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I´m not surprised about your story because this is how it went for me...
I had my first exhibition ever for a couple of weeks ago at a local Lions Club charity art exhibition. I sold a copy of my Dragonfish so I got interested in studying what kind of art people were willing to pay for these days, so I grabbed my camera and took pictures of the other sold art pieces. Suddenly a Lions functionary came to me and said that indeed, photographing has never been prohibited before but one artist now complained about people who took pictures, it was kind of insulting or something for him/her, so I had to stop taking pictures.
Honestly, I thought every exhibited art piece were meant to be watched, be photographed, be criticized etc. and I really counted on that people who are placing their creations on public view were pretty much aware about that.
I just don´t understand what a soul with so deep frustration is doing on a Lions exhibition especially if it´s true that the abbreviation LIONS stands for "Liberty Intelligence Our Nation's Safety", as Wiki says.
However I think in your case your compilations were either very bad or too good. That´s why Tom did not like it.
If people like your work, then just sell it. I haven't sold my Dragonfish because it was pointless or had a meaning but because the guy who bought it liked the colours, especially the green. Oh yes....
