Hey Tom, it might sound like a silly question, but how do you feel about that email? Was initially thinking that you want to name and shame (especially because you left the name of the person visible in the blog) but I am very interested to hear the story behind it. xx Biggi
I read your post yesterday, and i instantly felt quite anxious.....it kind of reads like a threat, like watch out of teh art mafia will have it in for you...like, Biggi, i'm curious...although having gone away and come back againone can read it quite differently...
It's an interesting image too....is it just a photo from a digital camera? It appears with an old quality, maybe just because of the light...
Are you any further with it now though, for having been honest and given them your opinion?
Mind you I just had to settle an misunderstanding via email, as when you try and be a little firm, it back fires. Maybe this is the difference between the spoken work and written. The written hangs around and nags, without facial expressions and a smile...anyway, what a nonce to right such stuff, sounds like a line from a panto...
is all i can say is " me thinks they have never been trained in customer service" I don'y know the full story or to whom the person is but the reply is in a sense trying to belittle you. mmm, where u go from here will always be your choice.
i think is good to show what kind of asshole we come across with , defenetly this guy is a loser probrably with a small dick so it need to assert him self on a young artist . yes he should be name and shame . franko
I've had a few similar problems, mainly with fierce, this year. My project manager was shit, and I sent her a strong worded email telling her that I found her to be a terrible project lead, she was constantly late for meetings (or cancelled them last minute) and she made many promises she didn't keep, letting me know aout them at the last moment. She went pretty pissed off too cos i don't think she expected it from an 'early career' artist (she did after all work at Ikon for six years blah blah). It seems to me that this guy is simply trying to bully you cos to him you are a young artist who should be 'gratefull and thankfull' for all the opportunities you get. His words are bullshit. Your email reply (at this late stage where mending the situation seems beyond grasp) should have simply been...... fuck you.
i don't think that 'naming and shaming' is quite it because none of you know who he is, even if you do know his first name..
at first i felt bad about it (the email), but now i'm glad i have it, because it seems so ridiculous,,,
this came after i finally expressed that i was annoyed with him for not gioving me my work back,,, the exhibition finished over a year ago, and since then, he's basically been ignoring me, making up stories to put me off, etc..
he's obviously trying to lash out at me and make me feel shit,,,, for me, putting it on the blog is a way of taking control of the situation, not just letting his words fester with me privately. i think it's quite funny actually, because his threat is obviously hollow, and i don't need him. he's just very arrogant.
and i think it's important not to let people like this get to you... i'm sure it happens all the time,,, especially to 'young artists', but it isn't acceptable to be treated like this. so i think it's valuable to share the experience.
Hey Tom, that's what I thought. You are right, these situations seem to happen on a regular basis. Someone has done the same thing to me as well... it took nearly 2 years for me to get my work back. The bad thing about that is that it was my friend at that time - a gallerist I worked voluntarily for. It really sours the relationship. She told me when she returned them that she had mislayed the work for a while and couldn't find it. Yours might be a similar case. I just wish people would be honest in the first place... it't actually less annoying. Things can happen. His email is very strong and I don't think he does himself a big favour with that one. It seems that he uses that tone quite often to "bite" back. You must have hit on his sore point. He either needs someone to help with his workload or he needs to sort out his life. Anyway, I am glad that you can see it with humour now. Of course you don't need him. He just looks bad if he is the only one who is spreading bad news about you - obviously it will backfire. xxxxxxxxxx Biggi
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Hey Tom,
it might sound like a silly question, but how do you feel about that email?
Was initially thinking that you want to name and shame (especially because you left the name of the person visible in the blog) but I am very interested to hear the story behind it.
xx
Biggi
hello Tom, how are you?
I read your post yesterday, and i instantly felt quite anxious.....it kind of reads like a threat, like watch out of teh art mafia will have it in for you...like, Biggi, i'm curious...although having gone away and come back againone can read it quite differently...
It's an interesting image too....is it just a photo from a digital camera? It appears with an old quality, maybe just because of the light...
Are you any further with it now though, for having been honest and given them your opinion?
Yikes! Life is to short.
Mind you I just had to settle an misunderstanding via email, as when you try and be a little firm, it back fires. Maybe this is the difference between the spoken work and written. The written hangs around and nags, without facial expressions and a smile...anyway, what a nonce to right such stuff, sounds like a line from a panto...
looking forward to catching up with you tom!
is all i can say is " me thinks they have never been trained in customer service" I don'y know the full story or to whom the person is but the reply is in a sense trying to belittle you. mmm, where u go from here will always be your choice.
i think is good to show what kind of asshole we come across with , defenetly this guy is a loser probrably with a small dick so it need to assert him self on a young artist . yes he should be name and shame .
franko
Hey Tom,
I've had a few similar problems, mainly with fierce, this year. My project manager was shit, and I sent her a strong worded email telling her that I found her to be a terrible project lead, she was constantly late for meetings (or cancelled them last minute) and she made many promises she didn't keep, letting me know aout them at the last moment. She went pretty pissed off too cos i don't think she expected it from an 'early career' artist (she did after all work at Ikon for six years blah blah). It seems to me that this guy is simply trying to bully you cos to him you are a young artist who should be 'gratefull and thankfull' for all the opportunities you get. His words are bullshit. Your email reply (at this late stage where mending the situation seems beyond grasp) should have simply been...... fuck you.
i don't think that 'naming and shaming' is quite it because none of you know who he is, even if you do know his first name..
at first i felt bad about it (the email), but now i'm glad i have it, because it seems so ridiculous,,,
this came after i finally expressed that i was annoyed with him for not gioving me my work back,,, the exhibition finished over a year ago, and since then, he's basically been ignoring me, making up stories to put me off, etc..
he's obviously trying to lash out at me and make me feel shit,,,, for me, putting it on the blog is a way of taking control of the situation, not just letting his words fester with me privately. i think it's quite funny actually, because his threat is obviously hollow, and i don't need him. he's just very arrogant.
and i think it's important not to let people like this get to you... i'm sure it happens all the time,,, especially to 'young artists', but it isn't acceptable to be treated like this. so i think it's valuable to share the experience.
Hey Tom,
that's what I thought. You are right, these situations seem to happen on a regular basis.
Someone has done the same thing to me as well... it took nearly 2 years for me to get my work back. The bad thing about that is that it was my friend at that time - a gallerist I worked voluntarily for. It really sours the relationship. She told me when she returned them that she had mislayed the work for a while and couldn't find it.
Yours might be a similar case. I just wish people would be honest in the first place... it't actually less annoying. Things can happen.
His email is very strong and I don't think he does himself a big favour with that one. It seems that he uses that tone quite often to "bite" back. You must have hit on his sore point.
He either needs someone to help with his workload or he needs to sort out his life.
Anyway, I am glad that you can see it with humour now. Of course you don't need him. He just looks bad if he is the only one who is spreading bad news about you - obviously it will backfire.
xxxxxxxxxx
Biggi
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