How to become a famous artist

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POSTED: 1249 GMT (2049 HKT), November 13, 2006
By Jackie Dent for CNN

Being a famous artists can't be that difficult, right? Right! Here are few tips to help you find your inner Van Gogh.

Painting, sculpture, design -- how do I chose? For the past 40 years, every five years or so, someone has declared: "Painting is not dead". The challenge is deciding what sort of paint to use. Watercolors -- "the middle-aged ladies' stuff" -- are the toughest medium to work with and the least sought-after, while acrylics are looked down upon. Best stick to oils -- they are more subtle and if you screw up, you can easily paint over what you've done.

But I can't even draw, let alone paint. No sweat. We are living in the post-modern age, where the idea is king. The artist-as-a-skilled-person concept is passe. Haven't you noticed the way mass media reports are constantly complaining that works that win international art prizes could have been done by a five-year-old? All you really need is to find a commentator on society who will preferably make ironic statements about pop culture icons. Please refer to Jeff Koons' sculpture of Michael Jackson and Bubbles.

Perhaps I could learn how to do it ... should I go to art school? Definitely. It's a great place to begin your life of networking, as well as forming an artistic gang in which you can do crazy things. Try the Art Institute of Chicago in the U.S., Goldsmiths in the UK or the Ecole des Beaux Arts in France. To really get out there, head to the Tasmanian School of Art in Australia.

I suppose it's all about who you know? Yes. Get in the face of Larry Gagosian "GoGo" in New York and Jay Jopling in London, two of the hottest contemporary art dealers in the world. Gagosian, who topped a list of the world's most 100 powerful art world figures in 2004, represents the like of Jeff Koons and his Michael Jackson and Bubbles work, and the estate of Andy Warhol.

Jopling, who started off selling fire extinguishers, is the father of the Young British Art movement and gave birth to the careers of Damien Hirst (stuffed shark in tanks) and Tracey Emin (tent embroidered with the names of chaps she slept with). If you can't reach GoGo or Jay, head to the Frieze Art Fair in London, which is now considered the world's biggest hang out for contemporary art dealers.

Should I cut off my ear, or at least suffer? Debatable. Some wealthy collectors like an artist who has been miserable and smelt of turpentine for the past 20 years. A "struggling" track record could include: early childhood poverty, "Flashdance"-like acceptance into art school, drinks, working part time as an art lecturer, getting into a group show, drinks, scoring a dealer, drinks, showing over 10 years with gradual shift in style each time, all the whilst clothes must be covered in paint and glasses must be black-rimmed.

How do I find a suitable role model? Art movies always seem a little awkward -- just watch Kirk Douglas as Vincent Van Gogh in the very dated film Lust for Life -- but they can provide useful visualization of the "artistic suffering" you should experience. Try Frida to learn about the troubled life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo or the 1952 version of Moulin Rouge for a portrait of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. I Shot Andy Warhol is also good to get a grip on Andy Warhol's hair and ... shooting

Where should I live to get noticed? London. New York, like, died in the mid-90s.

AB+L ST. LOUIS WRITE UP

http://www.toastedrav.com/post/4966_art_beats_lyrics_urban_art_music_tour_makes_a_stop_in_st_louis/story

DUBISM 11:29

"Just because you got a ride to the party dosen't mean you deserve to be there."

Dubelyoo's Urban Art Sketch of UK Hip Artist

art

PRE-FAB-U-LUST

This is a Dwell House in NC and it is also a prefab home. Now I'm from North Carolina and the pre fabs didn't look anything like this when I was growing up. Matter of fact after doing a tad bit of research on pre fabs I learned they can range from 90k to a cool million. Maybe I’m being a bit thrifty but a million dollars for a modular home is crazy. Even if it was made of the lunar space module a million bucks is nuts. But a dope design is a dope no matter the price tag and this hot home was done by architect Joel Turke. "The dwell house is a 5000 square foot, light-filled modern structure on a 13-acre lot in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The home has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and a kitchen/dining/living area with adjoining decks on the main level, family room and office. It includes unique design elements such as a secret loft above the Master Bedroom, a special screened deck off of the main level living room and large windows that show off the beautiful forest-like setting surrounding the home. "

To learn more visit THE DWELL HOUSE. Well I'm off to the bank to get my million dollar modular mortgage, I will let ya know that works out.

FROM THE WINDOW TO THE WALL

Over the last year I have painted on so many wall I should start a new side business. After gallons and gallons of paint with warm and touching names like "crackling leaf" and "liquorish" I came across a site, in a magazine, where you can get custom wallpaper made to add some heat to the the gallery white walls at ya crib. Pay attention artists this may not be a bad idea to have your own design on the wall to display your work at your next show.

http://rollout.ca

Let me know what ya think.

THE ACTION IN JACKSON......MISSISSIPPI THAT IS

JACKSON MS. was the 3rd stop on our AB+L tour and it was off the chaaaaaaaain!!! The people in Jackson were so down to earth and really showed us love. The turn out was 1100 and even the vice mayor was on the dance floor. At the show we got to meet up with more of the cool Jack Daniels higher ups and we all enjoyed the art of some Jack Town's hottest visual artist and well as the work of the AB+L fam. We are hitting ST LOUIS IN NOV. If you haven't seen the show we have 4 more cities to go....for now. If you want to be part of the movement holla at us.
Make art, make music, make friends and make history ART BEATS + LYRICS!

MORE PICS
AND MORE PICS

NEW SKETCH

This is a new joint that im working on. Its part of a series of sketches and drawings for a future show.

NEW STICKER SET JUST IN!!!!

They are back!!! Sticker variety pack for $10. The last set went pretty fast so get them while they are in stock. Each sticker is printed on full color indoor/outdoor bumper sticker stock.
Click here to get a set (or two)

DUB WATCH MEMPHIS: THE STAX MUSEUM

OK if you're like me a self proclaimed seeker of all things funky, you must go to the STAX MUSEUM in Memphis. "From the award-winning introductory documentary film to an authentic 100-year-old Mississippi Delta church that explains the gospel roots of soul music, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music winds and twists through a labyrinth of exhibits that promote and preserve the legacy of American soul music and its contributions internationally, highlighting musical giants such as Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, the Bar-Kays, Booker T. & the MGs, Johnnie Taylor, Little Milton, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina Turner, and hundreds of others.



Now the layout was dooooope! They had original outfits from Ike and Tina, a hot exhibit in the gallergy on Otis Redding and to me the wildest thing in there was Isaac Hayes' restored, peacock-blue 1972 Superfly Cadillac El Dorado complete with television, white fur interior, refrigerator, and gold (that mean everywhere) trim. For $10 you get to experience the history raw soul that only Stax could deliver.

Things to get up on.
http://www.soulsvilleusa.com/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jan/12/a-loving-look/

ART BEATS + LYRICS VIDEO!!!!

FOUNDER / PRODUCER: JABARI GRAHAM
ARTIST / PRODUCER: DUBELYOO

PUMA RS 100 INJEX

These are the sho nuff truth!!! I have 2 pairs and when I first put them on it felt like my feet were smiling. The cool thing is you can add laces. Only draw back is the white part has a paint on it that may peel a bit but nothing to major. At $35 cop em & rock em.

Grandfather Sketch

Tribute to a Legend

OVER 2000 + VIEWERS SET RECORD AT ART, BEATS + LYRICS ATLANTA

AB+L in Atlanta was a hit. The art was outrageously dope and the crowd came out to support. Artists made new fans, fans made new friends and friends got down to the essence of hip hop culture . As co-producer and artist I have to thank Jabari Graham the founding father of AB+L, the team at Images USA, Sax and Jen Farris, the folks at Jack Daniels, the super talented artist and musicians as well as all the people who came out to be part of the art movement known as AB+L.

ART, BEATS + LYRICS ATLANTA

GET READY!!!! CLICK ON IMAGE FORWARD TO YOUR PEEP.

Aeropostale T-Shirt Sketch

Here is a drawing I knocked of for a shirt design

DUBISM 8:24 (Quotes to aid in Converting The Wack)

"The best time to make money is when you don't need it"

DUBISM 8:23 (Quotes to aid in Converting The Wack)

"The only thing that separates being a player and being played out is time."

DUBISM 8:22 (Quotes to aid in Converting The Wack)

"Never be jealous of a dude who wins a prize you didn't want in a game you don't play"