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“The problem is that I can’t find my own style,” he says. “Whenever I think of an idea for a piece, I know who it’s copying. I always see something of someone e
by pthreads 9y ago
“The problem is that I can’t find my own style,” he says. “Whenever I think of an idea for a piece, I know who it’s copying. I always see something of someone else in everything I do. I don’t have an original style.”
That is quite fascinating to me. Until I read that paragraph I was wondering why he wouldn't do originals given his talent. The article also reminds me of a talented American forger. I forget his name but he managed to fool people for a long time. But, if I remember correctly, he was never prosecuted because he never sold any of his paintings. He would donate it to museums as originals. Boy, were they embarrassed when the forgeries came to light.
- knight17 9y agoVery fascinating. I think it is Mark Landis that you have in mind: "It obviously isn't a crime to give a picture to a museum, and they treated me like royalty. One thing led to another, and I kept doing it for 30 years," says Mark Landis, one of the most prolific art forgers in US history. - America's most generous con artist http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31818367 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31818367 I think this would make a really good film. An artist who is clever, talented, persuasive, calculating, and just want to do some good by donating 'forged' art to museums.
- pthreads 9y agoThat's him. Best part: "Two years later, the University of Cincinnati put on an exhibition of Landis's counterfeit works. It was curated by Leininger, and opened - deliberately - on April Fool's Day. Landis was the guest of honour." I believe there is a documentary on him.