Mystery Art

Surveying the dismal contemporary art offerings on ebay is depressing. They are all trite, kitch, office-art crap. Sure, it might be the sort of thing that people search for in order to fill that vacant wall space and impress chicks with their sophisticated cultural side, but it's really not cutting anyone's conceptual jugular. There are some good creatures being created out there, and I believe that a strong aspect of art is the risk - to your assumptions and your comfort zone. Essentially, I'm asking you to step out of your comfort zone, and risk a few dollars in a mysterious adventure of an ebay bid. THIS WILL BE THE MOST INTERESTING EBAY EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE.

Similar to the mystery boxes of the Dada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadaism) golden age, you will be bidding for whoknowswhat. The guarantee is that it will be a fully-fledged piece of "contemporary art", and that it will have philosophical brooding/love/sweat/tears involved in its creation. Postage is included in the bid price, so there are no clues to its size, and it will include a stamped "polaroid of authenticity" of the artist. Also, 10% of bid price will go to the Red Cross, so you can get that cultural + humanitarian feel-good in one hit. As I am predominantly an Emergent Digital man, it will probably have some fun interactive element and some bits of silicon. But like I say, there is a risk to make... (Examples of previous works: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56945093@N00/sets/786468/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/56945093@N00/sets/1295679/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/56945093@N00/sets/1296513/ )

I am an international artist currently finishing up my BFA in Sydney, at the College of Fine Arts. I've previously graduated BCompSciHons from the University of Reading, England, and am also finishing up a BA Philosophy in Sydney. I work in the field of sculpture, creating interactive chimeras of technology and spirit, mainly. I'm a fan of the Boing Boing blog (http://boingboing.net/), The Monochrom group (http://www.monochrom.at/english/), and We make money not art (http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com), so they may help give an indication of what inspires me. If this sale is successful, I'll start a Flickr set documenting what I've sent (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56945093@N00/sets/72057594059048729/) to give people a better idea.