Apparently I was outbid

[xp_adrienne]

Who knew something by Norman Rockwell would go for 22.6 million bucks? I mean, I've heard his name before, but I thought America was kind of over him? What with all the wholesome crap he did? I guess not. Not that I know anything about art or even like art, but still. A painting of Ted Williams and the Boston Red Sox locker room would have been fun to have. Now I'm sad. Anyone know another arty thing I can buy to cheer me up so I can feel like I'm a person who buys arty things?

Comments

[x-barrier.livejournal.com]

I hear they sell paintings at Costco now...

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Costco? Really?! I know that place! I went there once when I was poor!

[x-barrier.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've never been. Buy this (http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/paintings/joaquin-torres-garcia-composition-tsf-5793791-details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=5793791&sid=87a473b2-5a9a-4135-a7b7-30165a03ee4f).

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

But it's so... grey!

And there are so many... squares...

[x-barrier.livejournal.com]

Fine, fine, fine. I'm not picking out million-dollar paintings for you anymore.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

On the contrary, I will totally buy a million dollar painting you pick out! It just needs to be one with more... color.

[x-dagger.livejournal.com]

I am pretty sure I have seen people selling paintings on the street in New York.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Are you saying you want me to buy a street painting? Like a tourist?

[x-dagger.livejournal.com]

Ever heard of Banksy?

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

If I say no am I going to get in trouble?

[x-dagger.livejournal.com]

No. Not many people have. He is a rather famous anonymous street artist who does a lot of work on the streets of London. Thinking graffiti artist on buildings but less tagging gang names and more artworks that actually mean something. Usually they are pretty political other times they are just simply works of art.

Anyways, I heard that he once set up shop here in New York where he had his paintings for sell for 20 bucks. However, people thought it was counterfeit. He only sold two paintings. Later he confirmed what he did and those two people now have million dollar paintings. I would recommended us seeing "Exit Through the Gift Shop" it is a documentary about a guy who wants to get into the world of street art and Banksy is one of the guys he meets.

I am saying don't judge artworks. They could be a lot of money.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

But... but... I'm not judging them on if they're fake or how much they're worth... I'm just judging them on if I think they're pretty! Are you saying I should buy something ugly cuz it could be worth a lot of money?

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Regardless of my belief that all art is important, - Banksy is a wanker.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

It was sixty dollars, and he sold several pieces over the course of four hours, each of which may or may not be worth in the tens of thousands of dollars, not the millions.

It is under debate if it was the person suspected to be Banksy, or someone he/they hired on to make the sales. it is also under debate as to if Banksy is one person - perhaps with mutant gifts - or an art collective, given how many of his/their pieces seem to require collaboration to extreme degrees.

[x-submariner.livejournal.com]

Check Pratt. I know a multimedia major there who says that the fine art studios sell their work at the close of the semester.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

I tend to be a bigger fan of their fashion than their art, but I'll definitely check it out, thanks for the suggestion!

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

Are you unhappy with your temporary moosehead as wall art?

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

...Did you put a moosehead in my suite?!?! Come on! The one in your suite is ugly enough!

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

Kyle is doing some work on my room. Apparently there's some water damage in the wall that he wants to clear up now that it's warm. So, I needed someplace to put the moosehead.

Also, the cat found it and your room in about fifteen minutes and is now sleeping on it.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

Can you also ask him to pour concrete around the suite so we can stop that damned cat from getting in?

Wait, it's in MY suite now?! FUCK! Does that cat think the moose is its mother or something?!?!

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

He just finds it comfortable.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

How do you even know this?! How have you put that much thought into the thought process of a cat?! Christ, you're getting used to it, aren't you?! DON'T GIVE IN AND GET USED TO IT!!!

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Fred. Fred is doing work. Kyle is helping because Kyle owes Fred mucho favores.

[x-adrienne.livejournal.com]

So I should be asking Fred to make Kane's suite into a nuclear fallout shelter-slash-bunker in the hopes that doing so will finally keep the damned cat out?

[x-dominion.livejournal.com]

Kyle. Kyle is the guy who showed up with the plaster bucket and ladder.

(kidding, kidding)