wesley willis drew shit too, doesn't mean it was good.
i'd like to see the aforementioned "art" worth potential thousands.
Doesn't need to be good, the idea is that you should be happy you're still able to do it, let alone do anything, at 112. I really wouldn't care how much it sucked if I was still drawing something at 112...
People aren't paying for his technical ability. It's his perspective that's valued.
He's probably the only man on earth whose seen the things he's seen and can still hold a paintbrush. He's seen the rise of the automobile, the airplane, both world wars...
He's seen the twentieth century come and go... he's seen more than most of us ever will, and he paints bright cheerful murals of a time that very few people remember.
Clearly his perspective is valuable, because he's smiling and holding a paintbrush after a hundred and twelve years. If his art can help me to understand that perspective, then it's definitely valuable.
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i'd like to see the aforementioned "art" worth potential thousands.
Doesn't need to be good, the idea is that you should be happy you're still able to do it, let alone do anything, at 112. I really wouldn't care how much it sucked if I was still drawing something at 112...
if it was some 30 year old he'd be out on the streets trying desperately to sell his stuff to passerby's
its great he's enjoying himself though, i've got no problem there.
He's probably the only man on earth whose seen the things he's seen and can still hold a paintbrush. He's seen the rise of the automobile, the airplane, both world wars...
He's seen the twentieth century come and go... he's seen more than most of us ever will, and he paints bright cheerful murals of a time that very few people remember.
Clearly his perspective is valuable, because he's smiling and holding a paintbrush after a hundred and twelve years. If his art can help me to understand that perspective, then it's definitely valuable.
While his art doesn't really seem that remarkable skill-wise, the fact that he's able to even draw at 112 years old is amazing.
This guy is cool as ice.
You're never too old for that.
He's beyond old. Every painting he creates will have the greatest composition possible.