ladyfur said:jack: thank you. i have let her know.
i'll let shadow know about the guildhall
once he's awake :) whew.
dyla: i didn't read the article yet, but...
if it's british, shouldn't it read:
'give it to yer' missus, you lazy git,
because you'll just make a right
mess of the whole job, you know
you will.'
instead? ;)
ladyfur said:jack: thank you. i have let her know.
i'll let shadow know about the guildhall
once he's awake :) whew.
dyla: i didn't read the article yet, but...
if it's british, shouldn't it read:
'give it to yer' missus, you lazy git,
because you'll just make a right
mess of the whole job, you know
you will.'
instead? ;)
ladyfur said:jack: thank you. i have let her know.
i'll let shadow know about the guildhall
once he's awake :) whew.
dyla: i didn't read the article yet, but...
if it's british, shouldn't it read:
'give it to yer' missus, you lazy git,
because you'll just make a right
mess of the whole job, you know
you will.'
instead? ;)
Nanobot said:
Raetjor said:Forgive me, pig's it is. Seemingly a single glass of wine is enough to mess up my spelling.
ladyfur said:thank you, nanobot :) i just ccp'd it to redwoodcats, and i d/l
that zip for her, as well as sent her jack's message. i'm sure
she will be happy to get a fix, of the file, i mean, not how
that sounded, lol.
LT_Roberts said:The only problem I see with the product is that I'm not certain I can pair it up with the displacement maps for M4, which is what makes Colossus look good. Since he's obviously using displacement to make those grooves, I don't think I could mix and match, without some kitbashing... I suppose that's okay. I could figure it out... For $6, it's really worth having.
Look who's buying art now
March 27, 2012
Visiting last night with one of my really wealthy friends and wandering once more among his many art acquisitions, including a few I'd not seen before, I was once more catching the drift of his habits. He insisted on telling me how much he'd paid for this and that. They seemed big prices for big mediocrity from big names. That's only my opinion--apart from his bad art, he's got some of mine too, so I didn't say a word. He also told me he'd flipped a few, "even in this bad market."
My friend fits the profile of many collectors. They're in it for the game, the name and the fame. Investment is a factor. As well, many collected works are bequeathed to museums where a tax receipt gives year-end relief to the wealthy donor. For some reason, all of my collector friends who fit this profile are men.
Recent studies are showing a sea change in earning power and discretionary spending. In the USA, among couples where both partners work, 40% of the women now earn more than the men. The stats on university attendance are also telling. Sixty percent of students enrolled in higher education are now women. If present trends continue, in twenty-five years women will outnumber men in medicine and law. Physics, engineering and professorships will not be far behind. In studies of families where the male still maintained a higher income than his spouse, discretionary spending decisions are nearly equal. On the other hand, in families where the wife's income is higher, it's the female who makes most of the big decisions. The persistent scenario, frightening to some of the blokes, is that CEO mom goes shopping after work while dad is home feeding crackers to the kids and watching Barney.
And what particular art are these rich gals buying? In my observation, they're not so much interested in the game, name or fame. In the last few years I've not heard one single active female art buyer utter the word "investment." They're more interested in connection, shared experience, life enhancement, tailored quality, nest-and-nurture, soul-polishing, and yes, décor and colour-coordination. Funnily, while women do more measuring than men, big size is not so important. I would be really interested in what gallery owners have to say about this, but women seem often to be making art decisions based on lofty ideals, genuine emotions and high sensibilities. Is it that women have better values than men? More imagination? Better taste? More sense? Or is it just less testosterone?
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "Women are asking what privileges their own breadwinning buys." (Liza Mundy)
Esoterica: In what I call FABE (the Female Art Buying Explosion), women have less hesitancy in collecting women artists. This may be partly because female-run and female-owned galleries have risen dramatically. In the years I've been painting, the percentage of female artists in galleries has slowly crept up. A few galleries now represent more women than men. Considering female artists outnumber male artists 80/20, there is still a way to go.
Xaa said:Very cool. Not my style, and I could nit-pick it a bit, but it's still cool.
Terre said:Yup. One of those sets that sacrifices realism for the cool factor. I think it'd be great in a futuristic arena combat situation.
Nanobot said:LOL! Well, usually I bill it as Cool Tuna. Heh. Which resource list?
puffle_huff said:
Nanobot said:LOL! Well, usually I bill it as Cool Tuna. Heh. Which resource list?
http://m4lists.wikidot.com/m4-freebies
/wave@Angelus :3
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