[Gentle Mental]

i'm just too poor to buy art from LAZ!


www.shopatlazarides.com/prints/bast/3692,tony_roma_orange

[at0mic]

very cool image. edition of 6.

You will be able to sign up to buy this item on Friday 26th February at 12:00PM.

[schlomo]

Great piece tho, my favourite Bast in ages!

[schlomo]

BAST - TONY ROMA (ORANGE)

There are, apparently, over 260 Tony Roma rib joints in 35 different countries, but there's only 6 BAST 'Tony Roma (Orange)' worldwide, and they're all right here in London. And the first 6 people to book their place at the table on Friday 26th at 12 pm will get their sticky fingers on one of these prints.

We're scrapping the self-service buffet and introducing table service this week, running a new system to combat the menace of that strange breed of people who add prints to their cart with no intention of buying them, leaving those that do having to waste time refreshing the page, over and over again. So, here's how it works...

You simply register your intention to purchase by entering your email address at 12 pm tomorrow (Friday 26th February), and we reply to the first 6 entries with details on how to pay. You then have 1 hour to complete your purchase, failure to do so will mean you're kicked out of the queue and your print is offered to the next person in line. No more waiting behind the fat guy at the counter for you, dear patrons.

[Sacked...]

I dont normally care for Bast but i LOVE this image.

[twist65]

thats a beaut that, wonder what happened to the stripes on his right trainer? maybe they're a pair of adicolours..

[Martin DK]

This is a killer - awesome!!

[volvic]

love this.

[James Smith 77]

Who ever it was that used to write those witty statement for POW releases/news updates obviously doesn't do them anymore. And I think everyone else writing these statements is doing a poor job trying to emulate their style.

[sand]

Great print...really like it!

Bast also posted some new work on his blog: bastny.blogspot.com/

[mishco]

Feb 25, 2010 19:12:04 GMT 1 Sacked... said:

I dont normally care for Bast but i LOVE this image.

what he said.........stoater!

[kennas]

I like the method of release too....

[Greekboy]

Why did the price jump up over 100 GBP. It was around 620 GBP earlier.

[sand]

Feb 25, 2010 21:34:38 GMT 1 Greekboy said:

Why did the price jump up over 100 GBP. It was around 620 GBP earlier.

Perhaps the first price excluded VAT?

[Passion Art]

Fingers crossed.

[klyde]

Good method of release.

Should cut right down on the basket weirdos.

Nice image. One of his best. Too much cash though.

[angel41]

Nice image. Like those paste-ups as well.

[darhart]

Shame I just couldn't quite justify the price, and wasn't sure about the yellow shirt, yellow writing and orange face clash.

[stopki]

Feb 26, 2010 13:16:39 GMT 1 darhart said:

Shame I just couldn't quite justify the price, and wasn't sure about the yellow shirt, yellow writing and orange face clash.

its no pink paris thats for sure.
i have seen it

[kennas]

There will be more colourways of this...... EDIT based on a hunch, nothing concrete! Sorry for misleading!

[Passion Art]

Feb 26, 2010 13:41:03 GMT 1 kennas said:

There will be more colourways of this......

Is that a definite? Because BAST frequently names his pieces with their color but doesn't reproduce them.

[darhart]

Feb 26, 2010 13:24:36 GMT 1 stopki said:

Feb 26, 2010 13:16:39 GMT 1 darhart said:

Shame I just couldn't quite justify the price, and wasn't sure about the yellow shirt, yellow writing and orange face clash.

its no pink paris thats for sure.
i have seen it

Thanks i feel better now, like the image, hope theres another colourway released. Maybe a grey or white face?

[jones27]

Feb 26, 2010 13:44:06 GMT 1 darhart said:

Feb 26, 2010 13:24:36 GMT 1 stopki said:

its no pink paris thats for sure.
i have seen it

Thanks i feel better now, like the image, hope theres another colourway released. Maybe a grey or white face?

a lot of money for very little

[alexnh123]

not sure about the orange painted under the face; would have preferred it to be screened flatter.

[onedub]

"Tony Roma (Orange)" Has Been Reserved For You

Dear xxxxxxx

Congratulations! An edition has been reserved for you. If you would like to proceed with the purchase please do so. You should note that the window for completion will close after an hour of this email being sent, so if you take too long the next person in the queue will be given the chance instead.

Thank you for your interest. Bast will be doing a show with Lazarides later in the year so please keep an eye on the mailouts for further details and feel free to have a look around the site for other releases.

ShopatLazarides Customer Service


I got mail more than one hour ago and link did not work.
should be check your email box who signed up to buy.

[Coach]

Have not been too keen on some recent releases.
But this one is gorgeous.
Was lucky enough to see the print in the flesh when I went to Laz last weekend.
It really does look smashing - there's a kind of effect on the edges of the paper, as though the paper was painted black, then painted white (dont know whether it actually has, or if this is part of the printing process), leaving some black edging down the side - looked superb.
Congrats to those that got them - I really dont think you will be disapointed.

[foreman]

dubuddha420- so did you end up bagging the print?... I think i ran into the same problem...

I received the email saying a print was reserved for me... but when i clicked on the link to pay, it took me to a page asking for a user name and password.... When i signed up for the bast print, I only entered my name and email address, where was the mystery password supposed to come from???

[ambrosiabaptism]

? Laz doing its customers a favor ? since when did they not want you to sweat ?

Sorry but have to disagree with the method of selling or rather the suggestion that they are doing YOU a favour.

It is identical to the basket but allows them to hype an artist and place a subtle coercion that you can't bale on your request to purchase.

When or rather what is the cause of the price hike in BAST? OK he's associated with FAILE and is a very good artist but the price hike isn't market driven ...is it ?

[Passion Art]

Feb 26, 2010 20:58:07 GMT 1 ambrosiabaptism said:

? Laz doing its customers a favor ? since when did they not want you to sweat ?

Sorry but have to disagree with the method of selling or rather the suggestion that they are doing YOU a favour.

It is identical to the basket but allows them to hype an artist and place a subtle coercion that you can't bale on your request to purchase.

When or rather what is the cause of the price hike in BAST? OK he's associated with FAILE and is a very good artist but the price hike isn't market driven ...is it ?

I'd say this is right in line with his release through LAZ, Paper Monster, and himself in the past year. Very few prints are seen on the open market and with the exception of one colorway of his recent PM print and the print on POW (his two worst prints ever) everything has sold out. A ton of work goes into these prints too. Even more than goes into a Faile print IMO. Most of the colors are hand painted and have the brush strokes to prove it.


He's an artist who does what he wants and is really coming into his own. Who are we to argue with prices when everything he does sells out?

[My Name is Frank]

Feb 25, 2010 19:36:00 GMT 1 James Smith 77 said:

Who ever it was that used to write those witty statement for POW releases/news updates obviously doesn't do them anymore. And I think everyone else writing these statements is doing a poor job trying to emulate their style.

What makes you think POW have anything to do with Laz anymore?