'Paul McCartney Hated His Clone' artist (KATA BILLUPS) Showed w/ Howard Finster

Description: TITLE: PAUL WAS PISSED IT WAS A TINY BADLY MADE CLONE (spelled out with tiny mini-scrabble letters across the top and bottom lips of the frame) I am honored to have thousands of collectors own my work across the globe.I also have several well known actors, film-makers, musicians and professional athlete collectors.A partial list includes: Julia Roberts, Jimmy Vaughan,Willie Nelson,Muhammad Aliand Tim Burton. for more information about my workplease follow this link to my main website:rock and roll icon art by kata billups, rockandrolliconart.com, cadiz ARTIST'S DESCRIPTION OF PAINTING: The story depicted in this scene is mostly from my imagination but partly fromreal- life experiences. more soon....NEW LISTING ABOUT MY FINSTER CONNECTION: A big influence on my rock and roll icon art work has been Howard Finster. I showed with the late great Reverend Howard Finster shortly before he died.Some of my folkier styled work is influenced by him- not only stylistically but by virtue of the fact that he was (to me) the ultimate preacher/painter. Howard often took common recognizable objects (like his giant coke bottle piece) and plastered the image with Bible sayings. Almost as if he were a naive forerunner of subliminal influences in art and culture. ---I will never forget him having an "altar call" at the reception of a joint show we had . He asked us all to sing a couple old hymns together. Most people stood in shock - (as if asking themselves "is this really going on? is this cool/ or politically correct or even LEGAL? "....) but Howard didn't care one iota what anyone thought....and I loved it all and belted out the hymns. Then he asked anyone who was unsaved to come forward (to his folding chair which he rather feebly stood beside) ...but no one camethat evening.... His smile, his voice, his mission- have influenced me indelibly. Howard's beautiful, sensitive, and often spiritual work taught me the beauty of painting without the man made boundaries of perspective and anatomy. the last pic. is of me and Howard around 1998 at our joint show shortly before his death. A NOTE FROM KATA:WHY BUY MY ART (INSTEAD OF OTHER ROCK AND ROLL THEME ART-WORKS?)When my rock and roll icon artwork began (in the late 1980's) I was one of the first to be working in this genre (besides the great illustrators for the Rolling Stone Magazine and Andy Warhol and a few others). nowadays, people are taking pictures of celebrities, doing a little adjusting in Photoshop, and hiring someone to print the images on canvas. The artists often lack the clout WARHOL had to do such things and have the piece mean anything of substance (or appreciate in value).In addition, only a small group of classically trained artists can hand-paint a subject's full body within a scene. Those skills in composition, anatomy, color, etc. take decades to refine. Then, only a small handful in that group have anything to 'say' by their work. That's where my work outshines many; each piece has a message derived from some autobiographic event in my life. Since I was a teenage artist, I was driven to express my ideas through my work. Furthermore, most of my body of work 'works' on multiple levels and that is one thing that's led to its far-reaching popularity. My collectors are generally well-educated and well-traveled people; (heck, many have been to all the major museums in the world!) They recognize the underlying messages, my referencing of other works, the comic insinuations I make in certain pieces etc. and that is why they buy my work. I've heard from collectors many times; things like: "I don't even LIKE Elvis, but your work spoke to me, and I bought it". That's because my work is not REALLY about Elvis or the Beatles or anyone- it's about life's larger themes (it is social commentary at its core). I paint when I feel compelled to make a statement about life. Many such statements are made through my few very recognizable (and some now gone) rock and roll icons. They have become my doppelgangers. TECHNICAL DETAILS ABOUT THIS WORK:This double frame is made of solid wood.The paisley is hand-pained by me- and I affixed a toy electric guitar tothe bottom of the frame. I plan to remove the smaller paper guitar.The painting is created on a piece of non-warping wood-dimensions approx 20"x30" or larger- need to go to the storage room to measure it-coming soon- OR pls INQUIRE if interested!!busy making art... This piece (as all others) will be shipped with the correcthanging apparatus on back. CATEGORIES OF WORK:(listed in descending order by price and rarity) 1. PRIMARY ORIGINALS These are the most time-consuming, most expensive and generally the largest in scale of my works. They are owned by hundreds of Private Individuals and several Museums worldwide. One Primary Original may take weeks, months or even years to complete. For decades I created an average of five to twenty pieces of this type work per year. I'm taking a break from creating them to build my business and life in new ways. I am not yet sure if I will ever create work in this category again. For updates please check k a t a b i l l u p s . c o m 2. VERSIONS OF WORK These are generally the second most time-consuming and expensive of my works. They are ownedby hundreds of individuals across the world. Each one is an entirely hand-painted VERSION of a Primary Original Painting. They are similar but in no way identical to the PRIMARY ORIGINALS after which they take their inspiration. Within these pieces I've been inspired to rework or add newcharacters, furnishings, backgrounds and colors in ways that never occurred in the PRIMARY ORIGINALS paintings. These pieces may even contain new themes and ideas. I typically devoted one to four months creating each piece (depending on size and complexity). They sometimes (but not always) include unique frames embellished with one-of-a-kind mattes and vintage objects de' artand unusual titles. They are framed in many ways; simply, ornately, etc. They were painted on a variety of surfaces besides just canvas or wood including gallery wrap canvas and small furniture; (both whichrequired no frame). All these works are technically and legally Original Paintings. They are entirely 100% hand painted throughout all the layers applied as the work progressed. I generally created around five to fifteen pieces in this category of work per year. This category of work began in approximately 2004 and ended in 2023. I have around ten to fifteen unfinished pieces within this category in storage and may complete them if I am so inspired in the future. If so, they will be dated the year they are completed. 3. REPLICA ORIGINALS These are typically the third most time consuming type of work (and third most expensive)and are owned by over one thousand people across the globe. There may be over two thousand incirculation. I do not know because I never kept exact records. The demand for them arose when Patrons admired some of my previously sold PRIMARY ORIGINAL pieces and wanted something similar but not as expensive. They are are similar to my VERSIONS of WORK (see category 2. works above) withsome important exceptions. First of all, they are as close to being identical to the PRIMARY ORIGINALS as possible. They have no new creative developments within them (unlike works in category 2.) withthe important exception of the frames which were often elaborately embellished with one-of-a-kindmattes, vintage objects de' art and unusual titles. They are painted on a variety of surfaces (wood,canvas, mirrors, small furniture and other materials). They are hand-painted REPLICAS of some of my favorite PRIMARY ORIGINALS. Each piece is hand painted across the entire surface andmany have additional painting in layers beneath the surface of the top glazes. Each work required atleast a week or several weeks to complete (depending on the size and complexity). They are legally and ethically also Original Paintings in their own right. I began this category of work in approximately 2004. In late 2023 I stopped creating in this category. I have about forty unfinished pieces in this category (in storage) and may complete these works if I am so inspired in the future. If so, they will be dated the year they are completed. 4. SMALL GALLERY WRAP CANVAS REPLICA ORIGINALS This category was created in 2021. I created less than 70 of these and will never create any more. They are similar to my Replica Originals but smaller. For or more on REPLICA ORIGINALS see category3 above. In addition they are created on gallery wrap canvases which are deeper than most average canvases. They're designed to be painted on all four external edges of the canvas (edges which are typically covered by a frame. The idea is for the collector to display the work without a frame and enjoy the unique dimensional effect as the painting 'wraps around' the sides. The artwork may also be displayed 'standing up' on a piece of furniture. Proper hanging apparatus is attached to the back of the canvas. 5. SECOND STYLE REPLICA ORIGINAL PAINTINGS New to the market beginning in 2023 and projected to be my main product going forward, this type of work is similar to my REPLICA ORIGINAL works but less expensive. Like my VERSIONS OF WORK, I've added new elements. This type of work allows endless opportunities to re-express myself (beyondthe original inspiration). I'm adding additional themes and characters to previously created PRIMARY ORIGINAL pieces. Each piece is first printed on a uniquely light-weight yet strong material using state of the art equipment (for maximum clarity of resolution, color, etc.). I then spend several hoursembellishing the piece with hand painted areas (and attaching one or more vintage objects de' art to theframe. The areas of hand painting make each piece an ORIGINAL work of art technically and legally. 6. SPECIALIZED FRAMED OR MOUNTED PRINTS. When I first offered this category at the inception of my rock and roll icon art work, pieces were typically framed after being mounted on foam core or wood. They generally had many objects de' art attached to the piece using glue and or wire. I also mounted the prints on small pieces of furniture, toys, cigar boxes,mirrors, musical instruments etc. I began with very small embellished framed prints at my first show inNashville TN. in the early 1990's. Originally using tiny photographic prints of my work called proof shots,eventually my work expanded in size. I created and sold hundreds (probably over one thousand) of theseworks. The prints mounted on toys, furniture and other objects during this early time were more rare. Icreated about one hundred of them. These pieces were created only between the years 1993 and 2004.They ranged in size from very small (around 3" x 4" to much larger 16" x 20" or so). 7. 2023 SIGNED PRINTS About twenty five years after beginning my rock and roll icon art business, I stopped creating prints. Around 2004 I wanted all my future collectors to own works more unique and valuable than my prints(which were mainly sold framed and with kitsch objects attached as mentioned above in Category 6).This decision was made even though many early collectors (like Julia Roberts) owned these pieces.For one year only (2023) I produced signed prints one more time. This was in the interim of developing a more affordable new product (see category 5 above). The new product evolved as I began to phase out my older categories of work. This made the remaining work more rare and therefore more expensive and I still wanted any potential collector be able to afford my work so I developed a new product. Whilecreating the new product it seemed good to offer signed prints one last time. Each one was producedon extra heavy card stock paper with a gloss finish using the most expensive state of the art equipment. Each one was signed and dated.

Price: 928 USD

Location: Cadiz, Kentucky

End Time: 2024-09-05T02:03:23.000Z

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