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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Oct 4, 2016 15:55:21 GMT 1, Yeah, his team of worker elves certainly have the skills. It's maybe 180cms x 150cms or so. Nice piece, and at least he applied some of the paint himself for a change.
I think most of this series are hand finished.
Yeah, his team of worker elves certainly have the skills. It's maybe 180cms x 150cms or so. Nice piece, and at least he applied some of the paint himself for a change. I think most of this series are hand finished.
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Oct 4, 2016 15:42:47 GMT 1, Love this, beatiful , looks big Yeah, his team of worker elves certainly have the skills.
It's maybe 180cms x 150cms or so.
Love this, beatiful , looks big Yeah, his team of worker elves certainly have the skills. It's maybe 180cms x 150cms or so.
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Oct 4, 2016 14:06:35 GMT 1, Mixed media on canvas, embellished by Lucas Price.
Apologies for the light reflections on the shoulder..
Mixed media on canvas, embellished by Lucas Price.
Apologies for the light reflections on the shoulder..
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Nuart Box Set inc Blek and Hera originals. A few other item, by disappointed on Sept 19, 2016 16:13:43 GMT 1, Just wondering how much you want for the Blek le rat sheep.
I was really hoping to sell the set intact as I think it stands as an interesting document of the time. Sum being greater than the parts, etc..
That said, if there is no interest in it as a job lot then I would break it up but have no idea of the value of the individual pieces..
Just wondering how much you want for the Blek le rat sheep. I was really hoping to sell the set intact as I think it stands as an interesting document of the time. Sum being greater than the parts, etc.. That said, if there is no interest in it as a job lot then I would break it up but have no idea of the value of the individual pieces..
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What can I sell my EElus after the rain pp for, by disappointed on Sept 17, 2016 12:08:37 GMT 1, The regs go for about ยฃ1100 So I'd say the PPs and APs would be about ยฃ900-ยฃ1000 I always thought APs were much more desirable than a reg edition. I would say the opposite unless there is any material difference between the PP and the edition i.e. differnet colour tests, errors, etc.
It seems that there are plenty of artists shoes PP and AP runs are a cheap and cynical way of unofficially increasing the edition size and that alone makes them less attractive.
The regs go for about ยฃ1100 So I'd say the PPs and APs would be about ยฃ900-ยฃ1000 I always thought APs were much more desirable than a reg edition. I would say the opposite unless there is any material difference between the PP and the edition i.e. differnet colour tests, errors, etc. It seems that there are plenty of artists shoes PP and AP runs are a cheap and cynical way of unofficially increasing the edition size and that alone makes them less attractive.
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Nuart Box Set inc Blek and Hera originals. A few other item, by disappointed on Sept 17, 2016 11:43:05 GMT 1, I am having a clear out and these are in the firing line.
First up is a boxset of paraphernalia from the Nuart Festival of 2007. This is number 1 of the edition and was bought by myself in a charity auction hence it includes a few things not in the regular edition.
This box includes, deep breath, a newspaper with profiles of the featured artist, a catalogue, a couple of small nuart stencils, overspray sticker and a little deck of card sized overspray package that I have not opened, two unworn t-shirts (a Medium Nuart and a very rare Nick Walker shirt (in XL) portraying a plane made up of the logos/sigs of participating artists), three tiny slinkachu photos, and all housed in a jazzy box.
Perhaps of most interest are two original artworks - one by French stencil artist Blek Le Rat and one by German artist Hera. Both works are on 20cm x 20cm paper.
The Blek is a sprayed stencil of his iconic sheep image cropped to the head upper body of the sheep and the Hera is a free hand image of a girl on a silver background. Both are quite pleasing on the eye and both have been stored flat in a sleeve since acquisition as I never got around to framing either.
Obviously I would prefer to sell the Nuart box as a complete package as I think it's value is as a snapshot of a scene that was just starting to really take off. Unlike the street art festival carpet bombing of today there were not so many festivals ten years ago which makes this a neat historical document.
Images below (the slinkachu photos are actually in focus, the soft blur is my poor photography):
Also going is a Matt Small catalogue from his Made In England show at the now defunct Leonard Street Gallery (of whom the less said, the better). This is notable as it is an edition of 100 each include a painting on the inside of the last page:
Finally, just for fun, a signed and doodled flyer/invitation from Adam Neate's 2007 Painting, Pots, and Prints exhibition at Elms Lester:
I don't have any idea of the value of any of these as they are rarely seen for sale (Neate sig aside) so please feel free to make your best offer.
I am having a clear out and these are in the firing line. First up is a boxset of paraphernalia from the Nuart Festival of 2007. This is number 1 of the edition and was bought by myself in a charity auction hence it includes a few things not in the regular edition. This box includes, deep breath, a newspaper with profiles of the featured artist, a catalogue, a couple of small nuart stencils, overspray sticker and a little deck of card sized overspray package that I have not opened, two unworn t-shirts (a Medium Nuart and a very rare Nick Walker shirt (in XL) portraying a plane made up of the logos/sigs of participating artists), three tiny slinkachu photos, and all housed in a jazzy box. Perhaps of most interest are two original artworks - one by French stencil artist Blek Le Rat and one by German artist Hera. Both works are on 20cm x 20cm paper. The Blek is a sprayed stencil of his iconic sheep image cropped to the head upper body of the sheep and the Hera is a free hand image of a girl on a silver background. Both are quite pleasing on the eye and both have been stored flat in a sleeve since acquisition as I never got around to framing either. Obviously I would prefer to sell the Nuart box as a complete package as I think it's value is as a snapshot of a scene that was just starting to really take off. Unlike the street art festival carpet bombing of today there were not so many festivals ten years ago which makes this a neat historical document. Images below (the slinkachu photos are actually in focus, the soft blur is my poor photography): Also going is a Matt Small catalogue from his Made In England show at the now defunct Leonard Street Gallery (of whom the less said, the better). This is notable as it is an edition of 100 each include a painting on the inside of the last page: Finally, just for fun, a signed and doodled flyer/invitation from Adam Neate's 2007 Painting, Pots, and Prints exhibition at Elms Lester: I don't have any idea of the value of any of these as they are rarely seen for sale (Neate sig aside) so please feel free to make your best offer.
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Aug 19, 2016 12:06:33 GMT 1, Brilliant. I've always loved Kevin Cyr's work. It's a shame that he doesn't get more exposure on this forum.
Excess exposure is not always a good thing but then I have always been extremely wary of hype and overnight success stories. When it comes to artists I'll take quiet and steady to loud and fast any day of the week.
But, yeah, Kevin is pretty low profile, very rarely shows work outside the U.S., and doesn't release too many prints, so I suppose there is not a huge amount to discuss. I think he is quite fantastic though..
Brilliant. I've always loved Kevin Cyr's work. It's a shame that he doesn't get more exposure on this forum. Excess exposure is not always a good thing but then I have always been extremely wary of hype and overnight success stories. When it comes to artists I'll take quiet and steady to loud and fast any day of the week. But, yeah, Kevin is pretty low profile, very rarely shows work outside the U.S., and doesn't release too many prints, so I suppose there is not a huge amount to discuss. I think he is quite fantastic though..
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Aug 8, 2016 18:32:01 GMT 1,
She's great hey?
I've a couple of pieces by her from a few years ago but she has really started to find her artistic way recently.
She's great hey? I've a couple of pieces by her from a few years ago but she has really started to find her artistic way recently.
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Aug 8, 2016 14:19:13 GMT 1, Someone asked to see the whole of the Harrington drawings a while back so here they are:
Someone asked to see the whole of the Harrington drawings a while back so here they are:
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Aug 8, 2016 14:16:44 GMT 1, Thanks.
I'd forgotten his name when posting it!
Thanks. I'd forgotten his name when posting it!
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Aug 8, 2016 12:27:43 GMT 1, A van, acrylic on wood:
A van, acrylic on wood:
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Sweet Toof spray can in return for donation to Shelter. , by disappointed on Aug 1, 2016 17:35:33 GMT 1, Thanks leebs.
It's yours. If you could throw ยฃ60 towards Shelter then I am sure they would use it well..
Meanwhile, DM me your details and I'll get this posted later this week
Thanks to letisss for his bid too.
Thanks leebs. It's yours. If you could throw ยฃ60 towards Shelter then I am sure they would use it well.. Meanwhile, DM me your details and I'll get this posted later this week Thanks to letisss for his bid too.
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Sweet Toof spray can in return for donation to Shelter. , by disappointed on Jul 30, 2016 10:13:45 GMT 1, Bump for charity...
Bump for charity...
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Jul 29, 2016 18:05:22 GMT 1, A (fake) gun:
and a train:
A (fake) gun: and a train:
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Faile "Almost Rapture" Print Release, by disappointed on Jul 28, 2016 16:27:21 GMT 1, I first checked the inventory about half an hour after the release. It was at 195. Then about an hour later, it was up to 209. My guess is some flippers saw the writing on the wall and cancelled their orders. Later in the day, it was at 203. Then about 30 minutes after that, it dropped to 15. Then when I checked at 6 PM NYC time (end of the work day for them), it was marked sold out. Either they had a very good half hour in the middle of an otherwise miserable day. Or they played some mostly innocent shenanigans with the inventory. As for what they do with the leftover prints, my guess is they sell them through galleries and shows. They could easily say they held a few prints back for any given show. Even if they end up eating some, it's better for their image if we think all of their prints sell out. That said, I don't think they've lost anything. I suspect they hear the constant chirping of critics saying everything looks the same. So they did something different and it fell flat. The lack of a focal point in most of this series makes it feel like wallpaper to me. It's not horrible, but not something I'd put on my wall either.
Thanks for the reply and for offering supporting evidence for an allegation that it seems some are happy to accept as fact regardless.
I am not an expert on how online commerce carts/checkouts/inventory controls work so can only speculate on how a reported webshop inventory relates to physical inventory as I am sure we have all seen oversold editions due to e-commerce break downs. Trying to remotely monitor their stock from the outside would seem to be fraught with challenges as those in and out of cart speculators/chancers really do cloud the waters. Hell, I can recall reading comments in the past from folk who 'were just happy to have it in my cart for a short while' so genuine stock levels could well take some time to stabilise. I have also seen sold out prints released back online many hours after they had officially sold out through, I guess, the release of cancelled/failed orders but that was years ago when I used to bother chasing prints.
I am quite surprised that the stock control would rise above two hundred though as I understood that there were only two hundred available but, again, that's likely a disconnect between actual and virtual inventory and exactly the sort of issue that, to me, suggests that over-analysing what we see at the consumer end of the website in comparison to the actual stock could be problematic.
But, yeah, I could easily believe that they would set aside a percentage of prints, even before they went online, and either gift them to friends or set aside for onpass to dealers. Either way, I guess the redistribution of stock would count as a technical sell out..
Finally, I would be quite surprised, and very disappointed, if fail.es output was, as you suggest, driven by trying to satisfy critical feedback. Once an artist starts doing that then they are on very slippery slope as making art for a market is a creative dead end (I am sure we can all mentally list a few artists doing just that and with increasingly tiresome results). Anyways, after all that terrible ballet work this particular print stands out to me as a minor return to form and a reminder of how good they were, and sometimes still can be. I wouldn't suggest this print was different or boldly different for them though, it's just a style that they have taken a break from for a few years.
Again, thanks for the reply.
I first checked the inventory about half an hour after the release. It was at 195. Then about an hour later, it was up to 209. My guess is some flippers saw the writing on the wall and cancelled their orders. Later in the day, it was at 203. Then about 30 minutes after that, it dropped to 15. Then when I checked at 6 PM NYC time (end of the work day for them), it was marked sold out. Either they had a very good half hour in the middle of an otherwise miserable day. Or they played some mostly innocent shenanigans with the inventory. As for what they do with the leftover prints, my guess is they sell them through galleries and shows. They could easily say they held a few prints back for any given show. Even if they end up eating some, it's better for their image if we think all of their prints sell out. That said, I don't think they've lost anything. I suspect they hear the constant chirping of critics saying everything looks the same. So they did something different and it fell flat. The lack of a focal point in most of this series makes it feel like wallpaper to me. It's not horrible, but not something I'd put on my wall either. Thanks for the reply and for offering supporting evidence for an allegation that it seems some are happy to accept as fact regardless. I am not an expert on how online commerce carts/checkouts/inventory controls work so can only speculate on how a reported webshop inventory relates to physical inventory as I am sure we have all seen oversold editions due to e-commerce break downs. Trying to remotely monitor their stock from the outside would seem to be fraught with challenges as those in and out of cart speculators/chancers really do cloud the waters. Hell, I can recall reading comments in the past from folk who 'were just happy to have it in my cart for a short while' so genuine stock levels could well take some time to stabilise. I have also seen sold out prints released back online many hours after they had officially sold out through, I guess, the release of cancelled/failed orders but that was years ago when I used to bother chasing prints. I am quite surprised that the stock control would rise above two hundred though as I understood that there were only two hundred available but, again, that's likely a disconnect between actual and virtual inventory and exactly the sort of issue that, to me, suggests that over-analysing what we see at the consumer end of the website in comparison to the actual stock could be problematic. But, yeah, I could easily believe that they would set aside a percentage of prints, even before they went online, and either gift them to friends or set aside for onpass to dealers. Either way, I guess the redistribution of stock would count as a technical sell out.. Finally, I would be quite surprised, and very disappointed, if fail.es output was, as you suggest, driven by trying to satisfy critical feedback. Once an artist starts doing that then they are on very slippery slope as making art for a market is a creative dead end (I am sure we can all mentally list a few artists doing just that and with increasingly tiresome results). Anyways, after all that terrible ballet work this particular print stands out to me as a minor return to form and a reminder of how good they were, and sometimes still can be. I wouldn't suggest this print was different or boldly different for them though, it's just a style that they have taken a break from for a few years. Again, thanks for the reply.
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Faile "Almost Rapture" Print Release, by disappointed on Jul 28, 2016 15:48:06 GMT 1, Obviously there is no evidence for the edition not being sold out but being stated as such - as I'm sure we'll see no evidence from faile that demand has indeed met supply. I think it could harm their reputation if they start releasing prints that are seen to be undesirable (i.e. not selling out) and therefore it is in their interest to appear to have sold them all. It's a forum and it's just my opinion, right or wrong. You really don't need to inform me that it's just your opinion. I can just about work that out.
So, you have no evidence for this to have not sold out but you are happy enough to repeat that claim as, effectively, a truth? I'm just curious as to why you believe this print to have not sold out but, I assume, accept others as legitimate sell outs?
Maybe it's me but if I were making claims that suggest some form of market manipulation then I'd like some supporting evidence as the recycling of mistruths helps no-one and, indeed, can be actively harmful. Before you speculate, I have been around plenty long enough to be perfectly aware of the allegations (many of which likely to be true) that certain artists have been promoted to sales levels that are well above their worth by acts of unscrupulous market manipulation but, you know, actual evidence is slim so I'm careful to not publicly recycle speculation as opinion, or fact, unless I am satisfied that the allegations are absolutely grounded in truth.
Either way, it's a sad state of affairs when an artist is judged by whether some editioned print sells out.
By the way, my question regarding the alleged lies of faile was actually an aside to my reply to your main comment.
Obviously there is no evidence for the edition not being sold out but being stated as such - as I'm sure we'll see no evidence from faile that demand has indeed met supply. I think it could harm their reputation if they start releasing prints that are seen to be undesirable (i.e. not selling out) and therefore it is in their interest to appear to have sold them all. It's a forum and it's just my opinion, right or wrong. You really don't need to inform me that it's just your opinion. I can just about work that out. So, you have no evidence for this to have not sold out but you are happy enough to repeat that claim as, effectively, a truth? I'm just curious as to why you believe this print to have not sold out but, I assume, accept others as legitimate sell outs? Maybe it's me but if I were making claims that suggest some form of market manipulation then I'd like some supporting evidence as the recycling of mistruths helps no-one and, indeed, can be actively harmful. Before you speculate, I have been around plenty long enough to be perfectly aware of the allegations (many of which likely to be true) that certain artists have been promoted to sales levels that are well above their worth by acts of unscrupulous market manipulation but, you know, actual evidence is slim so I'm careful to not publicly recycle speculation as opinion, or fact, unless I am satisfied that the allegations are absolutely grounded in truth. Either way, it's a sad state of affairs when an artist is judged by whether some editioned print sells out. By the way, my question regarding the alleged lies of faile was actually an aside to my reply to your main comment.
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Faile "Almost Rapture" Print Release, by disappointed on Jul 28, 2016 14:40:28 GMT 1, Things seem to have changed for faile. I remember when their releases generated pages of discussion and this one has barely managed two. That's more to do with this forum than the artists though.
Fail.e have been reasonably consistent in terms of frequency of releases, cost vs edition size, quality of implementation,and all whilst remaining one of the few artists that are able to satisfy demand for their work from the exclusive to the affordable, so any lack of discussion on here is likely due to other factors. As an example, this forum can often appear quite faddish with a tendency to fixate on a number of 'hot' artists, many of whom will drop off the radar in a few months or years as someone newer and more exciting comes along. I'm sure we all know people who flit from, for example, d*face, to burning candy, to chevrier, to s.tik, to pejac, etc. I guess some artists careers can be compared to listening to that one good single by a band - you listen to it too much for a few months, burn out on it, and then never want to hear it again. Whereas some artists are more album bands - they may need a little work in getting in to but that will pay off in the longer term as you'll be listening to it, and learning a little more with each listen, for a lifetime. Or, maybe some artists are just more short term investment friendly than others?
Anyway, I'm sure f.aile will tick along quite happily doing what they do with some hits and some misses whilst those that have watched them for a while will continue to enjoy their path without worrying too much if a thread on a forum gets two pages or two hundred pages of chatter or if a print sells out in a nanosecond, or over a year.
For the record, I think this is a very fine release, it's multiple references to previous imagery and techniques makes it so much more interesting than the vast majority of the print editions they have chosen to release over the last six or seven years, editions that have often seemed somewhat uninspired, especially when held in comparison to their earlier work. It also seems a fair price given it's complexity, its size, and the reputation of the artists in the wider art world. If I thought I'd ever frame it then I'd have bought one but I long ago realised that buying prints was a waste of money as I will never find the wall space for them and I have more than enough work patiently awaiting framing as is.
Finally, as they are being denigrated for declaring this print sold out when several here are claiming that that to not the case could we see some evidence for that?
Things seem to have changed for faile. I remember when their releases generated pages of discussion and this one has barely managed two. That's more to do with this forum than the artists though. Fail.e have been reasonably consistent in terms of frequency of releases, cost vs edition size, quality of implementation,and all whilst remaining one of the few artists that are able to satisfy demand for their work from the exclusive to the affordable, so any lack of discussion on here is likely due to other factors. As an example, this forum can often appear quite faddish with a tendency to fixate on a number of 'hot' artists, many of whom will drop off the radar in a few months or years as someone newer and more exciting comes along. I'm sure we all know people who flit from, for example, d*face, to burning candy, to chevrier, to s.tik, to pejac, etc. I guess some artists careers can be compared to listening to that one good single by a band - you listen to it too much for a few months, burn out on it, and then never want to hear it again. Whereas some artists are more album bands - they may need a little work in getting in to but that will pay off in the longer term as you'll be listening to it, and learning a little more with each listen, for a lifetime. Or, maybe some artists are just more short term investment friendly than others? Anyway, I'm sure f.aile will tick along quite happily doing what they do with some hits and some misses whilst those that have watched them for a while will continue to enjoy their path without worrying too much if a thread on a forum gets two pages or two hundred pages of chatter or if a print sells out in a nanosecond, or over a year. For the record, I think this is a very fine release, it's multiple references to previous imagery and techniques makes it so much more interesting than the vast majority of the print editions they have chosen to release over the last six or seven years, editions that have often seemed somewhat uninspired, especially when held in comparison to their earlier work. It also seems a fair price given it's complexity, its size, and the reputation of the artists in the wider art world. If I thought I'd ever frame it then I'd have bought one but I long ago realised that buying prints was a waste of money as I will never find the wall space for them and I have more than enough work patiently awaiting framing as is. Finally, as they are being denigrated for declaring this print sold out when several here are claiming that that to not the case could we see some evidence for that?
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 22:35:51 GMT 1, Very loose study piece, mixed media on aluminium. Also gorgeous. Early?
Sorry. That's right, this is indeed a work by Chloe Early, from 2009.
I enjoy loose test/study/scratch pieces such as this as I like seeing how the good artists work through styles, palletes, techniques, and subjects that may later be developed into more considered pieces. There is often a raw honesty that can be harder to find in a fully worked painting.
Very loose study piece, mixed media on aluminium. Also gorgeous. Early? Sorry. That's right, this is indeed a work by Chloe Early, from 2009. I enjoy loose test/study/scratch pieces such as this as I like seeing how the good artists work through styles, palletes, techniques, and subjects that may later be developed into more considered pieces. There is often a raw honesty that can be harder to find in a fully worked painting.
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 21:29:29 GMT 1, Very loose study piece, mixed media on aluminium.
Very loose study piece, mixed media on aluminium.
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Sweet Toof spray can in return for donation to Shelter. , by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 15:36:06 GMT 1, Lovely piece and and excellent charity. Only slight issue might be that Royal Mail, as far as I know don't mail cans. Providing it can be mailed, I'll start with ยฃ50. That's a very generous start, thank you.
I wasn't aware that Royal Mail would not carry cans although I had assumed there may be issues with overseas air freighting. It does have a magnet attached to stop the rattle so I could always accidentally declare the contents as something other than a can.
Anyways, I'll find some way to get it to someone..
Lovely piece and and excellent charity. Only slight issue might be that Royal Mail, as far as I know don't mail cans. Providing it can be mailed, I'll start with ยฃ50. That's a very generous start, thank you. I wasn't aware that Royal Mail would not carry cans although I had assumed there may be issues with overseas air freighting. It does have a magnet attached to stop the rattle so I could always accidentally declare the contents as something other than a can. Anyways, I'll find some way to get it to someone..
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Partial Collection Sale-Faile, Dain, John Tsombikos, Supine, by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 15:30:36 GMT 1, Great sinful pleasures on the cover of the puzzle box..
Great sinful pleasures on the cover of the puzzle box..
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Sweet Toof spray can in return for donation to Shelter. , by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 15:24:20 GMT 1, Best offer of a donation to the charity Shelter can have this can which has been sitting unloved in a cupboard for an age. I'll cover postage within the UK:
Will leave this thread open until Sunday evening.
Best offer of a donation to the charity Shelter can have this can which has been sitting unloved in a cupboard for an age. I'll cover postage within the UK: Will leave this thread open until Sunday evening.
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Blek Le Rat โข Crooner Rat, by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 15:16:54 GMT 1, I'm unsure if your last sentence is sarcasm but, if it is not, then I would suggest that knowingly mailing something in packaging that is far from adequate is a long way from great customer service. No sarcasm there... I can't speak to what their thoughts were when they decided on the packing method, but I do consider it great customer service, when a problem is discovered, they promptly inform other customers who may be affected and provide options for a fair resolution. Sybille was up until at least 2 am last night sending updates so that's extreme effort that I appreciate as a customer. Of course, the offer to replace is good, albeit expected, customer service but the need to send out a note beforehand suggesting that they expect it to be damaged and for customers to refuse such a package could easily be averted by doing a decent job in the first place.
I don't know if my standards are unreasonably high but I would expect someone shipping a fragile item to do their very best to ensure that it arrives intact in the first place. Looking at the photos of the packaging it is quite clear that their would be a significant chance of damage. On a related note I would never attach a 'fragile' or 'do not bend' notice as that seems an open invitation to a malicious delivery agent.
Anyways, thanks for the reply and I wish you luck with the replacement print once it ships.
I'm unsure if your last sentence is sarcasm but, if it is not, then I would suggest that knowingly mailing something in packaging that is far from adequate is a long way from great customer service. No sarcasm there... I can't speak to what their thoughts were when they decided on the packing method, but I do consider it great customer service, when a problem is discovered, they promptly inform other customers who may be affected and provide options for a fair resolution. Sybille was up until at least 2 am last night sending updates so that's extreme effort that I appreciate as a customer. Of course, the offer to replace is good, albeit expected, customer service but the need to send out a note beforehand suggesting that they expect it to be damaged and for customers to refuse such a package could easily be averted by doing a decent job in the first place. I don't know if my standards are unreasonably high but I would expect someone shipping a fragile item to do their very best to ensure that it arrives intact in the first place. Looking at the photos of the packaging it is quite clear that their would be a significant chance of damage. On a related note I would never attach a 'fragile' or 'do not bend' notice as that seems an open invitation to a malicious delivery agent. Anyways, thanks for the reply and I wish you luck with the replacement print once it ships.
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Blek Le Rat โข Crooner Rat, by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 14:00:48 GMT 1, Whereas I am puzzled as to how you consider that to be anything other than poor customer service. More importantly though, are you insinuating that discussion should be restricted to only those who can prove they have bought an item, or that they are able to praise said item? As that would be rather reductive. Either way, if you consider my comment to be 'trolling' then I would politely suggest that you are are being overly sensitive. Thanks, you have answered my question. Whilst I would normally let this sort of tiresome passive aggression slide as it tends to reflect far more badly on those that deploy it I would still consider it useful to hear what your conclusions are seeing as I took the time to respond to your question?
Have you concluded that I own the print, don't own the print, or even that I am even a 'troll'?
Whereas I am puzzled as to how you consider that to be anything other than poor customer service. More importantly though, are you insinuating that discussion should be restricted to only those who can prove they have bought an item, or that they are able to praise said item? As that would be rather reductive. Either way, if you consider my comment to be 'trolling' then I would politely suggest that you are are being overly sensitive. Thanks, you have answered my question. Whilst I would normally let this sort of tiresome passive aggression slide as it tends to reflect far more badly on those that deploy it I would still consider it useful to hear what your conclusions are seeing as I took the time to respond to your question? Have you concluded that I own the print, don't own the print, or even that I am even a 'troll'?
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Blek Le Rat โข Crooner Rat, by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 13:08:02 GMT 1, I'm unsure if your last sentence is sarcasm but, if it is not, then I would suggest that knowingly mailing something in packaging that is far from adequate is a long way from great customer service. ...something is puzzling me - did you buy the print, or did you just come on here to troll? Whereas I am puzzled as to how you consider that to be anything other than poor customer service.
More importantly though, are you insinuating that discussion should be restricted to only those who can prove they have bought an item, or that they are able to praise said item? As that would be rather reductive. Either way, if you consider my comment to be 'trolling' then I would politely suggest that you are are being overly sensitive.
I'm unsure if your last sentence is sarcasm but, if it is not, then I would suggest that knowingly mailing something in packaging that is far from adequate is a long way from great customer service. ...something is puzzling me - did you buy the print, or did you just come on here to troll? Whereas I am puzzled as to how you consider that to be anything other than poor customer service. More importantly though, are you insinuating that discussion should be restricted to only those who can prove they have bought an item, or that they are able to praise said item? As that would be rather reductive. Either way, if you consider my comment to be 'trolling' then I would politely suggest that you are are being overly sensitive.
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Blek Le Rat โข Crooner Rat, by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 11:57:29 GMT 1, Got a quick response and apologies. Took the replacement option, fingers crossed this one and everyone elses turns up flat. Mine will arrive tomorrow. Sybille was kind enough to send a message beforehand that there might be a possibility of damage, to refuse the package if there are signs, and a replacement would be sent. Great customer service from le Rat family as usual! I'm unsure if your last sentence is sarcasm but, if it is not, then I would suggest that knowingly mailing something in packaging that is far from adequate is a long way from great customer service.
Got a quick response and apologies. Took the replacement option, fingers crossed this one and everyone elses turns up flat. Mine will arrive tomorrow. Sybille was kind enough to send a message beforehand that there might be a possibility of damage, to refuse the package if there are signs, and a replacement would be sent. Great customer service from le Rat family as usual! I'm unsure if your last sentence is sarcasm but, if it is not, then I would suggest that knowingly mailing something in packaging that is far from adequate is a long way from great customer service.
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Blek Le Rat โข Crooner Rat, by disappointed on Jul 27, 2016 11:54:48 GMT 1, Packaging like that shows how much he values value of his own art, a real shame, that's horrendous for someone of his standing.
One could argue that the packaging reflects the value of the art.
Packaging like that shows how much he values value of his own art, a real shame, that's horrendous for someone of his standing. One could argue that the packaging reflects the value of the art.
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Your latest Art Purchase?, by disappointed on Jul 26, 2016 19:12:24 GMT 1, Very pleased with this - it's getting a lot of love. I opted for non reflective museum glass.
We share the same taste in lamps, if not in art...
Very pleased with this - it's getting a lot of love. I opted for non reflective museum glass. We share the same taste in lamps, if not in art...
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Nick Smith ๐ฌ๐ง Pixelated Art โข Colour Swatches โข New Print, by disappointed on Jul 26, 2016 17:03:11 GMT 1, IDEA. Imagine a special edition of his work made with rather than the normal paint colour names, replace them with the surnames of the buyers from the edition how cool would that be!
That sounds like a terrible idea.
IDEA. Imagine a special edition of his work made with rather than the normal paint colour names, replace them with the surnames of the buyers from the edition how cool would that be! That sounds like a terrible idea.
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Nick Smith ๐ฌ๐ง Pixelated Art โข Colour Swatches โข New Print, by disappointed on Jul 26, 2016 14:54:38 GMT 1, Can't agree I'm afraid. I immediately recognised it as Hockney. I guess it just depends how familiar you are with Hockney's work. Indeed.
I'm sure he is not the only one who doesn't know their art history (and this is hardly an obscure painting).
As so much artwork in this 'scene' seems to be reworked/nods/references to the true pioneer artists of the past I would suggest a little knowledge of art (even from before one is born. Imagine that!) would contribute a lot to either appreciating a work or dismissing it.
The Nick Smith pantone pieces always seemed like a decent idea so let's hope that it's not milked into irrelevance as so many winning formulas seem to be.
Can't agree I'm afraid. I immediately recognised it as Hockney. I guess it just depends how familiar you are with Hockney's work. Indeed. I'm sure he is not the only one who doesn't know their art history (and this is hardly an obscure painting). As so much artwork in this 'scene' seems to be reworked/nods/references to the true pioneer artists of the past I would suggest a little knowledge of art (even from before one is born. Imagine that!) would contribute a lot to either appreciating a work or dismissing it. The Nick Smith pantone pieces always seemed like a decent idea so let's hope that it's not milked into irrelevance as so many winning formulas seem to be.
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