Maker Joe is a 'Maker' Sculptor (Video)

Joe Gilmore was showing some of his work at Maker Faire Atlanta when Timothy Lord pointed his camera at him. Joe may never create a Mars colony or build the tallest skyscraper in North America, but what he does is fun to the point of whimsy, and seems to bring smiles to a lot of faces. (Alternate Video Link)

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Lorde

[Anonymous Coward]

Up camera Tracy Lorde.

That's real art right there!

[MindPrison]

At least to me, that's art!

As bedazzling and cool that is however, very few takes us electronic artists seriously. I have been exhibiting my art (I've done that stuff for years too, just like Maker-Joe), except...I have my own variation where every gadget must "live forever" and be alive somehow. People think it's cute, the kids love it - but the "elite", you know...those people "who-understands-art"...or at least THINK they do, are the ones that deems all of that for amateurish gibberish if you haven't attended some well known famous art-academy.

It's like those people who can pay millions for a white canvas with some red paint splattered onto it, something that took the "artist" 1 minute to do. And the "Elitist" will see and read just about anything into the "could-have-been-done-by-a-3-year-old" works of "art", and the poor misunderstood artist can live a lavish life on the emperors new clothes, and his kids too.

Do I sound like a bitter failed artist to you? Not even close, the thing is...just like Maker-Joe...and thousands of fellow makers all over the world, I'm just having fun when I make these things. It's what makes me tick, and makes me want to wake up in the morning, dirt poor perhaps...but at least we have fun!

Re:That's real art right there!

[lucm]

It's like those people who can pay millions for a white canvas with some red paint splattered onto it, something that took the "artist" 1 minute to do. And the "Elitist" will see and read just about anything into the "could-have-been-done-by-a-3-year-old" works of "art", and the poor misunderstood artist can live a lavish life on the emperors new clothes, and his kids too.

It's a lot more complicated than that. Expensive art is an investment, and it has become quite sophisticated over the years. In the 70s and 80s, people were buying art when they believed the value would go up over the next few years. Now, prospective buyers have to think about what people who may buy from them later on will think of their own potential buyers (etc.), because nobody is interested to be at the end of a buying chain and be stuck with an overpriced item. It's like the castle in the air theory on steroids - everybody knows that everybody else is in the business of buying to sell later, and the market goes nuts.

Re:That's real art right there!

[MindPrison]

Expensive art is an investment, and it has become quite sophisticated over the years. In the 70s and 80s, people were buying art when they believed the value would go up over the next few years. Now, prospective buyers have to think about what people who may buy from them later on will think of their own potential buyers (etc.), because nobody is interested to be at the end of a buying chain and be stuck with an overpriced item. It's like the castle in the air theory on steroids - everybody knows that everybody else is in the business of buying to sell later, and the market goes nuts.

Not arguing against that, if you're referring to Monet masterpieces and its likes, but not the art any monkey could have done.

Re:That's real art right there!

[lucm]

Expensive art is an investment, and it has become quite sophisticated over the years. In the 70s and 80s, people were buying art when they believed the value would go up over the next few years. Now, prospective buyers have to think about what people who may buy from them later on will think of their own potential buyers (etc.), because nobody is interested to be at the end of a buying chain and be stuck with an overpriced item. It's like the castle in the air theory on steroids - everybody knows that everybody else is in the business of buying to sell later, and the market goes nuts.

Not arguing against that, if you're referring to Monet masterpieces and its likes, but not the art any monkey could have done.

Modern art is like penny stock. Most of it is garbage (financially speaking) but a single hit can make you a fortune. A Monet painting is more like a blue chip. Low risk, low reward.

Re:That's real art right there!

[Anonymous Coward]

Modern art is like penny stock. Most of it is garbage (financially speaking) but a single hit can make you a fortune.

Most of it is garbage, period. Though, I'm sure some pretentious twat will tell me that I'm just not sufficiently sophisticated to understand the ability of formless splatters of paint to convey the artist's[sic] deep angst over the rape simultaneous with failing the 6th grade spelling final. Much of what I've seen in "modern art" museums rates below some of my bowel movements for artistry.

Besides, art-as-investment is for people with more dollars than sense.

Joe may never...

[Gravis Zero]

create a Mars colony, build the tallest skyscraper in North America, run a marathon, take a shower, get a girlfriend, be employed, move more than 50 meters at a time,
eat healthy, have basic decency, or grasp what "personal space" is but doggonit, I think he's great!

Congratulations, Joe Gilmore!

[Anonymous Coward]

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I don't get "maker faires"

[Anonymous Coward]

It seems like a gathering for narcissists with a bit of manual dexterity.