Worst Mistake Ever? Artist Uses £20,000 worth of comics for art

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An artist who made a papier-mache sculpture from comics he found in a skip has found they could have been sold for about £20,000.

Comic fan Steve Eyre told artist Andrew Vickers the pages pasted to a leg were from a first edition of The Avengers.

Mr Eyre said the 1963 release, along with other rare comics used to create the artwork were worth thousands.

The sculpture, called Paperboy, was created for an exhibition at Sheffield gallery the S1 Artspace.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-23203033
 
The break-even point is probably around 21,000 - 22,000 (comic book, other materials, alcohol used while creating this, and working hours spent).
 
Vermillion said:
That... that's fucking stupid.

Is this some meta thing where with his admission that the purpose is to make something that's worth less it becomes worth more? I...?
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Could just be a good sense of humor.

I think it's kind of funny, and interesting from an artistic perspective. Really makes you think about the value of these things. It's worth so much money to this niche group of people but at the end of the day all it is is cheap paper.
 
Heh, I did something like that on a smaller scale for my 3D design class but used whatever I could dig out of the quarter bin at my LCS.
 
Zornica said:
art isn't about the money.
at least it shouldn't be
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May I ask why? Some of the greatest works of art mankind has ever produced were all commissioned pieces.

I would argue since art tried to get away from "money" and tried to go make art for the sake of art, the over all quality has dropped substantially. Even the few good pieces are drowned out by all the white noise.
 
captmorgan said:
May I ask why? Some of the greatest works of art mankind has ever produced were all commissioned pieces.

I would argue since art tried to get away from "money" and tried to go make art for the sake of art, the over all quality has dropped substantially. Even the few good pieces are drowned out by all the white noise.
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Making commissioned art is not the same as selling art. And the quality of art hasn't dropped at all. What a weird thing to say. Those commissioned back in the day just wanted to make art, but they needed the funding to do it. Commission fits the bill nicely. They still made art the sake of making art.
 
I think this was a form of therapy for him, like 'Fuck all this rare comics, I'mma make a shitty papier-mache sculpture!'
 
JasonUresti said:
The Kirby art he destroyed was of a greater quality and cultural impact than what he made. He lost on both ends.
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He didn't destroy any Kirby art, he recycled one printed copy. A mass produced cultural artifact was lost but so were thousands of other copies used in bird cages etc throughout the ages. That particular copy (as in, first print) is worth a lot because the market says it is, not because it's unique or an actual artist's original
 
D.Lo said:
He didn't destroy any Kirby art, he recycled one printed copy. A mass produced cultural artifact was lost but so were thousands of other copies used in bird cages etc throughout the ages. That particular copy (as in, first print) is worth a lot because the market says it is, not because it's unique or an actual artist's original
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Did the pages contain art drawn by Jack Kirby? Yes? Are they now largely destroyed? Yes again?

So, what were you really trying to say, anyway?
 
Retro_ said:
Could just be a good sense of humor.

I think it's kind of funny, and interesting from an artistic perspective. Really makes you think about the value of these things. It's worth so much money to this niche group of people but at the end of the day all it is is cheap paper.
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So, just like a lot of art? :P
 
^wtf so its like a dumpster? wtf were they doing in a dumpster?

I guess no harm in what the artist did, since they would have been trashed if he never found them...?
 
"I really love the idea of me creating something out of such expensive things that's worth less. I think it's brilliant."
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When I do that I call it taking a dump. That can be pretty brilliant.
 
JasonUresti said:
Did the pages contain art drawn by Jack Kirby? Yes? Are they now largely destroyed? Yes again?

So, what were you really trying to say, anyway?
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I'm saying I can print out art by Jack Kirby on my printer right now and then burn it if I feel like it. And I won't have destroyed anything except a copy of something that is otherwise perfectly preserved elsewhere.
 
Is it possible that those rare and precious comics have transcended their original form, to become an even more amazing expression of art?
 
satriales said:
The person who threw them in the skip in the first place made a bigger mistake.
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Indeed.
Retro_ said:
Could just be a good sense of humor.

I think it's kind of funny, and interesting from an artistic perspective. Really makes you think about the value of these things. It's worth so much money to this niche group of people but at the end of the day all it is is cheap paper.
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Yeah, not too many other ways to approach it if you want to keep your sanity.
 
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