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ISSUE 01 - July
What would you sell for $30?
Editor’s Note
Why does a single ink mark from one artist cost more than a full-sized, post-modern sculpture from another? Why is a bean-shaped piece of stainless steel sculpture photographed more than a meticulously carved out piece of toe ring encrusted with diamonds?.
How to decide what art and whose art is worth how much? An artist’s work carries the weight of their career, their skills, the dues they have paid over time, their medium and their lifestyle.
FAKE Art is proud to present its inaugural issue, that focuses on pricing and what it means for emerging artists. Each and every piece showcased here is valued at a standard price of thirty US dollars, and without the frills of framing, taxes or shipping. Through a wide variety of media, artists from around the world, from a myriad of backgrounds and at different stages of their careers, have tried to show us what they would sell for thirty bucks.
It was a pleasure to see artists from around the world respond to our first open call for art and an even bigger pleasure to see the calibre of work that was submitted. A big thanks to all the contributing artists!
Happy arting!
Amrita Chowdhury
@amman.c
Why does a single ink mark from one artist cost more than a full-sized, post-modern sculpture from another? Why is a bean-shaped piece of stainless steel sculpture photographed more than a meticulously carved out piece of toe ring encrusted with diamonds?.
How to decide what art and whose art is worth how much? An artist’s work carries the weight of their career, their skills, the dues they have paid over time, their medium and their lifestyle.
FAKE Art is proud to present its inaugural issue, that focuses on pricing and what it means for emerging artists. Each and every piece showcased here is valued at a standard price of thirty US dollars, and without the frills of framing, taxes or shipping. Through a wide variety of media, artists from around the world, from a myriad of backgrounds and at different stages of their careers, have tried to show us what they would sell for thirty bucks.
It was a pleasure to see artists from around the world respond to our first open call for art and an even bigger pleasure to see the calibre of work that was submitted. A big thanks to all the contributing artists!
Happy arting!
Amrita Chowdhury
@amman.c
Gaia | 20” x 20” | Silkscreen Print | $30 usd
Mao Shouwei
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
I am working on exploring new possibilities for Chinese traditional ink painting. Influenced by Taoism,in my works, I always reveal a concept that man is an integral part of nature. Gaia was inspired by the experience that I lost in the mountain of Thailand last year.
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Mao Shouwei
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
I am working on exploring new possibilities for Chinese traditional ink painting. Influenced by Taoism,in my works, I always reveal a concept that man is an integral part of nature. Gaia was inspired by the experience that I lost in the mountain of Thailand last year.
La Pasta | 5.4” x 3” | Paint on Pasta | $30 usd
Leonardo Blanc
Rivas, Spain
I was born in Cordoba, Argentina, on June 20, 1980. After finishing high school at the aeronautical technical school of the Fuerza Aerea Argentina (1999), I began my studies at the Universidad Tecnologica Nacional. In 2009 I resided in the city of Madrid and achieved the degree Licenciado en ciencias de la actividad física y el deporte (“Licensed in the sciences of physical activity and sports”). In 2010 I began a master’s program in social anthropology at the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba.
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Leonardo Blanc
Rivas, Spain
I was born in Cordoba, Argentina, on June 20, 1980. After finishing high school at the aeronautical technical school of the Fuerza Aerea Argentina (1999), I began my studies at the Universidad Tecnologica Nacional. In 2009 I resided in the city of Madrid and achieved the degree Licenciado en ciencias de la actividad física y el deporte (“Licensed in the sciences of physical activity and sports”). In 2010 I began a master’s program in social anthropology at the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba.
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Stupid Club (Ian Curtis) | 12” x 12” | Screenprint | $30 usd
Sadie Hennessy
Whitstable, Kent, UK
I am a multi-disciplinary artist who is currently Screen Print Fellow at the Royal Academy in London. This image is from a series called The Stupid Club based on rock stars who died at 27. I sell them for £27 . Some of them died a bit younger, such as this one: Ian Curtis. He died at 23, so I sell this one for £23, which is 30 dollars.
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Sadie Hennessy
Whitstable, Kent, UK
I am a multi-disciplinary artist who is currently Screen Print Fellow at the Royal Academy in London. This image is from a series called The Stupid Club based on rock stars who died at 27. I sell them for £27 . Some of them died a bit younger, such as this one: Ian Curtis. He died at 23, so I sell this one for £23, which is 30 dollars.
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