A little late but this was on my pulse show day will update other days later today as well as catch up on films.
Thoughs on pulse fringe festival 2010:
I find myself unusually shy averting gaze from people being polite but selling like my own shop. Its funny how anything a little bit of the normal deserves little to know interaction.
However i am finding because the object in question is on mass (which let face it is odd) and nostalgic for some people i am getting more interaction than it would a painting or picture. There is a trigure for someone people where there mind goes i must know more. This by no means a huge group of people and is perhaps drastically decreased since the figure is not instantly recognisable to people to be from HE MAN and even if they do they want remember his name.
This is not a mistake and was a well thought out decision for us, although finally settling on ram man was a bit of chance since it was just that we saw 4 at one bootsale. It was because we couldn’t afford to make a dent in the price of key figures in HE MAN, HE MAN, Skelator, Man at arms, Evil lynn, all aready cost to much, we would not be able to buy the volume to affect the price and even if we did it would be hard to measure. Were as Mr Ram Man was a cheap “B” figure that anyone collecting Masters of the universe would not go out of there way to get.
On top of this there was the visual element, we i feel needed to be able to get alot of figures in order to look visually interesting.
So here in this show the third showing we have to classify into caitogries according to ware with ones who springs do not work to with axe arm bands and no pint scratches essentially mint.
Tally so far:
3 Mint
10 Near mint
21 Good-Great
25 Poor
17 Fair
Total 76
I found on youtube alot off people filming their collections on the internet. Especially Masters of the universe (MOTU yes it was not actually called HE-man). This gave me an idea i was going to make a film of my collection as a document of this show talking through how I display them. These videos have had quiete alot of views and may result in people discovering what i am doing which might encourage collectors and sellers to put more value in RAM MAN. Now i feel comfortable enough heavily to show it off and be proud of my collection. Anyway if this cause a price rise now i would be in for a major winfall. After all we picked because it is a small cult market. So the film today is that as well hope you enjoy.
Final thought
Sucseeded to much people are seeing it as a shop or seeing it as a museuem “why would anyone open a museueem to that figure” ( I did find myself like a defensive mother almost shouting I WOULD!!!)
Film of YOU WILL BE RARE @Pulse fringe
Just a qucik before i go have full day of art.
Going to my old unis degree show kingston and then of livert art platform fresh at queen marys. Let you know what i think later.
Do solitary already so dont worry here it is.
Jamie Moakes Solitray fitenss day 8 (HE SAID Taelnt agency)
Im thinking today about finishing touches to for pusle show next week. Whats needed and whats not needed.
This is the first time i have actually scheduled a talk for this show You will be rare. I am struggling with how to structure it . I still think the best advise i have been given is that my work is at its best when its casual a chat and converstation me just informing someone what i am doing. Not a block box show. So what i think im going to do is just go over some of my importnat happenings while buying ram man for you will be rare but change it up depending on what the person im talking seems interested in.
After all this a change to try it this way if it doesnt work i can try another way along my develpoment with escalator. I will post a film of the show after so any comments would be appreciated.
Still belive it needs a film something to keep people interested if they are shy and do not want to talk to me. Working on that today. waiting for my partner slash camera woman comes home to help. As alaways i find away for here to get involved.
Anyway so thats it today. Im adding solitary day 7 cant belive we kept this up a whole week arms are hurting and twingy which is actualy making hard to type. Contumplating a bronson tach to go along with it. WHAT DO RECKON???
While being funded by Escalator performing arts 2010 surported by arts council england. I Jamie Moakes will be developing my body using Charles Bronsons solitary fitness as a guide, to give a visual d
Went to london yesterday to met one of my mentors. Is was a pre mentor mentor sesion going through what are the key things to go through. Basically what i want to get out of it. I have now met with both of my mentors on the escalator project and i have got to say it really helps. I dont if its just that from making the work i do and being in the east which causes you to have no discussions on your work critics etc, something that is really missing, but i got loads out of it and can feel that im understanding my work a whole lot more looking at m,ore. Actually mores not the right word better clearer. Its just slight tweaks soundings adding this taking look at this all these little things real mean that putting your best artistic foot forward.
So whats today doing:
Seen kennys show true love waits at pulse fringe festival ipswich
Working towards my own piece.
I need to add more things into you will be rare so people know they are encouraged tio take part and continue on the myth. How can they help?
Plus still needs some kind of film people can be shy in spaces and just looking at the figures and walking out, my auidence will this point which if we agree these are worth something then they are.
Oh and solitary fitness must done earlier today it is good as i thought its building up my coinfidence in front of a camera, which has been lacking for a while and have been avoiding it. As well as getting me fit. However if you watch day five you will see that i am definatly flaging after having a lvely meal and wine with jen and it being 11.45pm
anyway please take a look i will add them here but please go to
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Cheers
Jamie
Solitary fitness day 5
So 4 days into solitary fitness and is going well you will be a couple of days behind but will add them here too.
Picked up some really nice display cabinets for pulse show. It means that the figures will look more important than before this way.
They were way to exposed and not seemd as a object of importance at the junction cambridge which contradicted the fact that i want everyone to agree there worth so much more.
Meeting mentor tomra and going through lots hopefully will get some good ideas of whats important to put in the talks which are just over a week away so better get cracking let you know how it goes.
Also at normal job today and learnt you should always have your buisness cards on you very important gallery people came in and i had nothing to give other than words bad selling of myself should always have something to give to remind them of you always you never know and today i failed.
oh weel next time
adding Jamie Moakes sloitary day 1 enjoy
While being funded by Escalator performing arts 2010 I Jamie Moakes will be developing my body using Charles Bronsons solitary fitness as a guide, to give a visual document of HE SAID Talent agencys p
