| Self-Portrait with Straw Hat (1887) 13.7 × 10.5 inches. oil on cardboard mounted on panel. Acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1922. |
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 | This life size sculptural version of the D.I.A.'s self portrait of van Gogh sits at eye level on a pedestal. When a penny is inserted into its ear, an audio file, one of a hundred and sixty, is played. Though the audios' durations vary from three seconds to two and a half minutes, they average seventeen seconds. The content of the audios are snippets of accounts of activities- auctions, reviews and stories - among the high end international contemporary art market. The snippets are performed by various synthetic voices. These are interspersed with observations and ideas that might exist in van Gogh's mind. Audio files of van Gogh's musings are perfomed in a Dutch-American accent by the human actor, Robert Maniscalco. |
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| Epoxy painted ceramic version of van Gogh's "Self Portrait with Straw Hat (2016) life size. | Version's partial backside covered with dollar bills. | Only those areas required to represnt the original oil painting are painted. |
| A few snippets; 1. Barbara Guggenheim's story 2. Leonardo DiCaprio 3. The really rich people 4. Twelve million for a dead shark? 5. Very important people line up differently | a few musings: 1. Art is a lie 2. No money in art 3. Sell your cleverness 4. Religion and art 5. Do not leave your room |