Author(s): Geoff Todd (Editor, Illustrator, Artist)

ART & DESIGN

Art Hoax is written for anybody who might wonder why unlikely objects in today's world are calledart and sometimes valued at extraordinarily high worth.This is an honest argument claiming the world has been duped by dealers in art, art galleries, artmuseums and on occasions, even artists.Presented here in hand cut, colourful, original collages by Geoff Todd, 'Art Hoax' proposesthat the evidence of the artist's hand in art is not something to hide, nor something to causeembarrassment, but rather something of which to be proud.All quotations are from real people - living or dead - and attributions to any quotations are withinthe text for the sceptics and academics who might wish to verify them. The argument is very short, as is this foreword, so readers who are not interested in a large tome arguing points of aesthetics, art and concept, may find this book as an alternative half-hour read, which will equip them for anexciting dinner table debat