But First

Let's take a look at this brown painting.

But first: Just recently I went to Baltimore's annual ArtScape, always a great big giant delight. The colorful photo second below is from this year, a mirror booth.
The brown painting is from ArtScape 2010. I really am waiting to gesso over it- but first- a closer look.

It says "I AM ART for a hooker buy me."

I took this and some others from a trash pile of about 35, after the public project it was a part of had been dismantled. Passersby were encouraged to pick up the tempera paint and use it freely on blank hanging canvases. Obviously there was quite an array of imagery: kid junk, rainbows, area codes, etc. I guess I've been thinking about this specific brown one too hard. Last year at this time I could have written an essay. In the end here is my final sentiment: "Well.. that's valid."

People will buy anything. People are happy to freely buy anything. Congrats if you can hook them into it.

So if anyone ever sees this, feel free to let it fuel a conversation about art purchases, hookers, art and equality, whatever.

"I AM ART for a hooker buy me" - 2010

"We are 'Weird' " -2011
(Spelled as 'we are wierd')