Catherine Judge Twist on Edward Hopper NighthawksCarroll Foster/Courtesy Spartanberg Art Museum
The claims of forgery usually give land to the art institutions and museum employees in hot water. As long as you are not the Spartanberg Art Museum in South Carolina, ie, which is once again using fake operations and educational initiatives, free entry and studio locations.
Copies are biennial bread and butter of the museum Fake Sales, where the precursor of works by great people such as Andy Warhole, Paul Gauguin and Carlton Watkins depicted by regional artists go to the block. Income from this year’s February 22 will be divided between the contemporary art museum and the participating artists.
“Some of them gave a twist over him, which has been very fun,” the interim director of the museum told Observer, “told Observer. The first time was held online during the Kovid -19 epidemic in 2021, Fake It is expected to bring about $ 30,000 in 2024.
Anett Giako Woman in gold with clothes dressModeling after Gustav Clute Portrait of Edel Baloch-Baur. Carroll Foster/Courtesy Spartanberg Art Museum
Participating artists, many of whom also contributed to the 2021 auction, were able to select what works they wanted to copy. “Some of them actually tried to copy them,” said Rishaugh, while others included the original elements “that made it a little more local, more fun.”
Edward Hopper’s Tech in 1942 Kathrin Judge Knighthox, For example, the prestigious dinner of the painting was changed after a Spartanberg restaurant called The Skilllet after the Spartanburg restaurant. And for a version of 1929 of Georgia O’Cfee Black Cross, New Mexico, Isabel Forbes changed the title of his painting Black cross, beautiful place Reference toa chapel in upstate in South Carolina.
Other paintings include individual touch. Gustav takes a gold flake and three-dimensional at 1907 Edel Baloch Bauur’s portrait Anetate pays tribute to her late husband by Giako, who was a fan fan of the famous artist. Meanwhile, Amy Holbin explained a mark chagal piece found in his own art collection- 1989 of the artist. M. 829 UPthesAccording to RefshaUGE, both original and fake pieces are shoulder to shoulder in the Spartanberg Arts Museum.
Fake Artists try new techniques
Johnny Blue Ka body of ProofA tech on Peter Paul Rubens Dynasty from Cross. Carroll Foster/Courtesy Spartanberg Art Museum
Fake The auction gave artists an opportunity to challenge themselves with new mediums and techniques. A version of the eight -foot version of Peter Paul Rubens Painting by Johnny Blue first used the portraitist with oil paint. “He saw an opportunity to do a big work of art to hang in this museum and he took only this ambitious project,” said the refusal. The artist also created a custom frame for the work, which is a copy of the 17th century of Rubens Dynasty from Cross.
“It is really fun to see the artists who have come in, the work they have brought and why they have worked- things that inspire them to work on a piece of art from their favorite artist or to someone they have really seen,” said refusion. “To copy the painting, this is a challenging thing.”
