The Random Art Movement (The Randomista's)

Andy  Mercer
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The Random Art Movement (The Randomista's)

The Random Art Movement (The Randomista's) belongs to the following groups:

Complex Simplicity of Art, ART ACTION UNION - CREATIVE ACTIVISM, DaDa Land, Humour Captured, LMAO ART - Your funniest work and Unconventional Artistry - 3 per day

As many of my friends on here know already.. I invent a new artistic movement once every few month’s.

*RANDOM ARTISTS (or RANDOMISTA’s) say “NO WE CAN’T PRODUCE NON- RANDOM WORK !”

“Embrace the random” (Andy Mercer 2013)

The philosophical basis of Randomism in art is that a..
Coherent Body of Work = Dull

“The rules are.. there are no rules” (Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy)

Randomism is to art.. what Supermarkets/Malls are to conceptual art.

The Random Art Movement is for all us artists.. who find they produce art at random. One day it might be a pretty landscape, the next its an abstract .. and the day after its a piece of pop art... and next it might be some baffling image. Today you might work with pastels.. the day after its digital and then the day after its elephant dung and then the day after that it’s watercolour… and then the day after that we send random household objects on world tours. We have no idea why !?

We like Conceptualism but we don’t want to be tied to it.
We like Pop but we don’t want to be tied to it.
We like Dada but we don’t want to be tied to it.
We like rope but we don’t want to be tied up with it.. often
We like landscapes but don’t want to be tied to them.
We like camera’s (sorta) but you can’t draw with a camera..can you ?
We like Duchamp but we have no idea why ?
We like beige but we don’t want to be tied to it ?
So..
If you used to be indecisive.. but now you just can’t make your mind up !
If peoples response to your work is often “you must have stolen most of your work because it looks so random” or similar.
If you generally think there is too much high brow yawn inducing dullness in the art world..

.. then you could already be randomist. Cheese.

WHY SHOULD WE RESTRICT OURSELVES ?

Random events keep life entertaining and interesting.. today a young lass who works for me.. received a phone call from her father asking her to get a photo of some dead squirrels in a friends fridge.

Across the road is a Christmas tree with all its lights working (its Jan 7th) which is fixed to the side of the building about 20ft above street level… and hanging from the tree during the coldest winter for a decade is a red polka dot bikini top. Obviously.

All the worlds conflicts could be sorted.. if enough people randomly said “I’ve had enough of this” and went home.

“Embrace the random”

I am member number 1.. although this could randomly change.

No 2 : MMargot (USA)
No 3 : PBWorks (France)
No 4 : Marie Monroe (USA)
No 5 : SoxyFleming (AUS)
No 6 : Jemimalovesbigted
No 7 : Fotonio (GREECE)
No 8 : Artisandelimage
No 31 : MarkMoskvitch
Please note.. this is not a Red Bubble group its a genuine INTERNATIONAL ART MOVEMENT like Cubism and Dada etc. Which will without doubt soon to be written into the text books..

Red Bubble groups are sooo… 2008.

Yours randomly

Andy Mercer

Do you want to join the Random revolution ?

Q: How do i become officially Random ?
A: Very easy.. simply put up a link somewhere back to this page.. and then leave it there.. or lose your Randomista status. Then comment here and put your link here. You might not hear from us because we might randomly be doing other things.

Of course wanting to become random and truly being random to your core are not the same.. but you have made a start and pledged yourself to being more random. We are looking for folks who are consistently random. Buying a Random Calender does not guarantee immediate acceptance but it might help. Lots of people think they are Random but have much to prove.

Q : Will our members “randomly” check to see you have your links ?
A : Yep

  • mmargot

    mmargot

    Possibly shameless attempt.

    Between a crane and Trash is 2009 lurking?

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Link ?

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    I can do it, isn’t ? :))

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    Oh a link ?... I’ve lost the waiting Randomista status ?...
    A moins que, s’il, sauf, excepté :
    Open
    Abstract FP
    Micromanethiques

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Ok PB that looks Random to me ! But show me the link ?

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    with these 3 examples ?

  • mmargot

    mmargot

    We did links!
    Didn’t we??
    Do you want the whole photos on here?

  • mmargot

    mmargot

    Nevermind…pb, I think we must link on our gallery page!

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Ok girls your in !

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    it’s made ! :))

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Ok girls your in !

  • mmargot

    mmargot

    dONE!

  • artisandelimage

    artisandelimage

    I am still trying to think outside of the box…
    my best, francis.

  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    Mmmm! I think I must wait until after Christmas to participate. Can you wait… until next year my dear?

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Can a whole “artistic movement” wait ?
    Can you halt the wind of change ?
    Can you stop an express train ?

    The answer of course is “Probably”.

  • Soxy Fleming

    Soxy Fleming

    well Andy….I’m offended that you haven’t included me already! you KNOW how random I am! (yes and I don’t know where you should link to for me but you know I already link to you from all over the place)

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Have you filled in the paperwork ?

  • Andy Mercer replied

    You are a true randomista Soxy.. one day its squidgy paper.. then jumping in a pond in a wedding dress.. and then bird drawings! But to be included you must publicly come out as a Randomist !

  • Marie Monroe

    Marie Monroe

    I accept! No, wait, I don’t! Well, I want to or I wanted to when I typed that. oops, something’s changing…...hmmm….let’s just say YES and move on…

  • Soxy Fleming
  • Soxy Fleming

    Soxy Fleming

    I think a random link is required here

  • Soxy Fleming!

    Soxy Fleming!

    I think I’m pretty random too

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Are you Soxy in disguise ?

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    Right then I reckon I fit this bill!
    Abode
    White Elephant
    Cultus Procer Inter Pennipotenti that last link is random enough to stand for all I reckon”!

    So do I get the nod?? I will link back if yea!

  • Andy Mercer replied

    I fine example of randomism !

  • Ginger  Barritt

    Ginger Barritt

    Georgiana I’ve been meaning to ask you….have you met Soxy? I stopped by, Andy, to lend support for your new movement…... and because such a plea for more traffic should not go unheard!!! LOL….Continue…..

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Thanks Ginger !
    “Has Georgina met Soxy ?” Is the Pope a Catholic ?

  • Ginger  Barritt

    Ginger Barritt

    ROFL!!!! Now to some, that might sound a random comment!!!!

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    YAY! linky linky I will need to make up a little badge I think!

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Every movement needs a Badge.. and of course a uniform !

    We might have to have a Randomist Badge contest !

  • Andy Mercer replied

    I’m impressed “Proud Member” that gets you 6 random points.. and you know what random points mean ?

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    no! do tell! classic uniform by the way!!

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Random Prizes !

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    woohoo! something as random as this?

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Jemima any remaining doubts I had about your “randomness” are now swept aside !

    Truly random..

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    for an uniform can I use it too ?
    Try the chef’s speciality !
    ? :))

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Oui No 3 !

  • Pascale Baud
  • Andy Mercer replied

    I’ve stayed in Port Merion.. the village.. its about 100 miles from here. I spent about an hour looking at all my fav TV shows from the 60’s.. yes I am that old.

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    I effing love that show pb. classic find there.

  • Soxy Fleming
  • Andy Mercer replied

    That just looks like a blatant plug to me ;)

  • Soxy Fleming!

    Soxy Fleming!

    just WHO is this Soxy????? Do I know her?

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    I’ve two fav TV : The Prisoner & “Chapeau Melon & Bottes de cuir” = The Avengers…
    You can see : no french TV !! :))
    I would like to see the “village” of course… even I cross The Channel !!! :)

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Dianna Rigg ;)

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    Emma Pell of course !!! :)

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    PEEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ellejayerose

    ellejayerose

    miss monroe has invited me to play… what do u say key master x

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Link ?

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    “The rules are… they are no rules”
    Top secret

  • paul romanowski

    paul romanowski

    SUPER, HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED OR JOIN IN?

  • Andy Mercer replied

    You must put a link on Bubble page Paul !

  • fotonio

    fotonio

    I DID THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!Hello randomistas!!!

  • ozlat

    ozlat

    so does my ‘colour vomit’ series qualify ? lol

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Hmmm sounds “interesting” where are you keeping these ?

  • ozlat

    ozlat

    well here is some ‘colour vomit’ mayhem…
    acid candy
    loony farm
    switchblade sisters
    baba ganush
    death on the dancefloor

    and some new works i think will fall under the ‘light trails’ category…
    sunburnt summer
    ghost whisperer

    -oz “)

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Interesting work.. but have you put a link up back to this page anywhere ?

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    dear Randomists…
    when the TV plays with the image to do one Andy Mercer work ! :)
    watching TV

  • Andy Mercer replied

    I think I’m going to award that my “Random” artwork of the month (Feb 09) prize ! I love it ! Soxy’s spoons, forks and knives are pretty damned random but this one wins for me !

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    WOW !!! I’m very very veryhonored !!! :)

  • Robyn Bohlen

    Robyn Bohlen

    I believe I could be considered a Randomist as well…lol..I’m going to attempt dropping my link here…let me know if I fall into your requirements of “randomness”.
    Robyn :)
    http://www.redbubble.com/people/robynanne

  • mmargot

    mmargot

    Since the attention span of a Randomista can be very short, it is delightful to see all the interest and comments!
    Way Kewl (U.S. spelling), Andy!
    -yrs in Randomist

  • Pascale Baud

    Pascale Baud

    Hello Andy & all Randomists :)
    Is it randomist ?
    ;)

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Neo Randomism with conceptualist influences ;)

  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    If I become a radomist, will I have to reply to comments in the comment box instead of the reply box specifically designated for replies as you quite often do, or is that just a quality of randomisation? By the way… I can’t do those blue link things. Does that disqualify me?

  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    PS… is this random enough for ye?
    Vhttp://www.redbubble.com/people/jazzdenski/art/2465012-2-and-who-took-notice
    Thanks for the fave!

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Certainly is Denis (no idea what you mean in your first comment ;)

    Put the link word between quotation marks then a colon then the URL.. and bingo

    If you can muster a link back here your a fully signed up Randomist !

  • Andy Mercer replied

    so your link would look like this (but just take out all the spaces when you copy it)
    ” Bluelink ” : http://www.redbubble.com/people/jazzdenski/art/2465012-2-and-who-took-notice

  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    here

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  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    Success!

  • Denis Dalby

    Denis Dalby

    Still don’t see my name in the list innit!

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Where’s your “proud to be random” link back Denis ?
    Have a look at Margots link

  • artisandelimage

    artisandelimage

    my link can be found there !
    my best, francis.

  • artisandelimage

    artisandelimage

    still not in the list ! lol
    hopefully soon !!!
    my best, francis.

  • Andy Mercer replied

    You is now !

  • nodakami

    nodakami

    Hi movement leader !
    I picked up a random member number and it happened to be 23 though I guess this is more Synchronicity than Random at work here, as this should leave more time to the procrastinator I am to put the link on my website when its second version is finalized and I can actually become an official Randomista ! If Randomizations don’t make me forget about it all once I’m ready !
    Yours truely.

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Ok.. trooper Nodakami report back to HQ when you have a link !

  • Mark Moskvitch

    Mark Moskvitch

    Random, smandom….let me show you Random ....three different languages….in fact I’m looking for an english-swahili translator right now…the revolution has begun!!!

  • Mark Moskvitch

    Mark Moskvitch

    In fact, I’m so darn random….I’m going to get up from my chair right now and run around in circles until I smash into something….

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Is it possible for photographers to be random ?

    (Puts tin hat on)

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Unlike the world economy “The Randomista movement” is expanding exponentially and everywhere.

    Have you done something Random today ?

  • Mark Moskvitch

    Mark Moskvitch

    Yes indeed, a photographer can be very random…infact I’ve taken many pictures whereby later on I’ve looked back at it and thought “what was I thinking?”....well if I couldn’t figure that out, then it must have been entirely random…..

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Have you got a link ?

  • mmargot

    mmargot

    We could use more random photographers…
    ...everything is in too much of a rut.
    CHANGE : Yes We Can.

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Don’t spoil my fun Margot ;)

  • mmargot

    mmargot

    ooooo…..never!

  • Mark Moskvitch

    Mark Moskvitch

    Andy, Yes, here it is…in three languages whats more…..

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    Pretty random selection of languages ;)

  • amanda Rae

    amanda Rae

    if i could link i would become “Randomists” for sure..if not already !

  • Andy Mercer replied

    Come on Amanda get your act together.. and you can become “our” official Random Hebrides Representative !

    A leg on a beach is pretty damn random.

    “Random is.. as Random does.”

  • Genevieve Robey

    Genevieve Robey

    I’m impressed. I’ve added the link!

  • armadillozenith

    armadillozenith 17 days ago

    here I am and here are my credentials for membership (oh that along with everything else i do!)

  • Andy Mercer replied 15 days ago

    Pretty good start Armadillozenith.. but Random is plural.

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