#artlectures

[lisangart]

Went back to an art collector’s to re-sign a painting today, and a serious one! An artist’s signature with date in the bottom right corner adds value to a work. It acts as an easy identifier to interested parties, they can easily catalog the work and find more from the same artist.. “and you already have such a large body of incredible work!” she insisted. Aw ❤️ I’m pretty inconspicuous for the most part, I like to see if an individual work is good enough to stand on its own, to make someone have to hunt for it, apparently, evidently and annoyingly, it is! I am beginning to see her point, it’s not just for the artist to show off but more for the people who enjoy the work and want to learn more. #artistsignature #artcollector #artist #artlectures #artadvice #artsale #contemporaryart #arttalk #painter #painting https://www.instagram.com/p/B4yIlvhAEf0/?igshid=1v38x30ndvslc

[artdjgblog]

This month marks the tenth anniversary of my first and last lecture. In April 2007 I was invited by Students in Design at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO to give a presentation. In conjunction I held an epic art exhibition composed of pretty much everything I’d made in my first five years of operation as DJG Design (Or, whatever we could haul in a Kia Rio from Kansas City, MO). Let’s just say it was a lot to tackle and downward spiraled me a great deal for a season. Despite my doubts, some say it went well. (Thank you.) Regardless, this was a one-off special event for me and I’m happy it was at the great place where I learned a few things (and in the very auditorium where I once snored through history of design lectures). I thank them for the opportunity. So, I’ll commemorate by sharing a chronology of some of my lecture slides. These being from birth (1979) to leaving college (2001). I have since exchanged my design umbrella and odyssey for one of an artist. But, occasionally I design-dabble when the voices and visuals strike. And I’m still pleased with the way these slide visuals turned out. Oh, and here’s the poster co-designed and put to letterpress by my old friend Doug Wilson.

-djg