I Fooled People Into Thinking My Art Was Worth Millions

[@MattColbo]

WHOOPS didn't tell you the scores here they are (lol): Jack: 9/12 Thomas (The Mammoth) : 7/12 Joey: 7/12 Max: 6/12 Redlight Blue: 3/12 Also hey thanks for putting up with my giggles in this one, was a very happy day for me getting to interact with some pals, i'm usually not so easily giggled lol. Appreciate you folks

[@dylan7476]

Not even lying I would hang some of those pieces in my room

[@toomuchiridium]

Especially the one at 0:21

[@mydude8499]

"Step 1: make fun of weird abstract modern art Step 2: make weird abstract modern art Step 3: make millions" - Dick Wart

[@angerock49]

Your giggles were very heartwarming!

[@leonjacob8302]

Matt actually trying to seem sophisticated by saying art 112 times

[@MaxFosh]

Watching Matt's excitement to grab his artwork from next to him makes me feel like he enjoyed making us all look quite stupid

[@incompleteriver770]

Max you should buy a collection of Matt's modern shart and display it at your roundabout. Oh wait you sold it didn't you...

[@torbiboy3623]

@@incompleteriver770 "I bought a roundabout AGAIN to display cheap art"

[@ilomaq]

like 1k

[@marietailor3100]

It’s almost like it was… silly to the max!

[@Joel-Haver]

You're an artist, Matt!

[@florianba922]

Hello, verified person!

[@jasperkooij1891]

@@florianba922 not only verified but an amazing film maker (check him out)

[@vikingursigurdsson]

Man at youtube comments

[@K.D.Meyers]

Hello Joel Haver revaH leoJ olleH

[@MattColbo]

Nonsense Hagrid I’m just Matt!

[@whynotanyting]

"Incidentally this video debuted Matt Colbo's original works. Jump starting his career as an artist. He now flaunts his wealth by making a satirical series called 'Amazing Spaces' where he dresses up as well known KZbinr Tom Scott and gives factually incorrect information about interesting places in space." - Future Tour Guide

[@loljptrollergami7325]

"I'm standing on a field, and today, I'm going to turn this boring field that has more than 200 years of history including more than 7 bombings on it, I, the hero, I am going to make the most universally hated field into an art piece, to show transformation and the state of the soul, and thus making it an amazing place, where everyone can diss how boring this field was and appreciate how awesome it is now"

[@janxsj]

Plot twist: all paintings were worth millions he just wanted to flex

[@marksmod]

@@locatedonearth8695 joemama's front porch

[@Kenfren]

@@locatedonearth8695 it has a low barrier entry because it's shit. Literally at times. Real art also has a low barrier to entry, because everyone can learn

[@jasonbrody1619]

@@locatedonearth8695 i think thats why it should worth way less than it should, because of its accessibility.

[@jasonbrody1619]

if you can find the same shit everywhere since its so accessible, why bother paying for the one with highest price if a same one could be made with the bare minimum of price required.

[@locatedonearth8695]

@@jasonbrody1619 I do agree that the prices for paintings are beyond absurd. I was simply referring to the art itself, devoid of the economics that surround it.

[@Wecoc1]

To be fair, there are All-white paintings on museums that are worth millions of dollars

[@mooshlebooshle5073]

a lot of them are a part of a series of paintings that make them make more sense

[@sylviaxx3574]

Someone sold an "invisible sculpture" (literally nothing) for $18,000....

[@btat16]

Modern Art makes so much more sense if you remove the price tag. Some of these things have deep and powerful meanings, but who in their right mind auctions a blank canvas or toilet seat for millions of dollars???

[@nonplayercharacter6478]

@@btat16 A money launderer?

[@btat16]

@@nonplayercharacter6478 Oh duh, forgot about them for a second.

[@cannedmusic]

there was a local lady, don't know her name, but her paintings, which were displayed in most of the downtown store windows, had price tags (1988-91 time period) of $2500.00 and up. All of them looked like a palette after someone painted. The palette, the mixing board for the paint. It was physically painful and confusing to look at some of them.

[@DCSMustang]

And that pain and confusion would probably be the reason why some pretentious rich person would buy it because they don't feel anything else anymore...

[@cannedmusic]

Matt, some of your work is really nice. Especially the charcoal.

[@asafupps]

Wait- other people feel pain and confusion at random mixes of colors too?

[@henrygingercat]

Not so long ago here in the UK an artist's 'installation" on display in a London gallery disappeared. Turned out that a cleaner had assumed it was junk and threw it away.

[@nate_storm]

i also love the one where some students put a pineapple in an art museum and then it got covered in a glass case

[@henrygingercat]

@@nate_storm And there was the occasion when a sculpture was put on display 2 weeks before someone realised it hadn't been unwrapped.

[@lew3813]

When did this happen? It wasn’t very recent

[@henrygingercat]

@@lew3813 I was mistaken about the location - it was Italy: www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26270260

[@AdamBast]

Deserved it

[@Joseph125]

Maybe the real art was the friends we tricked along the way

[@williamjenkins4913]

How to launder money 1. Slap some paint on a canvas 2. Sell it to the Russian mob for 1 million dollars 3. Give 900 thousand back to the Russian mob

[@amojak]

@@PeppoMusic cheaper than taxes :)

[@alex8130a]

I mean for real exchanges with paintings and more conventionally cars are techniques used by mafias to launder money XD

[@yeeeeeeeeee3263]

This isn’t money laundering this is tax evasion. Money laundering is trying to make illegal money “appear” into the legit world. Your example has the mob spending money in a public forum and then you giving most back to them in secret so it appears on paper to the gov they have less money. Assumedly for tax evasion. They’d write off the art purchase so not to pay taxes. This assumes though that that is already laundered cash because otherwise it would be pointless.

[@yeeeeeeeeee3263]

Also then you’d be liable for 900k taxable income (of which you only really have $100k) unless you got a loophole in place for your own self. Fun idea tho, good thinkin!

[@sprauder]

Hunter Biden joke?

[@SunnyOst]

The one with the masking tape is actually good looking af, you'd get mad $$ for it no joke TicTacToe one has some nice colors too, damn. Am I just a crayon fan? Ok, the charcoal one is fucking good too, so it's not just crayons. Your art is lit Wait, you mentioned some are recreations. Is it just the Picasso ones?

[@MattColbo]

ay thanks Sunny! funny enough, my girlfriend made the masking tape one lolol (i explained it to the guys during filming but my explanation ran on too long so I cut it in the edit haha), but all the others are mine yes, appreciate the kind words my friend :)

[@ethanh6370]

@@MattColbo Ha, as if you have a girlfriend.

[@pleasecontactme4274]

@@ethanh6370 lmao

[@polobik4231]

@@MattColbo Lol yeah I guess she also goes to another school and I really wouldn't know her right?

[@Stellar-Cowboy]

@@MattColbo Matt this was one of the most entertaining vids you’ve made

[@iainhansen1047]

When modern art started it was a great way to break down what art meant. Asking deep questions about what it means to call something art. Now it’s just a way for millionaires to move money around.

[@jesseconstible2435]

your logic is infallible....

[@prayingmantis8148]

But how do I get millionaires to move their money around into my wallet? I have some art that I just "realised" is worth 73 million dollars

[@CharlieR1]

“it’s like a family condom” had me crying before the main video even started

[@zeno7752]

The plot of this video: Matt Colbo begins his career as a legendary artist, and these painting go on to sell millions.

[@darthvaderade8395]

I once mashed together a bunch of dirt and gravel from my driveway and told my friend it was by a famous artist and i just didnt know where to go to sell it but his dad worked at the art gallery that was in town so when i told him that he said, "Dude i'll buy it from you and my dad can make us rich!" I made $70 that day

[@PapaFlammy69]

worth only a bag o' milk duh

[@snippledipple9515]

?

[@zaccletaco5006]

papa flammy 😳

[@earthpcCHClS]

@@snippledipple9515 milk are sold in bags in canada

[@epsilon6201]

Nice to see Papa Flammy✍️

[@WilliamReginaldLucas]

I don’t know if this is a monument to Matt’s art ability or the limitlessness of art

[@Morningstar_37]

Or to the dumbness of people buying a line separating two blue tones for millions

[@hocadidilyocuttCAP]

Honesty I actually liked his art

[@WilliamReginaldLucas]

Me too! The one he did with masking tape is rad, and yeah the two-tone blue one is fucking ridiculous haha

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

man's giving away art of the same caliber as multi million dollar pieces, as shown in the video, what a saint

[@ethan5719]

I love how after all this, he is literally profiting off of these paintings

[@raphaeldwain7834]

How?

[@tani6990]

@@raphaeldwain7834 KZbin + Patreon revenue

[@JACK-dn3qo]

Alternate title-Talentless KZbinr proves that he is better than Million Dollar-Artists.

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

Is this sarcastic?

[@madensmith7014]

@@Kyle-gw6qp it's facts

[@7own878]

What people don't realize is that art is today actually a way to store money without it getting taken away by some weird government. It is like an investment.

[@jamesjjames]

But two or more rich people have to decide on which art to throw money at. Why choose the most conspicuously "worthless" (in the eyes of many at least) specimens?

[@cuckmasterflex9106]

Exactly. An easy tax free method to store value in something that's far less likely to go down in value over time like a stock or Bitcoin or whatever.

[@lukeheffernan2022]

@@jamesjjames because when people aren't buying for looks, the pretentious artists don't have to try

[@JackFate76]

People do realize that, you know.

[@osirisapex7483]

Tax evasion is fun!

[@parkourbee2]

I'm so glad Matt Colbo and Better Ideas collabed. Maybe he can make Matt less of a hairy simpleton.

[@betterideas]

Kids gotta lose the mop

[@bsnow304]

Pssh, I wish my hair looked that good at that length

[@sakuranovaryan9261]

Haha

[@maggpiprime954]

That charcoal one was really good! It looks like farm roofs in a Canadian blizzard. I think you've found a new creative outlet to add to your abilities!

[@composedcapybara1113]

The completely white piece could've also been the famous work 'White on White' by the Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, who painted this piece in 1918.

[@voltsiano116]

Okay, but seriously, the one at 12:00 IS nice to look at. Like, I don't see any particular objects, but it just feels calming.

[@rhamiabumuhor7439]

Plot twist: The four patrons with the original Colbo’s are gonna be reaaaal wealthy when Matt becomes the next Banksy

[@waelhassanmd]

The second one would get sold under some *very much accurate and not at all stupid* stuff like “ah yes I love how the artwork gives a sense of emptiness and emotion and yet feels full at the same time” and it would be said in a slightly tear voice.

[@hocadidilyocuttCAP]

Honestly the biggest tell was that your paintings actually had some neat color theory/ composition stuff going on with them while the real ones were just nothing

[@enhazevibes]

This is an opinion I've had as well. Your energy and laugh have earned my sub.

[@MattColbo]

I’m glad to hear, thanks Enhaze!

[@neptunian6226]

One thing is size though. Most of the million dollar ones are multiple feet by feet and all of matts are on a single piece of paper, maintaining good clean asthetics and lines and stuff is much harder on a bigger canvas

[@duchess8762]

Still looks awful.

[@gondolajesus4864]

@@duchess8762 To you.

[@macabrecitrus2127]

Yeah... Seen some IRL and they're definitely made to be seen that way

[@floorgle]

It’s 3 seconds in and I’ve already been baited, I love this channel

[@NaudVanDalen]

Imagine if Matt Colbo ever becomes a famous artist. How much would those paintings be worth?

[@NaudVanDalen]

@@RandomVocab Even though he's not an artist, he's a semi popular KZbinr and when he gets millions of subscribers, those paintings may be worth a lot, purely because of who made them. Modern art, but is expensive because the artist is somehow famous.

[@madensmith7014]

Not that much. Good art only becomes expensive once the artist is dead. If you're still alive you need to have some friends in art galleries and museums to do the shady back deals

[@zachwolf5122]

Some of the abstract or all-one-color paintings have texture and scale that don’t come across in digital

[@Halberddent]

It's worth mentioning how much detail is probably being missed in the pictures of the real art. The "Leda and the Swan" piece is six feet wide, so a 300 pixel wide version of it is not going to show you everything that's going on.

[@calebbrown8365]

I love the painting at 13:50! The texturing looks great!

[@jacksoneide9850]

If I was some sort of rich art collector, I would buy your art for more than a million dollars Matthew

[@PeterCassetta]

Astonishing. Legendary artist MattColbo's modern artworks transcend the concept of currency itself. Instead of selling them, he gives them away, making them truly priceless. Genius at work, folks.

[@robertofontiglia4148]

Yo the following is not sarcasm : Matt, you made real art. There was a process and there was intent, and you were creative, and you made really beautiful pieces. I'm not kidding. The art market is BS. But, c'mon. Some of that stuff is genuinely really cool, and you made that. Don't dump on it, be fckin proud of that !

[@MattColbo]

Thanks Roberto:) definitely don’t mean to shit on art or folks who like art, just not a huge art guy myself, but becoming more of one! 😃

[@Max-me9ol]

fun fact: these "art" pieces are often moved for tax reasons. so if you see someone sell or buy nothing the person most likely has something to hide.

[@yoshilovesyoshi]

Yo that painting 9:30 to 11:00 or something looks like some kid's PTSD drawing of a WW2 naval battle they just witnessed

[@mayursanghvi5480]

That dick wart joke was brilliant. I paused the video and laughed till my jaw hurt. Then I resumed it to learn it was a joke. Splendid.

[@Rose_Nebula]

Tbh I think part of the beauty of modern art is that it’s the viewer, not the artist, that makes it meaningful, and it’s not that hard to make.

[@mr.tv001]

fun fact the art auctions i think like 99% of the time is just the millionaires get away with not paying taxes charity is also a very common way they avoid taxes

[@larsohara1506]

It’s nice to see him getting along with others. I’m so proud.

[@zekiz774]

4:30 but someone actually sold a white paint on a white canvas for 15 million dollars

[@electricnezumi]

Okay, the charcoal one you did was genuinely really good, props for that

[@sam8742]

In that weird 1893 to 1983 guy the name is "Le Chien" which means dog in French This is the first time French class paid off

[@plasticshorts6972]

This is why I do not respect most modern art, while I hold art that is done for videogames and movies in a very high pedestal, because THEY ACTUALLY REFLECT EFFORT AND REAL IDEAS

[@ThePandaprincess87]

You are a treasure. I laughed so hard I farted. I only use KZbin for documentaries for the most part, but I did subscribe and I look forward to declining your videos when suggested in the future. I'm kidding, you're worth a view.

[@rickpolar]

This was great some of those came out really well in my opinion. I love to go to the local art shows where I live there's always some really great stuff. Some people you'd never expect are very talented but don't get much exposure. I was able to get a print of one of my favorite pieces at a show a couple years back through the art house because the artist was local. I went to Michael's and got a nice frame for it.

[@titaniumtester6]

I like SOME of this art, because I believe that art just like cooking doesn't need to be hard or complex. Sometimes random scribbles and shid just looks pretty

[@sidehoe3370]

I genuinely think you produce some of the best and most creative comedy on KZbin. Your channel is one of few that I consistently find to be fresh and unique.

[@tylervanmeter9678]

We’re so proud of you son

[@JackIninin]

Matt the real art was the experience shared between all of us

[@satibel]

I really love the colours in the tic tac toe one

[@kabobawsome]

Some of these are genuinely really good.

[@aidanritchie6128]

I've been waiting for a Max Fosh x Matty Colbo collab for the longest time. I'm so glad you've delivered

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[@shipwreck9146]

Modern art is something that only rich people understand, they get it assessed for high amounts of money, and then they donate it for tax breaks. It's beautiful to them, because it's a tax loophole that saves them a lot of money. I'm basically convinced of this. If you ask me, just take some shrooms, and then you'll make the best art you could possibly make.

[@3_ormorecharacters]

love the different relationships with each person one's like "ahaha stooooop 💕💕💕" and another's like "go die lmfao"

[@KevinShinwoo]

I actually really like the blue swirly one that Matt made. I wouldn't pay a million dollars for it, but I'd sure as heck pay ten.

[@theaidanator]

I have long been awaiting the Max Fosh collab on this channel

[@kameronb9934]

The art featured may not be worth millions, but watching matt dunk on theses guys was priceless.

[@J_A]

i liked the one at 11:35 more than literally any of the "real" paintings

[@Kenzie1o1]

awesome piece of art this video is matt! love that Patreon is working out for you too, and you get the ability to do something that you (at least i hope) like to do

[@dogayucel]

To correct the question on the title: neither of them worth $1,000,000. Whether they are art or fart, what makes them valuable is the tiny brush (or gas) movements that came out from one person.

[@swallowme535]

So I could literally make art of my own hairy butt and a visualized fart bubble coming out of it and they both look the exact same to a normal person’s eyes and one would be a lot more valuable than the other because i used a wittle ittle itty bitty fisher price paintbrush to paint the fart bubble instead of a normal brush?

[@dogayucel]

@@swallowme535 Dude you have a fucking point right there

[@swallowme535]

@@dogayucel tbh i meant to say two paintings of my butt and its gas but i hope my message was clear regardless

[@mappplesirrup8473]

@@swallowme535 go make one and sell it!

[@swallowme535]

@@mappplesirrup8473 I don’t want to. I shouldn’t. That’s my point, my point is that art only gets its value from objective standards of beauty that only a select few specially talented individuals are capable of making.

[@LosashExote]

I didn’t think I would watch such a long video when I started but I did :) Entertaining!

I mean, all I want to say is that I'm happy to be a subscriber of this channel! Pure joy!

[@veryde_3356]

in which matt discovers that he's actually a pretty dope artist. I mean it some of your shit looks amazing

[@henriquearmani714]

The nirvana one and the charcoal one were the best pieces in the video imo.

[@Qwalnuts]

So much frustration at the ridiculous state of art poured out during this video…

[@BlueGangsta1958]

Ui, what a new and creative take. It's not like "what is Art" and "why is this Art" is a central theme of Modern Art of this variety. If all you care about in Art is it being pretty, I recommend Thomas Kinkade.

[@ashleyhamman]

That charcoally one is genuinely good looking IMO. It's abstract but there's enough hints of something hiding in plain sight that you just want to search it more.

[@spiderobert]

The thing is; if you hold on to your art pieces and pass them on to your children, or your siblings' children. These pieces will probably be valuable to someone some day. The value of art is generally based on how well know the artist was or the story surrounding it. So give your garbage 50 years and maybe it will be worth something just based off of this video.

[@RobbieLugos]

This is wholesome, funny, and creative. Great work, Matt!

[@Gabrielgrassmayr]

This type of content is even funnier than ur usual one. Btw did u talk to jimmy? Cuz ur thumbnails really improved

[@SkimoStories]

this was an insanely good idea for a video. Thank you matt.

[@DraakjeYoblama]

2:50 These are the tabs of a prepared youtuber: Untitled presentation and how to screen record while recording zoom

[@ri-ch-es]

matt is genuinely a nice artist

[@DavidBeddard]

I quite like some of your pieces, Matt! My particular favourite was the tic-tac-toe. In all sincerity, I think you have more potential than you realise. You seem to have a good eye for space, shape and colour. If creating these works brought you joy, as you say, I'd encourage you to keep doing more! Mess around, just have fun with it; there's no such thing as a piece of art that everyone lives, so just create whatever you want. 👌 Like Bob Ross said: there are no mistakes, just happy accidents. Thank you for my smile! 😀

[@Ck87JF]

I really liked the one at 5:43 At 7:47, I thought the black part was a dress, though I can see how they saw a cat.

[@Calyptonaut]

long matt colbo video long matt colbo video long matt colbo video

[@AlfieMcSloy]

Wait... Max Fosh? You know Max Fosh? I LOVE MAX FOSH! Max Fosh is fucking brilliant. Matt Colbo and Max Fosh? Amazing. Did I mention I like Max Fosh?

[@Duke00x]

The one with the alternating diagonal lines could be sold. I have seen very similar ones being sold.

[@kittymcgee411]

this was dope my guy

[@cordyline177]

Le chien is definitely becoming self aware. The large black mass, the tinier dots of black growing. The bleeding red in its midriff representing the growing pains of realising everything will soon be enveloped in darkness whilst staring into it.

[@shona5512]

I hope this is a joke.

[@betelboo9419]

"I doubt your ability to do this" After pondering this statement ive come to the conclusion that it was a pure compliment lol

[@4Bucket2U]

criminally underated, actually makes content

[@colinwhite4710]

This was such a good concept for a video

[@WilliamReginaldLucas]

Can we appreciate that he invented a new word at 19:52 "Tedleeagabababaa"

[@jeremysanchez8118]

Dude the coal one looked actually incredible

[@tylermacneill3820]

That was a delight to watch

[@jryu5674h]

do more vids like this, my fav besides the tom scott mock video

[@rohinshingadia6120]

Big missed opportunity that you didn’t auction off that “art”.

[@bebeclemente6156]

14:51 I saw the old man... but in my version he was looking down, confused by the pee loop

[@NGEternal]

This is the first (funny) video I've enjoyed on youtube in weeks.

[@Vikich2904]

that was really fun to watch

[@RoughStoneRollingLapidary]

And this is a perfect explanation of why I absolutely hate modern art and why no one can convince me that it’s good because no one can convince anyone. It’s good because no one can even tell what it is.

[@FroggyBoots]

I would genuinely buy a poster of the Tic Tac Toe one. Merch please?

[@gonefishing7]

3:33 best portrait of John Cena I've seen in a while!

[@annettebrunner5993]

Very entertaining! Thanks, Matt!