Why Modern Art Is So Expensive | So Expensive

Modern art is expensive. From completely white canvases to simple abstract colours, these seemingly basic works can cost you millions. So what makes their price so high and how can they possibly be worth this much money?
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Why Modern Art Is So Expensive | So Expensive

[@roilangarcia]

Before, I do not understand why modern art is very expensive. But after watching this, I still do not understand why modern art is so expensive.

[@deannajohnson3933]

Oddly, me too.

[@jadeandblood]

Yea this video tells nothing lmao

[@celesteinfantino1409]

Modern art is expensive because it is one of the easiest ways to launder money.

[@maryamkhalid5889]

Same

[@chalkid3390]

@@celesteinfantino1409 Marty Byrde moment

[@mrspo7012]

As an artist I find this.. how do I say it, sarcastically irritating.

[@henrywu8500]

I luckily have not reached too deep into this passion I have... after watching this video it’s like destroying something that resembles who I am... now I feel like it is pointless to understand the anatomy of the human body, the techniques of brushes, pen and pencils, etc, because all these will result in a piece “less beautiful” than what museum artists creates.

[@mrspo7012]

@@henrywu8500 ik it is disappointing but it is never useless, you should never give up on something you like.. no matter what others think about it.. those pieces that got sold for high prices are the best example that money doesn't truly value your art

[@jedibjj5488]

Me too i hated it in art college .

[@lauren-sq5cd]

@@henrywu8500 yeah, it made me feel the same way...

[@monica_g456]

Though I can't really call myself a good artist, I enjoy drawing, from each sketch to the lineart. And I can't help but agree with you. . . I can't even fathom wth happened to modern art.

[@FeliciaHines-ng2cg]

To me, this is a slap in the face for every hard working, underpaid animators and comic artists.

[@deathOfTheWinterMoon]

Thank you 😭😭🙏

[@SleepyMatt-zzz]

Don't worry, a lot of these artists don't see much of a return either. A lot of money earned by artists actually goes to art dealers and galleries.

[@Danymok]

I don't think art necessarily needs to look realistic, but it should look pleasant, interesting, beautiful, or trigger some emotion other than "bruh". It should also take skill/talent to create. Anyone can draw some lines, not anyone can create art.

[@symmetry6320]

Art today: yo i spent $40 on paint cans and bought this huge $80 canvas and spilled all the paint on it, now buy this for $8.5M

[@mr.k6728]

​@@symmetry6320 it's not about the material your not selling the canvas your selling the art which took decades to master. Hope this helps

[@bulgslel]

​@@mr.k6728 you're telling me spilling paint over a canvas takes decades to master? This ain't art.

[@mr.k6728]

@@bulgslel that's your interpretation of what happened "spill paint", no art educated person would view it that way. Let me help you understand with a very simple equation: if the person has mastered art and can paint and draw like masters THEN if he decides to "throw" paint at the canvas you have to ask yourself how is his masterful knowledge of art applied in this case, why did he choose this medium, why this colour, were the strokes aggressive etc. I see alot of non- artist viewing art with this naive lense, understand that it's not just a guy that decided to throw paint but an art master that decided to experiment

[@bulgslel]

@@mr.k6728 yeah but that wasn't your original point. You said that this art takes decades to master, so, logically, I thought you meant that spilling paint over a canvas takes decades to master which, in my opinion, isn't true. I was wrong about the fact that this wasn't art, because it is,since art is subjective. My problem is that these paintings sell for millions, when they look like they were made by a 3-year old in 2 minutes. Personally, when I look at these paintings, I feel barely anything at all. It is only after I look at the price tag, that makes me angry. There are hundreds, thousands of talented and hard-working artists out there that produce much better art than this and get almost nothing in return. In my opinion if anybody can make this art, it isn't worth millions and it is not a masterpiece.

[@FRISHR]

Basically rich people spend millions on random art to launder their money, so they don’t have to pay taxes since it counts as a donation/charity.

[@sonofhibbs4425]

Aaaand BINGO..here we have the actual answer.

[@SkywardWords]

Wow that's actually very true

[@justinysuncle6721]

You have the right idea my friend

[@KiX-K4T13]

This is what I was expecting."It's controlled by a bunch of rich CEO psychopaths/sociopaths." But your answer is probably very true as well. So they don't discuss this in the video then? Then I suppose I already know the answer. Moving on...back to reading, I guess.

[@aminewaffleuwu15]

Wait that’s how it works?

[@aadharagarwal6648]

The back of my notebook: finally, a worthy opponent

[@therealeren2045]

Me: *looks at notebook* Me to myself: so how much would people pay for a 10 second drawn penis with pubic hair?

[@sohamparab2795]

Hmmm

[@ok4297]

Me: Looks into my baby sisters diaper while changer her, I'm a millionaire.

[@yashkaran19]

@@ok4297 😂😂

[@ameyaaa9260]

@@marinaaguas9219 20 mil . Going around once , going around twice.......

[@Toyslasher]

I remember having spent about two weeks on a painting that would go towards me college gallery. I wasn't expecting to win anything but I was just happy it got shown. It was a very emotional piece that I spent much time and thought towards. Only for my work to not just win anything, but not even make it in the gallery. Instead this guy walked in with 50 or so paintings of simple lines and colors and he would explain his "thought process" on it. None of it made any sense, just giberish. And of course he received pats on the back and money out of it. It was extemely discouraging. Unless you have connections, money, or power, your dream as an artist will die with you.

[@BunnyLang]

There is truth to this, an artist's work can be promoted like a product and invested in so as to create a marketplace for investment purposes. But the artist's work has to grow over time. Don't let a college situation hold you back or make. you believe this is the total truth because it is not. Perhaps you need to find your. niche, there are art collectors out there who aren't necessarily millionaires but see the value in your work. Talk about the meaning behind your paintings, create a connection with the viewer based upon this. How to find collectors? I'm praying about this myself. I do believe in the power of prayer. However, you may not believe in that and that's okay. There is information out there that can teach you, or at least lead you to find your niche and your own collectors. All the best.

[@m1churr0]

@@davidhetherman8127 imagined if you spent two weeks putting your all into something only for a scribble to win. that's not jealousy, it just feels awful.

[@ahmedm.7432]

​@@davidhetherman8127ok? So he have all the right to be jealous angry and sad like why would he the one the approximately spent half-hour drawing lines to win that is absurd

[@stielimusterman3066]

@@davidhetherman8127 Ur probably just a modern "artist“...

[@feyrol42]

You need to learn to sell your art. That guy knew how to sell his work, you clearly didn’t. If you want to be a working artist that has their pieces in galleries then you need to craft stories around your work, create mythology, charm curators, collectors. Simply making good art is not enough, sad but true. You’re venturing into the business side of things which is a skill set of its own. You have to sharpen your social skills and build those networks that will get you through the door.

[@johnsamuel6096]

Imagine a cave man watching us from the distant past and chuckling to himself "Man I thought my paintings were bad"

[@rowanisgay]

Frfr bc cave man art actully tell stories

[@abedeld1050]

And the excuses were bullshit

[@a.b.creator]

🤣

[@blackwater7183]

This made me laugh. 🤣

[@blackwater7183]

@@rowanisgay I imagine cavemen reacting to your comment and say, " I was just wiping my hand on the cave wall after throwing out some camp fire ash. Didn't know my mess told a story..."🤔

[@pyjuscurus3825]

My art teacher told me this quite a while ago and i still remember it until now for how great it was. "Modern art isn't about art, it's about the artist. First, you have to make yourself known and apreciated by actually making good paintings and then you can make modern art because people will buy it because it was painted by you, not because of how it looks. " Amen

[@afunkylittleguy]

Yes, this is what people are missing. They think an artist just makes one of these paintings and sells it for over a million. No they have to have a whole history of artwork.

[@wood2640]

Actually it all bullshit.

[@wood2640]

@@praytherosaryforpeace1204 yes . Same opinion. It all bullshit. They make you feel it strange so you believe it above your understanding. The truth it all bullshit. Litterally bullshit. Throw piss and shit in the wall. Wah lah... an art

[@jedibjj5488]

Not all ways true.

[@proximaism]

Kim Kardashian's poop is still poop

[@baronliu2546]

I watch this whole video but still don’t get why it’s so expensive

[@ViaMirage]

Because it’s a scam.

[@sadface6180]

Rich people buy it so they can launder money and it can be considered as a "donation"

[@khushigosar211]

Same

[@lilyblack1979]

Money laundering platform

[@AnAirConditioner]

I am just going to get a white canvas and some paint and splash it on the canvas. Apparently people would like to buy it for over a million dollars so they won’t have to pay taxes. Fine by me

[@evelynaaspidov123]

I went to the Chicago Art institute and stood in awe. Literal AWE looking at the paintings by Van Gogh. You can get so close that you can see every brushstroke. Then we went to the modern art side and I felt sick. Not only were the paintings pointless. But so many gave me the creeps. I got out of there as soon as I could.

[@usagi009]

The ' creep ' I felt that. I too am so sick of this modern art

[@somerobloxdude3699]

@@davidhetherman8127i imagine this comment with your voice to be the stereotypical british with string quintet in e major playing in the background OR a fat american discord mod who complains about memes in general

[@jojostar88]

It's the energy that people are imprinting into the artwork, intentionally or unintentionally, that can feel creepy or amazing....depending on the vibes infused🤸💫

[@ronbarok4]

years and years wasted in art school and we get this trash🤣 a toddler can do better

[@kunaljanvalkar2850]

​@@jojostar88You sound like someone who believes in astrology...

[@pkplayz7711]

In short: the art doesn't has value, the artist has the value!

[@sanvigupta6141]

Beautifully put

[@lel6801]

this is brilliant

[@fangames032]

Present form instead of past form, change "has" to "have"

[@Pearl1010]

@@fangames032 🤓

[@Elixir9]

PK playz if its a pice of s*it on canvas doesn't matter who made it it's still a piece of s*it

[@HB-lx3wv]

I have a painting to sell. Its a white canvas that wasnt even touched by paint. I call it nothingness. Starting bid is 5 million.

[@niharikaaredla5799]

H B 🤣🤣🤣

[@ffrebello]

☝️ 5.5 million in nothing dollars lol

[@HB-lx3wv]

@@ffrebello sorry, somebody dm'ed me 9.8million before ur bid

[@Marcel-il2te]

I must have it!!!

[@HB-lx3wv]

@@Marcel-il2te put a bid on it, or are you all talk?

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102]

Van gogh died thinking he was never good enough with no recognition yet these people literally just splash paint on the canvas and get famous. It's honestly sad.

[@g.o.a.t4380]

That's not dad thayts smartness of artists

[@MrExcessum]

Its just basic money laundering, most of these have no artistic value.

[@theleafshandsomedevil1552]

Worst thing is that after his death, greedy art dealers took advantage and (no offense to him; he was still unique and worthy of success during his time on earth) over-exaggerated his name, adding way more value to the art than the contents of the paintings themselves. I grow tired of artists being popular by their stories over the quality of their artwork. I don’t care if someone had a difficult life, what I care about is that their art is skillfully and well composed.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@theleafshandsomedevil1552 A lot of van gogh’s work is well composed but I agree

[@oscarosullivan4513]

I love a starry night

[@artempouriumarteveryonecan6703]

I don't think random paint spills should cost this much. However, I do abstract art that is created purposefully with emotion and with the end design in mind when I begin. Now that is abstract art that should capture the heart.

[@dimajo3057]

Problem is art experts cant tell the difference, neither can you and therefore everything is art, and if everything is art, then nothing is art. basic logic.

[@hansolodolo92]

Everytime i see modern art i Just sit and think of how hard I worked to learn the techniques of the masters. And how many years of dedication that took. Its so infuriating

[@kalpitvalesh]

And they still didn't give a "valid and logical" reason why art is expensive.

[@alialavib]

money laundering that's why

[@px4536]

there is nothing logical about art, its all about feeling

[@bensophin]

Its just a scribble

[@madzee8139]

Elitism plays a role I reckon

[@renlesterpantin7000]

cause it unique and unrepeatable

[@LocketInThinePocket]

Buyer: Truly a masterpiece...the artist must have thought long on this...I can feel their thoughts touching me spiritually. Artist: haha paint go sploosh

[@vibaj16]

WisteriaRotting kindergarten teachers are having the top paying jobs. Just gotta sell their 5 year old students’ art for tens of millions of dollars

[@AA-po3hn]

Don't say that.

[@BlueBaeChai]

Lol

[@rmswifeoreo6719]

LMFAo yeah pretty much

[@sharmintareque]

Eshal A Hey, we have the same name!!!

[@Jack.Strait]

I think one of the biggest challenges in fighting the undeniable degeneracy of modern art is that it's really not enough to point out the laziness of the work. To really be effective in your criticism, you need to shift your focus towards modernism itself.

[@SleepyMatt-zzz]

"degeneracy of modern art" careful what you say, that's what the Nazis said about the Modernists.

[@bhavyasaxena_]

As someone who paints acrylic paintings over the course of days, even looking at the modern “art” leaves me unsettled. Experimenting with colours is another thing, but selling it for this insane amount of money is absurd, because I find absolutely no way for it being worth that much. I don’t find this art, I simply find it colours slathered on a canvas. The main reason why I hate this is because the actual, real art, the detailing, the colour schemes that took actual time and effort are being overlooked because of this. For me, random brushstrokes will never be equal to a detailed work.

[@BAlexanderProduction]

I really wish I would’ve kept the masterpieces I did in kindergarten. 😔

[@Equa11ysurl]

I bet someone would be like "OMG THIS IS THE BEST ART EVEN THOUGH ITS JUST SCRIBBLES ITS WORTH 70,000,000"

[@RaiComrade]

yeaa i hope so too, as they say "the art represent a history in it", kindergartner literally have the most history (imagination) its a looooooot wider

[@nsr5961]

A G your teacher probably kept your scribbles and she’s now a millionaire..

[@ame8370]

This comment is gold😂

[@bruh-cz4ge]

@@nsr5961 stonks

[@abhimanyookarve5778]

I am 22. I can proudly say that I am modern artist since 20 years.

[@RagnarDanneskjold-Pirate]

Winner - Comment of the Day.

[@techwithmaadhesh6622]

So, your name is 22 and you said that you r a modern artist 2 decades ago so now are you in your 40s?

[@sreemapaul4943]

That was clever.....

[@noice8674]

@@techwithmaadhesh6622 eat almonds bro

[@kimfromnorthkorea]

maybe, but can you produce the same kind of completely free creativity today? no, because the past 20 years had an influence on you.

[@Eddy_Del_Lobo]

I'm an artist, and I'm sure their are many others artists here like me who will agree, that when we display our works we show a certain amount of pageantry in our techniques, the scale of complexity and as such becomes a culmination of something that can't simply be replicated by just throwing paint, making a cube or letting our children create havok for half an hour in a room with some paints and a canvas. For me arts about mastering the capture of a feeling and translating it on the canvas with the finesse of that expression, putting it before an intended audience and having them feel the same way by reading it as I did painting it, it's not about alienating your audience and then flaunting it's price! This is the reason why I give much of my works away for free! In protest to spite this ridiculous trend

[@Billionaireben]

A portrait painting still has an edge over photography, as a painting can show how you wish to be represented; a camera shows what is actually there. Telling people what they want to hear can be a valuable skill.

[@arianrahman4840]

I used to be a modern artist back when i was 3-4 years old and eating paint and dirt

[@ivansupetran2914]

Lol

[@Ryomei_Asta]

😂ik

[@euphoricepitome66]

@John Carter So true 😂😭

[@cliffdawg9800]

@@euphoricepitome66 ah yes *truer*

[@milo8165]

A little more of eating glue and booger your value will rise drastically

[@arushisarmah4592]

Most of us are mad because if we do the same thing it's called trash. But if someone with a fancy name does it, it's considered art

[@roboyollumnanddrodo1419]

Maybe

[@celesteinfantino1409]

I'm mad because it's a front for money laundering. 150$ in materials suddenly equals 9 million?

[@knoweverything9075]

No offense but pretty much how people idolizing Picasso's lastest art. I mean there are some of his *old* arts that definitely worth. But now.. I failed to understand the meaning behind it.

[@rafliarrasyd5753]

If some painter got a name called le cock sucker I'd buy a painting from him

[@Anonymous-376]

Depends on what you look in for art. Art is communication, and the less specific a painting is (like abstract), the more meanings people can give it. Although it is true that it costs a lot of money simply because of money laundering. If you just want to see something pretty, then abstract is usually awful

[@holyswordsman8568]

Love the part where they explained why modern art is so expensive

[@Glocktopus10k]

The truth is they sell for so much because it’s an easy write off once you buy it and hold on to it while it increases in price and later on sell it to yourself for half the price of what it’s worth and then you have another tax write off since it’ll come up as you took a loss for selling it

[@zixianyong1995]

Money laundering and people who are able to hallucinate random stories from simple daily products

[@MrDelvoye]

you mean monet laundering...hhh

[@arnonmaks]

Indeed

[@veretxnerd983]

Yes thank u

[@irwin770]

Yep well described

[@user-xi1fj9wl9w]

You can do it with non moder art too

[@ManvendraSK]

DaVinci would have died again seeing this kind of art.

[@Anchoviy]

Indeed

[@spartanstark8908]

Angelo too.

[@mrunknon]

Artist does not make painting for sell But the painting has value as others want to buy

[@chrissebastian7330]

Thats 100% true

[@_K_i_w_i_]

Agree

[@ajithvasupabh]

What I understood from the video is. if you are an artist, do a painting and people will accept it. If you are not an artist, do something on a canvas and cook up a story on your struggle in life ( every one struggle in life by the way). If your story was better that others, few will consider you as a modern artist after your death.

[@nekolyna033]

Art (drawing) is to deeply feel each stroke, color, and line. It depends on each perception and develops successfully according to the popularity/price of the painting.

[@Ahmad.....................]

My theory: after what happened with hitler, art schools started accepting anything and everything in order to avoid another world war

[@nczioox1116]

XD

[@saifjalal3841]

Underrated comment

[@user-ef1qy9zq1g]

intellectual

[@incognito9813]

Big brain theory up there

[@matthewsaints350]

That makes more sense than the video.

[@gabrielefarina9103]

“Art isn’t about beauty, it never really was” Italian Renaissance: Am i joke to you?

[@marciocouto3543]

Well, Italian Renaissance wasn't exactly about beauty, you know?

[@gabrielefarina9103]

Marcio Couto so Botticelli and his la Nascita di Venere, the David of Michelangelo? That actually are standard of beauty, and you can find hundreds of pieces, that are an example of astonishing beauty. Just think at the sculptures, with ripped muscles during different action like fighting, or just staring. Aren’t them beauty?

[@gabrielefarina9103]

I think only a blind won’t see beauty looking at La Pietà, or Mosè.

[@danie7kovacs]

@@gabrielefarina9103 It is not that they are not beautiful, but rather that beauty comes in all forms and shapes.

[@marciocouto3543]

@@gabrielefarina9103 they are beautiful, obviously, but Renaissance was about much more also.

[@telle140]

Art can’t be recreated even by the same artist. And even if it is recreated it’s merely just another creation. All art is one of a kind❤️

[@rcartoons3941]

I shat 3 days worth of food by holding it in. The canvas was all brown and stuff. I call it “Le merde”

[@davidap257]

Andy Warhol recreated his own art, Modern art is crap.

[@mmuti7800]

i thought my comment on this topic would make me seem uncultured and uncivilised but its good to see that the comment section is filled with comments from people that have common sense !

[@zenwisteria3736]

Meanwhile There are many beautiful traditional artwork all around the world which are on the brink of disappearing. Sometimes I just don't understand people.😭

[@zeratulofaiur2589]

That's what happens with "liberal arts" schools and their curriculum.

[@tanya.c6615]

So much REAL talent hidden away while people go about buying splatters of paint on canvas for millions

[@smiley_face2872]

I don’t think they’re on the verge of disappearing? Many old styles/techniques are still very relevant! I’m pretty sure in most art schools they make you try many different techniques like both modern and traditional. There’s nothing wrong with liking different types of art as long as it doesn’t hurt anybody!

[@an_38kitkashyap]

There are places in India where they will make some of the most beautiful hand woven design on a piece of cloth, but they're barely earning anything for a living and are forced to find other jobs. On the other hand, splashing paints on a piece of paper are being sold for millions.

[@celineragnarto6546]

Nah most of people are on digital they're switching now though...

[@Gamesha_Guy]

Is it just me or did no one say anything during this video? I didn’t hear a single explanation as to why it’s expensive

[@henrywu8500]

They said it’s expensive because apparently “drawing realistically” is taken by photographers, so all they do is draw “simplicity”, something a goddamn ONE YEAR OLD can accidentally draw. Art can actually be amazing if people didn’t think drawing shapes is better than drawing like a photograph.

[@peniskopf653]

@@henrywu8500 beeing abstract isnt bad in general. many REALLY famous artists did it but theres a big difference between a abstract van gogh wich resembles something you can actually feel and see and someone that violently hits the piece of art with a brush for no goddamn reason other than making monetas. no skills needed whatsoever. you could basically "paint" that shit beforehand and then think about ANY reason why you did it and it would still fit as its only a random piece of crap 😂. you cant see how much thought process is in there. you can say its art but to me sth you need to explain isnt art. simple as that 😂

[@kuwachi8241]

@@peniskopf653 True that. But from what I've seen in the video, they only sell the bad ones for such uh unreasonable price. I feel like those good abstract arts just went to waste 😔👊

[@shivam-aggarwal]

@@kuwachi8241 Chuck Close?

[@MisKristalful]

One of the reasons was "because an artist is dead", which is stupid anyway

[@JustinPiercee]

The idea that we should be highly rewarded for a small amount of effort has made its way into almost every aspect of life

[@michaeloneill6524]

I paint for my self, i build my own frames and my home is my gallery. I dont feel like sellling or showing anything, they bring me joy. My wife loves them so they will never be sold. So with each painting my happiness grows.

[@juliusmendoza8382]

I’m an artists and I do realism, and when I’m drawing realism it takes me time a precision, getting the exact colors right, and making sure all the proportions are correct. Just seeing someone splatter some paint and calling it a day kind of irritates me because artists that are struggling because people don’t find realism as fascinating as contemporary art struggle

[@lexitnute1306]

Omg that hurts!!😢😢😢😢😢😭😭

[@shom924]

Julius Mendoza ikr it might have thought or whatever but it takes literally no skill

[@Pathrissia]

Agreed

[@farrelsamdyanasywah615]

@@shom924 I can do that random splatter shit that most of the artist in the video do

[@FirstLast-cj4uz]

Iovanska Berenice Delgadillo Villa yeah my dad does abstract but it’s kinda a mix between that and realism and he draws people and I know most people can’t do it so I hate how people just do a squiggle and call it abstract

[@reversal2341]

Feels like the secret of modern art is not the art skill itself, but the skill about how good are you at persuading people into something

[@emperorthylord]

It's money laundering and tax frauds.

[@soulblazer6232]

scamming people is a form of art

[@jorgesoto6207]

That would be a con artist

[@OphiuchiChannel]

Most artists dont create to make a fortune. Jeff Koons and Diamen Hirst are exceptions.

[@hughmiller7127]

@@emperorthylord You can't launder money through art and it be the dumbest way.

[@marilepine1]

The truth is that most artists starve. Most of the comments say artists are scammers but 90% of them work really hard and don't get any money for their art. I'm an artist myself, I work hard and don't sell anything. Works only sell for millions after the artist is dead. So stop saying it's a scam, art don't do you any harm, on the contrary.

[@artworld9799]

Great abstract art work!! And very informative video👍👍 Thanks for wonderful sharing 🌲🌹

[@josephmcc234dy3]

“It’s not easy being an artist in London” ....paints messy circle.

[@my_father_sorry_i_am_lying_now]

🤣🤣🤣

[@prancerjohnponce6889]

what he said is true if you are trash like him.

[@user-hg2qi8bl2f]

*Woah* that must be 5 million dollars!

[@laurocoman]

He fave up and started painting with his fingers

[@veryconfused9768]

I watched him without blinking and dude was doing what my little niece does.i didn't any artistic or smthn.like he was just going randomly

[@criticaltransmission6643]

Its expensive because someone has to launder a large amount of money.

[@karlaanchondo]

But why they don't pick actual good paintings to do that?

[@BassMaestro]

@@karlaanchondo they do buy good ones but they buy those for cheap i dont think that someone with the skill to create a real masterpiece would want to take place in money laundering schemes at the very least it would feel like an insult to the effort put into it

[@aravinds3846]

The good ones at track attention. These shit ones transaction is covered up. Also there are tax laws regarding art which have loopholes around them which can be exploited

[@828burke]

@@karlaanchondo laundering requires that the actual transaction is worth less than the money being transferred.

[@Odin31b]

@@BassMaestro until you're hungry. Ever heard of a starving artist?

[@AnthonyFingleton-vn7fp]

Thank you kindly 🙏🏻 this is actually an original song I came up with in open G tuning , I remember it took me around 40 attempts to play it and record it without hitting the wrong string . 2 yrs later I can't seem to remember how to play it

[@xrayfalconx2528]

It actually pisses me off that there are genuinely talented artists out there but shit like this is what is people are willing to pay millions for.

[@wumbology3109]

idk man, my fkin mind blown up and turn into pile of turd. Why do they even call these things art what the heck, it's fkin bright paint slathered by 5 years old child wtf?

[@andrewhartmangunsmith2755]

It's simply because of too many rich people either launder money through "art", or to show off or to invest their money. In other words, there are 1000s of Billionaires and 100 millions of millionaires who are willing to buy due to the above mentioned reasons or simply to climb the elite social class. Or many buyers, obviously the ones who can afford to buy anything they want worth 100s of million dollars buy it simply because they like it and can afford it. Personally, I feel most of it are a scam. If the ones auctioned for millions were on someones yardsale they wouldn't even fetch a 100 bucks!

[@Starrrwarrrs6rbluey]

My turd is nicer then these art work

[@pogoose1007]

@@Starrrwarrrs6rbluey lol

[@butbunwin3107]

Actually this is all about billionaires paint themselves and buy it for their own paint. Garbage painting can cost 100000trillions dollars if the owner paint on it own and buy it.

[@darshansibakoti8474]

The back of my Notebook has more personality than these.

[@marguskiis7711]

You don't have any notebook actually.

[@chimkennubbets6899]

@@marguskiis7711 don’t think you’re being cool with this shitty attitude of yours, just leave if you’re that annoyed. And stop coming at random people for no reason.

[@saharrareyes3999]

So do I. 😆

[@darshansibakoti8474]

@Olivier Merheb My God! How could a peasant like me understand what you said? You must be using language of the gods. Like come on dude, seriously?

[@luis9639]

@Olivier Merheb 99% of modern artists are gonna be forgotten anyway

[@Artist_Juanitalicious]

I have really fallen in love with the contemporary art movement and work to expand on the works of the greats before me in my own art work.

[@frigid_monarch]

_splashes paint on canvas_ _sells it for 100 million_ "Why would we buy this?" "It represents society and life" _sold_

[@davidnoel1665]

*piss on canvas* "Some dumbass will definitely buy this for 1 billion dollars"

[@catassistant]

Someone could probably get stickers from a store, paint them random colors, then stick it on a canvas and have enough to retire and live a happy life

[@jaspherjamesdolendo_mms-kitka]

And yet hitlers art is considered a bad art.

[@tweetytinglesasmr3420]

Sounds fair to me

[@flamixin]

For me: splash paint by my self. sell it for 99 Million to myself. instant profit

[@satriaamiluhur622]

I feel bad for all the artists with actual skills and creativity being unnoticed out there

[@richieblack5530]

When it comes to art and business it isn't about talent or skill but more about who you know

[@anapaulatavares1931]

I think they are aware you can't do it for the money.

[@PrivatePrivate-do2on]

The most wealthy living artists are called "art fabricators" they don't actually make it. The biggest art dealer in the world is called the PT Barnum of the art world.

[@d3r4g45]

People with actual talents and skills are plenty. Beauty is abundant and plentiful, therefore cheap. Scarcity is what costs.

[@CWJ0725]

C O I’m sure all the kindergarten kids could produce all these pieces of modern contemporary shits.

[@sky.the.infinite]

Because people that hold a high amount of wealth need to ‘clean’ their assets. In other words, money laundering for rich people.

[@NgocHoangNam]

Art is inherently a balance of colors and shapes. What makes it special is the idea and feeling it brings to the person viewing it. - To have a work of a lifetime is not an easy thing. it's sometimes a matter of luck. - It is because of such rarity that it becomes so expensive.

[@jaypark2177]

I agree. Art isn't about Beauty. It can be grotesque, terrifying, sorrowful, or grating. Art is about feeling something. And when I look at these squiggles and shapes - I feel nothing.

[@mikaellagracevarquez2961]

A round of applause to this!

[@maiyukinoshita2458]

Hahahaha. Exactly

[@smokegasplaynintendo5767]

How sad for you. Most of these pieces are amazing. Maybe you'd feel something if you witnessed them up close in person. Abstract art can really brighten up a room in a mysterious and wonderful way. Anybody can learn art/painting techniques over time and learn to master painting realistic portraits or realism. Abstract art on the other hand really can't be taught. It's a self taught journey an artist must go through and despite how simple and un-skilled or lack of talent you may think these abstract pieces showcase, you're wrong. It's actually very hard to produce good abstract art pieces in reality. Some really good artist make it look easy the way they splash their paint around but don't be fooled.

[@maiyukinoshita2458]

@@smokegasplaynintendo5767 there are different kinds of abstract. So which do you think such art belongs to?

[@W4ELU]

Basically my kindergarten nephew can make my family a fortune if she splatters paint on her paper because we told her no snacks

[@chloerabbitheart3129]

What normies see: shitty art What rich people see: tax evasion

[@kimfromnorthkorea]

What normies see: a worthless digital coin - seems like a great idea to dump my life savings into it. What rich people see: the normies are going crazy for worthless digital coins, let's make some money off those morons.

[@imnonene]

Tax evasion and money laundering

[@kevinduliesco5468]

@@kimfromnorthkorea very real

[@joeroeinski1107]

It’s not tax evasion, it’s avoiding piling taxes to begin with.

[@danielawesome36]

@@joeroeinski1107 ...wait, so what's tax evation?

[@somyongkim8237]

It seems to me that people who defend modern art claim that it is a personal expression of emotion from the artist and therefore, it has value. In 3:26, the speaker states that any person could make a black canvas, but because the artist put lots of thought into the work and had a journey to arrive to the work, the plain black canvas has value. However, you're not buying the journey or the thought, you're buying the stupid black canvas (which you could DIY at home). The journey and thought is deeply personal. It is an insult to the artist to think that one could buy that personal journey with rich people paper.

[@KokoMcMonkey]

There are countless stories of ‘installation art’ being thrown out by the cleaning staff at museums who mistook it for the garbage it was. If something can’t stand on it’s own merit, without explanation as to why it should be appreciated or admired, it doesn’t deserve to be called ‘art’.

[@Onewiththesauce8]

THIS

[@danzho6442]

Whats sad is there are actual artist with amazing talent being overshadowed by these 10 minute "abstract" paintings

[@anthonyisquirky3510]

what does it mean to be a talented artist?

[@LS-qt9bo]

@@anthonyisquirky3510 you are good at art

[@aphnisfallon2746]

@@anthonyisquirky3510making an actual art

[@traveler678]

@@anthonyisquirky3510 you would be interested in art and be able to feel thing when you look at a artwork

[@Caspr818]

@@anthonyisquirky3510 be creative, put effort in your work, be original and most importantly be patient with your art.

[@soumyaranjan4626]

As an artist I feel so hurt. We spend hours upon hours working on a piece, trying our level best to create a beautiful artwork that people would look at with awe and wonder, then there are these fake ass imposters who shit all over a canvas and have the audacity to call it art n say things like art isn't about beauty. Don't give me bs. People like these and the ones who buy their 2 cents worth shits are the reason why real artists are struggling today.

[@ayeshaartacademy3818]

saaaaammmeee here

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

Same I just changed my minor to art. I decided to change for reasons 1. I needed an outlet to channel my strees and emotions to 2. I love hands on skills 3. I love painting sure my paintings take at least 4 to 5 hours but with each new painting I get better 4. An excuse to buy all the paints and canvases and materials I want

[@tomk318]

Art is about expression and not only about beauty - an expression of pain may not be beautiful but it is art. But, that said, modern art is mostly nonsense foisted on us for complicated, evil reasons. It is highly priced because it is used for money laundering,

[@thisisfine4093]

Tom K I love your explanation

[@procreateeasy804]

REALISM TAKES 1000% MORE TIME AND I WOULD KNOW! ITS JUST STUPID

[@marcelofreitasramos]

The art market is monopolized by large buyers, it makes no sense. They randomly choose the works of who they are going to promote as the star of the moment.

[@WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot9]

"I could do that" + "Yeah but you didn't" = MODERN ART

[@GOATaro_]

Abstract art is the “I’m not like the other girls” of the art world.

[@the_Pleiades]

And there are two types of contemporary art . Jojo or money laundering .

[@ZenitsuKunn]

I never seen 2 pretty best friends,,, one of them gotta be ugly

[@jasonroblero5684]

I love this comment

[@mk-ki4ls]

Abstract: Don't *call me out*

[@MrWeebs-gc2jj]

Jotaro!!!

[@haritinasakova4327]

This makes me so angry... That shitty art is being sold for millions where amazing artists I follow sell artworks for a 100$-500$

[@dalon6900]

Couldn't agree more. It's also kinda sad that these millionaires and billionaires spend millions on this rubbish when there are millions around the globe starving to death.

[@haritinasakova4327]

@nostalgic ice vibe ruiner

[@Raja-id8hz]

True.ive seen people on the street drew their customer really well in under 5m and theiy are getting 50 fpr it

[@georgewashingtonballs5603]

@heimer donger If you make an income of 100 mil from that 37% of it goes to federal taxes alone. So 37 million dollars just taken from the government. Let's say you buy an art piece from an auction house for 10 million dollars. And you store it in a free port anonymously so taxes doesnt count on your art piece. Your art piece stays in the free port for 5 years. Auction houses always keep exclusive partnerships with artists and make sure the demand for their art goes up and keep marking the price up as time goes on. You can get an appraisal for your art piece, and because its from a famous auction house and a famous artist, its worth 50 mil now. You can donate this art piece to a museum and get a tax write off of 50 million from your 37 million taxes. The other 13 million can be evenly split for the next 5 years.

[@georgewashingtonballs5603]

@heimer donger they can evade taxes for a lot cheaper. The art is generally bad because auction houses dont really care about the product quality because the buyers dont care if it looks nice or not.

[@draw5414]

Potrait arts, Landscape arts, Sculptures like the Renaissance period arts based on various events and mythology I admire them

[@shashankashekhardey8786]

All the renaissance painter beating the shit out of picasso up there. 😂

[@michaelmodernsonicfan5341]

My older brother: goes to art college Also my older brother: modern art is trash

[@ghostie7776]

Me: is a pretty skilled artist Also me: this is bs

[@ghostie7776]

@gheddi i post pretty simple artwork on my yt channel since recording is painful, i have to stack a bunch of books and put my phone on them, and then wait a MILLION years to export the video on my phone. Plus Thats one of my older videos, and i can tell you, I've gotten much better at art. Im planing on editing on my pc now since Its easier.

[@thatoneguy9822]

@@ghostie7776 Yoooo, a fellow Balkan person. Šta ima?

[@ghostie7776]

@@thatoneguy9822 e ćao

[@robcatgg8014]

@gheddi damn why so mean 🤣

[@shadoninja]

Who else found this video to be completely unconvincing?

[@samchen9951]

I found this video to be entirely bs

[@anonx111]

Sam Chen Yeah its clearly so shady people can clean their dirty money

[@arcanalumina3276]

This makes me think that when I go dump, I should put it on the canvas and call it "art" and nobody should fight me over it. Poop on the canvas = Million dollar art. It has a story. Periodt.

[@noobgamer-cq1wm]

Preaching that we are bullshitting everyone else.

[@eli_be_dum]

I think the world needs to know that not all art is for aesthetic purposes only. Whether or not you understand that, it's a fact.

[@loveleeluv7]

"No matter what the artist intended, art is now seen as an EASY INVESTMENT by many (really the GALLERIES), and COMPANIES HAVE APPEARED TO TREAT ART PURELY AS AN ASSET FOR FINANCIAL GAIN." INSIDER BUSINESS

[@yungchangsta]

Imagine going to art school, studying and practicing hard to be the next Leonardo Da Vinci. Then imagine making a painting you put your heart and soul into it for 46 years, only to be bested by some squiggles because some dude had a heart attack and the “artist” stole it.

[@midori6913]

lil memeio LMAO

[@BlueBaeChai]

Honestly

[@misterant910]

I am an art student at Paris's beaux arts and i knw lot of teachers who lived this

[@Pascal5207_]

Your not an artist I’m guessing.

[@yungchangsta]

@@Pascal5207_ boo hoo you posers who love those squiggly lines are not even artists

[@aayansifayet7792]

When the woman said, 'Art was never about beauty, it never has been.' really pissed me off.

[@liannamkoyan9893]

i mean, it never was. In some way yes, but artists didn’t show only beautiful things.

[@oapeleftherotisaftistisepo9540]

@@liannamkoyan9893 it was and still is. It's Not just about beauty if that's what you're saying.

[@rrrrrfffff]

@@flinbin I think what Aayan Abu Sifayet is getting at is not about beauty in the way we normally think, but how we perceive art on an emotional and visual level - that art should be about how it looks and feels, not about if it's "rare" or "valuable" which was the point of the quote from the video

[@oapeleftherotisaftistisepo9540]

@@flinbin Beauty doesn't necessarily mean actual beautiful stuff, the ugly and dark at still has to have some kind of beauty to it. Even "Saturn devouring his son" is beautiful art. So you could agree on that.

[@oapeleftherotisaftistisepo9540]

@@flinbin And don't even get me started on some of the really terrifying biblical renderings, yet beautiful, look up biblically accurate Angels.

[@aikakobayashi8703]

if you dont know much about “the urinal” (originally “the fountain”) by marcel duchamp, the whole point of it was to piss everyone off. hence the name urinal. it was a store bought piece, and the only thing actually handmade was his fake signature “r. mutt.” the artist wanted to make people mad and make everyone question what even is art anymore if we can buy an everyday object and slam it in a gallery. i do think thats what a lot of these minimalist/abstract/contemporary artists are doing. of course you can put so much emotion and storytelling into a canvas with such simplicity, but you can also just be smearing paint for shits n giggles. i hope thats what some of these artists are trying to show us, show us that art nowadays is so invaluable because rich people dont have anything else better to do with their lives except spend it on the most simple piece and say it “speaks to them.” yeah arts interpretive, but arts becoming more about who can think of anything and paint it versus who can think of something creative. but of course, creativity is subjective. so we’ll never know why art IS SO EXPENSIVE.

[@kateroyax]

Best wishes from blind artist in Los Angeles! I love modern art all my life))

[@sarafx1995]

Even the way they paint makes me cringe, it's like they don't even care. Just smearing paint all over

[@BOOMBoom-tv4kv]

I'd rather buy a fan art of a certain fandom cause at least they look nice than... this

[@Shawn-md2lr]

Right! Even a toddler could do it who is in diapers. smearing paint all over it.

[@endrics8385]

@@Shawn-md2lr lol i found some painting i did on art school when i was 6 now after 18 years. I though i'll just keep them as memory...find this video...my brain...we are rich!

[@ruki4577]

thank you. I am so so careful with my strokes, I do everything with love and caution. seeing people violently rub brushes on a canvas makes me incredibly uncomfortable

[@deoon7525]

Because thats how they show their expressions through how they paint

[@user-eo8zu2hg1e]

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity" - Albert Einstein

[@pranjalsingh3998]

"And I'm not sure about the universe"

[@scares3859]

entropy of universe and human stupidity = ♾

[@clarkalarcon4057]

I love your pfp

[@ilsuocavallopazzo]

Both are impermanent... but there are somthing infinite; when we stop being stupid we will know.

[@Niilo2.2]

@@ilsuocavallopazzo so you realize it was a joke?

[@supercharger5727]

I wish modern artist would start going to things that are more inspired by realism like abstract realism surrealism cubism comic book art and cartoon art in some cases could even be inspired by realism

[@Sharkdog11b]

I’m an artist and In my opinion modern art has become the biggest scam in the industry. It’s fine if you like it that’s great express yourself and love what you love that’s your right, but those prices……. Come on but it is fun

[@HowtolucidOfficial]

It MUST be some kind of money laundering scheme.. I mean 99% of 'modern art' literally looks like a child did it, and ANYONE could make something that looks either the same, or better with NO skill required whastoever.

[@O.LEO.N]

Not 99%. WAY less.

[@madara6668]

@@O.LEO.N yeah 100%

[@O.LEO.N]

@@madara6668 No i mean that that's not right at all.

[@Harry11enderson]

Its a way for rich people as a tax write off

[@SayYourSomething]

The “art” in this video is what I call “Tax art”, in which the rich use to get less taxes. REAL modern art is more about the meaning aspect of the art rather than the appearance. While you don’t have to be obligated to like it I just wanted to tell you and people reading this.

[@goddessofdragons1996]

And that’s why local artists who actually have talent can’t sell their art 💁🏻‍♀️

[@saradorcic5310]

Talent isn't a real thing, its years of work that get people where they are.

[@goddessofdragons1996]

Sara Dorcic Yes and no. Someone with talent for something is naturally good at it. It doesn’t take years to recognize their talent. Others aren’t good at something and take years to be good at that thing. Throwing paint on a canvas doesn’t take talent.

[@saradorcic5310]

@@goddessofdragons1996 Ofc it doesnt XD but i am yet to see a child that draws portraits like da vinci.. A person can have potential and show interest, but you only get better and more "perfect" as you work and improve

[@thepriceofsalt9003]

talent is a concept. if there's no effort, talent can't take you anywhere. talent just means a flair for something. no matter how much flair you demonstrate, you need work to produce something substantial.

[@meiji1815]

@@thepriceofsalt9003 you're right talent ain't real but skills are. Skills that is full of hardwork will never betray you

[@swedesspeedshop2518]

It’s actually a way of moving money around globally. Buy a painting for 10 million here in the US ship it to a “buddy” in Russia and sell it there . No one questions shipping a painting to Russia but try shipping or transferring 10 million dollars without problems.

[@capedbaldy6404]

“Art isn’t about beauty, it never really was” Definition of art: the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Explain this then

[@yuturtuyieie5544]

There it is: "emotional power", which is not the same thing as beauty. Not defending shitty paintings, just saying she's half right on this one.

[@mrowkojadmeduza]

Because there's only one definition of "art", sure. 🤦‍♀️

[@yuturtuyieie5544]

@S a) in Caped Baldy's definition, which I responded to, there's the expression "beauty or emotional power". The word "or" implies the validity and independence of both concepts: they are not two conditions which should be met, but two different possibilites art can explore. b) This definition of art is arbitrary, as most are, but at least the concept of "emotional power" encompasses more stuff that is commonly called art. An example would be movies like "Incendies" or "No Country for Old Man". They are incredible, gut wrenching movies. Yet they're not exactly "beautiful", but they do carry emotional power. Of course, it all depends on how you define beauty in the first place.

[@m234476ghhma]

@@yuturtuyieie5544 I'm trying to understand how to associate what you said to the reason someone calls a plain black Square art, *and* make me want to pay for it Whether is art or not, i don't know, but if is something worth buying? In my opinion, no.

[@yuturtuyieie5544]

@@m234476ghhma You shouldn't buy it. To me, the likes of Malevich or Pollock are amusing, but I wound't pay millions, not even thousands for their work. The reason why these paintings are so expensive is simple: speculation and money laundering. With that said, there are plenty of contemporary artists which create really astounding art, like Theo Jansen, Ron Mueck, even Ai Wei Wei deserves a lot of merit for his crazy ideas. Is just that money is not a good metric of quality, or of its absence. My original point was just that I agree art is more than beauty, NOT that people should pay millions of dollars for lackluster works or concepts.

[@ranuastika9847]

I mean like, i dont know about this kind of "art", but people need to appreciate more comics artist who literary draw and thinking about their comic story.

[@AA-vr8ve]

Ikr?? The composition that goes into comics needs to be appreciated

[@ZoZo-fh6tq]

modern comic art is literally shit tho with a few exceptions manga art is better

[@AA-vr8ve]

@@ZoZo-fh6tq what do you mean?

[@ZoZo-fh6tq]

@@AA-vr8ve u said that comic art and the effort that goes into it should be appreciated but most of them suck balls

[@AA-vr8ve]

@@ZoZo-fh6tq i wouldn't say that but they have to churn out piece after piece of art that tells a story

[@user-mh7ld8ki4y]

Understanding art is the thing / either one does or doesn't because it is a labour of love 😊 accolades to the artusts😊

[@stephenwalsh4481]

Ive changed my mind on art over the years! It goes paint a realist painting? A camera can do that done right? So no need to paint exactally what you see a phone can do that now! So it has to be more abstract? Because you cant take a picture of what is not there! So mixed media is a form I love

[@jortand]

*sneezes* at a canvas Money launderers: I will pay 20 million!

[@joevilla4126]

Money launderers: (art dealers, sellers, agents etc) how much is my cut?

[@pablovaldes2810]

hobo eats paint and shits on canvas "dies" painting valued at 420 million

[@dmitrixallo7072]

How exactly would someone launder money from this?

[@SpottedCat.]

Just made my day 🤣

[@KingofHearts]

Dmitri Xallo two ways. One by using it as a vehicle to move mass amounts of money back and forth. Two, using losses, transfers or donations as a means of tax deductions.

[@ysadoraocumen329]

Normies: What a waste of money! Actual Artists: What a waste of paint!

[@joesr31]

Its not like they are using much anyway, some literally have 2 colours on them

[@izak5775]

joesr31 haha yeah

[@izak5775]

I actually hate this video.

[@mishishah748]

Agreed...lol😄

[@Chelsea-fx6fh]

One of them, didn't even have paint. 😂

[@PrecisionPatios]

My dad is an artist, since he was a kid he went through a lot, when I say a lot I mean it. He’s a brilliant artist, he works hard to sell his artworks and participates in exhibitions and galleries..etc , that breaks my heart, I really hate it when I see him up all night and working under pressure and not be able to sell anything.

[@MarcoDorian]

I’ll give you a better title: “Why Modern Art Is So Ugly?”.

[@liangailm.ilagan4153]

YES TRUE

[@kerby7802]

Better yet “why modern art is pointless”

[@yanisbethmojica6488]

Yes

[@VijaySingh-wt1sp]

Because modern art is not meant to be good it is just made so rich people can save their taxes.

[@WarriorOfTheLostLand]

Is this ‘title’ supposed to be a statement or a question?

[@nikgeniuses6856]

My opinion about some of these Modern art, in a nutshell; Is it Art? Yes, it is. Is it Good Art? No, it is not. Art is subjective, beauty is too, but I for one am unable to see the beauty of a canvas with a black painted box on it. I don't think that the experience of a painter makes up for it either. It's not fair to look at the box and say "It's amazing!" just because the artist is well known, while artists with genuine beauty are left struggling.

[@Burak-rv8ev]

same. sure everything is art, but not everything is good art. and definitely not every art is worth 459438 billions of dollars. if art is so expensive why pay it for the crap and completely ignore the works that has been worked on with intense actual labour?

[@WhenAllTheWarmthLeavesUs]

Beauty is objective.

[@ethansbluefox3studioscreat134]

so TRUE... 😅🤔😭😭😭

[@aharrypotterfan5951]

empty . com yeah, they said that.

[@Mica_T]

So you're telling me artists like Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, Munch... produce "not good" art? Because they're are extension of the modernist category as Expressionism and Impressionism are often categorised under "Modern". Please use the terms carefully. What you dislike is Minimalist art. Not Modern art.

[@callumbreton8930]

I definitely see the point of subjectivity in art, as without the ability for spectators to divine more meaning from pieces of art, there would be no continuation of it. But as we focus more towards it, we've seemed to lose sight of objectivity in art and it's relationship with subjectivity, that being objectivity is the structure required for artists to convey their own ideas, themes and emotions across, while subjectivity is the additions made by the audience as they divine their own ideas, themes and emotions that arise from the artists own objective ones expressed in the art. Hence why I think Abstract painting misses a crucial basis of art by leaving the barest of objective structures for subjectivity to build, possibly coming from a false equation that structure means restrictions, ironically undermining the subjectivity that can elevate an artwork into the higher echelons of humanity's ordering of the innate chaos present in the human mind, which was the focal point they were trying accentuate in the first place

[@sportschad]

"Modern Art" is an English translation of the French phrase "Moneaux l'aundering" And curators of Modern art museums are often referred to as "Moneaux l'aundering Oui'pologist"

[@kirtisdrawing3034]

Wow! So my years of practicing anatomy, shading, lighting, design, perspective, coloring and environments fundamentals are just a waste, all i need is to buy paint platter and paint random shapes on a canvas and i would be a billionaire.

[@marguskiis7711]

You never learned it. So, just go away.

[@chimkennubbets6899]

@@marguskiis7711 I bet you can’t even draw a line straight, so YOU go away :)

[@chimkennubbets6899]

@@marguskiis7711 well if you are, you don’t gotta be so self-centred and think you’re the best- Cuz your attitude is def not.

[@marguskiis7711]

@@chimkennubbets6899 everyone who has studied art never talk such a crap about art history. All the educated artists understand modern art, all the logic.

[@chimkennubbets6899]

@@marguskiis7711 I’m sorry but like when did this person talk about “art history”?? They just meant to say that they learned art and it has all gone to waste cuz of the “modern art standards”

[@uqbahkabir7864]

No matter how much thought or emotion you put into it, the majority of this 'modern art' is just 5 minutes worth of splashing paint onto a canvas.

[@Mica_T]

Van Gogh: Am I joke to you?

[@mingfei1622]

INDIGO BLUEoO woah, don’t pull Van Gogh into this, his artwork belong to Impressionism era not to the crap era

[@Mica_T]

@@mingfei1622 actually it's post-impressionism, or expressionism. And yes, this movement is actually categorised as part of the modernism, and is a precursor movement to minimalism and geometric abstraction. Go check it.

[@ThatMilkJuice]

That what I previously commented about is the TIME! Painting takes forever especially when your satisfied with the work

[@linmonPIE]

It’s worth a lot of money because at least some segment of the population has decided it’s worth a lot of money. Take some rare Star Wars action figure, for example. All it’s made of is plastic and it’s probably not much to look at but it represents so much to so many people- childhood memories, hopes, dreams, etc. It sounds corny but that’s what it is. Then others buy it simply to use it as an investment and might not have any emotional attachment at all. Same thing with modern art only the large majority of people don’t know the lore and the journey behind each painting so they dismiss it out of hand because they don’t know what they’re looking at. All they see is the thing itself. So why are the prices for modern art so out of control compared to other collectibles? Because its fans are likely ridiculously rich. Being interested in modern art probably means you’ve been educated in rich people culture and is sort of seen as one of those rights of passage into the elite world same as wine tasting, yachts, sports cars, big ass houses and private jets. And yeah there’s also the money laundering thing. It’s all part of that world that no one but the 1% is privy to, so we don’t understand it.

[@saepudinastronk5507]

Short answer on why these things get so expensive *MONEY LAUNDERING*

[@Olav3D]

"Art isn't about beauty." Modern art in a nutshell, ugly.

[@robertospina6429]

@Marcus Dietachmair yes

[@_timothy_tomato_9801]

the whole point of art for buyers is to hang on your wall. people want beautiful things to look at, like flowers or a portrait- not a stupid black square. if you’re selling art I think it would help an awful lot to paint something beautiful

[@luisgutierrez8047]

.....their complete argument is that "it's about evoking a responce". Even back in the day when religious art dominated. The purpose was not to show how beautiful jesus or the virgin Mary were but how holy they were. Them being beautiful was just a means to convey that

[@swarnavasengupta69]

@Marcus Dietachmair what is a black square supposed to make you feel? Not racist maybe?

[@swarnavasengupta69]

@Marcus Dietachmair well, maybe those people could set their wallpaper as a black square maybe and not spend millions? Mate grow up, it's about tax evasion

[@AMNG1994]

"Art isn't about beauty." Statements like that make modern art even more preposterous than it already is.

[@AA-vr8ve]

Some art is? Some art isn't

[@vrath2423]

@@AA-vr8ve if it's neither pretty nor meaningful then what's the point?

[@AA-vr8ve]

@@vrath2423 i meant that art can be ugly looking if it's meaningful Like the spongebob close ups? Those look disgusting, and it's amazing.

[@an_38kitkashyap]

2:24 can actually be considered an art as it looks beautiful, although not the most complex stuff I've seen so far. But what in the name of seventh shit is the thing that comes after this?

[@deeznuts-pf2lv]

@@AA-vr8ve her argument was that artists don't feel the need to make beautiful paintings because now we have photography.. like wtf?

[@radixreuel7631]

Art is not about itself but the attention we bring to it. -Marcel Duchamp

[@ldude]

I made art like this many years ago, I was about 4-6 years old! 😂 🎨