WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE ART SCENE?

case number 44

2010-05-29T19:27:00.000-07:00

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

this

and this

case number 43

2010-03-16T03:12:00.001-07:00

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

2010-03-16T03:00:00.000-07:00

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

2010-02-25T17:47:00.001-08:00

too many guards guarding nothing or the bank, maybe

case number 40

2010-02-20T06:02:00.000-08:00

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

case number 39

2010-02-20T05:54:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-16T08:43:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-14T12:59:00.000-08:00

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

case number 36

2010-02-14T11:55:00.000-08:00

social activism desiring affirmation from the state
it rebels
against

case number 35

2010-02-14T11:50:00.001-08:00

the boazanian empire
is actually
the one
controlling
CCP

case number 34

2010-02-14T11:45:00.001-08:00

X
marks the spot

- an example of "straight edge"
art

case number 33

2010-02-13T11:47:00.001-08:00

Criticism Failure

criticizing against things they

deem not wort criticizing at all

thru facebook

case number 32

2010-02-11T10:32:00.000-08:00

making a career out of art contests

real careers are to be found in these

especially in this

case number 31

2010-02-11T09:21:00.001-08:00

nothing wrong with this,

obviously,

kasi lahat TAMA!

case number 30

2010-02-08T04:57:00.001-08:00

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

2010-02-08T04:41:00.001-08:00

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

2010-02-06T02:50:00.000-08:00

valentine-themed shows

as bad as being hosted by

gallery owners who

is so named at birth

case number 27

2010-02-06T02:47:00.000-08:00

doing art for love

case number 26

2010-02-06T02:36:00.000-08:00

witkin

and

auction upstart

inspiration failure !

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

case number 25

2010-02-06T00:01:00.001-08:00

performance art,
especially of this kind,
nuff said.

case number 24

2010-02-05T23:55:00.000-08:00

mixing art and advocacy in a commercial gallery -

aimless

unfocused

misfired bullets of dissension

case number 23

2010-02-05T23:41:00.001-08:00

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

case number 22

2010-02-05T23:21:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-03T18:15:00.001-08:00

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

2010-02-02T23:38:00.000-08:00

do artists really want this ? -

acceptablity ?

case number 20

2010-02-01T01:07:00.000-08:00

irony failure

02.01.10 UPDATE:

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NO HATE, ALL LOVE!

SEE YOU! :)

case number 19

2010-01-31T21:14:00.000-08:00

the proliferation of dali moustaches on artists

and on art groupies

moustache fail !

compared to this

or this

case number 18

2010-01-30T05:10:00.000-08:00

artists doing portraits of juana change

nothing changed, nothing will ever change at all.

case number 18

2010-01-29T18:07:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-29T17:53:00.001-08:00

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 -

case number 16

2010-01-29T05:14:00.000-08:00

cutting edge is being replaced by slicing edge - the times are now becoming more refined for art, yeba!

case number 15

2010-01-28T23:55:00.000-08:00

thin curator, fat collector, nuff said.

case number 14

2010-01-28T23:49:00.001-08:00

1)too much of nothing selling for a lot of money
2) mishandled elements, still selling for a lot of money
3) i really dont get this
4) just why why why ? and dont f+%$ reply why the hell not?

case number 13

2010-01-28T22:56:00.000-08:00

couples for art and packaged deal shows - two for the price of one

case number 12

2010-01-27T05:20:00.000-08:00

stating the obvious as a tramp stamp -

case number 11

2010-01-27T05:16:00.000-08:00

a beauty queen and a basketball player at exhibit opening, why the hell not?!
they're just too tall for the artists to pose with.

case number 10

2010-01-27T05:14:00.000-08:00

commando camel toe in a blouse with fringe bag - this might be cool, you know, especially the camel toe but you'd rather see those on a girl, i know you do.

case number 9

2010-01-27T04:58:00.001-08:00

i guess we've heard so much already of artists multi-tasking, being actors and pole dancers and recording artists (like the girl on this poster) as well to show their multi-faceted talent, and of course, their diverse marketability.

i'm guessing the designer who made this also owns a furniture shop, he just couldn't help inserting in the background their latest merchandise - a sofa bed in plush charcoal grey which the other two band members brought in for this photoshoot, their limbs still limp, and shoulders sore from carrying that sofa that just has to be in the picture.

case number 8

2010-01-27T04:53:00.000-08:00

nothing wrong with the picture here. of course, a lot of art collectors are doctors, seen here posing with his recent acquisition and the artist who made the painting.

but after a lot of hard bargain and drinks, he comes out as Dr. Vicodin -

case number 7

2010-01-27T04:50:00.001-08:00

"jazzing up" almost everything to make art "more accessible" like these "jazzed up" umbrellas.

hmmm....but this can be great as corporate give-aways.

case number 6

2010-01-27T04:46:00.000-08:00

senior artists being so "brain-drained" already and still joining art contests

case number 5

2010-01-27T04:43:00.000-08:00

the only entertainment that validates the high mindedness of a typical art show :
violinists suddenly emerging from black manila paper curtains

case number 4

2010-01-27T04:42:00.000-08:00

this probably tops it all :

posing with your artwork with tim yap

case number 3

2010-01-27T04:40:00.001-08:00

which one is worse : nurses at an art opening or

the artist dressed like a nurse at her opening ?

case number 2

2010-01-27T01:00:00.000-08:00

ballroom dancing in an exhibit opening

case number 1

2010-01-27T00:54:00.001-08:00

artists dressing up to match their paintings and posing beside them