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For Sales Thread Improvements , by toshspice on Mar 5, 2016 8:57:22 GMT 1, I have mentioned before that I think that the introduction of the "like" button reduced comment and discussion on the forum. It's too easy to just like a post. I am guilty of doing it myself. If the like button were not there, then I think people would be more likely to comment on posts. And in doing so, are, I think, unlikely to simply say "I like what you said there" and are more likely to say why, thus encouraging debate and discussion. Whilst it is undoubtedly pleasant to receive a like to ones post, it is more stimulating to receive a comment. This is an excellent point which I also take into account, so it's embarrassing that I failed to raise it. The 'Like Post' facility is certainly convenient, allowing for rapid and public expressions of approval. But whether due to time constraints or other reasons, members may be inclined to limit their input on a thread to just Liking other posts. The result is a restricted number of participants in a discussion โ which in turn restricts the breadth, depth, and therefore potential benefits of the exchange. Here's an additional danger, one that I myself often fall victim to: The very act of agreeing with someone occasionally serves as a signal to the brain that it can now relax and stop thinking about a subject matter, the discussion having been brought to a convenient close. In this respect, agreement in the form of Likes may encourage intellectual laziness and the dulling of one's critical faculties.
I disagree. I think if you hit the 'like' button you are acknowledging something that doesn't necessarily need a direct comment. And that should be encouraged.
If you feel strongly enough to write something, then you'll write it.
Just because you comment doesn't mean you are automatically adding anything useful to the forum. If anything I would encourage people to think more and write less.
I have mentioned before that I think that the introduction of the "like" button reduced comment and discussion on the forum. It's too easy to just like a post. I am guilty of doing it myself. If the like button were not there, then I think people would be more likely to comment on posts. And in doing so, are, I think, unlikely to simply say "I like what you said there" and are more likely to say why, thus encouraging debate and discussion. Whilst it is undoubtedly pleasant to receive a like to ones post, it is more stimulating to receive a comment. This is an excellent point which I also take into account, so it's embarrassing that I failed to raise it. The 'Like Post' facility is certainly convenient, allowing for rapid and public expressions of approval. But whether due to time constraints or other reasons, members may be inclined to limit their input on a thread to just Liking other posts. The result is a restricted number of participants in a discussion โ which in turn restricts the breadth, depth, and therefore potential benefits of the exchange. Here's an additional danger, one that I myself often fall victim to: The very act of agreeing with someone occasionally serves as a signal to the brain that it can now relax and stop thinking about a subject matter, the discussion having been brought to a convenient close. In this respect, agreement in the form of Likes may encourage intellectual laziness and the dulling of one's critical faculties. I disagree. I think if you hit the 'like' button you are acknowledging something that doesn't necessarily need a direct comment. And that should be encouraged. If you feel strongly enough to write something, then you'll write it. Just because you comment doesn't mean you are automatically adding anything useful to the forum. If anything I would encourage people to think more and write less.
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Pรธbel ๐ง๐ป Norway Street Art โข New Print Release , by toshspice on Mar 2, 2016 16:16:50 GMT 1, Has anyone who entered the lottery heard anything yet? It's in Cod's hands now.
Has anyone who entered the lottery heard anything yet? It's in Cod's hands now.
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For Sales Thread Improvements , by toshspice on Mar 2, 2016 15:05:30 GMT 1, Number of posts can always be manipulated how ever time registered as a member cant. Not sure if there is away to restrict a members ability to start a thread in the FS part of the forum based on time spent as a member eg 6 or 12 months. These ristrictions could always be lifted by an FG if they feel the member has contributed enough in the time scale that they have signed up. Unfortunately it is a part of this forum that members lurk for information or give ways rather than contribute. There was a competition on the forum in the last 3 months were it was won by a member whose sole contribution to the forum over the past 12 months had been entering comps. Unfortunately that is something that can not be monitored but time registered as a member can. On occasions this forum is a very knowledgable resource. As such it has become a victim of its own value.
As much as there is good comment on here, there is also plenty that simply doesn't interest me enough to get involved. In that sense, I have zero problem with lurking.
Only being able to start sales threads after a minimum three month membership, regardless of the number of posts, might be one way of discouraging the dilettantes. This would also cut down on meaningless posts.
I think the democracy of the forum has diminished over the years. The forum polices itself pretty successfully, but rules can stifle participation and discourage people from getting involved, especially when it comes to being able to offer a critical perspective.
I find it perplexing that Ebay sales are now labelled as a bad thing to discuss or flag up when this was where the forum originally grew from. Allowing free comment and linking might even encourage some sellers to head for Ebay instead.
Number of posts can always be manipulated how ever time registered as a member cant. Not sure if there is away to restrict a members ability to start a thread in the FS part of the forum based on time spent as a member eg 6 or 12 months. These ristrictions could always be lifted by an FG if they feel the member has contributed enough in the time scale that they have signed up. Unfortunately it is a part of this forum that members lurk for information or give ways rather than contribute. There was a competition on the forum in the last 3 months were it was won by a member whose sole contribution to the forum over the past 12 months had been entering comps. Unfortunately that is something that can not be monitored but time registered as a member can. On occasions this forum is a very knowledgable resource. As such it has become a victim of its own value. As much as there is good comment on here, there is also plenty that simply doesn't interest me enough to get involved. In that sense, I have zero problem with lurking. Only being able to start sales threads after a minimum three month membership, regardless of the number of posts, might be one way of discouraging the dilettantes. This would also cut down on meaningless posts. I think the democracy of the forum has diminished over the years. The forum polices itself pretty successfully, but rules can stifle participation and discourage people from getting involved, especially when it comes to being able to offer a critical perspective. I find it perplexing that Ebay sales are now labelled as a bad thing to discuss or flag up when this was where the forum originally grew from. Allowing free comment and linking might even encourage some sellers to head for Ebay instead.
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Banksy Grin Reaper Print, by toshspice on Feb 26, 2016 20:52:38 GMT 1, Are these 10k now? A gallery sold one before Christmas for 9, so I'd have thought 10K was slightly ambitious.
Ambitious is good. Sightly ambitious is slightly good.
Are these 10k now? A gallery sold one before Christmas for 9, so I'd have thought 10K was slightly ambitious. Ambitious is good. Sightly ambitious is slightly good.
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Silent Rage part 1 by Stella J Hox, by toshspice on Feb 26, 2016 20:22:42 GMT 1, Mmm Sado Maco LESSsBo ParrTY It rolls off the tongue. I see what you did there.
Mmm Sado Maco LESSsBo ParrTY It rolls off the tongue. I see what you did there.
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In need of a neon artist, by toshspice on Feb 26, 2016 20:00:33 GMT 1, Do you need a neon artist? Or do you need someone to make a piece of neon to spec? In which case a neon fabricator will be much more cost effective. Quite possibly a mixture of the both! Do you know a fabricator? Cheers for the advice Im pretty sure this lot make Tracy Emin's pieces....over in Bethnal Green. www.neonsignstore.co.uk/gallery.html
Do you need a neon artist? Or do you need someone to make a piece of neon to spec? In which case a neon fabricator will be much more cost effective. Quite possibly a mixture of the both! Do you know a fabricator? Cheers for the advice Im pretty sure this lot make Tracy Emin's pieces....over in Bethnal Green. www.neonsignstore.co.uk/gallery.html
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In need of a neon artist, by toshspice on Feb 26, 2016 13:56:29 GMT 1, Do you need a neon artist?
Or do you need someone to make a piece of neon to spec?
In which case a neon fabricator will be much more cost effective.
Do you need a neon artist?
Or do you need someone to make a piece of neon to spec?
In which case a neon fabricator will be much more cost effective.
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Selling: Small Charming Baker original painting, by toshspice on Feb 25, 2016 13:00:29 GMT 1,
Selling small Charming Baker self portrait.
Oil and graphite on wood. Price: ยฃ4.5k
PM for images and further info.
No swaps thanks.
This is now sold. Thanks to all for your PMs and patience.
Selling small Charming Baker self portrait.
Oil and graphite on wood. Price: ยฃ4.5k
PM for images and further info.
No swaps thanks.
This is now sold. Thanks to all for your PMs and patience.
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Does anyone know what the Banksy went for at Sotheby's, by toshspice on Feb 21, 2016 18:58:58 GMT 1, Here are the others images from the Bad Meaning Good set. For some reason the photo links failed on my last post.
Edit: image links only seem to let me post one image. Can't be arsed to do it again...
Here's the original thread from 2006: urbanartassociation.com/thread/45930/badmeaningood
Here are the others images from the Bad Meaning Good set. For some reason the photo links failed on my last post. Edit: image links only seem to let me post one image. Can't be arsed to do it again... Here's the original thread from 2006: urbanartassociation.com/thread/45930/badmeaningood
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Banksy โข Girl With Red Balloon Print, by toshspice on Feb 20, 2016 19:20:55 GMT 1, The signature style would offer a clue as to the general period during which the A/Ps were signed. But this may be quite different to when they were printed. Come off it mate - every man and his dog knows these weren't printed in 2004/2005
One man who will know the definitive answer to this is Ben Eine. I'm sure someone on here must have a direct line to Banksy's former printer. Whether anyone will bother and, even if they do, whether he will tell or not is another matter. In the end, it won't matter when they were printed, just that they exist.
The signature style would offer a clue as to the general period during which the A/Ps were signed. But this may be quite different to when they were printed. Come off it mate - every man and his dog knows these weren't printed in 2004/2005 One man who will know the definitive answer to this is Ben Eine. I'm sure someone on here must have a direct line to Banksy's former printer. Whether anyone will bother and, even if they do, whether he will tell or not is another matter. In the end, it won't matter when they were printed, just that they exist.
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Selling: Small Charming Baker original painting, by toshspice on Feb 14, 2016 22:05:02 GMT 1, This is not the same piece.
This is not the same piece.
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Banksy โข Girl With Red Balloon Print, by toshspice on Feb 12, 2016 14:57:13 GMT 1, Are artist proofs supposed to be produced at the same time as the regular edition run? If produced 10 years after the original edition , is that not bad play ? Or even a few months after an edition has sold out. All artists can extend editions if a print is popular by labelling as an ap? If it was any other artist doing this , the discussion would be different . Happens all the time in the artworld. There's a famous story about a world-renowned artist who, on hearing a collector wanted to buy one of his sculptures for several million dollars long after the edition had sold out, popped another one out, declared it an AP and sold it at secondary market value.
Are artist proofs supposed to be produced at the same time as the regular edition run? If produced 10 years after the original edition , is that not bad play ? Or even a few months after an edition has sold out. All artists can extend editions if a print is popular by labelling as an ap? If it was any other artist doing this , the discussion would be different . Happens all the time in the artworld. There's a famous story about a world-renowned artist who, on hearing a collector wanted to buy one of his sculptures for several million dollars long after the edition had sold out, popped another one out, declared it an AP and sold it at secondary market value.
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Jamie Hewlett ๐ฌ๐ง The Gorillaz โข Tank Girl โข Comic Book, by toshspice on Feb 12, 2016 13:50:07 GMT 1, Sold out looooooong ago.
Sold out looooooong ago.
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Shawn Huckins ๐บ๐ธ Portraits โข Paintings โข Exhibition News, by toshspice on Feb 12, 2016 13:41:49 GMT 1, Not being sarcastic, have you tried contacting Shawn? Maybe he still has one. Shawn don't got none. Been looking for a while myself.
Not being sarcastic, have you tried contacting Shawn? Maybe he still has one. Shawn don't got none. Been looking for a while myself.
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Jamie Hewlett ๐ฌ๐ง The Gorillaz โข Tank Girl โข Comic Book, by toshspice on Feb 4, 2016 14:30:27 GMT 1, PM'd you
PM'd you
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Shepard Fairey sells out, by toshspice on Feb 1, 2016 20:07:43 GMT 1, Literally. Looks like our favourite political commentator has hitched his cart to the Bernie Sanders campaign this time around. Although nowhere near as iconic as ... ... his latest print has still sold out in record time: Flippers gonna get Berned methinks. Say that again to yourself slowly and think about what you're saying.
Worth reading this from Michael Moore:
michaelmoore.com/MyEndorsementOfBernie/
Literally. Looks like our favourite political commentator has hitched his cart to the Bernie Sanders campaign this time around. Although nowhere near as iconic as ... ... his latest print has still sold out in record time: Flippers gonna get Berned methinks. Say that again to yourself slowly and think about what you're saying. Worth reading this from Michael Moore: michaelmoore.com/MyEndorsementOfBernie/
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Show us YOUR - Artists Proof - AP's, by toshspice on Jan 27, 2016 17:22:22 GMT 1, This AP broke my credit card back in the day.
This AP broke my credit card back in the day.
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Damien Hirst Spot Prints, by toshspice on Jan 25, 2016 14:31:00 GMT 1, Have a look at "Sophie Taeuber-Arp" paintings. Also here search.it.online.fr/covers/?p=241For a comparisom of spot paintings from the 1930's onwards. Hirst what a great artist. Hirst, what a great publicist.
Have a look at "Sophie Taeuber-Arp" paintings. Also here search.it.online.fr/covers/?p=241For a comparisom of spot paintings from the 1930's onwards. Hirst what a great artist. Hirst, what a great publicist.
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What's your best art purchase this year?, by toshspice on Jan 15, 2016 12:26:35 GMT 1, Just bought Viscous by Hume myself and funnily enough got it framed the same. Pendragon frames perchance? It's such a stunning print.
Yep, artist-spec framed by Pendragon. A 12 colour silkscreen by Coriander, it's a thick and gorgeous piece of printing.
Just bought Viscous by Hume myself and funnily enough got it framed the same. Pendragon frames perchance? It's such a stunning print. Yep, artist-spec framed by Pendragon. A 12 colour silkscreen by Coriander, it's a thick and gorgeous piece of printing.
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What's your best art purchase this year?, by toshspice on Jan 14, 2016 19:18:09 GMT 1,
Two of my favourite purchases from last year:
1/ Vicious by Gary Hume.
2/ Urban Interventions, a book by Robert Klanten and S. Ehmann - full of utterly astonishing Urban Art, in the truest sense of the word.
Two of my favourite purchases from last year: 1/ Vicious by Gary Hume. 2/ Urban Interventions, a book by Robert Klanten and S. Ehmann - full of utterly astonishing Urban Art, in the truest sense of the word.
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tips wanted!, by toshspice on Jan 14, 2016 12:32:19 GMT 1,
Rae and Dain remain good value and wall-friendly with uber-credible street credentials. Nice guys too.
Rae and Dain remain good value and wall-friendly with uber-credible street credentials. Nice guys too.
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Damien Hirst Spot Prints, by toshspice on Jan 13, 2016 14:06:10 GMT 1, Warhol was derided for years in America. His market has seen all kinds of dips and peaks. When he collaborated with Basquiat no-one would touch the paintings. Only after Basquiat died did they take on any significance, The people that now prop up the Warhol market are exactly the same people that prop up the Hirst market. The main difference is that Hirst continues to flood his own primary market. Warhol is no longer in a position to do that.
Warhol was derided for years in America. His market has seen all kinds of dips and peaks. When he collaborated with Basquiat no-one would touch the paintings. Only after Basquiat died did they take on any significance, The people that now prop up the Warhol market are exactly the same people that prop up the Hirst market. The main difference is that Hirst continues to flood his own primary market. Warhol is no longer in a position to do that.
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Damien Hirst Spot Prints, by toshspice on Jan 12, 2016 18:11:29 GMT 1, I have a feeling they will go down in price. His art moneywise peaked a few years ago. I doubt he would ever be as big in the US as Warhol is for prints. Mainly because Warhol is dead.
I have a feeling they will go down in price. His art moneywise peaked a few years ago. I doubt he would ever be as big in the US as Warhol is for prints. Mainly because Warhol is dead.
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David Bowie RIP, by toshspice on Jan 12, 2016 18:02:01 GMT 1, My favourite Bowie track. Well one of them.
My favourite Bowie track. Well one of them.
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Gilbert & George ๐ฌ๐ง Print Release โข Show News โข For Sale, by toshspice on Dec 19, 2015 13:11:02 GMT 1, White Cube's shop says a lot about that part of the art world; that they can charge top dollar for some pretty pointless art.
White Cube's shop says a lot about that part of the art world; that they can charge top dollar for some pretty pointless art.
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Retna โข Braddock Tiles, by toshspice on Dec 19, 2015 13:01:42 GMT 1, Details? Size? Edition? Signed? Medium? COA? Etc?
Details? Size? Edition? Signed? Medium? COA? Etc?
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**Waste of Time**, by toshspice on Dec 15, 2015 17:37:07 GMT 1, will someone find a way to get this tree into an upright position please. Prosthetic legs?
will someone find a way to get this tree into an upright position please. Prosthetic legs?
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WTB Billy Childish Original, by toshspice on Dec 15, 2015 17:34:39 GMT 1, Billy Childish's prints are gorgeous.
Billy Childish's prints are gorgeous.
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