But all other “artists” should be “starving artists.”
I always guessed most modern artist hated him because his art was loved by the “common man”.
His art did not offend the sensibilities of the traditional folk. It wasn’t dangerous and it did not challenge traditional values.
It was too commercial and expressed traditional themes.
In a few words it was not liberal.
We hate him because:
he’s a confectioner, not an artist.
He’s also a scumbag He contracted with a gallery, promising exclusive rights to offer his wares. Then contracted with their competitors for half the price. Two courts have reached this conclusion.
Maybe when he gets this behind him he can turn his had to a medium he’s better suited to : butter, sugar, sprinkles..
I’d have to agree with all that you said. The fact that he tried to communicate “Christian” themes in the artist-era of “Piss Christ” is probably another reason for their pathological hatred, similar to their hatred of George W. Bush after he cited the name of “Jesus” when asked which philosopher most affected his life. A generic “god” answer is barely acceptable. But to use the name of “Jesus” is a sacrilege to the PC godheads.
My wife has a particular distaste for him because of the unethical way in which he markets his work. He runs of 15,000 prints of an image and then sections them off into smaller “limited” editions to make them appear more exclusive.
In short, he does everything to give his work the image of an investment when he’s actually flooded the market with little more than expensive posters.