Submitted by Ned
When I used to work as an artists assistant, for someone who I'm not going to name for reasons that will become apparent, I gradually got fed up with the temper tantrums and being a general skivy so after a while I started to paint various rude words an phrases onto the canvasses, before painting over them again later. I always used to worry that it would show through when dry, one day later on but it never did. It was a small consolation that despite my under appreciated efforts, that there were a lot of rich buyers with disparaging and insulting remarks about themselves hanging up in pride of place on their walls, while they sat under them smug and oblivious. I later found out that there were once rumours going around that the late Alexander Mcqueen, during his time as a tailor's assistant used to sew derogatory comments into the lining of the suits of royalty, I don't know if that was true but I like to think so. My messages are probably still out there somewhere, I often wonder if they might turn up in a restoration years down the line. Whenever I feel irritated I like to think that the messages are still out there, hiding inside people's pictures, hanging over them unawares. Who know's, if you own a piece of art from this artist, there might be one in your piece!
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