I thought you were joking..............23 mil

NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
I thought you were joking..............23 mil
NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
Well I could say simply bananas.
I suppose the task would be to present the image to 100 people in the street and asked them how much they would pay not necessarily knowing how much it's worth et cetera et cetera.
Split the groups between those who recognise and do not recognise the image.
Then you Could say how much it's worth and see if their opinion changes whether they want to own it or not , if they could afford to buy it.
Is this art Or are people drawn to things which are worth lots of money?
We all know people who buy stuff which is simply overpriced, their retort is sometimes that is it is the best.
PH wrote:I think the first time I had this discussion was when a pile of bricks won the Turner Prize, mid 1970s?
Yes it's bananas, absurd, whatever else you want to call it but the world is bonkers and that's nothing new.
It's been bought by an individual or corporation that already has everything they want and need, have no desire to use the money for public good and want somewhere to bank it. They may or my not like the painting, they'll like the kudos of owning it, they'll like any appreciation in value which will demonstrate how astute they are. I like David Hockney's work, most recently the iPad paintings and I'm looking forward to seeing the Westminster window next time I'm in London. I'd like him even more if he painted another 100 versions of Splash to make the investors look silly, but it won't happen. I don't like him any less because the market values his work as it does.
NATURAL ANKLING wrote:hi,
Okay, so basically what it's worth is anecdotal and simply personal.
The problem lies is when that is taken over into buying and supplying for another person, Like public services, where someone refits their office for £1.5 million, and simply says we need new updated premises, like our local chief of police did.
Okay maybe that's an extreme example, but it was controversial at the time and questioned by many especially the taxpayer that's council tax.
A bit like our local mayor do you think 30 grand is worth it for one palm tree, you could've stuck up a lot of posters for that couldn't you?
PH wrote:I think the first time I had this discussion was when a pile of bricks won the Turner Prize, mid 1970s?
Yes it's bananas, absurd, whatever else you want to call it but the world is bonkers and that's nothing new.
It's been bought by an individual or corporation that already has everything they want and need, have no desire to use the money for public good and want somewhere to bank it. They may or my not like the painting, they'll like the kudos of owning it, they'll like any appreciation in value which will demonstrate how astute they are
I like David Hockney's work......
.......I'd like him even more if he painted another 100 versions of Splash to make the investors look silly, but it won't happen
I don't like him any less because the market values his work as it does.
NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
OK R2 whats your views on the piece and do you think its worth talking about, I mean in your mind your likes is it worth say 5k if you had the spare cash, or even 500 a monkey.......
OR shall we forget whats its worth and lets say I know the artist and I see it at a car boot sale for a fiver, its an original lets say, would you rescue it and hang it on your wall
I would ignore but might pick it up to examine to see its painted that's hand done or a print, was splash hand produced?.....
al_yrpal wrote:As for that pile of bricks I think the purchaser got what they deservedIf you liked it, do your own!Al