The premise proved itself all to well. The work got accepted into the show but I almost left after failing to find it in the exhibition.
The Penny drops... It was 3 feet off the ground, sandwiched behind a chair and a pedestal.
Ouch!
I put it in the event just to show the people around me what it is that I'm doing, but no one can see it, so I guess it's a moot point... Bumm'n.
The irony is that I'm sure they'll still want their 30% if it's sold.
3 comments:
hi joel, very interesting and sorry to see the confirmation of your premise. i got 3 pieces in a show last year and as you know my bowls are mostly decorated on the exterior. i went to the opening and and all 3 were displayed less than 2 feet off the floor. this meant that unless someone squatted way down (like a baseball catcher), there was no way that they would know that the pieces were decorated at all. i left wondering whether any thought went into it at all... of course, maybe they just didn't really like the pieces.
we are all subject to who sets the show.
I have seen shows set with such beauty and then I have seen shows that a trained monkey could have put together. We all know how our work shows best and it is not a knee level.... don't they pay attention to grocery stores?
I have seen shows where they OVER ask. Too many pots and no good way to get them in the setting. I would rather see LESS pots and better display and attention to where best to put the work.
Some shows put very little thought into what goes where. A small piece and a large piece side by side can complement each other. On a low covered shelf behind a chair is just thoughtless.
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