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Christophe Catelain - the visual street artist, by The Strip Gallery on Feb 13, 2021 10:05:12 GMT 1,
Let's talk about this very interesting artist, Christophe Catelain.
Christophe Catelain born in France in 1972, is a visual artist photographer, from the ‘Urban & Contemporary’ environment.
A marriage of Pop Culture, Street Art and photographs taken around the world.
“Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … ” says Christophe Catelain.
Cradled by the Pop Art culture & influenced by that of Street Art, Christophe Catelain “visuals” made up of a thousand images nested and married to each other, are available in several formats and various techniques (Plexi & wood sculptures, Led box, edition under plexiglass…).
What to you think about? We love his works of art! 
Let's talk about this very interesting artist, Christophe Catelain. Christophe Catelain born in France in 1972, is a visual artist photographer, from the ‘Urban & Contemporary’ environment. A marriage of Pop Culture, Street Art and photographs taken around the world. “Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … ” says Christophe Catelain. Cradled by the Pop Art culture & influenced by that of Street Art, Christophe Catelain “visuals” made up of a thousand images nested and married to each other, are available in several formats and various techniques (Plexi & wood sculptures, Led box, edition under plexiglass…). What to you think about? We love his works of art! |
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met
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Christophe Catelain - the visual street artist, by met on Feb 13, 2021 18:58:16 GMT 1, Let's talk about this very interesting artist, Christophe Catelain. Christophe Catelain born in France in 1972, is a visual artist photographer, from the ‘Urban & Contemporary’ environment. A marriage of Pop Culture, Street Art and photographs taken around the world. “Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … ” says Christophe Catelain. Cradled by the Pop Art culture & influenced by that of Street Art, Christophe Catelain “visuals” made up of a thousand images nested and married to each other, are available in several formats and various techniques (Plexi & wood sculptures, Led box, edition under plexiglass…). What to you think about? We love his works of art!
My thoughts are that artists like Christophe Catelain come a dime a dozen.
And when any of them are promoted to the fore, what that represents is the triumph of mediocrity.
__________
It makes me sad for the buyers who get duped by such bad art. At the same time, I acknowledge that regrettable (and sometimes expensive) purchases can be valuable learning experiences on our respective journeys as collectors. Mistakes help us to grow.
My attitude towards dealers of this kind of work is ambivalent:
Sometimes they just come across as enthusiastic but clueless, which can be difficult to fault (notwithstanding the net effect it contributes to by increment, i.e. undermining the credibility of artistic genres many of us are quite passionate about).
In other cases, one senses the dealers are fully aware, and are selling rubbish because it's often easy to sell. More cynical individuals are found among this group. They see opportunity in the throngs of less-astute collectors who are still wanting in knowledge and discernment. That said, as previously mentioned to Tommy Tucker in another post*, I also understand the type of curatorial or integrity-based concessions some dealers may feel they have to make in order to keep the lights on.
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Overly-general criticisms about artwork (along the lines of "It's crap") possess the attractive quality of succinctness, and do have their place on art forums. However, as with overly-general praise ("Stunning" used to be quite popular), they provide no real insights for other people to consider when making up their own minds.
I have therefore taken the time to offer specific comments on the above piece by Christophe Catelain, which I understand is titled, Life is pop:
For me, this work is a sappy, incoherent mess.
It has terrible composition, lacking a proper focal point. Moreover, Catelain's eye for colour is as uninterestingly amateurish as that of Mr. Brainwash. And his themes (Lichtenstein, Warhol, Basquiat, JFK, superheroes, love, war is bad, etc.) are as equally trite.
In fact, the style here could easily be described as "derivative Mr. Brainwash" (assuming that's even possible, since the latter's work is already one big, mawkish cliché). I'd place it on par with the creations of other impostor artists, including Martin Whatson and Alec Monopoly.
At present, in the hybrid commercialised worlds of Pop Art and Street Art, this is how vacuousness often seems to express itself. In addition, the formulaic nature of it all will be obvious to anyone who's paying attention — randomised visual salads of overused subject matters, complete with so-called urban flourishes such as banal stencilled slogans and Disneyfied "tagging".
The only thing Catelain's piece still needs is a bunch paint splatters and drips — for that added bit of stylised faux viscera.
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A minor observation on the quote you cited:
"Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … "
To my ears, I'm afraid that sounds like Google-translate gibberish.
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The Strip Gallery — While appreciating that our views on Catelain do not align, I hope the above feedback will be received in the constructive spirit it was intended, and that it won't be deemed gratuitously harsh.
Let's talk about this very interesting artist, Christophe Catelain. Christophe Catelain born in France in 1972, is a visual artist photographer, from the ‘Urban & Contemporary’ environment. A marriage of Pop Culture, Street Art and photographs taken around the world. “Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … ” says Christophe Catelain. Cradled by the Pop Art culture & influenced by that of Street Art, Christophe Catelain “visuals” made up of a thousand images nested and married to each other, are available in several formats and various techniques (Plexi & wood sculptures, Led box, edition under plexiglass…). What to you think about? We love his works of art! My thoughts are that artists like Christophe Catelain come a dime a dozen. And when any of them are promoted to the fore, what that represents is the triumph of mediocrity. __________ It makes me sad for the buyers who get duped by such bad art. At the same time, I acknowledge that regrettable (and sometimes expensive) purchases can be valuable learning experiences on our respective journeys as collectors. Mistakes help us to grow. My attitude towards dealers of this kind of work is ambivalent: Sometimes they just come across as enthusiastic but clueless, which can be difficult to fault (notwithstanding the net effect it contributes to by increment, i.e. undermining the credibility of artistic genres many of us are quite passionate about). In other cases, one senses the dealers are fully aware, and are selling rubbish because it's often easy to sell. More cynical individuals are found among this group. They see opportunity in the throngs of less-astute collectors who are still wanting in knowledge and discernment. That said, as previously mentioned to Tommy Tucker in another post *, I also understand the type of curatorial or integrity-based concessions some dealers may feel they have to make in order to keep the lights on. __________ Overly-general criticisms about artwork (along the lines of "It's crap") possess the attractive quality of succinctness, and do have their place on art forums. However, as with overly-general praise ( "Stunning" used to be quite popular), they provide no real insights for other people to consider when making up their own minds. I have therefore taken the time to offer specific comments on the above piece by Christophe Catelain, which I understand is titled, Life is pop: For me, this work is a sappy, incoherent mess. It has terrible composition, lacking a proper focal point. Moreover, Catelain's eye for colour is as uninterestingly amateurish as that of Mr. Brainwash. And his themes (Lich tenstein, War hol, Bas quiat, JFK, superheroes, love, war is bad, etc.) are as equally trite. In fact, the style here could easily be described as "derivative Mr. Brainwash" (assuming that's even possible, since the latter's work is already one big, mawkish cliché). I'd place it on par with the creations of other impostor artists, including Martin Whatson and Alec Monopoly. At present, in the hybrid commercialised worlds of Po p Art and Str eet Art, this is how vacuousness often seems to express itself. In addition, the formulaic nature of it all will be obvious to anyone who's paying attention — randomised visual salads of overused subject matters, complete with so-called urban flourishes such as banal stencilled slogans and Disneyfied "tagging". The only thing Catelain's piece still needs is a bunch paint splatters and drips — for that added bit of stylised faux viscera. __________ A minor observation on the quote you cited: "Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … " To my ears, I'm afraid that sounds like Google-translate gibberish. __________ The Strip Gallery — While appreciating that our views on Catelain do not align, I hope the above feedback will be received in the constructive spirit it was intended, and that it won't be deemed gratuitously harsh. |
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Christophe Catelain - the visual street artist, by irl1 on Feb 13, 2021 19:37:02 GMT 1, Let's talk about this very interesting artist, Christophe Catelain. Christophe Catelain born in France in 1972, is a visual artist photographer, from the ‘Urban & Contemporary’ environment. A marriage of Pop Culture, Street Art and photographs taken around the world. “Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … ” says Christophe Catelain. Cradled by the Pop Art culture & influenced by that of Street Art, Christophe Catelain “visuals” made up of a thousand images nested and married to each other, are available in several formats and various techniques (Plexi & wood sculptures, Led box, edition under plexiglass…). What to you think about? We love his works of art! My thoughts are that artists like Christophe Catelain come a dime a dozen. And when any of them are promoted to the fore, what that represents is the triumph of mediocrity. __________ It makes me sad for the buyers who get duped by such bad art. At the same time, I acknowledge that regrettable (and sometimes expensive) purchases can be valuable learning experiences on our respective journeys as collectors. Mistakes help us to grow. My attitude towards dealers of this kind of work is ambivalent: Sometimes they just come across as enthusiastic but clueless, which can be difficult to fault (notwithstanding the net effect it contributes to by increment, i.e. undermining the credibility of artistic genres many of us are quite passionate about). In other cases, one senses the dealers are fully aware, and are selling rubbish because it's often easy to sell. More cynical individuals are found among this group. They see opportunity in the throngs of less-astute collectors who are still wanting in knowledge and discernment. That said, as previously mentioned to Tommy Tucker in another post *, I also understand the type of curatorial or integrity-based concessions some dealers may feel they have to make in order to keep the lights on. __________ Overly-general criticisms about artwork (along the lines of "It's crap") possess the attractive quality of succinctness, and do have their place on art forums. However, as with overly-general praise ( "Stunning" used to be quite popular), they provide no real insights for other people to consider when making up their own minds. I have therefore taken the time to offer specific comments on the above piece by Christophe Catelain, which I understand is titled, Life is pop: For me, this work is a sappy, incoherent mess. It has terrible composition, lacking a proper focal point. Moreover, Catelain's eye for colour is as uninterestingly amateurish as that of Mr. Brainwash. And his themes (Lich tenstein, War hol, Bas quiat, JFK, superheroes, love, war is bad, etc.) are as equally trite. In fact, the style here could easily be described as "derivative Mr. Brainwash" (assuming that's even possible, since the latter's work is already one big, mawkish cliché). I'd place it on par with the creations of other impostor artists, including Martin Whatson and Alec Monopoly. At present, in the hybrid commercialised worlds of Po p Art and Str eet Art, this is how vacuousness often seems to express itself. In addition, the formulaic nature of it all will be obvious to anyone who's paying attention — randomised visual salads of overused subject matters, complete with so-called urban flourishes such as banal stencilled slogans and Disneyfied "tagging". The only thing Catelain's piece still needs is a bunch paint splatters and drips — for that added bit of stylised faux viscera. __________ A minor observation on the quote you cited: "Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … " To my ears, I'm afraid that sounds like Google-translate gibberish. __________ The Strip Gallery — While appreciating that our views on Catelain do not align, I hope the above feedback will be received in the constructive spirit it was intended, and that it won't be deemed gratuitously harsh.
Lets call a spade a spade met, it's shite
Let's talk about this very interesting artist, Christophe Catelain. Christophe Catelain born in France in 1972, is a visual artist photographer, from the ‘Urban & Contemporary’ environment. A marriage of Pop Culture, Street Art and photographs taken around the world. “Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … ” says Christophe Catelain. Cradled by the Pop Art culture & influenced by that of Street Art, Christophe Catelain “visuals” made up of a thousand images nested and married to each other, are available in several formats and various techniques (Plexi & wood sculptures, Led box, edition under plexiglass…). What to you think about? We love his works of art! My thoughts are that artists like Christophe Catelain come a dime a dozen. And when any of them are promoted to the fore, what that represents is the triumph of mediocrity. __________ It makes me sad for the buyers who get duped by such bad art. At the same time, I acknowledge that regrettable (and sometimes expensive) purchases can be valuable learning experiences on our respective journeys as collectors. Mistakes help us to grow. My attitude towards dealers of this kind of work is ambivalent: Sometimes they just come across as enthusiastic but clueless, which can be difficult to fault (notwithstanding the net effect it contributes to by increment, i.e. undermining the credibility of artistic genres many of us are quite passionate about). In other cases, one senses the dealers are fully aware, and are selling rubbish because it's often easy to sell. More cynical individuals are found among this group. They see opportunity in the throngs of less-astute collectors who are still wanting in knowledge and discernment. That said, as previously mentioned to Tommy Tucker in another post *, I also understand the type of curatorial or integrity-based concessions some dealers may feel they have to make in order to keep the lights on. __________ Overly-general criticisms about artwork (along the lines of "It's crap") possess the attractive quality of succinctness, and do have their place on art forums. However, as with overly-general praise ( "Stunning" used to be quite popular), they provide no real insights for other people to consider when making up their own minds. I have therefore taken the time to offer specific comments on the above piece by Christophe Catelain, which I understand is titled, Life is pop: For me, this work is a sappy, incoherent mess. It has terrible composition, lacking a proper focal point. Moreover, Catelain's eye for colour is as uninterestingly amateurish as that of Mr. Brainwash. And his themes (Lich tenstein, War hol, Bas quiat, JFK, superheroes, love, war is bad, etc.) are as equally trite. In fact, the style here could easily be described as "derivative Mr. Brainwash" (assuming that's even possible, since the latter's work is already one big, mawkish cliché). I'd place it on par with the creations of other impostor artists, including Martin Whatson and Alec Monopoly. At present, in the hybrid commercialised worlds of Po p Art and Str eet Art, this is how vacuousness often seems to express itself. In addition, the formulaic nature of it all will be obvious to anyone who's paying attention — randomised visual salads of overused subject matters, complete with so-called urban flourishes such as banal stencilled slogans and Disneyfied "tagging". The only thing Catelain's piece still needs is a bunch paint splatters and drips — for that added bit of stylised faux viscera. __________ A minor observation on the quote you cited: "Everything becomes inspiration with a multi-media lifestyle…I like… I denounce & compose with the sandstone of the news and feed me on future projects … " To my ears, I'm afraid that sounds like Google-translate gibberish. __________ The Strip Gallery — While appreciating that our views on Catelain do not align, I hope the above feedback will be received in the constructive spirit it was intended, and that it won't be deemed gratuitously harsh. Lets call a spade a spade met, it's shite |
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