Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Ultra-Renaissance art movement

Hello, this is Mike Wrathell. I am distressed that you would consider deleting me and the other artists of The Ultra-Renaisance Art Movement, or art movement, if you like. I guess I am not as good at providing confirmations and whatnot as I should be for exhibitions and such. I had a show at 4 Star Gallery in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2005. Portland State University's White Gallery in 1999. B. W. C. just had a show at Ambrosia Brewery in Portland, Oregon.

I could go on. Must I?

As far as the meaning of the Ultra-Renaissance, I think I have explained it, but would be happy to again. I was inspired by the Italian Renaissance's energy and the writings of Pico Della Mirandola, who I quote on the main page. I thought it would be a good art movement for our time, as renaissances in general seem to be a good thing. I added the "Ultra" to the beginning to signify that this might be our last chance as a people to make any sort of renaissance, as History is showing us more and more each day. The Ultra-Renaissance is hyphenated due to Post-Impressionism being hyphenated. If it is good enough for Van Gogh's art movement, then it would be sheer pedantry for me to think a hyphen was not a good thing.

I would be happy if you fixed up the articles to meet your desires. I am not an encyclopediaist, or whatever the proper term is. I do not claim to be good at all things. I freely admit I might have been too self-referential, or whatever else me and my articles stand accused of. But, I know that I am an artist and I did create an art movement with other artists of quality. I may not be as notable as you think I ought to be in order to be a person of any consequence, but I have references that are not from my self, and would be happy to steer them your way to avoid the tragedy of you blotting out an important art movement from the public data banks. We need more art and more art movements, not less.

As far as that one quote I have been attributed with about "less", I do know know where you found it and do not think it is mine.

As far as a third-party reference, I am part of the cast in an independent movie now in post-production called "W."

My art and some art of Brently Comstock is also in the movie. Here is the link to the page that mentions my name, but you can go to its main page easily enough.

http://wthemovie.com/castcrew.php

The following link is a third-party reference from The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival website about the documentary "the king of pluto" by sheila franklin that played in New York City in November 2004. The site mentions Mike Wrathell, B. W. C. (Brently Comstock), Roy Zornow, and Tom Marchione, all members of The Ultra-Renaissance.

http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/2004/ny2004/kingofpluto/

Please ask me for more information, should this not be enough for you.

mwrathell@yahoo.com

Thank you,

Mike Wrathell.