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SCARCITY Due to Elliott's manic perfectionism and the intense creativity in each piece, despite decades of full time commitment, often working 100 hours a week, he has accomplished just 400 works. Less than a Dali or Renoir. The consistency of excellence however, is unsurpassed. Elliott can spend 425 hours - an entire summer - on a single image. This radically limits output so the work is rare. Many pieces are already difficult or impossible to get. EXCLUSIVITY Elliott innovated the idea of one-offs or a tiny number of originals in the early 70s. The average number from the same image is about three, ten has been the maximum. As with all things hand made, the pieces vary to some degree - often quite radically. Different sizes may exist within the stated number and different processes may be used. Elliott calls them 'originals' as in sculpture, because there are never more than ten and no proofs or 'alternative editions' are allowed to exist. There are no 'open editions'. In 1987 the maximum was reduced from ten to eight. Today, the maximum is six. The minimum is still one. BY THE ARTIST'S OWN HAND Elliott creates everything in the images himself. No assistants, no hired artists or craftsmen. Not only that, but all Elliott originals are printed by the Artist's own hand. This is not art by proxy. This also restricts output, as nothing of extreme quality can ever be created in quantity. SIGNED AND DATED All Elliott originals are signed and dated. No exceptions. JAMES ELLIOTT.com |
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