Granted, the painter one is much nicer -- he filled in a lot of details, added extra color, and the reflections and shading are a lot better. I still like the painting... but now that I know it originally came from a kit, I wouldn't buy it. Maybe if I were particularly enamored of the actual image, but I don't like the idea of having non-original art on my walls. What do you think?
Are you sure it came from that kit? The painting looks fairly different (although I wouldn't be surprised if it was based on another kit from the same manufacturer). With regard to the more important issue, I don't care that much whether the art on my walls is original as long as I like it and I think it suits the space. But there's definitely a soft spot in my heart for the few original works we have, especially if we've had contact with the artist. (Do you mean original as in, originally conceived by the person who painted it, rather than from a kit? Or original as in a genuine painting rather than a reproduction?) I say if you like that painting and think it would look great somewhere in your house, get it and ignore its tarnished maybe-from-a-kit past!
You're right, I linked to the wrong one -- there's another paint by number that's identical to the painting, except the painting is a jazzed-up version. (And the same guy has other paintings corresponding to the other paint by number kits in this series.)
I meant original as in originally conceived by the artist. I think the person who made the art matters -- I'm OK with a print, but I don't think I would a copy of an art piece that somebody else did and passed off as their own. (Unless it was me. I'd hang up my own paint by number that I painted.)
I did a search for the artist of the Amazon painting (Leonid Afremov) and it looks like he's the real deal: http://leonidafremov.deviantart.com/. I also found some of his posts online about how people are stealing his images and creating unauthorized reproductions. Possible that the kit manufacturers did this (or, conversely, that he sold them rights to some of his paintings for this purpose). In any case, if the Amazon painting is really an Afremov original, I don't think you have to worry that he made it from a paint-by-number kit. :)
You can make your very own for $22! (Or sell it for $200.)
ReplyDeleteGranted, the painter one is much nicer -- he filled in a lot of details, added extra color, and the reflections and shading are a lot better. I still like the painting... but now that I know it originally came from a kit, I wouldn't buy it. Maybe if I were particularly enamored of the actual image, but I don't like the idea of having non-original art on my walls. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteAre you sure it came from that kit? The painting looks fairly different (although I wouldn't be surprised if it was based on another kit from the same manufacturer). With regard to the more important issue, I don't care that much whether the art on my walls is original as long as I like it and I think it suits the space. But there's definitely a soft spot in my heart for the few original works we have, especially if we've had contact with the artist. (Do you mean original as in, originally conceived by the person who painted it, rather than from a kit? Or original as in a genuine painting rather than a reproduction?) I say if you like that painting and think it would look great somewhere in your house, get it and ignore its tarnished maybe-from-a-kit past!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, I linked to the wrong one -- there's another paint by number that's identical to the painting, except the painting is a jazzed-up version. (And the same guy has other paintings corresponding to the other paint by number kits in this series.)
ReplyDeleteI meant original as in originally conceived by the artist. I think the person who made the art matters -- I'm OK with a print, but I don't think I would a copy of an art piece that somebody else did and passed off as their own. (Unless it was me. I'd hang up my own paint by number that I painted.)
I did a search for the artist of the Amazon painting (Leonid Afremov) and it looks like he's the real deal: http://leonidafremov.deviantart.com/. I also found some of his posts online about how people are stealing his images and creating unauthorized reproductions. Possible that the kit manufacturers did this (or, conversely, that he sold them rights to some of his paintings for this purpose). In any case, if the Amazon painting is really an Afremov original, I don't think you have to worry that he made it from a paint-by-number kit. :)
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