Art-ology

Jack Vettriano is one of the {UK’s|United Kingdoms} most {liked|popular} {painters|artists}, with a public {connection|appeal} {not matched|unsurpassed} by {other|most} artists that are {at present|presently} {working|painting}. The {problem|issue} is that the {lowliest|most common} of breeds the {UK’s|United Kingdoms} critic, doesn’t {approve of|like} what he {paints|does}.

This isn’t {saying|to say} that Jack Vettriano isn’t a {brilliant|fantastic} artist who {produces|captures} {scenes|moments} that {the public|people} {connect|relate} to and love, Or that Jack Vettriano Prints don’t have a {huge|massive} {fan base|following} {across the globe|worldwide} with {upto this point|to date} more than {half a million|500,000} posters of his {paintings|work} being {bought|sold} {worldwide|globally}.

{Equally the|The} fact that in April 2004 one of Jack Vettriano’s {paintings|pictures} was {auctioned|sold} for just {short|shy} of 750,000 pounds at Sotheby’s and that Jack Vettriano {was awarded|received} an OBE for his {work provided|contribution} to the arts. {Appears|Seems} a {bit|little} {weird|strange} that {somebody|someone} that {paints|produces} this {sort|kind} of work has been {rejected|ignored} by {many|several} British National Arts Collections and Museums.

Jack Vettriano {came into the world|was born} in 1951 in Fife, Scotland, he {left|eventually left} school at the {tender age|age} of 16 to {start working as|become a} mining engineer at the coal fields {close|near} to {the place|where} he {had his home|lived}. A girlfriend {bought|gave} him a {pack|set} of watercolour paints for his 21st Birthday {that|which} he then {began|set about} teaching himself to {work with|use} ({it seems obvious that|obviously} {a person|someone} that teaches themselves how to {create|do} {a painting|something} is {straight away|instantly} going to have a {difficult|hard} time from academia, elitists and art snobs alike).

{At the point|When} he {felt|was} ready Jack Vettriano {chose|decided} to put in|submit} {2|two} of his {paintings|canvases} to the Royal Scottish Academy annual show in 1988 and they were {quickly bought|snapped up} on the {1st|first} day. Jack Vettriano was then {contacted|approached} by {a number of|several} galleries that {asked|wanted} to sell his {paintings|work} and his {following|success} has {slowly|gradually} {bloomed|blossomed} from these {unassuming|humble} beginnings.

In 2004 “The Singing Butler” {eventually|finally} {quieted|silenced} the critics even if {only for a short time|briefly} with its {purchase|sale} at Sotheby’s. It seems {particularly|fairly} {ignorant|ridiculous} that {someone|somebody} that is {evidently|obviously} well {respected|liked} by the {population|public} at large should {be forever|constantly be} {struggling with|fighting} {individuals|people} that {are unable to|cant} fit him into a {category|box} or tick their self {regulated|imposed} guidelines for what’s {of worth|good} and what’s not. If Shakespeare hadn’t been {well liked|popular} do you {really|actually} think he would a/ have got any {commissions|work} or b/ still be {influencing|gracing} our {everyday|lives today}.

{Regrettably|Unfortunately} for us the {individuals|people} that {purchase|buy} for “our” public art collections are {precisely|exactly} the {sort|type} of {critics|people} that I have been {highlighting|mentioning} and to this {point in time|date} I am {not aware|unaware} of Jack Vettriano’s {paintings|work} {showing|featuring} in any of Scotland’s national galleries. Jack Vettriano is {a highly skilled|an accomplished} artist that despite the {arrogance|ignorance} of the art world at large is {painting|producing} {pieces|work} that not only has {presence|depth} of character but also {a life|vibrancy} that {makes sure|ensures} his {status|popularity} with {individuals|people} that see beauty as real {instead of|rather than} some formula {understood only by|known only to} an elite (so called) few.