Comments on: Dafen, China - Where All the Paintings Come From http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/ Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rosalind mcintosh http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-613207 rosalind mcintosh Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:22:09 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-613207 update on my ALBUM. It now seems that these are original paintings, and are creating quite a stir. Problem is there were so many artists copying one another it is difficult to say who painted what.I find this quite tragic when things of obvious importance have to be teated as potential fakes because of the greed of a few CROOKS.That is the only way to describe these people,chinese art is exquisite and soon these original artists be they very early or from the Shanghai trading era will get their just recognition on the World market. update on my ALBUM. It now seems that these are original paintings, and are creating quite a stir. Problem is there were so many artists copying one another it is difficult to say who painted what.I find this quite tragic when things of obvious importance have to be teated as potential fakes because of the greed of a few CROOKS.That is the only way to describe these people,chinese art is exquisite and soon these original artists be they very early or from the Shanghai trading era will get their just recognition on the World market.

]]> By: rosalind mcintosh http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-565964 rosalind mcintosh Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:56:49 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-565964 It is terrible to see such obviously gifted artists used in such a debasing manner.Where does it stop.I have in my collection an albumn of very good figures from the water margin attributed to the Shanghai or earlier period signed with calligraphy from QIAN SHIXIN.They are of such good quality I let the National Gallery of Scotland look at them .A gain an earlier type of not quite forgery but if you put these alongside CHEN HONGSHUES paintings only a very good expert will distinguish It is terrible to see such obviously gifted artists used in such a debasing manner.Where does it stop.I have in my collection an albumn of very good figures from the water margin attributed to the Shanghai or earlier period signed with calligraphy from QIAN SHIXIN.They are of such good quality I let the National Gallery of Scotland look at them .A gain an earlier type of not quite forgery but if you put these alongside CHEN HONGSHUES paintings only a very good expert will distinguish

]]> By: Hassan Sulula http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-560772 Hassan Sulula Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:45:49 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-560772 Am very happy to see differents details and drawings of yours ,am small cartoonist from East Africa Tanzania . i need help from you on how i can sell my works cartoons and other drawings +painting please i need your help Am very happy to see differents details and drawings of yours ,am small cartoonist from East Africa Tanzania . i need help from you on how i can sell my works
cartoons and other drawings +painting
please i need your help

]]> By: elim http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-394838 elim Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:36:27 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-394838 I guess I am just too idealist. I rather hang Van Gogh's Starry Night Print instead of Mr.Wang's after Van Gogh's Starry Night Original. It just not the same. But on the other hand, I feel sympathetic for those artists in china who have to paint 20 paintings a day just to get paid a day's wage. I am sure most of them have their own imaginations and creativity. sad... I guess I am just too idealist. I rather hang Van Gogh’s Starry Night Print instead of Mr.Wang’s after Van Gogh’s Starry Night Original. It just not the same. But on the other hand, I feel sympathetic for those artists in china who have to paint 20 paintings a day just to get paid a day’s wage. I am sure most of them have their own imaginations and creativity. sad…

]]> By: Takeyce Walter http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-394836 Takeyce Walter Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:18:27 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-394836 Wow! This is really facinating! They really do make everything in China! Wow! This is really facinating! They really do make everything in China!

]]> By: Scott Allen http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-393880 Scott Allen Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:24:16 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-393880 After reading more into it, these artists work 12 hours a day. Thats incredible, but too bad the original art (or repros) seems to lack something, like that extra step to make it special. Anyway, I pray everyday for that work ethic, and really enjoyed this entry. After reading more into it, these artists work 12 hours a day. Thats incredible, but too bad the original art (or repros) seems to lack something, like that extra step to make it special. Anyway, I pray everyday for that work ethic, and really enjoyed this entry.

]]> By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-393838 Charley Parker Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-393838 I'm not sure how much this cuts into the regular art market. These are mostly reproductions of famous paintings, and if they replace anything, it would largely be prints of the same images. The key for other painters might be to get the word out to people that unique original paintings of high quality (albeit small ones) can be found for similar prices to painted facsimiles. This is happening, I think, with the "painting a day" phenomenon where artists are selling small paintings directly to buyers over the internet. I’m not sure how much this cuts into the regular art market. These are mostly reproductions of famous paintings, and if they replace anything, it would largely be prints of the same images.

The key for other painters might be to get the word out to people that unique original paintings of high quality (albeit small ones) can be found for similar prices to painted facsimiles.

This is happening, I think, with the “painting a day” phenomenon where artists are selling small paintings directly to buyers over the internet.

]]> By: elim http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-393827 elim Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:26:30 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-393827 I agree with tightwadfan this is so ridiculous. this kind of businiess ruins the value of true art by mass producing! I agree with tightwadfan
this is so ridiculous. this kind of businiess ruins the value of true art by mass producing!

]]> By: David Apatoff http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-393789 David Apatoff Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:33:41 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-393789 Absolutely fascinating. In a related vein, you can sometimes acquire fully painted, highly detailed, complex backgrounds for cartoons on ebay for a mere pittance-- between $10 and $30 for an oversize painting. Some are drek, but many of them are beautifully done. And you ask yourself, how can they possibly sell something that took a highly talented artist a full day or two for $10? The answer, when you receive the art in the mail, is that it was done in China on an assembly line basis for below subsistence wages. The market being what it is, any new projects that can be shipped overseas may very well end up being done over there. Absolutely fascinating.

In a related vein, you can sometimes acquire fully painted, highly detailed, complex backgrounds for cartoons on ebay for a mere pittance– between $10 and $30 for an oversize painting. Some are drek, but many of them are beautifully done. And you ask yourself, how can they possibly sell something that took a highly talented artist a full day or two for $10? The answer, when you receive the art in the mail, is that it was done in China on an assembly line basis for below subsistence wages. The market being what it is, any new projects that can be shipped overseas may very well end up being done over there.

]]> By: tightwadfan http://www.linesandcolors.com/2008/04/21/dafen-china-where-all-the-paintings-come-from/#comment-393759 tightwadfan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:33:45 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/?p=963#comment-393759 I have always wondered where those paintings in the mall come from. I find this incredibly depressing. I have always wondered where those paintings in the mall come from. I find this incredibly depressing.

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