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David Hockney has apparently had a dig at other modern artists for not doing all the work on their pieces themselves
You'd think that a famous artist like him would be rather more clued up about the history of art and know that there's a long-standing tradition of artists using apprentices to fill in the boring bits of their work, especially in fresco painting, where the paint has to be applied before the plaster dries, so you really need more than one pair of hands involved.
Of course, if the nominal artist isn't doing any of the work himself, that's another matter.
You'd think that a famous artist like him would be rather more clued up about the history of art and know that there's a long-standing tradition of artists using apprentices to fill in the boring bits of their work, especially in fresco painting, where the paint has to be applied before the plaster dries, so you really need more than one pair of hands involved.
Of course, if the nominal artist isn't doing any of the work himself, that's another matter.
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Same with paintings, no objection to an artist who painted the technical bits, and the dramatic bits, but then left the apprentice to fill in the trees and couple of gallons of sky, but I would want to be told. Apart from anything else today's Spotty Apprentice No#3 is tomorrow's Big Name #2 and having an "early" work while s/he was under #foo might be worth a bit more.
It's about disclosure and keeping the customer informed.
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