case number 44

just several cases of ham-acting and camwhoring
with artworks at openings
such as this :

this

and this

case number 43

no more nude sessions with tetchie agbayani

more sorely missed
is this

or are we all running out of acetic acid already?

case number 42

you start out something, and out comes the clones such as :


http://evilartblogger.blogspot.com/

and

http://whatsartinthewrongscene.blogspot.com/


it's either an oblique flattery

or

everybody wants to join the

mutual admiration society.

sorry,

it has always been
by
invitation
only.

but thanks for this viral marketing ploy for my blog, guys!

case number 41

too many guards guarding nothing or the bank, maybe

case number 40

when ideas are not too bright and writers doing art
hence giving artists a bad name

case number 39

when art groups/art collectives
become cult members
of Professor X
aka Dr. D

ei guys,
throw him a frickin bone
will ya!

yeah, baby, yeah!

case number 38

when no one can not be that brutally honest answering these questions

Should one sleep with an artist

whose work one does not like?

who is better at sex - painters or conceptual artists?

How can one escape from a never-ending video installation

while in the presence of others?

What should one say to close friends

when they exhibit bad work?

hmmm, maybe this guy would:

case number 37

defining aesthetics
by the presence
of beauty queens
and cosmetic surgeons
in an art exhibit

case number 36

social activism desiring affirmation from the state
it rebels
against

case number 35

the boazanian empire
is actually
the one
controlling
CCP

case number 34

X
marks the spot

- an example of "straight edge"
art

case number 33

Criticism Failure

criticizing against things they

deem not wort criticizing at all

thru facebook

case number 32

making a career out of art contests

real careers are to be found in these

especially in this

case number 31

nothing wrong with this,

obviously,

kasi lahat TAMA!

case number 30

manila version of The Office

with "Rick Gervais"
on the far right

he got back with
his seona dancing bandmates

for their
office party

case number 29

Gothika Filipina 2 : One Painting Exhibition by Igan D'Bayan

i guess this is the best he can do for the show -
just show one painting

at least he's honest

and did not rush it

maybe the next one
he'll have a
a half-painting exhibition

case number 28

valentine-themed shows

as bad as being hosted by

gallery owners who

is so named at birth

case number 27

doing art for love

case number 26

witkin

and

auction upstart

inspiration failure !

but she's still laughing her head off all the way to the bank

case number 25

performance art,
especially of this kind,
nuff said.

case number 24

mixing art and advocacy in a commercial gallery -

aimless

unfocused

misfired bullets of dissension

case number 23

new medyas art - new pair of socks, same old stink

case number 22

humorless artists

1

and their corny comments

"eto mannet i think this is the answer sa what is wrong with the artscene shit...everyone is aiming to be bought like this or something hehehee...admit it!!..may bumibili pala talaga hehehe..lovet"

referring to

case number 22

artistas trying to be artists

and selling their works
far higher than the
artist

such as this

this
for
180,000 php

and

Sunshine a watercolor for 65,000php

or would you rather buy from this -

at least there wont be knock-offs from this

always knock-ons

case number 21

do artists really want this ? -

acceptablity ?

case number 20

irony failure

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case number 19

the proliferation of dali moustaches on artists

and on art groupies

=

moustache fail !

compared to this

or this

case number 18

artists doing portraits of juana change

nothing changed, nothing will ever change at all.

case number 18

irony of ironies who can not see the irony

- http://philvisualarts.blogspot.com/2008/05/will-last-pinoy-art-critic-please-turn.html

also proclaiming something as dying to something which is dead already.

or are we dealing with zombies ?

and what's this -

"Maybe to the lifestyle editors of mainstream publications, the role of an “art critic” is something assigned to him, and lumped with the “music critic” or “theater critic” due to limited space or budget constraints. It’s a pity. Our young and new visual artists deserve far better treatment than that."

so the designation is just assigned then, eh?

case number 17

artists endorsing politicians
worse yet, impressarios impressing such suppositions on artists such as -

oh well, i guess the arts can eke out something out of this somehow....
that is...
if they got elected anyway.
but i think it's just fair to be endorsing one's brother, ya think?

but i'd rather be endorsing this -

or would you rather be endorsed by this -