Maybe my day will come. To make our art, we need someone to give us money, generally speaking. Hell, to pay for our health insurance or our kids’ education, we need some to pay for us to make some kind of art.
Even Jean Luc Godard made commercials. Here’s one he did for Schick Aftershave:
Not having cable or being a television watcher, I miss out on some culture, some artistry, some trends. I am glad there are ways to make up for that now. Maybe it’s an odd thing to select to watch advertisements. But when someone reorders the world into new art, I want to see it. I also want it explained. I was glad to find this out there too:
And thanks to The NYTimes YEAR IN IDEAS for tipping me to this too.
This site could not have been built without the help and insight of Michael Morgenstern. My thanks go out to him.
Help save indie film and give this guy a job in web design or film!
