I'VE
MADE THIS FOOL PROOF FOR ANYONE WITH NO ARTISTIC ABILITY WHATSOEVER.
YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A PERSONALITY. (MOST ARTISTS ARE TOTALLY DULL.
TRUST ME.)
I have even supplied an art wizard. Follow these easy steps. READ
THIS FIRST!
1. Get a picture. Your own or a found one. Better go with a found
one. You probably can't take a picture, wait a minute, crappy photos
are pretty hip. Okay, take a picture of a dog drinking out of the
toilet. Either/Or.
2. Put a white square somewhere on that picture. Usually the middle
seems to be the most artistic place for some reason. If it's over
a face or point of interest, don't worry, that's what you intended.
IMPORTANT! Never second guess your work. If someone doesn't like
something, say to them, "I believe you are missing my point."
Then get away quick, remember you have no idea what you're doing.
3. Get someone to start talking about you and always talk about
things you have going on, even if you don't have anything going
on. When the phone rings, tell them you're busy doing heavy duty
art and that you need to call them back when things aren't so heavy
duty.
4. Make friends with other artists. Just to get shows with them.
5. Get a show somewhere.
6. Do something weird. Doesn't have to be totally outrageous. Dress
a little on the eccentric side. One glove, a scarf...do you see
what I'm getting at? Take a picture of your genitals and draw a
mustache on it.
7. Get some people to buy your art. Selling something to someone
famous helps.
8. Get in a magazine with your art and get an interview. Get completely
drunk and say crazy shit.
9. Have a big show.
10. Date a model and dump her. If you're a woman, date another artist
and break his heart and watch him make all this crazy art about
you. Then make sure it gets out that all his art is about you. People
will want to see what you're all about.
11. Get a book deal.
12. Now all the while do more crazy shit, like "borrow"
a car and bring it back and say, "Oops, I thought this was
my car. Sorry." Then leave a pair of women's underwear in the
passenger's seat. It will get around, trust me.
13. Get back together with the model, dump her again. Go out with
one of her friends.
14. Cash in ASAP. There isn't a lot of longevity in art. Let's face
it, people get tired of shit real quick. Even great things. Look
at Hootie and the Blowfish.
Do
all this and then we'll talk about your come back. I have a million
ideas for you.
But first make some art! You can't get lazy yet! Click on the white
square below next to the picture.