For my manifesto, I was heavily inspired by Grayson Perry RA’s ‘Red Alan’ Manifesto. It is very tongue-in-cheek and intends to be silly and ironic. I wrote it about being an artist in modern society and the rules and shame that come with it, from the perspective of ‘Disappointed Parents and Humble Billionaires’. There are some doodles throughout to reinforce that silly and informal vibe I was going for, one being a replica of the doodle from the ‘Red Alan’ manifesto in the corner, as a dedication and a little nudge to my inspiration.
Below is the transcript of my manifesto for easier viewing.
being an artist in the REAL world requires rules and beliefs. these are outlined below. remember, u r not art and ur art is barely art either. 1. do NOT take urself too seriously. art containing serious matters shout be hidden at worst, burned at best. 2. artists require daily SILLY TIME. this prevents regular civilians hearing u lament about how beautiful/horrible/mundane life is. keep it to SILLY TIME. 3. remind urself hourly that art isn’t! a real job. if you are not making money, you are not serving capitalism. this makes you WORTHLESS. 4. do not be worthless. get a real job. 5. if you find urself becoming 2 interesting, tone it down! you can be an artist (debatable) but don’t be THAT kind of artist. Follow these rules and hopefully art and creativity will subside enough that we all remember this as an awful nightmare. Signed, Disappointed Parents and Humble Billionaires.
