Advertising Claire's art work

[Cornish Steve]

Claire,

I enjoyed a business dinner this evening in a fancy restaurant. The unisex toilet was small and homely. On the wall were a number of paintings by a local artist; a small note explained how to contact the artist.

This may sound quirky, but what about hanging some of your art work on toilet walls in high-end restaurants? Just think about it: Where else would you have a captive audience for 30 seconds or more? There's not much for patrons to do but study your work during that time.

 

[Eagle]

 
That's a bit of a bog-standard idea - but I like it!

 

[mumper]

Well it will either work or go down the pan

 

[creospace]

Lets hope the visitors are flush with their cash!

 

[SillyJokes]

You run the risk of getting cr*p reviews.

 

[mumper]

Yeah but all that will end when they get it out of their cisterns!

 

[Jayne]

Was the Artist call John

Jayne

 

[SuffolkDesigns]

you would get more than 30 seconds in the ladies, and you would double your audience as they never go alone...

 

[mumper]

....and there's always a queue...

 

[clairemackaness]

Great idea, I'll have to ask the owner or they might get Pi**ed off!

 

[fastfences]

Hi Steve,

I'm struggling to understand the correlation between Claire's art and toilets. Are you 'tongue-in-cheek' suggesting her works are more suited to the latrine rather than the gallery?

There is also another angle to this that interests me. I am a proud owner of an original 'Mackaness'. I may well be swayed to exhibit mine in the toilet, but I prefer to hear Claire's preferance for the siting of her works.

If, of course, the toilet is 'the go', I look forward to contributing names for the next 'Painting of the Month.' Could be a real 'hot and steamy' contest!! :lol:
Cheers, Nigel

 

[clairemackaness]

Toilets are a goer, Nigel. relocate your painting immediatley to the lav!!

 

[bwglaw]

Enjoy a good f-art

I am certainly not referring to anyone's artwork, just a humour amongst all art. On a serious note, I think the toilets is not really a good place because in most pubs for instance toilets mainly are covered in advertising.

The artist needs to think about the image she/he wants to represent themselves as and I think the toilets may appear to the public that the artist is desperate.

Let advertising stay in the toilets and good art in better places. The artist could always approach a newly established themed-restaurant to offer some art for free or low cost in exchange for promoting the art.

Sometimes art has to be painted to suit the individual customer/taste etc therefore I suggest the above approach.

Not quite a good example, but I have a cousin who produces wine in Rep.Georgia and they have their own methods and ingredients. My cousin visited Sweden and they tasted the wine and asked him to modify the method/ingredient to suit the market in Sweden. It sells!