it bugs me that most posters never even make it out on the street
when is the last time you've seen a poster from one of the 'big' poster artists stapled against some wood fence or taped to telephone pole?
As for the premiums for mint posters; my view is that the whole poster collecting is an upswing (aomr, flatstocks etc) and even though the cyclic nature of posters collecting will bring it down again at some point, more and more people are getting into 'scene'. This new and increased attraction brings some issues with it though
There is an insane lack of knowledge about poster art with a lot of people which is understandable but it does create some weird situations. One issue the idea that mint posters are much more valuable then non-mint posters. Or actually to rephrase it, non-mint posters should be discounted significantly to a mint poster which has become the standard these days. There is a fine difference in the previous sentences and I am not sure if people understand what that difference is nor do I know how to explain it in an internet forum (or have the braincells for it)
I am sticking by my point that these are not stamps.
My feeling is that the mongloid anal hordes in poster land are actually destructive to the poster scene and it would take me an evening and a case of beer to really explain why.
Yes, there should be a premium for a mint poster when compared to a poster with dings and creases and what not. But the current situation is retarded and I for one am glad I have the creative ability of a jar of mayo because if I were an artist I would HATE to have to deal with people freaking out about inkspots on the back of a poster or whatever bull they complain about.
Posters as an art form are amazing and I especially like the gig posters because it has infiltrated American society to become one of the only real and (street-)validated POP art forms. One day somebody else will write a more structured opinion/dissertation on to why gigposters are POP art and what the influence of this art form is on our society.
The more people treat gigposters as stamps the more it will become just that; collecting stamps. It would be a tremendous loss of potential for gigposters to be treated as such. Shoot, potential is not the right word but I dont know how else to word it.
You are looking at an ART form that continues to amaze me. I am delighted to be immersed into this by being a collector, an aficianado, and hell, being friends or friendly with some of the most amazing artists within this scene. The day gig posters end up being treated by the collector and ESPECIALLY by the ARTIST as stamps I will shed a tear for the stupidity of the scene to let that happen and to be responsible for not realizing the potential of 'their' art.
A somewhat related but different rant; take for example the best rock poster of the 1990's in my humble opinion... Kozik's NIN from 1994. I would LOVE to have a copy of that poster in my collection that came from the actual venue or from a Seattle street where it was posted. However the consensus these days is that a copy that was posted in Emo's or whatever club you have, and that smells of smoke and :gasp: has staple holes in it should be significantly discounted to a copy of that very same NIN poster but has been stored for a decade in Phil's vault or under Kozik's bed OR was sold though some shop to a collector who kept it in mylar.
Dont get me wrong.. I love the fact that some poster artists take the poster art form very serious and treat their work as art and not just a 'mere' gigposter that should be staple gunned to a wall and left out in the rain. The issue though is that turning the scene into a club of anal stamp collectors is not going to make gig posters be accepted by the retarded fine arts world or even general society as a valid form of POP art which I think it would be capable of
'mongloid anal hordes' ....
I crack myself up sometimes... sorry