"Jim wants to take painting down from its pedestal"
"He is almost a demonic presence on the art scene: he only works with
cheap materials, sells his pictures at dumping prices or demonstratively
destroys them. The reason: Jim wants to take painting down from its pedestal.
'Art should be a means of communication for the young generation,' the
Berlin artist demands. 'That's why I exhibit in clubs and at parties.'
The autodidact finds his motifs in the street or on television. First comes
the title. Then the picture. Jim paints with conveyor-belt speed, he loves
garish colours and comic motifs. 'Entertainment art' is how the music-crazy
Avignon describes his work. He doesn't want to get rich with it. But the
former school-bus driver is already famous. Without sponsors and museum
support. His motto: 'Anyone with something to say should open his mouth.'"
Allegra
"His success is virtually unstoppable"
"Price-wise Jim Avignon is at the lower end of scale, yet his success is virtually unstoppable."
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