 GParadox
Female, 18-29, Western US
 740 Posts
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Friday, June 22, 2012 9:04:59 PM
Look, I'm not a Miro fan, but the man was part of history and his work deserves a bit of credit. (Having said that, yes it looks like a kindergartener could have drawn it) |
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 LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2410 Posts
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Friday, June 22, 2012 9:42:28 AM
I doubt it was an individual who bought it, more likely a corporation or pension fund who will stick it in a bank vault. |
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ardystic
Male, 18-29, Western US
1085 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:16:00 PM
some people just have too much money. they could have donated that money to something more helpful. |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8722 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:10:51 PM
Economic Darwinism at work. Whoever bought that obviously didn't earn the money. Perhaps now someone can put that worthless parasite's inheritance to good use. |
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 xiquiripat
Male, 18-29, Western US
2419 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 7:51:35 PM
Postmodern theorem of art: lack of talent+(pretension*greed)=Art! |
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 paperduck
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
983 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 7:42:59 PM
My question is how did the person who bought this manage to hang on to 37 million dollars long enough for this to go on sale? |
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TenaciousB
Male, 18-29, Southern US
46 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:11:18 PM
DAMMIT! Why the HELL did I turn this into my kindergarten teacher. That BITCH! |
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 Fancysucksss
Male, 18-29, Western US
1051 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:00:02 PM
I discovered recently that I am good at abstract art. it's simple, draw a random line or 2, go outside smoke a fat blunt, come back go with the flow of the lines and you will amaze |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 4:55:14 PM
And thats art... wow |
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 TKD_Master
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
4827 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 3:19:00 PM
AFK fingerpainting and making millions. |
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 Solvent
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
2697 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 2:36:11 PM
Prices are based on how much people think something is worth, not it's actual worth. |
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 8BitHero
Male, 18-29, Europe
5417 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:29:54 PM
I don't get it. |
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 faustsshadow
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
350 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:32:00 PM
Of course it is worth it. That's why someone spent the money on it. It is sort of how markets work. |
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 Pinkminx22
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
715 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:09:53 PM
If I paint or draw something similar, can I get 37 million dollars too? |
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 madduck
Female, 40-49, Europe
2854 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:04:51 PM
Not my taste- not a fan of a lot of abstract. There are a few paintings I will spend that kind of money on if I had it- just not this one. |
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 McGovern1981
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
10208 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:55:36 AM
Oh ya but gold is corrosion proof so it makes a beter contact. The point is it has uses this painting not really. |
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 Ozmose
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
383 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:33:32 AM
I think I scrubbed that same painting off the wall when I moved into my new place. |
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 CrakrJak
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
14374 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:29:59 AM
Joan Miro, it's actually a rather famous painting in the art world. |
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 DromEd
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
905 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:15:58 AM
Actually copper is a better electrical conductor than gold. (Silver being best)
I dunno...I'm not going to tell somebody how to spend their money but if it were me investing in art I think I'd find something that looks a little bit less like a four year old kid cut out some construction paper and stuck it on a blue sheet of paper and then scribbled with a black Crayola. (Whew that's a long sentence.) |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:15:25 AM
I see what you mean but at least gold makes an amazing electrical conductor
So does copper, and there's tonnes of that around. |
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McGovern1981
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
10208 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:06:35 AM
@MacGuffin
I see what you mean but at least gold makes an amazing electrical conductor this painting just looks like crap. |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25600 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:59:24 AM
Modern art is such a scam.
I could have painted that with my feet. |
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 turdburglar
Male, 30-39, Western US
1788 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:39:47 AM
I could drink paint, squat over a canvas and come up with a better painting than this. |
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 thubanstar
Female, 40-49, Southern US
777 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:17:07 AM
The Painted Word. Tom Wolfe. Read it. |
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LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2410 Posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2012 9:10:10 AM
I seriously doubt this was bought because the buyer liked it. It's a gamble that it will increase in value.
MacGuffin, diamonds are probably the most egregious example of a wildly over-priced commodity. Even their rarity is an illusion.
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