“Make Me Famous” – or Rich [MOVIE]
Brian Vincent’s documentary, deceptively about artist Edward Brezinski, isn’t really about Brezinski at all. “Make Me Famous” asks more questions than it answers, opening a veritable Pandora’s box of issues because this isn’t about fame or even money. It’s about the existence of artists who paint to live, who hope to make enough to continue and who thrive on recognition. The title of the documentary, while gripping, leads one to believe that fame is the be all and end all when it definitely isn’t. But in the eyes of the artist trying to make a living, it is definitely a marker of success; and it’s all about success as measured by gallery shows and sales. Using Brezinski as the so-called archetype of the 80s art movement, Vincent reveals what it is to be an artist, to strive for recognition, to look for the answer to “why not.” “Why not” is, perhaps, the underlying theme because Brezinski wasn’t just good; his paintings show style, depth, imagination and innovation. His life was messy. An alcoholic, he often did and said things for which he should have been sorry if he hadn’t been in a constant haze of self-delusion. His peers recalled his mistakes vividly, one of which made it…
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