The artist will be write his picture with blood in order to sell it for $ 10 000.

[Freeman777]

The artist and poet from St.-Petersburg (Russia) Artyom Suslov recently declared war
to mass culture. He said that intends to write the picture using of his own blood
and wants to do so publicly during the performance at one of the central streets
of St. Petersburg.

"The painting will be called "Uprising from the ashes ", and its sketch is now ready.
Blood is the symbol of life and death. Modern Art died, drawn in the ashes and now must
rise up" - he said.

The artist plans to create a work of epatazh less than an hour. He will be encouraged
by the atmospheric music and video, specially created for this action by him.
Eccentric fighter with pop-culture make no secret of his commercial ambitions.
He expect to sell his picture the same day on the internet-auction, with the starting
price of $ 10 000.

Recall that the poet, painter and musician Artyom Suslov was the initiator of many
scandalous actions. Among them are rallies against "popsa", judicial action against
the winner of Eurovision Dima Bilan, spam attack through the lyrics Minister of
Defense of Georgia Republic. Just recently, during the conceptual performance
(the author - Dmitry Kremnev) he was buried in the ground, that symbolize the death
of modern art.

The performance will be held on September 15 (Mon) at 15:00.
Place: Arts Square (near the monument to Pushkin), St.-Petersburg, Russia.

Press-Service of the movement "POP-REVOLUTION".

[serhc]

it will really mean something if he bleeds to death doing it. that would be a statement

[alesoun]

Here's hoping it doesn't end up like this piece of artwork,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2093053.stm

[riceface]

looks like a scam

[VulgarDragon]

I'd love to see him chop off his arm or head and bleed all over the canvas.

Okay, sorry, my bad.

[Elwell]

The artist and poet from St.-Petersburg (Russia) Artyom Suslov recently declared war
to mass culture.
How quaint.

[atomatik]

mmmm, masochist painters.

I disagree with his idea that modern art has died, it's just become slow and devoid of anything original. the chapman brothers can go fuck themselves though.

[Anid Maro]

Pft.

How about this, he paints a picture by forcibly using the blood of a random spectator? Now that'd be a "war on mass culture".

[Black Spot]

mmmm, masochist painters.

I disagree with his idea that modern art has died, it's just become slow and devoid of anything original. the chapman brothers can go fuck themselves though.

Shh! Don’t give them ideas.

[DSillustration]

*yawn*

Unless he's using a gallon of blood, or more, this couldn't be more cliche.

[Mr_S_14]

A friend of mine would call this going Emo ! though it seems that may have happened a while ago.

[Hyskoa]

How emo.

[rattsang]

sounds very attention seeking and hollow.

[Mr_S_14]

How emo.

I would think someone is either emo or not.
I just don't know though, I think it might depend on how much blood they use, and if it's theirs or a starving dogs'.

how many hues can you get with blood anyways,will it have to be layered like watercolors or will it be like a drawing with crosshatching ?

[Pawkfox]

What if he's got AIDS?
:p

[Hyskoa]

I would think you're either emo or not.
I just don't know though, I think it might depend on how much blood they use, and if it's theirs or a starving dogs'.

how many hues can you get with blood anyways,will it have to be layered like watercolors or will it be like a drawing with crosshatching ?

I'm not the one making work with blood, so not emo.
And I hope he drains the entire 4 liters from his own blood in one go. It'll be his last work that way.

[Crush]

I bet it won't be as cool as this

http://www.kevart.com/blood-skull.html

[GhostChronos]

His is using Emo Painter X, all brushes are make of blood!!!:devil:

[BubbaGump]

Nothing like some good ole shock art.

[B u r l]

Nothing like some good ole shock art.

Shocking indeed... :yawn:

[Maridius]

*opens a vein*

*rakes it in*

*dies*

. . . shit

[t0po.inc]

lolz.



That's all that can really be said.

[shiNIN]

sounds very attention seeking and hollow.
it's my opinion too.
and if it's the most original idea he has, his art must be boring.
I searched a tiny bit, but I found no works. it seems he's seeking for some attention from the world...

[Sleep_Eden_sleep]

1. LOL at the emo comment. We're in forum full of artists. We're all emos.

2. I think this would actually have been a good idea, but I have seen what happens to blood when you use it for paint and it dries. Not that I've tried it. Not really. But case in point, it's not pretty. Better off just using paint. Why not mix the blood with paint? Wonder how that will turn out.

3. As for the "attention seeking" comments, isn't that what political statements are? He did say he was declaring a war on.. something. Too lazy to scroll up.

[FearSelf]

Will he cut off his hand to paint?

[lumar]

hes declaring war on mass culture by painting for them and hoping to make 10,000 off them.

...i might declare war on them too..

[Black Spot]

hes declaring war on mass culture by painting for them and hoping to make 10,000 off them.

Gosh, you're cheap. I was hoping to quote six figures at least.

[Rist]

I hate performance art. What I hate more is people doing something extreme in order to get attention.

[pencil.pusher]

If this is not a hoax, and that's a big if, let me reason this out... He's going to "sell" this piece, ...to protest capitalism... Isn't capitalism all about making a buck on suckers by getting them to buy something they ordinarilly wouldn't? So he's anti-capitalism but he's part of the capitalist system?

...Okay... right...