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The weirdest part of this is it isn't even good art. It's the sort of art you would expect from 12-year-old junior high students.

So at least he probably hardly sold any of it.

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[–] grue 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The weirdest part of this is it isn't even good art.

"Good art" is a matter of marketing and who you know in the "art scene" more than it is anything else. There is plenty of shit in museums and fancy galleries that demonstrates less technical proficiency than these works, and plenty of shit in thrift stores and yard sales that demonstrates more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Do you hate Isabelle Becker's sans titre works? Wanda Koop? Adelisa Selimbašić? Niklas Asker? Bram Demunter?

Like I'm seeing loads of cool and talented artists from the last couple of years.

[–] FlyingSquid -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Okay, well maybe you think these drawings are worth $151, but I sure as hell wouldn't pay that for them.

[–] miseducator 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

These are Canadian dollars though, so it's kinda like paying with Monopoly money (I kid. They're around 112 USD).

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 10 months ago

To be fair, it does kind of look like Monopoly money...

But then U.S. money is boring.