People including me are not upset because someone has a different taste in Art but a whole Artist community just got insulted they got called “a poison in the well" of the Portland Art scene
I think one should not just brush over this because it is becoming a theme amongst a few self appointed critics. Jeff, Chas and Calvin to name a few who feel they deserve a higher place in the local Art firmament.
I still remember the latest riff in the Oregonian by Chas who had the nerve to label “The Store" as toxic to Portland’s future as an art town.
Guess what Urban Art has changed the equation and the old way of doing business is going to be challenged.
All my recent shows have taken this point of view to serve as a pure obvious provocation to the established way of perception and how and what to hang.
Do you know how easy it is to put up something tiny in a room or on the ceiling? Just open any art magazine from 1990 till 2009 and you’ll see it done before and much better but that’s beside the point because I still can appreciate the effort.
It is time to stop this snobbish virus and educate the lost in the new Art maze and to not cover up this self indulging trend that doesn’t serve anyone.
“Manor of Art” never intended to be a minimalistic haven but the opposite. It is an art party that celebrates diversity, yes and Life.
I offer a solution to people who don’t like this kind of event but it won’t spell out.
I love the vibrancy of Manor of Art and Chris, John and Gavin did an outstanding job to create an environment that is educational and entertaining and I am proud to be part of it.
This is a truly unique event and the opening was the most alive Art happening in Portland ever and I’ll always remember it as such.
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that opening was one of the most alive and vibrant openings i have ever witnessed. the collective free for all going on in portland is about opening many new ways of seeing and that was well reflected at the manor of art. there was minimalist work, overflowing graffiti, intricate mazes...so much, all at once to challenge the view. if anything i think that night really showed how elevated and diverse the portland art scene really is. awesome.
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