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my tears - my ears

my tears - my ears
April 7, 2013
Pencil on acid-free Strathmore drawing paper
First drawn on 8” x 9.5" paper.
Then the drawing was cut into three parts:
“my” = 8” x 4”
“t” = 8” x .5”
“ears” = 8” x 5”
Drawings were then individually framed.
New York, New York
13.04.07.16:00@323NYC
© David Greg Harth


Information:

On April 2nd, 2013 I posted to the social networking site Facebook a new status which read “I’m going to cut off my ears. Who wants them? I’ll sell them to you. I’ll sign and date them. Who wants my ears? Make an offer. I’m serious. Payment via paypal.” What followed was an interesting exchange of comments from my network of friends. My friends were not aware of what I was actually talking about.

On May 15, 2013 I posted again with “I cut off my ears. Who wants them? I’ll sell them to you. Signed & Dated. Who wants my ears? Make an offer. I’m serious. Payment via paypal. Whomever makes the highest payment to my paypal account by 12midnight EST Thursday May 16th gets them. Minimum “bid” is $199.00. Just send your funds along. The highest one gets them. The non-winners will be refunded. I’ll ship Friday morning.” Again, interesting comments ensued. My friends were not aware of what I was actually talking about. The person who sent me the highest amount via paypal would then get the set of three framed drawings.


“You do realize it’s illegal to sell human body parts in the US. I know. I’ve tried.”
— Elaine Tin Nyo
“NO NO NO NO NO ! Don’t get serious about this. PLEASE DON’T !!!!”
— Leon Lim
“Van Gogh already did that, it’s old hat. Well, I guess BOTH ears would be different, but still just variation on a theme. How about cutting something that doesn’t bleed? That would be original 🙂”
— Judy Wernsing
“You know, there are many grants out there for artists who need money...”
— Courtney Kessel

my tears - my ears (before it was cut and before each section was signed & dated)
April 7, 2013
Pencil on acid-free Strathmore drawing paper
8” x 9.5"
New York, New York
13.04.07.16:00@323NYC
© David Greg Harth


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