An anonymous artist

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From time to time I've been asked to sign my name in my painted pictures, but I refused.

Signing the pictures has been a tradition to painters for ages.
To me, an artist's signature seems annoying and like a plague to the work of art. Nevertheless, a signature or monogram which is well-designed or artistically hidden in the picture can be the exceptions.

Since ancient Siam, numberless mural painters  willingly have kept their names anonymous. No names were signed. Those mural painters became honored and so exalted making sacrifice to the Bhudda although their names were forgotten as time passed by. The mural has long been acknowledged as traditonal pure art of Thailand no matter who painted it.

Todays, the case of artwork created by unknown artist might be a possibility of art forgery. It is not justified that the artwork is valued regarding to the name of the person who made it, not its quality.

Although I belong to no religion, I am delighted to paint with distinctive quality, recognizable to myself in spite of being unknown to others.

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kmaier99's avatar
You can make a non- intrusive sig...I include the names of my husband, and two daughters in every single painting I do....they are hidden and I doubt anyone could find them without being inside of my brain. I don't think you want your signature that well hidden, but my point is, it can be hidden enough to not be intrusive.