to be successful artists, isn't it?" "Yes, it sure is!" all the professors chime in. "Hey, what about the drugs? We need to remember to set up a pipeline among the student body." "That's right, we can get young Chris, Sue, Kevin and Cindy to do the leg work. We get the stuff and give it to them off campus, or through another non-affiliated third party, who we pay 'below' wholesale, then our dealer students sell it to the greater student body, especially art students for a whole lot more money." "Ah money..!" "Hook'em first though!" "Oh ya, of course. Got to get 'em started, then hold them thraul." "Make sure some is saved for us for God's sake!" "Ya, it helps us produce new and better abstract art. (Not that the type of art would really matter.) We get new ideas, along with stealing the ideas of our students." "We get rich!" "Ah... Hum...?" "Anyway... So, back to business. We set up the program as follows, correct me, if I'm wrong. Get them into the departmental program, take the money of the students and their families, hook their egos, take their money, develop their skills somewhat, but not too much, take their money, downgrade their abilities, take their money, hopefully they'll all have nervous breakdowns, take their money, if they don't conform, then wash them out, take their money, only allow them to continue if they conform to our program, take their money and lastly, graduate them with few or no skills and no chance of success. That is, if they are allowed to graduate. Perhaps we can build a default into the system to keep them from getting the few last credits they might need." "Good idea!" "Ya, that's how we've decided to make the program work." "Thanks. Tell my sister we'll be over for dinner and cards tomorrow night." "Sure, and one last thing everyone. Remember... No one ever mentions our doings outside this room. We're in this together, and sink or swim together. We might go to jail for a long time if anyone finds out, not to mention all the potential angry students and alumni. Don't want them to have a clue, now do we." "NO!" All agree. "Hey, remember, just like we were always told, to tell the students that, 'Competition is good for the society.' That way they'll all be confused and work according to our deviant practices by reinforcing the greater competition. If any one student or group act a bit out of the norm, we can always tell the majority of students, outright, who are brainwashed anyway, that they should unite against that individual or group in the future. Maybe they'll continue to do so for years afterwards. Students aren't really smart you know, too young, they may carry out our defaults for twenty years or so, especially if they're hooked on drugs." "Right!" "And then there are all our allies outside the school, our friends and such who can be told to network to keep some people down. How funny can something be! Those clowns won't even know what they're doing to each other, they'll just continue thinking it's part of a social competition. The resulting games will cause such competitive carnage among our competititors that we or our families will always remain in control of the art, sic. Community." "You know, I think the best way to deal with this whole thing is if we go into psychological denial about it. We just go on living our lives as if nothing took place, talking art like always. After all art is about us." "What do you mean?" "Say again?" "Why am I here? Oh, I remember; I'm having coffee with my collegues." "Well, let's all go home to our spouses and families. Remember, this is all about their futures!" HA! Ha! HA!
Remember though people out there, that this writing is only a fantasy that could never exist in reality. No teachers could ever be so beastial in their behaviors. It would simply be impossible.
"Professors who don't like your looks, speak of great allegiance to lovers and crooks.
Dylan
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