I was getting supplies at Office Max (day glo flyer paper!) and thought I may be able to get what I needed for the postcards here.
I looked and saw if there were any color'd notecards without lines. They only had lines, but they were cheap - something like 2 cents a card. That was very much within budget. I wanted to screen each card individually, sign/date/number them - give them away - tell people to save them in case I become famous. Because I will. Become famous.
I couldn't find any without lines - so I decided to take advantage of them. These cards were clearly notecards - why not call the show, "Take Note"? And then, "paintings and prints that explore self promotion". Why not indeed.
I like the idea of, "If you say something enough, it becomes true" - because that statement's false, except for the person who says it - ie: in their perspective - they change their reality to make this true. I usually say something so many times, because I believe it is true: this person is my Friend. That girl is HOT! I *will* be The Next Big Thing. Perhaps wishful thinking on that last one. We'll see when the MCA gives me my rejection letter for their Biennial.
I like sharing. I think art is about sharing. An experience. An inner experience. It's not about collecting. Or investing. That's why I'm so in love with cheap, shitty printing. You can just,
give it away. It's a hit for you, money-wise - but so is a painting no one will buy anyways. But it's there. It has a physicality. It has some integrety. It has a reality. You can put it on your fridge. You can burn it - destroy it. You can save it, love it even if you're perverse. Or, you can just keep good care of it and show people it from time to time. I can't keep anything nice for long - everything I own just becomes so used, it just breaks.
