ART INSIGHTS Creating Wealth as a Successful Artist - John Dahlsen

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“Light Blue Purge Dialogue”Acrylic paintings on Belgian linen, plastic sculptures,based on the subject matter of plastic "purges" -plastic fabricator machine end waste.Sizes vary
The Purge SeriesDuring the latter part of 2005 and into 2006I created a new body of environmentalartwork that considers cycles and recycling,a series of synthetic polymer paintings onBelgian linen based on the subject matterof plastic "purges" - plastic fabricatormachine end-waste. This “Purge Series”of environmental artwork concentrated oncycles, momentum and the multiple.I painted non-recyclable purged plasticobjects- objects that are by-products ofeverything else plastic. These objects arethe plastic pieces run through a machinebefore or after a hairbrush, juice bottle orchair is made. They represent everythingand nothing. The plastic in its petroleumstate has undergone millions of years ofevolution to get to this stage, and then it isdiscarded as a by-product of consumerism.The paintings create the profile of a solidsculpture, moulded and plied to presentthe essence of formalism. The subjectmatter of the paintings conjures abstract39
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Page 6 and 7: Table of ContentsPart I (page 7)Alc
Page 9 and 10: Part IAlchemy: My Career in Environ
Page 11 and 12: This new medium, it occurred to me,
Page 13 and 14: My InfluencesAs a young artist, I w
Page 15 and 16: form of both patronage and exhibiti
Page 17 and 18: Shedding of IdentityMy entrée into
Page 19: Sandra Murray, the then director of
Page 22 and 23: In 2006, the United Nations Environ
Page 24 and 25: "Thong Totems"Found objects and Sta
Page 26 and 27: I toe the line betweenfulfi llment
Page 28 and 29: “Blue River”Recycled Plastic Ba
Page 30 and 31: esidence at Jefferson City, Missour
Page 33 and 34: Driftwood artMy work with driftwood
Page 35: Digital Prints and PaintingsAnother
Page 38 and 39: As well as embracing the digital an
Page 42 and 43: geometrical imagery and constructiv
Page 44 and 45: The Pass #52007Acrylic on Belgian L
Page 46 and 47: ‘Contemporary Landscapes’ -his
Page 48: of Wendell Berry’s paradox that
Page 51 and 52: Central ConcernsIt amazes me to thi
Page 56 and 57: It is of utmost importanceto have a
Page 58 and 59: Let’s be clear about one fact: th
Page 60 and 61: The manager of the plant was highly
Page 62 and 63: Remember that it isyou who is placi
Page 64 and 65: 62how much you’re willing to sacr
Page 66 and 67: 3. FOCUS.Successful artists have th
Page 68 and 69: ends meet. This usually does not wo
Page 70 and 71: Managing your timealso means placin
Page 72 and 73: your next show, selling art and tal
Page 74 and 75: To create somethingof beauty at any
Page 76 and 77: and start again. My integrity force
Page 78 and 79: Marketing is also anattitude. Your
Page 80 and 81: her updated website that she set up
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opportunities, such as writing a bo
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The Parthenon PrincipleTo create an
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Responsible Financial ManagementArt
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please everyone that they say yes t
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dealings, but you might find that t
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do gauge that as both an interior q
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“6 Driftwood Totems”Found Drift
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I strive to act as areminder of our
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Reflections on Obstacles.You always
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And many people simply didn’t kno
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almost like a cross cut through the
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People would tell me to look at thi
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e squeezed out of the machine to cl
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I remember telling the media during
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Articles and Reviews“Australian E
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Art Calendar: I read that a fire de
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time appreciating highlighting a pr
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asically by a talk on my environmen
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demand, and has made the decision o
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Art Calendar: Ultimately, what do y
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Of that early time, Dahlsen says:
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the art-making process has led to s
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concerned about global warming. But
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I am with this work, apart from wis
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The one plastic bag that was blown
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Are paper bags any better?As paper
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“Environmental Art”University o
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tradition of exploring the relation
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plastics assembled into abstract fi
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projects of land reclamation.Dahlse
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ReferencesPart I1,2Murray, Sandra.
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Art/Business$34.95The Artist’s Mu
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