Woody
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Cant say I particularly like them but 'Each to his own'. Just to put the record straight for Vic Reeves (nee Jim Moir) here's an extract from an article about him:
Moir is not, of course, the first celebrity to turn his hand to artistic endeavours - nor the first suspected of being given a leg-up by his status. "No one's said it to my face," he says. "But struggling artists probably think, well, he's got it easy because he's known, and there's some truth in that. I don't think Ronnie Wood would have exhibitions if he wasn't Ronnie Wood."
In fact painting was Moir's original career plan. He attended a foundation course at Sir John Cass College in Whitechapel, London, then continued drawing and painting while working in a gallery in London's New Cross in the mid-1980s, where he exhibited some of his own work and helped pay his way by selling copies of Van Goghs and Rembrandts for £50 each. He never stopped, he says, even after he turned to comedy, and doing the exhibition has given him the impetus to do new work. He's not hugely motivated otherwise. "I'm a bit too idle."
The full article is here: http://www.vicandbob.net/text/guardian_int.htm
The most irritating thing is the fact that the name gets him exhibited, probably not the art. Would they command such high prices if he used his real name? The same thing is true for writers, anyone remember Budgie the helecopter or Victoria Plum?
Yes, I paint birds and wildlife, and would love to make a living at it. I also write and illustrate children's stories.
Woody
Moir is not, of course, the first celebrity to turn his hand to artistic endeavours - nor the first suspected of being given a leg-up by his status. "No one's said it to my face," he says. "But struggling artists probably think, well, he's got it easy because he's known, and there's some truth in that. I don't think Ronnie Wood would have exhibitions if he wasn't Ronnie Wood."
In fact painting was Moir's original career plan. He attended a foundation course at Sir John Cass College in Whitechapel, London, then continued drawing and painting while working in a gallery in London's New Cross in the mid-1980s, where he exhibited some of his own work and helped pay his way by selling copies of Van Goghs and Rembrandts for £50 each. He never stopped, he says, even after he turned to comedy, and doing the exhibition has given him the impetus to do new work. He's not hugely motivated otherwise. "I'm a bit too idle."
The full article is here: http://www.vicandbob.net/text/guardian_int.htm
The most irritating thing is the fact that the name gets him exhibited, probably not the art. Would they command such high prices if he used his real name? The same thing is true for writers, anyone remember Budgie the helecopter or Victoria Plum?
Yes, I paint birds and wildlife, and would love to make a living at it. I also write and illustrate children's stories.
Woody
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