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It Leaves a Mark...

Tue Nov 17, 2009, 9:15 AM
So, what do we have going on?

The Devilish Artists Duel: Halloween Massacre ended with the gladiators bloodied but better for it. Three artists produced five pieces of artwork each over the course of one month. This was in addition to their already hectic schedules and busy lives (many a due-date came up with me frantically drawing at the last minute). The public voted on each contest each week and in the end two of the artists tied. Everyone had fun with it and got to try some things that we each might not have in the course of our regular work.

We (Creative Oddities Studios) offered up $100 to the winner... and we had no takers outside of our little circle. Really, people? No one wanted to do a drawing a week for fun and maybe a little extra candy in their trick-or-treat bag? That's okay, I guess. The point of the prize, from our perspective, was to give a little something back to the community of "weird" artists out there. So, now we are thinking about taking things in a different direction.

When I was in high school, I won a small scholarship to a local college for art. I also discovered that a fund had been established in my mother's name to assist students with their tuition at the same school. Now that I am well on the other side of that whole process, I have been thinking about doing something for the art community myself.

Now, I am not talking about a purely altruistic and selfless charity. I considered setting up a scholarship for art students at my high school, but decided that this was too broad of scope for my tastes. I create erotic, horror, and occult themed artwork... something not often promoted at the high school level. I would HATE to put up my money and find out I am funding someone who paints kittens and baskets of flowers. Moreover, most people wait until they are dead to do this kind of thing. I want to promote the kind of art I like now, and to encourage artists to create in the genres a enjoy while I can enjoy the effort.

The red-tape that deals with creating a charity project just plain sucks, and I am thinking of something that for now is really going to be small-scale. What I have in mind might be some kind of "low-brow" collection, an on-line gallery maintained by Creative Oddities Studios featuring artists who work in traditional media doing erotic, horror, and occult artworks. Once a year, we would "purchase" a piece from those submitted for $500. This would be a manageable starting point for us that would also attract lesser-known artists who are not yet commanding higher prices for their work.

EVENTUALLY (like years from now) we could have a physical art gallery... at least that would be the direction I am going in. Maybe like an 18 and over coffee house and gallery here in Austin or something. This is all still just theory, but I would love to get some feed-back. A few artists I know have been talking about doing a collaborative art show for years... maybe it is time to make it happen.

  • Listening to: Ministry
  • Reading: Chuck Palahniuk
  • Watching: X-Files
  • Playing: God of War
  • Eating: sushi
  • Drinking: tea

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Austin, Texas.
  • Interests: art, music (punk, industrial, rock), writing, politics
  • Favourite movie: Ghost in the Shell
  • Favourite band or musician: Marilyn Manson
  • Favourite genre of music: Industrial
  • Favourite artist: HR Giger, Dali, Coop
  • Favourite poet or writer: Clive Barker, Anne Rice, Anton LaVey
  • Favourite style of art: drawing
  • Favourite game: Silent Hill series
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS2
  • Favourite cartoon character: Invader Zim
  • Personal Quote: it's not cheating, its masturbating with someone else's body...
  • Tools of the Trade: imagination, determination, frustration

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Comments


:iconcreaturesink:
hey man. i stumbled on your page and you've got some pretty nice images here. i'd love to see more.
:iconsorrellart:
Thanks. You have some great stuff as well. My website is [link]

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:iconlulu-the-fox:
hi

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:iconscottkaiser:
thanks for watching!

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:iconlulu-the-fox:
MY CHRISTMAS LIST i want a laptop.Prefably black but devintly not pinkXd.I also want some more Poke'mon cards.U know that pokemon toy at Wallmart,I still want that toy.The one I wanted was the one with a yellow hat looking thing on its head.I stopped getting My Littelest Petshop so please dont send me any.There is a Webkinz I want and that would be the bat.This is my Christmas list and I hope I didnt over load it with stuff!
:iconlordtrigonstar:
Hello just asking only.I got some new arts in the gallery got any interest you to like visit and if you like it how about :+fav: it or drop by a comment. =D

:star: Most important is you should not miss this two The Five Royal Beauties and Beauty Contest.

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:iconsyrien-sweets:
HAH!


Thanks for the watch dude :)
:iconsorrellart:
Yeah... you totally have my support, but I don't know how much watching I'll actually be doing. From what I have seen, the pics are awesome.

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:iconsyrien-sweets:
why thank you.


Not using deviant art so much anymore?
:icontaylor9:
Thank you for the watch and for adding "The Venus Stimuli" and "The Summoning of the Ancient" among your favorites.

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