A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

Art Wars    part 1.  The Pencil Menace.

The once neutral system known as the art market, was millennia the base for a constant force of evolving patterns into the aesthetics, reflection and so understanding of mankind. These where peaceful times……...  

But dark times lay ahead. The rise of the Dark Age was inevitable. The so-called Dark side of the arts, the Modern Art movement, was powering up their weapons. Slowly, but surely they drew their plans against the art, that for millennia was made from craftsmanship, style, and talent of an artist. They had secretly infiltrated and overruled the majority of the art consul with lies and deception. And once in power, this self acclaimed ruler of creation betrayed and tried to murder any known art from the old era. The concept was from now on to be seen as the ruling art, and the one who holds the concept would be the artist.

Every artist that uses the old force of craftsmanship, style and talent, had to flee across the galaxy, or had to go underground to stay out of the way of the Modern art movement. In utmost secrecy, they already had begun to build their most powerful weapon known to mankind. This death-star of destruction was called, the Modern Art history. The artists of the old era who did survive, and who miraculously made their way into the modern art market, had to challenge this dark-side weapon.

A lot of heroically fights where delivered with blazing sabre-pencils. But they would not prevail. Most of them where systematically wiped out by ridicule and falls information, in order that in future times no one ever would understand their art, or it’s meaning. A lot of people where brainwashed over the decades that followed……

But there was still hope.  A prophecy once prevailed that in future times a talented young boy was to be born. One so powerful, that he would be blessed with both empathy and intelligence, next to craftsmanship, style and talent. With his self-consciousness he would paint his way into the Modern Art market, challenge it like no one did before him, eventually reclaim the throne for the evolving old era, and restore the balance of the force, a neutral art market. 

Jan G. Marque © 2007