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jeff stokes

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What do does every body think about the Art that gets picked to go into The Exhibition at the Royal Art Academy. I think if it is weird it will get in from what i watched on t.v.

Jen Edwards

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Normally with any arty things involving art critiques , if its not commercial, ie its not what every one else finds attractive, then it will be picked and displayed. Its like they look for something different to the rest of us. Its bizarre!
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Lewis Cooper

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I saw the TV show and had a look on the RA website, which shows all the entries, prices, whether sold etc. I found it interesting. Much of the art I found fascinating, even inspirational. There was another huge block of art that's not really my thing, but never-the-less I was interested enough to look at. That leaves another huge swathe that left me stone cold and thinking the selectors were from another planet. An example of this is a 'sculpture' that consisted of an old sleeping bag filled with builders rubble...broken bricks and concrete. This was by an RA member, their work is just shown and doesn't have to go through selection. In fact, much of the work I disliked was by RA members (a few I liked). As it's RA members(mostly) who make the selection, I'm not surprised that some of the entries were naff (in my opinion, of course). But overall, it was interesting with enough good stuff (again, in my opinion) to counteract the dross.
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Jim Morris

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If the Royal Art Academy thought like the rest uf us they'd be out of work and with nothing to talk about. That said, but for art, what would we all do to express ourselves? I've never been closer to understanding Vincent Van Gogh than at this time in my life, both his frustrations and his genius. I think I'll go paint a sunflower..:hehe: Jim.

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Tony Auffret

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I followed Lewis' example and took a look on the RA website - all the exhibits are there under "Browse and Buy". Apart from deciding that I would not make the trip to see the exhibitions, I also decided that maybe I was getting old. It's not that I have a problem with "art" saying something, but I think it should look like something more than it says something. In too many cases I felt the balance was wrong. I struggled to understand why all 20 "News" billboards were considered sufficiently meritorious, but it gave me an idea for getting my "four a day" on the POL website (I promise I won't) There is some really good stuff in there too, but at £52,500 the one I really liked will have to stay there.

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Lewis Cooper

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What art would you buy if money was no object? There's a thought. I guess first I'd need a bigger house with more walls. I'd buy Mcgill's postcard originals...the saucy postcard man from Bamfords. I saw his original artwork at a museum of the Isle of Wight...delightful stuff...little gems. I might also get a Beryl Cook original. In fact there's a whole string of illustrators whose original work I'd love to own. I'm pretty lowbrow, you see. (More upscale...I'd like Manet's 'A Bar at the Folie Bergere'....but no amount of lottery money is going to buy that.) Lew.
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He 'burns for art', apparently. Well, while I might be able to translate the text if I pull my old dictionaries off the shelf, it does seem to read (on superficial examination - i.e. I've forgotten what around three words out of every five mean) like a bit of typical art salespersons' blurb. At 20 I wouldn't criticize his work - he obviously has ability; and that's as far as I'm going! I have two other artists on my walls: one is Celia Brayfield, the other Pratim Das - the rest of the space is mostly taken up by my own stuff - well..... it was cheap! What would I like, if money were no object? A Kyffin Williams, more than anything else. Or a Ken Bushe. But as both would show my own work up, I'm not sure how wise that would be. (If anyone would like to argue, with some vigour, that my stuff would stand comparison, well really, don't hold back .... )