Art
A fool-proof method for
sculpting an elephant: get a huge block of marble, then you chip away everything
that doesn't look like an elephant.
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An artist asked the gallery owner if there had
been any interest in his paintings on display at that time. "I have good news
and bad news," the owner replied, "the good news is that a gentleman enquired
about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death.
When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings." "That's
wonderful," the artist exclaimed, "what's the bad news?" "The guy was your
doctor..."
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An artist had been working on a nude portrait
for a long time. Every day he was up early and worked late - bringing perfection
with every stroke of his paint brush. As each day passed, he gained a better
understanding of the female body and was able to really make his paintings
shine.
After a month, the artist had become very
weary from this non-stop effort and decided to take it easy for the day. Since
his model had already shown up, he suggested they merely have a glass of wine
and talk - since normally he preferred to do his painting in silence.
They talked for a few hours, getting to know
each other better. Then as they were sipping their claret, the artist heard a
car arriving outside. He jumped up and said "Oh, no! It's my wife! Quick, take
off your clothes!"
Q: How many artists does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: Ten. One to change it and nine to reassure him about how good
it looks.
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Q: How many modern artists does it take to
change a light bulb?
A: Four. One to throw bulbs against the wall, one to
pile hundreds of them in a heap and spray-paint it orange, one to glue light
bulbs to a cocker spaniel and one to put a bulb in the socket and fill the room
with light while all the critics and buyers are watching the fellow smashing the
bulbs against the wall, the fellow with the spray-gun and the cocker spaniel.
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Q: How many surrealists does it take to change
a light bulb?
A1: Two. One to hold the giraffe and the other to fill the
bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.
A2: Two. One to change it and
one to throw a bucket of water out the window.
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Q: How many visitors to an art gallery does it
take to change a light bulb?
A: Two. One to do it and one to say "Huh! My
four-year old could've done that!"
