GRUPO BATIK ART'S FELONY

Barcelona         _          SAN FRANSISCO                      _          Miami

since 1975

25 YEARS OF CHEATING AND swindling

CALLE SAN EUSEBIO 57 BARCELONA

The Sala Barna where artists are defrauded.

DEAR ARTIST,

I am an artist and I warn you against the Batik Art Group of Barcelona (Miami and San Fransisco) which are sending e-mail on the net to attract artists for exhibitions.

Be careful about all invitation from this Art Gallery. They just want to pick up your money and swindle you, nothing more.  All they may tell you are just ballshit.

FOR THE SAKE OF THE ART AND THE ARTISTS READ THIS CAREFULLY:

EXPLANATION OF THE BATIK ART GROUP FRAUD SYSTEM:

·        First, the Gallery will tell you that the artistic department of the Batik Art Group have visited your web page and due to it has seen in it, your are invited (and selected by the Artistic Department) to participate in one of their exhibition in Barcelona. But you have to pay for that (more or less 400$ for 2 lineal metres and 800$ for 6 lineal metres).  There is no artistic department and no selection at all, it is an automatic research from a computer.

·        After the exhibition, the Batik Art Group will tell you that one (or more) of your paintings is sold but they still have to get the money from an alleged client. You will also be advised by the "artistic department" that you have been selected for a new contract at special conditions because the art critic and the feeling of the public about your job is very good (you are talented !). You must pay (again) a fee to have "the privilege" to participate to some exhibitions in Miami Barcelona and others international exhibitions. Their promises will never be achieved. It is just a trap ! The price of the fee for this new contract will depend on the price of your paintings "sold". If you say "yes" there is a clearing between the money the Group Batik owes you due to the sell of your paintings and the fee of the contract you have to pay. Anymore you must pay them again. There is no client at all (the client is only the Batik Art Group and they try to "buy" your paintings through clearing). After the clearing the Batik Art Group can sell a second time the painting to real client and keep, this time, 100% of the sales. So, their profit are double:

·        For the first hand they take the money from the artists up to the maximum they can. For the second hand they keep 100% of the sales of yours paintings sold to real client.

·        If you refused the proposed contract, the Batik Art Group will advise you that the client has resigned. They take no risk to lose money and it will be very, very, very difficult for you to get your paintings back if your are not living in Barcelona because they will do nothing for that. Moreover it is very difficult to speak english with somebody when you get troubles.

Be careful, JUST SKIP IT !

REJECT ALL PROPOSITIONS FROM THE GRUPO BATIK ART of BARCELONA MIAMI OR SAN FRANSISCO.

Please, send this advice to all the artists you know.