So Expensive Season 4 Marathon

From real truffles to Champagne, camel milk to Japanese swords, we traveled around the world to find the hidden stories behind many luxury products.
Episodes featured:
Real Truffles- 00:22
Kolinsky Sable Brushes- 06:30
Modern Art- 13:10
Oysters- 19:31
Real Champagne- 24:11
Anti-Aging Products- 31:27
Full-Spectrum CBD Oil- 37:02
Gold- 43:44
Japanese Swords- 50:18
Palm Oil- 55:54
Camel Milk- 1:03:15
Avocados- 1:08:42
Apple Products- 1:17:19
Air Travel- 1:25:02
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So Expensive Season 4 Marathon

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Episodes Featured: Truffles - 00:35 Kolinsky Sable Brushes - 06:41 Modern Art - 13:22 
Oysters - 19:40 Real Champagne - 24:23 Anti-Aging Products - 31:38 Full Spectrum CBD Oil - 37:12 Gold - 43:56 Japanese Swords - 50:29 Palm Oil - 56:05 Camel Milk - 1:03:27 Avocados - 1:08:53 Apple Products - 1:17:33 Air Travel - 1:25:08

[@2wdr5]

Love how you didn't bother to mention apple's main supplier of motherboards foxconn had to put suicide prevention nets around the roof of their factory. Seems more like an add for apple then a reasonable break down of the value. Really top notch journalism........

[@dizzywow]

Why not bother to interview in a single "real" truffle-eater, and ask them why they are willing to pay such a steep price? Other than show-off their wealth, of course.

[@sck5943]

yes the artist brushes i have them in my warehouse some of them can go up to 450£ each

[@Rays_Bad_Decisions]

Low thc marijuana is more commonly known as hemp

[@Rays_Bad_Decisions]

@@2wdr5 ya they also didn't mention money laundering with fine art on purpose

[@jay-qp3ni]

imagine walking into a forest and seeing a person sniffing the dirt lol

[@ObamacareMishra]

and his dog standing behind him looking guilty. ah um.. are you smelling his poo sir?

[@kirstiet1998]

I can confirm that I do this, and people have asked me what I was doing. Not only do I love foraging but I LOVE earthy smells. I have jarriums of moss around my house as well as lots of hydrated coco coir with moss and mycelium. It smells so good 😊

[@ajantsmith6139]

@@kirstiet1998 nerd

[@SKPonr]

Imagine walking into a Chinese public bathroom and seeing someone sniffing someone's ass

[@mjames7674]

Imagine walking into a forest and tripping over a log, scraping your knee in the process. Man, it's an intense and scary scenario to think about..

[@radianzero]

So expensive season 4: *Truffles* Season 5: *Toilet paper*

[@jay-qp3ni]

haha

[@drakefrom2011]

Unfunny unoriginal corona meme

[@nytrex_yt7417]

Season 6: *hand sanitizer*

[@radianzero]

@@drakefrom2011 You have that cat as your profile pic, I don't think you should be talking about unfunny unoriginal memes.

[@user-on1jw6xv9f]

Hand sanitizer

[@lukassjogren7910]

as somebody who’s spent years practicing and improving their art, seeing some black stripes on a white canvas sell for millions feels like a punch in the face.

[@protoxe.]

To cheer you up, most of these artists, that are already dead now probably never intended their work to be defiled by some capitalistic idiots

[@zagreus5773]

It's just capitalism. It's time for a change. Too many people with more money then sense.

[@user-hv6nl3cz1z]

@@protoxe. their work? I wouldnt even consider 5 black lines as work

[@protoxe.]

@@user-hv6nl3cz1z well that's on you. I think art is very subjective. I don't have the expertise to evaluate what is art and what isn't.

[@user-hv6nl3cz1z]

@@protoxe. bro its literally done in a few minutes

[@Tonyhouse1168]

So truffles dipped in cbd oil and placed with a container of anti-aging cream on a canvas is how we’ll get rich? I’m on it!

[@shanior2837]

Yes, but only if you do it in a very specific part of France

[@RagingInsomniac]

@@shanior2837 foreign=expensive for some reason

[@z.a.y.n-5053]

@@RagingInsomniac how would they know?

[@stacylease5933]

Brilliant idea

[@terrimello7]

That's funny

[@mudslynger2109]

I bet the brush makers only cut the sable hairs with Ernest Wright scissors.

[@dylanderoo1063]

Shucks or the Japanese swords

[@OlGregge]

I'd love to see the fishing rigs they could make.

[@1ma4ighter]

who tf is Ernest Wright?

[@unbroken1010]

@Spear Tip so what am I cutting with those scissors that I need $32,000

[@astralityyy]

unbroken1010 lies and tom foolery, you can get a pair for £130

[@Diphyidae]

I've done some watercolour painting and at first used cheap brushes. Eventually bought a single sable hair brush for what I thought was a stupid price but that brush is the most amazing thing to paint with. I can't imagine painting without it, the way it holds the paint and water, the springyness, it's just so smooth and clean and an experience all on it's own. I can't afford a true professional series 7 but I can only imagine how much a difference the quality makes.

[@notanhle]

The truffle hunter explained the symbiotic relationship between fungi so simply and perfectly

[@NiceRage2009]

$1800 for one oz of “anti aging cream”?! I’m my significant other spent $1800 on lotion I’d probably age ten years right on the spot! Not to mention my blood pressure🤯

[@tonnyrodrigueznunez]

Use retinol, it's the best and inexpensive anti aging cream you will find in the market, in my country you don't need a medical prescription, but be careful it could be irritating and please wear sunscreen it's very important because once you use retinol your skin gets a little bit sensitive.

[@haihai9022]

*laughs in Asian genetics*

[@VK-ro1qb]

Retinol, spf and vitamin c plus surgical procedures are our best bet

[@honeybunch5765]

The people making those brushes are really skilled and impressive.

[@user-vz2mc5qt1e]

should report them to Greenpeace

[@amh9494]

With 27 years of experience it seems they should teach some new people at this point!

[@napoleonbonerfarte6739]

@@amh9494 they are, it's just those with the most experience make the big kahuna brush

[@thatdudeeddie590]

why shorty licking the brush like she rollin up?

[@yt_nh9347]

machine could do better with absolute precision, they just stick to hand labour out of pretentiousness and to upsell the product from marketing

[@rogerszmodis6913]

Earthy is just a polite way of saying this tastes like dirt.

[@kyleclements9861]

Dirt tastes good

[@szecr]

@@kyleclements9861 wtf

[@MargaritaApologist]

@@kyleclements9861 your not wrong, it taste kinda good-

[@MovieNite27]

when I made compose after 45 days and when I filtered it , felt the dirt, it was awesome to smell and feel.

[@armisael7885]

@@szecr r/whoosh

[@14yarilo]

Episode with modern art gave me strong Danny Devito vibes, it's like: " Garbage! Garbage! Derivative... This! I absolutely love this! "

[@raymondblind5836]

Investing in cryptocurrency is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. The Cryptocurrency market has plenty of opportunities to earn a decent payouts, with the right skills and proper understanding of how the market works, I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..

[@raphaeljesse2798]

that's why I have to start forex trading 2months ago, now am making constant profit from it.

[@victorritchie2109]

but this is often presented in forms of daunting technical charts, indicators, patterns

[@ujongokoi4748]

Trading systems allow you to limit the factor of emotional influence on decision-making,

[@attahdaniel7937]

as well as to give the trade a certain degree of systemic character.

[@amenashamsu4798]

This is very correct and good

[@buttersstotch2014]

Honestly good brushes in art means everything. Forgetting to clean an expensive brush is a sucky feeling. But a good brush can usually be brought back and “taught” to take shape again.

[@Tatenak]

Honestly, high quality brushes are just a means to an end for making it easier to finesse a painting with the detail one wants right off gate.

[@Tatenak]

To each their own. For me though, I could care less. The harder the struggle the more deliberate the ideas.

[@gerardmontgomery280]

Brushes are a tool. Expensive tools are aimed at professionals. I'm an electrician by trade, I don't use a £30 multimeter from a hardware store I use a £700 Fluke. The same holds true for brushes. Most of us, myself included will never get the best from a good brush just like most people don't need the range and accuracy of an expensive multimeter or the sound quality of £5,000 studio headphones or what ever other crazy expensive version of a normal every day tool you can think of.

[@Todomo]

My mom thought I was crazy, but I bought two high end expensive brushes. never had a problem with them. I am very picky about my cleaning haha

[@randybobandy9828]

@@Tatenak that's nonsense...not caring about using a quality tool is foolish and not noble.

[@milchani]

11:15 Each and every of our brushes comes with a bit of dried saliva and lots of love.

[@punns643]

I wouldn't want to kiss her

[@benzox9940]

Ikr

[@Scott-jf1nh]

I love your brushes. Over the last 25 years I have spent thousands of dollars on Series 7 brushes. I even had an entire Millennial set with silver ferrules. I used them all too. Size 14 was the largest. All worth every penny. Size 7 is a perfect size.

[@softyzz69]

Got their DNA

[@shadymcnasty5920]

Any artists brush is covered in spit. I’m constantly licking the tip to form a point

[@hvycreme]

One of my favorite elements of the “So expensive” series marathons is how Insider raises awareness for several environmental concerns without fear-mongering. They leave no space for speculation on weather or not the environment is being damaged under any facet with evidence and I really enjoy it.

[@BrodieTV]

Wow this was put together so perfectly. Every time I went to do something else, it transitioned into the next episode… FANTASTIC WORK!

[@Meow42.0]

I cant tell if ur being sarcastic or not 😂😂😂

[@maxomus2460]

@Repent to Jesus Christ Repent to Jesus Christ look Kkk mom k all mom k mom kmkkkkkkkmkk mom mk

[@maxomus2460]

@Repent to Jesus Christ Repent to Jesus Christ kkkkk k k mom mom k mom o m m l km knn mom ink k kkmmkkmm mom I’m mom kkmmkkmmk

[@evap304]

@@maxomus2460 you having a seizure?

[@cosmefulanito831]

KZbin is such a weird place omg

[@artdonovandesign]

I've used the WN Series 7 professionally for the past 45 years. I promise you that there is NO other artist's brush made that comes remotely close to the Series 7. It's ability to spring back and hold it's perfectly pointed tip after you lift the brush from the surface is worth every single penny. In my photorealistic illustrations in gouache, the performance and utility of the Series 7 is otherworldly.

[@user-vz2mc5qt1e]

not otherworldly, just paid with lives of those little creatures

[@spicypotato666]

Fun fact: Sable brushes are not used for art. Theyre more commonly used in the dental ceramics industry where they are used to hand-tint the ceramic for a realistic appearance. So you're overpaying for a brush.

[@Scott-jf1nh]

I agree Art.

[@artdonovandesign]

@lo correct

[@artdonovandesign]

@@user-vz2mc5qt1e Sad but true. But if you were an artist you would understand. They are going to make them wether I buy them or not. And at these current prices I've not bought them since 1982. I keep them very, very well and use the same ones to this day.

[@MelloState]

15:55 OH COME ON! THAT'S JUST A PIECE OF WALL!

[@fastfatscottishman7716]

Bit of cheese spread on the wall and its art

[@thatfroginpeppapig2543]

For those asking, truffles have a unique texture to them specially on their skin. They're almost as crunchy as cartilage but a lot softer. They taste like mushrooms but with a dark watery touch to them.

[@LikaLaruku]

Had truffles in gnocchi once, but it's been so long I really can't remember the taste. I know porcini mushrooms taste like porkchops & they are also ridiculously expensive.

[@billybbob18]

My first and last time with oysters was awesome while I was eating them. 20 mins later, it was hard to breathe. I highly recommend them if you're not allergic.

[@LikaLaruku]

Not sure why they're on a list of "most expensive." Must be a very specific type of oyster? They're probably one of the cheaper items on any seafood menu where I live. You can just drive a few hours to the coast & pass a dozen oyster shacks.

[@MrMickio1]

@@LikaLaruku maybe its way more expensive compared to clams?

[@polop2897]

truffles. "it has slight earthy flavor to it." am i the only one who hasn't tasted earth?

[@mangokraken]

have you ever accidentally eaten moldy bread? TADA! truffles.

[@billylee4460]

should go outside and take a big whiff of the dirt on the ground. As earthy as it gets.

[@Alb410]

@@mangokraken earthy is usually what people describe the taste of roots, without the spiciness

[@DrinkWater713]

@@Alb410 Not really. Somethings have on their flavour profile the taste of actual earth

[@DrinkWater713]

You were an apartment kid, right ?

[@hfychannel2618]

A modern art painting with a few lines on the canvas, USD2 million; a modern art with a splash of red paint, cool USD15 million. A street artist that actually draws a lifelike portrait of a person, a mere few hundred dollars per painting. Crazy!

[@frankprank5788]

Drawing a lifelike portrait of a person aint a incredible skill, basically anyone can learn to paint what looks like a picture. Its much harder to break the barriers and have the tought process to create something truly unique like a few lines on a canvas or a simple splash of red paint. To get to the point to create something like this takes years, decades or even a lifetime (and almost everybody who makes stuff like this can paint perfectly traditionaly). The street artist around the corner just got the basic skill without creating something what expresses his true self or a clear personal vision, thats why his work is only a few hundred dollars and not millions.

[@iml3ftb3hind1]

Let me explain how it works. Millionaire one purchases 5 paintings of an unknown artist for 2 mil dollars. Millionaire 2 purchases another 2 for 10 million. Now millionaire 1 donates his paintings to a museum and gets a tax write off for 10 mil since the artist is now known and his work rises in value. Now millionaire 2 gives his paintings to the museum since there are only 2 owned by a private collection (him) and their value is now doubled. This is why some paintings get sold for this much. The guys that buy them use them to launder money, get tax write offs and keep them as long term investments.

[@fundude6127]

Frank Prank no. Just no. You’ve never tried to paint a portrait have you?

[@erzhaider]

@@frankprank5788 Didn´t know splashing a bit of red paint takes years to learn. It´s just money laundering.

[@anthyavila9726]

@@frankprank5788 No. ❤ You're just another pretentious poser pretending that unskilled waste of materials by a so-called contemporary ✨artist✨ means something more than a baby's scribbles. Realism isn't the end-all of art, and straight up drafting someone's image isn't creative, but at least it takes skill, unlike those unskilled and uncreative canvases that aren't even worth putting on the living room floor.

[@billybbob18]

I'm not interested in brushes at all and have no idea why this was recommended to me. I do however find it extremely fascinating. Those workers are so skilled that the brush company can show you exactly how they're made and still be confident that they can't be replicated to the same degree for many generations. We have definitely lost entire threads of knowledge from the past. I hope for the sake of art that this thread can continue on.

[@violetviolet888]

You *are* interested in the brushes, you just didn't know it. Your comment demonstrates it.

[@ryudeen]

Jack is the REAL Truffle Hunter and James is the assistant

[@thebaizo416]

Why is art expensive? Money laundering

[@phillipstroll7385]

You hit the nail right on the head. Truth, stayed by the CIA

[@cookiecola5852]

y just by seeing their hand movement when they painted, Add some color in some shape, and wait for some Saudi Arabians

[@PaulBrown-uj5le]

I could do better art than that crap lol.

[@cookiecola5852]

@@PaulBrown-uj5le,anyone could have, even some colorblind fella, would try and draw spmething

[@Nathan-nl6nn]

You're absolutely correct. A wealthy guy can commission an "artist" to spill some paint on a canvas, and then bid the value up to a couple million at an auction. Then, said millionaire donates the artpiece (now worth a couple million) to a museum for a massive tax break.

[@elmortobeats5919]

22:22 Giant mindfuck: The oysters are grown in boxes for years just to be eaten, but for them its just life as they know it. They are living in the Matrix

[@islabee94]

😰 oh God

[@HighPriestessAngelique]

We all are, lol

[@toastercatx]

Idk, oysters are simple creatures with no eyes, they feed by filtering water so if the water they are in gives them the nutrients they need they wouldn't be motivated to move around. Probably don't notice they're in a cage.

[@heide-raquelfuss5580]

Living in a box. Poor animals. We also live in a box.

[@heide-raquelfuss5580]

@@toastercatx Oysters move in the ocean. Humans can never mimic exactly all different things oysters pick out to eat in the lifeform they need and want. Humans think...ohhh, i put a little of this and that in the tank, and everything will be ok. But no, it is not. They survive, yes...but being themselve healthy and thriving? And we also all know by know, companies will do the absolut minimum to provide in their nutritional needs, because they want maximum profits, with minimum investment and costs. And what kind of things they put in the tanks? We consumers will never know. We humans are just horrible to be honest and instead they should hunt them in the ocean, so they are free, until the day they are not, being preyed on. They want it the easest way. Also, diseases florish in animals kept in boxes and being narrowly 'farmed' so they add also antibiotics and other stuff in animals tanks. The same with other farm tanks of fish. And of course, lets not talk about other 'farmed animals' Horrible. They farm animals to death. In a way...that is not even nutritious for the one who eats it. You eat expensive fluff and you think you ate something to feed your body for health and nutrition. No wonder most people have so much nutrient deficiencies and do not even realize it and get all kind of health issues. Together with the chemicals, toxins and degrading treatments. Even the so called 'tests' to test deficiencies are fluff too. Because of many reasons this tests are just BS. This al makes me extremaly sad and hopeless. Poor animals. Poor people too.

[@melhupby]

This entire show - Breaking down the hidden costs, unique labour needs, intense skills and investments and justifying the cost, even if you personally might be happy with a cheap alternative 13:22 - 19:39 - iTs AbOuT tHe JoUrNeY tHe ArTiSt ToOk To PaInT a SqUaRe.

[@andrewbatts7678]

ive had truffle a few times in my life. once at a French restaurant, it was a chicken quarter with potatoes and asparagus. everything was seasoned with truffle oil, the chicken had thinly shaved black truffle under the skin, as a huge fan of funky cheeses as well as fungus, i loved it

[@A-HotSauce]

Salute to those ladies making all those brushes, The dexterity you have to have in your hands to do the fine work must be extremly hard on the nerves. The truffle guy has been looking at plants so long hes a plant. Even he can sniff truffles.

[@MAL1GNANT]

Something made me think that because apparently men are better with motor skills that it would actually be men

[@Its_Asteria]

@@MAL1GNANT ?????

[@mrsmith7936]

everyone who worked thier was white? why is that?

[@ngozio.9347]

My Igbo great grandmother has been eating palm oil all her life (it grows in our area and is popular in our cuisine), she’s currently 103 and is the oldest chief in her village

[@ngozio.9347]

I remember eating palm fruit in my dads village and I didn’t like it lol but I eat all our traditional food with the palm oil in it and love it

[@GeorgeSmith-jk2zg]

The brush makers are one of the most impressive things I've ever seen

[@SandyRiverBlue]

With green Avocados, you don't have to wait to eat them. You can pan fry them with a small amount of oil and a sprinkle of salt, and they are amazing.

[@genxx2724]

Thanks. I’ll try it.

[@athasair1749]

Hair from Russia, Handles from Italy, Machinery from Germany. Heaven.

[@Leo-xe6rf]

The first person who ate a truffle be like: “Hmm this ground balls taste pretty goodl

[@thomasjunker5415]

I mean, most likely, the first person to try ANYTHING was most likely starving. I'd have to be if I saw an oyster and thought "yeah, I want to eat that"

[@dutchik5107]

@@thomasjunker5415 except for berries

[@cuppric0260]

Thomas Junker lmao, i was surprised when it came up. some restaurants in my home town used to have them for free.

[@needmoreramsay]

The first STARVING person likely saw a pig eating the truffle and ran after it to steal it.

[@lucasliang8866]

@@needmoreramsay bro they must have been dumb too then theres a literal pig

[@pehash]

I'm hands down impressed by the brush makers.

[@therealdeal3672]

The thing about gold having an extraterrestrial meteoric source is fascinating to contemplate! Definitely a new one on me. I don't believe that was told in my chemistry classes in the seventies. I refuse to pay that Apple tax! I know they make great devices. I have paid it, so I can compare and it's not that much worth it. The sable brushes, that was fascinating! Who knew what refined skills went into making those brushes? Amazing! I have new respect for artist paint brushes. And I don't think I have any Windsor and Newton brushes only their paints. I was probably dissuaded by those price tags. Wow.

[@rawrstephie]

You mean JACK's the truffle hunter and JAME's is his assistant.

[@jacqulineespinoza9069]

Underrated comment

[@Sp1cyCrypt1c]

Overrated comment

[@whitepeachasmr]

Jacquline Espinoza indeed

[@john-zf1yb]

Decent comment

[@darlenebennett4891]

All those representative shots of artist making "contemporary art" is actually evidence of how bullshit it is.....spends 15 mins finger dabbing, random brush stroking...and u would want us to believe its worth millions....

[@PowerfulSkeleton]

The champagne part is pretty funny - calling Ace of Spades a 'vintage', when really, Jay-Z bought them out and jacked up the price. It's all marketing, baby.

[@cheritabarbuto8851]

Won't Ya Let ME UpgrAde YOU!

[@slythloldawoop2731]

Just by going in the region and buying from the producer, you can get amazing champagne bottles for like 20/30€. Much better than Dom Perignon and other brand like that.

[@jukka-pekkatuominen4540]

The picture is definitely all wrong. A vintage bottle of champagne can cost over 1000 dollars, but Armand de Brignac is not vintage and also doesn't cost 1000 dollars. It is not even the most expensive non-vintage champagne any more as CMIII is nowadays much more expensive (and is sold for about 500 dollars). You can get a bottle of Armand do Brignag for 350 dollars easily.

[@jukka-pekkatuominen4540]

Actually it was mentioned at the very end. Apparently one time Armand de Brignac has cost 1000 dollars, but that was only a few bottles. Those bottles prices were artificially inflated instead of sold normally. A bottle of Krug vintage champagne would have been a much better example as those sell constantly for over 1000 dollars a bottle.

[@SandyRiverBlue]

Interesting that you never mentioned chemical extraction. My first chemistry instructor in college was a physical chemist who spent 20 years in Alaska where they used large sealed liners the size of a small town to dissolve gold in soil and crushed rock to pull gold out and then reacted that leachate to precipitate the gold out of solution. Interestingly enough, there is more gold dissolved in the oceans than there is trapped in the earth so probably once we run out of landlocked gold the price will skyrocket which will make it cost effective to start filtering it out of the seas and oceans.

[@cenobitecyborgkratch9669]

The pressure of Making the brushes has to be immense.

[@okay-_-8746]

Im gonna quit studying and just find truffles

[@oo-uu9ez]

start studying in finding truffles

[@yourbiggestfan5002]

Or splatter paint on canvas

[@DMWBN3]

"What you doing,out of the house?" "Essential work, snuffling for truffle" "Ok, carry on"

[@oo-uu9ez]

@@DMWBN3 hustling and snuffling for the truffle you feel me?

[@DMWBN3]

a zesty crab me feel bruv me feel. Corona can’t keep my essential snuffling ... but who’s gonna buy my snuffled truffles ?!??

[@Insorainity]

Imagine just having your daily walk and one day you see some random guy sniffing the dirt and saying "alright this should be ripe"

[@victoremisho9432]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@cecilialugo6188]

Magically beyond remarkable skill...Brush making is an extraordinary ART within itself I LOVE IT!!

[@sarahsaad-masri9347]

I love how he says thank you to his dog it’s adorable 💕💕

[@atakoranodonbrachiosaurus1209]

6 minutes in and I'm "huh.. this is a good video" not noticing that I embarked on a journey a bit grander than "just a video" Saving this to a day I have to stay in bed, nice documentary

[@cloader5756]

It doesn't matter what the person is doing it's just amazing to see somebody at the top of their craft it's a joy to watch somebody work

[@slayerbllade]

11:20 Wait...so basically all those brushes has been rolling around someone's saliva at one point?

[@plumeria1985]

That's all i could think about when i saw it

[@sangitasarminkatun900]

These "modern art" frustrate the hell out of me like wtf!

[@jeffreybaker5645]

"art isn't about beauty, it never was really" what?! modern art sucks compared to older art works. i cant believe that chick said it. @14:33

[@alexnguyen5898]

My monocle almost fell into my glass of champagne while watching this video

[@jadecoolness101]

@@jeffreybaker5645 Why did you post the exact same comment that @Obsidian Jay posted 4 weeks ago??? hmmmm

[@andrew35nov4]

I love listening to the modern art section and hearing them struggle to come up with an excuse as to why it is considered art

[@scp-0173]

They didn’t explain it to well, but basically it’s all subjective and it’s not even about the art itself but the story of the artist making it

[@perperperpen]

@@scp-0173 doesnt everyone have a story though? What makes their story special? In my opinion, what makes art special is when you can convey those emotions through the art itself. Its great if art makes the creator feel some type of way, but that is literally true for everyone. Whats special is if you can put your emotions into art, and other people can look at that art and feel the emotions that you felt. I feel like the vast majority of people feel nothing from looking at "modern art".

[@scp-0173]

@@perperperpen basically what I’m trying to say is that it’s not about the art it’s about what the artist was experiencing at that time and how they made it

[@perperperpen]

@@scp-0173 ok i understand that and i would still have the same response to you.

[@boowiebear]

@@perperperpen well put. Craft, beauty or emotion or all 3 define good art to me.

[@KuranYuuki88]

Imagine working at Kolinsky brush and had a big sneeze... 😂

[@harmonyquinn2557]

I truly don’t care about the artist’s journey to get to a specific piece. If I’m going to buy a piece, I don’t want to look at it and feel like no time and love went into that specific piece. That’s just me. I’ll pay if I know that actual time went into making it.

[@violetviolet888]

Then you are saying that the 40 years the artist took through their life journey to get to that point of creating that piece is something you'll pay for.

[@chrisk6945]

13:37 It's called money laundering.

[@Garblegox]

That. And I think the segment was the most elaborate and vague way to say "The paintings have myths and legends behind them. Rich art nerds who know those stories battle each other with money at auctions, to own one-of-a-kind paintings. Sometimes shit gets out of hand."

[@brandongriggs6934]

LOL

[@fadlizuhri8250]

most of these "arts" are bought by either art nerds or anonymous buyer.

[@camper1749]

Not money laundering, but avoiding taxes.

[@58kenstyle]

Yuuuup

[@dimitriosglous4156]

My monocle almost fell into my glass of champagne while watching this video

[@ElysetheEevee]

I live on the border of the US and Mexico and they are super strict in not allowing anyone to transport Mexican-grown avocados across the border. If you buy any in Mexico they have to have the pits removed there then taken out. Their avocados are much fuller and creamier than the variety grown in the US, it's interesting. I guess, from what I know from Border Patrol and others, they want to keep their better grade specimens over in Mexico, which I don't blame them. This is just what I've been told by several people here. Had friends in border patrol and from Mexico.

[@markfourtwenty9897]

"Materialism-an attachment to physical goods beyond their practical value-was a trap; a chain to ensnare the foolish with their own greed" ->Darth Bane

[@dankmemes599]

“Art is seen as an easy investment of money” *money laundering*

[@woodworksparadise6036]

Not modern art, its a filter...lol...

[@Toqom]

@@woodworksparadise6036 They absolutely use modern art for money laundering. A $20 million dollar painting is easier to give to someone than a suitcase of money.

[@woodworksparadise6036]

@@Toqom so keep giving the painting away, never exchange money over it, yet call it money laundering...lol... suit cases of money aren't hard to come by, or hand over, not my fault you all live in diluted fear tactic run society...

[@webbyoyster]

@@woodworksparadise6036 It's more suspicious if someone is in possession of a metal briefcase full of millions than if they were in possession of a crappy painting

[@MasterYoda389]

@@woodworksparadise6036 "diluted fear tactic run society" ? Let me take an EXTREMELY WILD guess here: You actually got your covid shots. The moment you confirm this, I deplore you to come to the realization that you are a hypocrite. Not only are these crooks using art avenues to launder money but they are also doing it to avoid paying taxes, which is PRETTY MUCH another form of money laundering.

[@gracekim3186]

*Smart dog hunts out really hard to find truffles* * my cat cant even find one piece of treat I put right infront of her*

[@BIaccCat]

Grace Kim they have terrible near eye sight, fyi

[@gracekim3186]

Lmao yeah i realized that when i dropped a little mouse toy infront of them

[@sandraswan9008]

First world problems

[@nitesh_adv]

😂

[@alyk4683]

Keep the cat. I’ve heard it’s a brutal job and the dogs are sometimes poisoned.

[@sharonp3563]

Yet here in New Zealand avocados can sell from $5 each to $5 for 10 depending on season and which part of NZ you buy them from. We've always eaten them all year and a couple a week

[@amazinggirl12]

I’m sorry but I was laughing so hard when they were trying to justify the price of art to what my toddler could do 😂 it’s the biggest scam out there I swear

[@woodworksparadise6036]

Art was about killing the need for skill, of vision after the rennaisance, became more allegorical, where the unskilled and untalented with too much money felt threatened by those who could control the masses with their representations of heaven and hell...now we buy and sell un art, art without art in it, its so ironic, its of high value to a mixed up society... a guy from India, living on a dirt floor can become a millionaire on f.b. makin chickens, and turkeys out of his hand tracings, but some one who can do an exact recreation of a Michaelangelo painting is run of the mill...

[@amazinggirl12]

@@woodworksparadise6036 you said it perfectly, WAS. Straight up money laundering now . It’s disrespectful to the ones that actually have talent and make beautiful creations unlike splashes what a joke

[@woodworksparadise6036]

Makes me mad some one can get $20,000, or even a million for a few brush strokes, or splashes, yet I can't get two grand for a realism I spent months or years on...

[@amazinggirl12]

@@woodworksparadise6036 100% agree it’s really sad 😞

[@alyazahra6093]

@@woodworksparadise6036 Exactly! It's dumb to sell it for thousands and millions of dollars just for scribbles! I make people pay me only a dollar for each drawing they ask me to do.

[@angie8656]

When a grown man starts sniffing the ground..I lost it..😂😆💀

[@jaellanthehat3693]

Ann-Gee T Lol! But he gets payed alot for it so...

[@mowglonsdale6219]

i lost it aswell, then i thought is that shit i smell then i lost it even more XD

[@easley421]

😂

[@user-jx2gw4cn2j]

I wish I could just grow truffles indoor. That would be so amazing. It would be like printing money.

[@EvonneLindiwe]

I think the soil/ location adds to it.

[@2ndhendrix631]

That cute Labrador has the time of his life! To him it's a game. Reminds me of my Randy ❤️

[@jucadvgv3449]

i believe the reason so many people don't believe "modern art" is really art is that they've got something similar taped on their refrigerator that was done by their 2 y.o.

[@KevinSmith-vd8rz]

Has a "How it's Made" feel to it.

[@JohnPlissken]

"Art was never about skill really". Spoken like someone who has none.

[@particle6525]

yup lmao

[@syarifudinmusthofa347]

Sometimes i think modern art is just april mop from artist and currator to rich people... hahhaaha

[@leiajiang7877]

It really isn't. A lot of Instagram artists have such bad skill it makes me cringe yet people consider it art. People think some of that crap is beautiful and have millions of likes and gather millions of following. It's the same concept with these. Some of these artists can paint better than anyone and sometimes it represent their life's work condensed. Then there are some modern artist just sit there paint streaks and cant draw a pot for the life of them. It's really naive to say all of them are bad. I painted my profile picture sophomore year of high school, it's not modern art but thats how we all start.

[@TheKilmore5]

Spoken like someone who doesnt know about art, art is about expression and exploration not skill

[@JohnPlissken]

@@TheKilmore5 it takes skill to properly express what you mean. Splattering paint on a wall with no coherent form is not expressing anything but your own incompetence. That's not art, that's utter disregard for art.

[@CynicalLight]

Nothing beats quality and these people with master craftsmanship are priceless

[@AJL04B]

This marathon was specificly created for covid 19 season. Fan from Malaysia

[@l3oricz]

Hello my fellow Malaysian. 🙋‍♂️

[@paulortiz8063]

For whatever reason it was made i am glad it was. I learned quite a lot, thank-you very much!

[@MsFunology]

Do you realize that when they talked about Malaysia, they talked about "so cheap"? The palm oil? When everything else is about "so expensive"?

[@khairolpsychology]

@@MsFunology what an irony.

[@edwinrodriguez8278]

I like the theory that those "modern art" pieces are a way for the mob to move money

[@Nathan-nl6nn]

It's more of a general agreement than a theory. Wealthy people bid "art" up to insane prices and then donates them to museums for massive tax breaks. Then, the receiver of the money (who happens to be a close friend) returns said money.

[@mjames7674]

It's money laundering to the rich and "art" to the stupid and gullible.

[@dited358]

Those brushes will be a better piece of art then any of those modern "artists" ever hope to be.

[@mjames7674]

Modern art is just a money laundering scheme for the rich, while the stupid and gullible think it's actual art.

[@zynched_]

you freaking KNOW I’m subbing after this 1 HOUR LONG video with my favorite content, no doubt

[@brianbethea3069]

32:50 God, I laughed so hard at this. This has to be a joke. "We call it... *_~Miracle Broth™~..."_*

[@Happy_Shopper]

I was shaking my head

[@therealchayd]

You need to add some dollar signs in there, like "$$$$We$Call$It$M$IR$A$C$L$E$$B$R$O$T$H$$$$"

[@bobbyrain8453]

"Art was never about skill really". Spoken like someone who has none.

[@mikewazowski471]

Did somebody say Goop? Hm? Gwyneth Paltrow anybody?

[@Dylan_Otto]

The only valid reason I can think of regarding how ridiculous "contemporary art" prices are is that when some famous guy dies, his works become rare and therefore, naturally valued highly regardless of the actual quality. Come to think of it, wasn't this the same case with those "limited edition" (tactically discontinued/"retired") stuffed animals they used to sell to collectors?

[@Rigiroony]

That plays a part....but really is a big money laundering scheme. Most of the art sold sit in tax free airport warehouses.

[@nicholasadams2374]

So, if I just throw paint around the room, then jump out the window, my family will be set for life... Get it? LMFAO

[@Dylan_Otto]

@@nicholasadams2374 you’re not wrong, just convince some old farts who have too much money to spend to invest, then optionally make up some sad life story n jump off a bridge to create scarcity, n you’re solid

[@robinfinch314]

Some years ago I bought a Kolinsky Sable Brush from Winsor & Newton. It's an amazing brush and well worth it's price tag.

[@shadow_entity9191]

Remember that more expensive doesn't necessarily mean better but often just that something is very rare.

[@keyquestions]

😂 I like how the art "experts" are defending their pretentious BS by being honest that it really is BS but they love their BS no matter how expensive it is 😂

[@redheavenrose]

They obviously love the money like most of us🤣

[@nickdawn3985]

I dropped some food on my shirt watching this, maybe they'd buy it.

[@pmt7335]

“Art”

[@cookiecola5852]

LOL the only one who thinks modern art is art is those who make money from it xD

[@peejuu]

What was the 6 black vertical lines on a white canvas called? Blimey $2,770,500 for that.

[@shaneintegra]

I remember when I was really young n went to a friend's family BBQ. They had oysters on the BBQ and one of the adults popped one open. I immediately thought it was the grossest thing I've seen so I asked them if I could try it... That's how I fell in love with oysters 👌

[@stj971]

I love raw oysters too. Unfortunately you have to be so careful these days about where they come from due to so many polluted waters. So sad. That being said, the best oysters I ever had many years ago were Apalachicola oysters from the Gulf off Florida west coast. That was before the oil spill. I'd be cautious now.

[@nicholasadams2374]

Oysters. When you decide you want to pay to eat a mouthful of snot.

[@---xe5et]

I like how some episodes are like "this is expensive because of all the artistry, skill and dedication taken to make a high quality final product", and then others are like, "this is expensive because it's a scam" lol

[@ManifestLogicYT]

I've never actually try to truffle so I would really love to try one

[@genxx2724]

It’s amazing. They shave it onto your food, so thin it’s transparent. You don’t need much. It’s sublime. It seems to do something special to your senses.

[@PerciusLive]

The thing with the art segment is that contemporary artists should have a large portfolio of traditional art as well. Being a "contemporary artist" is such a subjective term because there is no quantifiable measure for "contemporary art" whereas traditional art does have quite a lot of standards and measures to determine its range of worth.

[@user-oc3ic4vc7x]

It should not be a requirement to do traditional art. The whole point of modern art is a rejection of societies standards of what art is. Art is subjective, there is no real value to it, the value of art is perceived.

[@user-oc3ic4vc7x]

Also “traditional” isn’t a period or style

[@bettyraltejohn3374]

Your points really resonates to me coz the way the so called contemporary/abstracts artists were even applying the paint (trying to manipulate the brush or trying out random colors, shapes n BS!) n looking like they were juz working-out a frustration really looks like they were hoping the results might bring them big bucks by chance! How the modern art market works n functions in this day is beyond me! I feel it really is a daylight robbery to other true talent based artform especially in terms of price point! I guess man is always the biggest fool in this regard! Ps.I understand the original contemporary artists who evolved over time, whose arts sells at a high price after all this time, but noone could convince me that the so-called new-age artists who are trying hard are only here to try n find their luck in a medium they really are not worthy of but juz to find their possible big buck! It's a no brainer! Not a talent juz a laat stop shop for some greedy so-called artists to make a quick big buck!

[@sukit509]

alternative title: how many ads can we fit into an hour and a half

[@JesusReyesGuzmanSS]

Cant relate, using KZbin without ads 🥱

[@TheInnAtTheEndOfTime]

I recommend an add blocker

[@-NGC-6302-]

I’ve seen about 4x this on videos before

[@ihavetopowerofgodandanimeo2551]

I mean it is an hour and a half, ofcouse you're gonna get more adds than usual?

[@robertjebediahfreeman4177]

Laughs in KZbin premium

[@harrietharlow9929]

A very interesting compilation. Especially interesting to me was the segment on creating katanas. It is sad that this is a dying art. Wootz steel is one of one of the more interesting steels out there, with an attractive appearance which resembles wood grain. It is not the same as Damascus steel. Apparently, wootz steel does not exist and while the finished product is an approximation of Damascus it's not the actual steel. I love seeing someone like the katana because the making of a shows that it is a craft as opposed to an industrial process. You can tell that that the katana maker has put his heart and soul into his creations. money As far are cellphones, to pay what Apple iPhone is, in my opinion, ridiculous. I have a Stylo 5 (Android) and it fulfills my needs very nicely. Of course, people are free to purchase any phone they wish, but I see no reason to pay that sort of money when my needs don't require an expensive. I've flown in both the 1960s and then the 1980s and while I know that things are much less formal these days, I remember that on the 1960s, flying was still seen as something glamorous and people dressed accordingly. I remember that when we flew to Europe in 1960, my dad wore a suit and tie, my mum wore some of her nicest clothing on various flights around Europe as did I. I am sad to see that df so much of the grace and style grace of the world of my childhood no longer exists.

[@abregoja]

great content, really useful and informative! kepp to look it forward

[@SRT_Ashamane]

I gotta say.... with how expensive the sable brushes are, and how few people are skilled enough to do it, I would have assumed their working conditions would be far less bleak....

[@jennapenna0713]

Ikr I pictured them in their own corner office working away, making exclusive sable brushes. That had a sweatshop-esque vibe to it.

[@toastercatx]

I guess it's personal preference if you would like to work alone isolated from others, I got the impression that there would be a lot of chatting going on when the cameras weren't rolling. The working environment was clean, tidy and well maintained, the workers all had ample space not cramped so I'm struggling to find anything bleak in that picture.

[@primo9534]

“Once you’re spending 25 to 30 pounds for a product it’s probably unnecessary” Girls buying a 60$ pallet: totally worth the money.

[@drainmonkeys385]

Truffles are amazing.. they are so incredibly powerful in flavor… I had truffle oil. I think it was the real deal…. A tiny piece in olive oil.. it was incredibly powerful in flavor.. one drop permeated a large pot of food

[@jamestl9301]

These "modern art" frustrate the hell out of me like wtf!

[@paulstewart7529]

just goes to show what pompous people will spend their money on modern it maybe art it aint

[@rmetal2792]

ugly modern art

[@mclilzenthepoet2331]

It's a money laudering scheme

[@dadangkkurniawan8442]

@@mclilzenthepoet2331 i knew it

[@unbroken1010]

That's because you have no intelligence to understand it

[@tomoherokwd4238]

Alright imma drop out and become a modern artist.

[@dongster529]

The secret to being a modern artist is to find a patron that needs assets to be laundered.

[@articxunodorseggnej8016]

Bruised Lee this ^ ahaha

[@viktornicht260]

You did not listen at all, did you?

[@mamijean7464]

Oooooof, Bruh I wish it wasn't art xD it looks like people are painting it so effortlessly and just to look modern, Gud luck bro

[@drej1934]

Ahmed El-Mhemadawi art is creation if you make something you’re a artist musicians or visual artist and chiefs. Art can be in different forms. Even if you do scribbles or make bad food or write a shit song that don’t mean it’s not art.

[@lets.get.crafty84]

Them: What does truffle tastes like? Me: earthy Them: well of course it’s earthy. We literally just dug it out of the earth.

[@LiminalQueenMedia]

I just want to say what a good boy that truffle hunting pup is.

[@nicholilarson8369]

What makes it art to me is if the artist can explain his work in a way the average person can comprehend, no matter how abstract.

[@Pannenkaka]

Yes

[@cfrygirl]

Just seeing people who really love what they do and doing it so beautifully makes watching this worth it 🙏

[@c.a.greene8395]

I would love to see you do a program on sage flyrods...bamboo antique flyrods and hunting gear

[@thornmallow1]

Thank you very much for explaining truffle scent! I bought Truffle seasoning that over time, started to smell like dish soap. This video explains why and how that happened. Thank you!

[@nachodaddy7863]

11:17 hey, uhh, did she just put that... In her *MOUTH* ?!

[@h33day]

added flavour

[@revnedkram]

So these brushes are expensive because it has added spit on them. Ok, got it.

[@juvilinoalamis9456]

She just finished her snacks. Good floss!

[@geaviolin]

Si, pero cuando compras una pieza de ropa producida por personas (ya sea una modista o un niño pakistaní) piensa que también chupan el hilo varias veces para enhebrar la aguja aunque sea en la máquina de coser. Hace 60-70 años las mujeres que pintaban las rayas fosforescentes en los relojes para que brillasen por la noche también chupaban los pinceles y fue la razón por la que se descubrió la toxicidad del radio, ya que morían por cáncer en la mandíbula. En todo caso, después de poner las cerdas y pelos en el pincel, aunque lo haya chupado, se ve que pasa por otros tratamientos que desinfectan, no hay que preocuparse.

[@beek.3936]

@Troy Krentz I thought it was whale barf...?hmmm🤔 lol😆

[@johnbarron4843]

*Truffles are the tonsil stones of the earth*

[@punxie89]

One of the most accurate things I've ever read, but I'd much rather eat a truffle than a tonsil stone, those things are absolutely vile lol

[@oscarlpb602]

20:43 - "In 1860 the small British sea side town of Whitstable alone was sending 50 million tons of oysters to London each year" Seems unlikely to me

[@stardustwolfstadt3717]

Watched the entire video, very informative. Love the music they used. Not often you hear someone playing a Hang.

[@crisanina1]

Omg , the abstract painting the guy is making looks like something a toddler would pain... 😂😂

[@sandraswan9008]

Found an expert

[@asteri8299]

but you didnt think of it did you

[@scp-0173]

It’s almost like that’s the point

[@TechHippie]

"Why would anyone milk a Camel?" "You can milk anything with nipples" *Camel* 😨

[@sandyp5123]

😆

[@nickdawn3985]

Just tried it, nope . . . nothing.

[@helenv1581]

For 30 bucks a litrer....that milk better b good...

[@emayaych]

I tell you one thing, when they introduced the topic, that camel look back was priceless. Timing was impeccable. 1:03:49

[@ChrisMeerkat]

The truffle species is around 410 million years old. That would suggest that the Truffle is pretty resiliant to climate changes.

[@shanior2837]

The truffle fungal family will probobly survive climate change. But for the specific food safe and delicious sub species it's not so certain