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No bids on this work of art............

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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,452 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Take a look on etsy sometimes. Lots of stuff being sold there by 'artists' for thousands of dollars and most I would actually pay someone to come and take away.

    There used to be a great forum called 'regretsy' that mocked some of the stuff (and i'm not just talking poor art work I am talking :eek: ) but I think they got fed up of being harrassed by poor needy little artists who want public acclaim.
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  • Danni-R
    Danni-R Posts: 641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    They have feedback for some art but I cant see what was purchased.

    Fair play to them though....

    I'm off to doodle and make my millions!
    [STRIKE]£2200[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£1950[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£1850[/STRIKE] £1600 on my credit card
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  • barbiedoll
    barbiedoll Posts: 5,328 Forumite
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    Another little gem from the same artist.....

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/seaside-beach-painting/221218486488?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=012&category=60439&cmd=ViewItem

    Of course, we won't be laughing so much when he gets his own exhibition at the Tate Modern! :eek:
    "I may be many things but not being indiscreet isn't one of them"
  • porto_bello
    porto_bello Posts: 1,828 Forumite
    edited 30 April 2013 at 8:06PM
    barbiedoll wrote: »
    Another little gem from the same artist.....

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/seaside-beach-painting/221218486488?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=012&category=60439&cmd=ViewItem

    Of course, we won't be laughing so much when he gets his own exhibition at the Tate Modern! :eek:
    Actually, this is better than most things in the Tate Modern.

    ...No, I mean seriously, it is!

    Ever though of painting a canvas with a couple of stripes? Nobody would pay money for it, let alone millions, would they? ... Now look up the name Mark Rothko and prepare to be amazed!
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  • amjustagirl
    amjustagirl Posts: 291 Forumite
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    Are they for real? :rotfl:
    Win's of 2014 so far-Maxfactor mascara, £50 Pizza Express Voucher, Dr Oetker Pizza, Nuby sippy cup :j:beer:
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 35,104 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Looks like they have been raiding the bins at the local primary school.
  • Avoriaz
    Avoriaz Posts: 39,110 Forumite
    Check out their other items for sale.

    More of the same rubbish.
  • nlj1520
    nlj1520 Posts: 619 Forumite
    At the risk of being pedantic, I just had to step in to defend Rothko! His skill is not in painting stripes, it is in the way he makes one colour look as though it is floating above the other or sunk behind it. They really are outstanding pieces (saw exhibition a couple or three years ago), huge and like I say, the use of colour is breathtaking.
    I will now shuffle back into my corner with my head hung low..................
    'Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.' T S Eliot
  • sequence
    sequence Posts: 1,877 Forumite
    It's better than most of what gets called "art" these days. Hope it sells!
  • Danni-R
    Danni-R Posts: 641 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Ha ha,
    I second the support of Rothko....

    Now Jackson Pollock....

    Wouldnt touch with a barge pole!
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