When Jen Graves wrote on Slog that she was seeking an intern, Seattle artist Ken Marulis (look under February in his name’s link to see his work) replied with the following, which he posted on Artdish:
Firstly, I thought it prudent to list my shortcomings. I’m a two finger typer who gets worse if someone is watching. I’m ignorant, I have almost no schooling and I come from a strictly blue collar background. I’m sixty years old, uncomfortable to be around, have a stupidly perverse and immature sense of humor, sometimes emit dense male body odor and have been known to say the wrong thing at the wrong time (and usually to figures of authority).
I can be a troublemaker. I like to peek down woman’s blouses and a nice ass will make me lose my concentration. I avoid being politically incorrect but if you look into my eyes you’ll see the truth. I may have been barred from entering a couple of galleries but I’m not sure yet. I love Artists more than I love critics. I like to drink sometimes.
I know there are more than a few items missing from the preceding list but you can point them out to me when we begin working together.On the plus side, I love art and I think I may be interested in writing something, and as stated before I’m ignorant and would like to learn a few things.
Oh, and the answer to that question: If I could go to any art show in the world this very minute it would have to be a café somewhere, an art town maybe, and see the work of the best ignored Artist that that particular area has to offer. Some hidden jewel of a painter that the entrenched have chosen to ignore because he/she does not come replete with a following. Aside from that, maybe I’d like to see Al Held’s studio.Thanks, Ken Marulis
To nobody’s surprise, including the artist himself, he did not get the job.
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