Influences

Someone said to me the other day.."your work reminds me of.." its not something I have given much thought to really and it got me thinking that I should make a little list. I am happy to receive suggestions

So in no particular order

Paul Klee
Kandinsky
"Max Ernst":http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/Europe_After_the_Rain.jpg
"Joan":http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/The_Tilled_Field.jpg "Miro":http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Miro2.jpg
"Jean Debuffet":http://www.artrepublic.com/prints/9165-theatre-de-memoire-1977-rare-poster.html
"Basquiat":http://www.artnet.com/artwork/425943064/424280618/jean-michel-basquiat-jawbone-of-an-ass.html
Velvet Underground & Nico
Marc Chagall
L.S.Lowry
Theo Major
Wallace and Gromit (I have an accent like Wallace and also like a nice piece of cheese)
Gaudi (not sure why or how though)
Tom Finney
Marcel Duchamp (I don't understand why)
The Queen


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Sensible reasons to buy art

Of course its always a good idea to buy art because you like it but art can also be a sound investment.

In these uncertain times where stock markets have nosedived what sort of investment gives you a safe haven for your money ? Will a classic Monet or a Picasso suddenly be worth nothing ? I very much doubt it.
The value of a work of art may go up or down but artworks generally don't go bust !
In the unlikely event that an artwork gets destroyed you can still claim on your insurance.

Who in their right mind would put their money into in a business these days.. with all those overheads and the lovely banks and government as demanding silent partners ?

(to be continued)



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Red Bubble v Zazzle

I'm a Red Bubble fan. I love its youthful unfussy non elitist approach. It feels to me like some skateboarder's got together to create a "cool dude art site". Its still feels a bit like some "coding freaks" are running it from a basement with every art work on the planet rammed into a couple of red hot servers which double up as coffee warmers and are held together by smelly socks.. and bits a string. And you don't get customer service in the evening because they've all gone to the beach for a party. And they think its "koowl" that they've conquered the internet art world...
I know it can't possibly be.

The downside is that I think RB's print options are way too limited.. for anyone wanting to sell a quality product.

Red Bubble hasn't cottoned on to the norm in business of treating your customers like idiots.. and avoiding blame at all costs. They have even shared their RB's sales statistics broken down into "pie" charts. Their prints and canvas prints are surprisingly low when compared to T shirts etc.. which just goes to show that buyers (including artists buying their own work for exhibition) are not using RB. So for me they are missing a huge chunk of potential business.

At Zazzle (which I don't really take that seriously as an "art" site) they have a range of quality papers and sizes.. up to "pretty darned massive". If you could combine Zazzle's print options with RB's youthful irreverence I think BubZaz would clean up.

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Digital Arts Exhibition at Grassington Arts Festival

Feb 2009

I have been invited to exhibit my digital work in a Digital Arts Exhibition at Grassington Arts Festival at the end of June.

Andy Mercer





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My last work of 2008..




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