I love it, I don't want it to ever end.
BUT, it's not for me. My son sat watching it with me said the words which must besaid in homes around the country during the x factor, dragons den, masterchef, probably even Jeremy Kyle "You should go on there your paintings (singing, invention, cooking, dysfunctional relationships) are good enough to be on there"
Hmm. I shall leave that in the realm of the subjective. All I can say is that the people buying at the exhibition at the end was aimed at aren't necessarily people I have an affinity with and therefore aren't the people my work is aimed at. Trust me, I can be as pretentious and sycophantic as the next guy if that was what I wanted to do but I couldn't stand upand try to justify my work to people I'm not painting for. I love fine art in all it's forms, give me Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin over BobRoss And that Kincaide fella. But that's my choice, it's like fashion, home decor, music. I don't think anyone needs to apologise for what they like.
So it's fascinating to me. I'm not keen on the idea that these judges get to decide for everyone, but they're not, they're deciding for people like them, and that's legitimate init's own realm. The people who get rejected on that show may well find high adulation in another market. There's a difference between deciding what's good through a filter of cultural elitism and technical merit. There's a difference between fine art and pushing paint around. It matters not if the judgement is "would that looknice in the dining room with the purple wallpaper.
I've got no problem with anyone who embraces the format. I envy their confidence if nothing else. But for me- I'm not on a "journey"- I'm living my life. I've got hopes rather than dreams. I just have too much reality going on to be a part of reality tv.
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