Artists who should of BLOWN UP ..... But haven't.

[ben3486]

Apr 21, 2017 13:19:17 GMT 1 highflyer said:

Is there a way to hide threads so they don't show up on your feed? It keeps popping up and the title is ambiguous as blow up can be positive or negative. Also, it's should HAVE not should of.

Apologies if my poor English has offended you. Slow day in the office? 

I'd imagine commenting in the thread isn't going to help you with it popping up on your feed though. 

I'm not sure if you can mute a thread though? I imagine someone will be along shortly who will know.

[BKBOI]

lots of people wearing tin foil hats in this forum.

[Wearology]

Apr 21, 2017 14:01:02 GMT 1 maxamaxa2 said:

A 100x100cm big lenticular alphabet... 
One more step further in to the children room art. Sorry, but I cant see how this guy would ever make it to the historybooks other than in nostalgia memories of our children that had his art in their rooms when they were young.

BEN EINE is already in the history books as being the artist that created the 1st piece of street art to hang in the White House !!!!  Cameron brought a BEN EINE Canvas as a present to the White House for President Obama a few years back.    

[mojo]

Here's to the those that already have

[cashewman]

Scanned the first few pages of this thread because of the interesting question, but then the answers started to get pretty repetitive. And it's so obviously anchored around Eine because he's mentioned in the first post that people are missing a bunch of other suggestions. 

I think it's a neat thought exercise though, so I'll play.

My personal point of view is:
- light on street art history;
- light on knowledge of current gallery/collector dynamics around particular artists;
- reasonable wrt spotting distinct style and evolution; and
- reasonable in knowing broader modern art.

My guess is that the few that will matter in a generation will have some combination of:
- history in movement (Banksy)
- industry/peer support (Retna)
- Recognizable style, that isn't too derivative or formulaic (many)
- Room and tendency for artistic evolution, in interesting directions (hardest one?)

Of those mentioned, I agree with Fairey if he gets his release numbers down. Probably Os Gemeos, depending on where they go next.

Earlier ones that I think are interesting, in that they have strong personal styles (and also to my taste!), but room to grow:
- Miss Bugs
- Lucas Price (slightly more interesting in painting to me)
- Katrin Fridriks
- Pose (...?)

I constantly wonder about Revok in this way. Seems so close. 

Obviously, my answer is anchored around artists I follow and know a little more closely than some on this list. I'd be interested in other answers with the criteria above. 

B

[nobokov]

Apr 21, 2017 14:18:06 GMT 1 Wearology said:

Apr 21, 2017 14:01:02 GMT 1 maxamaxa2 said:

A 100x100cm big lenticular alphabet... 
One more step further in to the children room art. Sorry, but I cant see how this guy would ever make it to the historybooks other than in nostalgia memories of our children that had his art in their rooms when they were young.

BEN EINE is already in the history books as being the artist that created the 1st piece of street art to hang in the White House !!!!  Cameron brought a BEN EINE Canvas as a present to the White House for President Obama a few years back.    

Wasn't David Choe's obama painting hanging there in 2008?

[northfaced]

I am surprised that El Mac doesn't get more love.

[Balboa]

The next artist I sell a piece of work by will be the next one to 'blow up'.

That's what seems to always happen

[Pjam]

Dran, Faile, Obey

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Blu
BAST
Neate

[Deleted]

How about a thread of artists that have blown up .......but shouldn't have...

[floubi]

I would say Delta. IMO, it's strange it hasen't already blown up. I'm a big fan of him, I own little editions and I wish I will own an original one day. He released a lot of editions that I really like (capsule toys, wood/metal/concrete sculptures, prints, decks, design of vinyl discs, vinyl toys...). His art is very different than Invader art, but they both reminds me a lot things I used to like when I was young.

[floubi]

Apr 21, 2017 22:51:59 GMT 1 Pjam said:

Dran, Faile, Obey

I think Dran was about to blown up but it stoped (or it's just a break) 

[Sturban Has Saggy Tits]

Apr 21, 2017 23:32:48 GMT 1 @augustg said:

How about a thread of artists that have blown up .......but shouldn't have...

You would need to be brave to post here

[mla]

Apr 21, 2017 23:32:48 GMT 1 @augustg said:

How about a thread of artists that have blown up .......but shouldn't have...

Start it.  

Although, it will probably be similar to other "artists you don't get" type threads. 

[bigv]

I've been a big fan of Saber for a while. He's gone in a very different direction since his flag days and I really like it. It's very abstract in a graffiti way. Plus he's an original tagger and not an artist per se. I think the flag period soured a lot of people on him even though he didn't put out too many of them in volume, he just didn't a bunch of different editions. I mean, Shepard Fairey does more prints in a month (and I really like a lot of his stuff) than Saber did of flags in 2-3 years.

[Deleted]

Apr 21, 2017 23:51:02 GMT 1 mla said:

Apr 21, 2017 23:32:48 GMT 1 @augustg said:

How about a thread of artists that have blown up .......but shouldn't have...

Start it.  

Although, it will probably be similar to other "artists you don't get" type threads. 

Lol. More of a joke. I am honestly happy for anyone who finds success, especially in the arts. My opinion as to whether they deserve it or not is pretty meaningless.

[dwight]

Apr 20, 2017 1:29:46 GMT 1 Howard Johnson said:

Faile. To many editions in the past few years. If they had stuck to the small hand painted releases their work would be commanding much higher prices, no doubt about it.

I think there are two different types of Faile collectors.  I really do like the 150 series and think its an excellent entry point for someone who wants to begin collecting.  Those prints still have a feel of being individually created.  150 series is a lot of look for the price.  True, a lot of the newer, larger editions sell for issue price, but that's ok in my mind. 

But... check the prices for happens everyday, faile dogs, and star spangled shadows...prices have risen.  It's no longer a buyer's market for small edition faile prints.  

[ca]

dont think you can start putting Faile or Fairey in this category, those guys have been making a very comfortable living out of their art for years, to me they have blown up

[zen83]

POSE, absolutely love his art. And his art is still affordable.
Dolk, liked his early work but really not sure about this abstract stuff ..

[Amber Halo]

Paul Insect.

Guessing of course, but...

[The Origin]

If we are talking about potential price blow ups in the long term...

Faile - fantastic prints and amazing varied output. When the output eventually slows they will be highly sought after.

Shep - as above

Dolk - looked to be the obvious heir to the banksy print throne. Recent change of direction has seen interest in him dip. However he has some very good stencil work and classic prints releases that are still highly sought after.

However if I were to guess at the most likely artists for an imminent Invader style price explosion it would be one of these two...

Paul Insect or Bast - both fantastic artists with limited print works available

Taking the money aspect out of it - if there was one artist I had to chose who I think deserves to be much bigger on artistic merit alone it would have to be Adam Neate. His works in the flesh are simply amazing and blow me away every time 

[Nick]

Always been surprised of how stable dfaces prints have been.
Not a huge amount of output. Been around for a long time and instantly recognisable style. And before people say his new stuff is a Lichtenstein rip off please remember how invaders subject matter isn't exactly his own!
I do own one piece but the same can be said for about 30 artists so no bias here.

[FЯ]

That cruise ship decorator Nick Walker.

[Happy Shopper]

Insect, Bast and Faile are all artists I think are underrated at auction and could do so much better.

Shep is already selling at auction at least, but his prices could be higher... Kept low by his own output probably (Originals and prints)

Other artists I think could take off: Lush, Katsu, Erik Jones, Taylor McKimens.

[Born Again]

Apr 22, 2017 10:33:58 GMT 1 Happy Shopper said:

Insect, Bast and Faile are all artists I think are underrated at auction and could do so much better.

Shep is already selling at auction at least, but his prices could be higher... Kept low by his own output probably (Originals and prints)

Other artists I think could take off: Lush, Katsu, Erik Jones, Taylor McKimens.

I thought about lush.. I don't know though. Too much satire and not enough cross over value?

[delano]

Has to be Borondo for me...

[Dibbs 45]

Borondo had all the hallmarks of being big. His London show was amazing. Like Pejac he's mixes mediums and can paint. He has an interesting style. Yet hype didn't stand up and he seems to have fell by the wayside. It comes down to management, investment potential, artistic talent and the whole package.

Another is Adam Neate. A great british painter who really needed to be let off the leash by Elms to give him the freedom to show his work to the world rather than an elite set of loyal collectors. However it doesn't always fall down to being exposed or over exposed in the art business. Eine has lost a bit of his appeal purely on the basis that he has saturated the market with prints that are pretty much a variation of the same theme. Releasing prints every week or couple of months will not help your reputation, as you would come over as being someone who just wants to make cash. Of course artists need to make a living as well and pay bills. But its about striking a balance.

Stik and Phlegm seem to release very rarely and have back stories that add to the appeal of their work. Phlegm prints sell out in seconds, yet he releases a print once every two years etc. His work has great draftsmanship and not derivative like others. Too many artist use the same themes re-worked. Themes that have been said before. These then appear like exploitative cash ins. A drip feed of new work and a style that moves forward without alienating their core collectors is the way forward I think.

People bash Stik on here. However I like his work. His work has the simple Haring appeal but more importantly his work comes from a standpoint of being homeless, of being an the outsider on the street, which informs his stripped down images to reflect those issues. He is still pushing social and political issues. He's becomes big on the basis of these principles and weirdly no ones has copied his style.

Ludo another artist who hails from Paris who has a great appeal, with good images, fantastic paste ups and murals. Like to see him blow up.

To get big as an artist I think you need good management, good artistic skill that is semi original and can develop, but also have a market to aim for, and think about pricing. To define is to limit which makes the art world fascinating as people can do anything artistically. The artworld is a case of suck it and see.

[mak600]

Chevrier - if she can shake the celebrity distractions and get back to 'work'

Paul Insect however is simply a matter of when - no other artist comes close for me

[Hairbland]

Apr 21, 2017 14:17:30 GMT 1 BKBOI said:

lots of people wearing tin foil hats in this forum.

I thought that was a requirement?

Not very good at reading, either, imho. When does an artist "not happening" somehow become an artist "on the verge of happening"?