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The frame makes the painting

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

As Marcel Duchamp proved with his ‘Fountain’, any object can be made to look decent and any object can pretend to art if set within a clever framework. That the clothes make the man is an old truth. Any object has its environment, its inevitable setting.
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What does the signature tell us?

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

In art as well as in business, a signature has particular importance. The signature is a seal signalling veracity of agreement. By apposing his signature, the signatory assumes responsibility. Whatever the context, a signature presumes, in one way or other, an accomplishment. The signature comes after the final touch. Something unfinished is not signed.
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