modern works that relate...(click "read more" to see)
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POSTED 2 MINUTES AGO BY XENITH Mike do you not think its pretty ironic that the only people who are more likely to be able to afford these peaces of art are in fact what you and many other artists are protesting against within your work? NO ROADS LEFT.COM
MS ANSWER: yes and no...the wealthiest people in the world, who are the only ones who could afford a piece such as FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, are not celebrities of the sort that my works focus on. my series isn't about the likes of warren buffet. then again, my prices are (not so coincidentally) in the range a red carpet / in touch / E! / OK! celeb might spend. if that happens, we will all be able to enjoy the irony together.
PS, i know about the noroadsleft site. although i doubt we can make it a single, i hope to someday play the song live. it's really just a matter of my voice being up to it: that song takes a ton out of me, and if my voice isn't 100% going into it, i can't make it through properly. plus, it might kill my voice for the songs that follow it...anyway, we'll see what happens. thanks for the support!
someone i've never heard of, but found today:
Vanitas with Disco Ball. by *saturninus on deviantART
and two that many of us are already very familiar with:
mark ryden (from his "blood" series)
and damien hirst. the piece is called FOR THE LOVE OF GOD and is made of real platinum, diamonds, and human teeth. i understand it cost £15,000,000 to £20,000,000 to make, and sold for £50,000,000. that's almost 100 million US dollars.
mike