tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post6596196803244903855..comments2023-04-04T07:25:15.120-04:00Comments on William Powhida: Hooverville CatastrofuckWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00154012560700446804noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-50950408999657035922010-04-21T10:42:34.099-04:002010-04-21T10:42:34.099-04:00I definitely agree that entering the art world mak...I definitely agree that entering the art world makes an artist feel replaceable. I am used to feeling special because I come from a loving family and a small art school. In those more intimate communities one gets attention from others for producing work but there is a smaller audience. I'm not sure how feasible it is to expect both close attention to be payed to artists and for us all to get widespread exposure but I certainly crave both! At the end of the day I usually feel that I need to change to make my way in this system and I think it might have something to do with being treated like I'm worthless by everyone in the art world. I've seen to many movies about artists where their struggle is a 5 minute sequence before the "make it" Damn this takes longer than 5 minutes!Brian Fernandes-Halloranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457542659013919810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-68698785605677515522010-03-19T00:06:10.067-04:002010-03-19T00:06:10.067-04:00Oh jen, so smart. I haven't ever gotten that f...Oh jen, so smart. I haven't ever gotten that from Bill's work at all, even though he has explained it to me about a dozen times. Something about your articulation, or just the fact that its you, made it all clear. That being said, he may be attacking himself first, but he is also nourishing the art world. In Hooverville, sunglass powhida stands at the bread line, ready to serve, to feed. He may very well be stealing, but it looks to me that he's got the literal manna...<br /><br />that will be $300 an hour for social media psychotherapyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-29584794032312510242010-03-18T13:57:30.467-04:002010-03-18T13:57:30.467-04:00Tim,
I think the system could work better or diff...Tim,<br /><br />I think the system could work better or differently. I'm also a realist, a satirical one, and I want art to change my life too. I think we can call for change from within, and I don't find it all objectionable. Some of it is awesome and inspiring. Asking why I am taking part in the system is sort of like asking 'why vote?' The system is messy like Democracy, but I prefer it to the politics of academia or justifying everything I do before I even do it in grant land.<br /><br />See you at #class and thanks.<br /><br />-wWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154012560700446804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-42636659892072689242010-03-18T13:13:40.828-04:002010-03-18T13:13:40.828-04:00Perhaps I missed the explanation, but why take par...Perhaps I missed the explanation, but why take part in a system that you find so objectionable?<br /><br />I understand that #class is meant as a sort of think tank to consider alternatives. There are alternatives to the art world you criticize. There's the academic art world for instance. There's also a DIY art world of artists who are sometimes thought of as illustrators, but they make livings illustrating periodicals and books, selling affordable prints via the web, licensing, etc. <br /><br />The drawing is pretty awesome BTW. cya tonight.twhidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737113541399374542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-90368208330855852192010-03-16T12:35:15.823-04:002010-03-16T12:35:15.823-04:00I think what people overlook sometimes in William&...I think what people overlook sometimes in William's drawings in general, which includes this one made with Jade, is that he's attacking himself first and foremost. The way I read his work, everyone depicted is a proxy for a success and celebrity that he despises, fears and craves all at the same time. However, I realize this may not be a comfort to those represented...Jen Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743440281984970300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-78130691053921959792010-03-16T11:11:58.139-04:002010-03-16T11:11:58.139-04:00I'm waiting for the coffee table book.
Your f...I'm waiting for the coffee table book. <br />Your free association ramblings with various subsets of information remind me of 2 of my favorite authors- Kurt Vonnegut and Dave Eggers. Keep it up at all costsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-32319138445510135902010-03-16T09:54:09.233-04:002010-03-16T09:54:09.233-04:00Here's an interesting cultural policy manifest...Here's an interesting cultural policy manifesto from Poland, which a friend recently sent me: http://wuw2009.pl/aktualnosci.php?lang=eng&page=wydarzenia&id=50&mod=opisUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430401462305595893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-69817235159880378332010-03-16T07:41:58.130-04:002010-03-16T07:41:58.130-04:00Kurt Cobain comes to mind. Maybe Kurt Cobain meets...Kurt Cobain comes to mind. Maybe Kurt Cobain meets Woody Allen meets Duchamp. He gave us everything and you fucking want to take it away. But tell us, what comes after the bitching? Do you have a plan and a vision of what a proper art world looks like? Do you just want to raise a red flag or do you want to write the 'art commandments'? If you don't, I will.Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137842289726912232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-70343450716693571482010-03-16T00:09:51.549-04:002010-03-16T00:09:51.549-04:00The white lines straight below #67 on the conventi...The white lines straight below #67 on the convention center look cool (I guess something was corrected).<br /><br />What was the best time in history to try to be an artist?mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-28281637106452366802010-03-16T00:08:07.882-04:002010-03-16T00:08:07.882-04:00WTF!!?WTF!!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-30749424777951732612010-03-15T23:41:20.627-04:002010-03-15T23:41:20.627-04:00Just to be clear, the facebook conversation in whi...Just to be clear, the facebook conversation in which I talk about facades isn't about Hooverville specifically, but the work in general. That said, I'm rarely clear on when you're adapting a persona except of course, when it's painfully obvious.Paddy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647740233173220840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-16317317364267084342010-03-15T23:22:53.356-04:002010-03-15T23:22:53.356-04:00This drawing actually reminds me of the satirical ...This drawing actually reminds me of the satirical p.o.v. mode in Peter Brueghel. For example:<br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Pieter_Bruegel_d._%C3%84._066.jpg" rel="nofollow">This one</a> and <a href="http://blog.moonshadowecommerce.com/WEBLOG-NAME/Thing-Finder/Brueghel_Children%27s_Games.jpg" rel="nofollow">This one</a>Mead McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138488806634315191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-47213225764983705612010-03-15T23:22:53.355-04:002010-03-15T23:22:53.355-04:00my evening just turned pleasant. thank you william...my evening just turned pleasant. thank you william. and thank you JadeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605347813359938011.post-1023161624873134902010-03-15T22:59:14.484-04:002010-03-15T22:59:14.484-04:00I once ragged on an earlier artwork of yours for b...I once ragged on an earlier artwork of yours for being a bit disingenuous about the star system, but man am I pleased you're getting so much play for what you do. (Still not necessarily my aesthetic cup of tea, but then again, you'd probably hate my work too...) The fact is, you're raising your voice for a lot of us out there and I bet I'm not the only one to appreciate it. You're getting a lot of people suddenly uncomfortable about this funny dance we do to try and get our work out there, and discomfort makes for damn good conversation. Thanks.Dan Estabrooknoreply@blogger.com