[Jewelry making - Article 00312] - Re: [Orchid] a new way to market jewelry

[SoulOfWood]

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    terri, whether we(artists) like it or not,  all the alleged art that
    people propose(make) has at least some of the characteristics below,,
    no??? 

>     we have the freedom to proclaim "I am an artist/craftsperson"
>     without without skill, without acheivement, without inspiration,
>     without good reason. Hence great art must speak for itself. 

    Who will it speak to?,, a buyer that needs to show something off to
    others,, a wearer that feels a sense of fashion when it is worn, or
    security!,, is there any interest in art anymore by artists or non
    artists in this money monger country(usa),, other than buy sell
    situations? As far as most jewelry goes,,a cutesy design with a
    "look",, an "idea" behind it,,, the boring,"how do i put a bunch of
    stones in with this metal, so it looks interesting to the consumer,,
    and do it over and over so there are different pieces to sell!! WWD
    an Town and Country is full of them,, stephen webster, tiffany
    designers,, bvlgari, robert lee morris, dweck, leighton, cartier and
    let's not forget the boredom of the yurman empire,, pathetic, banal,
    advertised to death,, yecchk. And when you run out of ideas on how to
    litter the surface with stones,, then make the shanks out of stone
    and compliment with more diamonds/set stones on that surface,,
    diamonds everywhere dahling,, looks like little drops of glittery
    water,, ugh!,, and give the collections, names like  the azure, and
    charge thousands and thousands,, it is so rediculously out of hand,,,
    funny they are all so obviously assembly line created,, constructed
    and cast,,, mostly findings with stones,, made as cheaply as
    possibly, no art intended. 

    No one cares about ornamental design anymore, for the sake of beauty
    or art. Art you say,,, I'm not familiar with jeweler history,, but
    Gaudi, Van Gogh,,Horta, Soutine,, guimard... Art cannot be made with
    the intention of selling,, it can only be made with the intention of
    creating and inventing.  dp 



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