THOSE MOMENTS OF DEALING WITH ALARMING ECONOMICAL ISSUES HAVE MADE ME A MUCH BETTER PERSON THROUGH THE OSMOTIC PROCESS OF DEALING WITH MY FAULTS BROUGHT TO SURFACE BY THE TRIGGERING EFFECT OF THOSE VERY UNCERTAINTIES.
THE ART WORLD IS A CHAOTIC ONE AT BEST, IT’S A TRECHEROUS OCEAN WHERE THE ARTISTS WITH MORE SOLID SHIPS ARE BOUND TO FIND SHORE IN MOST CASES.
TALENT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR OF COURSE, BUT GALLERIES NEED TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN AND TRY TO SATISFY THEIR CLIENTS, WHICH PRECLUDES TOO OFTEN CORAGEOUS AND VISIONARY MOVES.
ARTISTS WHOSE WORK HAS A “ROMANTIC” SLANT (MISINTERPRETED TERM), LIKE MINE, DO NOT EXACTLY FALL INTO THE TRENDS OF TODAYS ART WORLD, WHICH IS A REFLECTION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY WE LIVE IN TODAY, WHERE EMOTION IS SOMETHING TO BE AVOIDED.
MOREOVER, PERSONALLY SPEAKING, THE PROCESS TO SUBMIT TO A GALLERY IS AN EXPENSIVE ONE AND MANY TIMES WHEN DONE, THE PROCESS OF GETTING A RESPONSE AND FINALLY HAVING SOME WORK ON THE WALL CAN EASILY REACH ONE YEAR TIME FRAME, AND MORE.
WHAT CAN AN ARTIST DO THEN TO SURVIVE?
IN THESE YEARS I HAVE HAD TO BUILD MY OWN NETWORK OF SUPPORT THROUGH THIS VERY WEBSITE, EBAY, FACEBOOK, LOCAL CLIENTS AND FRIENDS, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART AND MANY OTHER LOCAL INITIATIVES AND CONTESTS, WHERE I HAVE BEEN, IN MANY CASES, VERY SUCCESSFUL.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THIS NETWORK I CREATED, MANY TIMES I HAD TO SWALLOW THE MEDICINE AND SELL MY WORK AT LOWER PRICES, AND THIS HAS MADE ME UNDESIRABLE TO MANY GALLERIES, I AM SURE.
AND GALLERIES ARE NOW UNDESIRABLE TO ME.
IT COULD HAPPEN THAT MY WORK, IN THE FUTURE MIGHT GET RECOGNIZED, BUT THAT IS A POSSIBILITY DECIDED BY FACTORS THAT I DON’T EVEN THINK DEPEND BY HUMAN INTERVENTION.
SO, I AM SELLING MY WORK NOW TO GET RID OF AS MUCH INVENTORY AS I CAN, SINCE I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO ITALY, MY COUNTRY OF ORIGINS.
FROM TODAY MY WORK WILL BE SOLD FROM $ 75.00 TO $ 150.00 UNTIL MY DATE OF DEPARTURE FROM THE UNITED STATES.
THE QUALITY IS ALWAYS THE ONE MY COLLECTORS KNOW ME FOR.
AGAIN, IF YOU ARE BUYING THE IMAGES AS AN INVESTMENT, FEEL FREE TO DO SO, BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS TO YOU MY ENERGIES WILL BE DEDICATED FROM NOW ON EXCLUSIVELY IN PRODUCING RATHER THAN PROMOTING.
BUYING MY WORK BECAUSE YOU LIKE IT AND BECAUSE IT HOLDS MEANING FOR YOU COULD BE THE ONLY GOOD REASON TO DO SO.
THE WEBSITE WILL BE ALWAYS UP, BUT AFTER MY MOVE TO ITALY, FOR A WHILE, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FULFILL ORDERS FOR THE LACK OF A DARKROOM.
FROM THE DATE OF TODAY, MAY 10 2010, IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT I WILL BE ACCEPTING ORDERS UNTIL JUNE 15, 2010.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME. FROM THE DEEPEST OF MY HEART, WITHOUT YOU I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE AND FEEL I WAS DOING HONEST WORK.
DOMENICO FOSCHI
SINCE DAY ONE, WHEN I DECIDED TO BE A FULL TIME ARTIST, I KNEW THAT THE PATH IN FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE PRESENTED ITSELF WITH OBSTACLES. I KNEW THAT AT TIMES I WOULD SEE IN FRONT OF ME TWO OR MORE DIRECTIONS WHERE I COULD GO, KNOWING THAT ONLY ONE WOULD BE THE RIGHT ONE TO TAKE.
I HAVE MADE MISTAKES AND I LIKE TO THINK I HAVE ALSO MADE RIGHT CHOICES.
IN THESE FOUR AND A HALF YEARS I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ME AND ABOUT LIFE AND PEOPLE, AND HOW WONDERFUL MANY OF THEM ARE, HOW SUPPORT OF ANY KIND IS A REAL BOOSTER IN ORDER TO KEEP EXPLORING THAT ROAD.
I WOULDN’T TRADE THESE TIMES OF UNCERTAINTIES FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.