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Post by natep on Dec 4, 2011 18:01:22 GMT -5
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Post by cwdlaw223 on Dec 4, 2011 18:03:37 GMT -5
WTF is right!!!
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Post by Richie3Jack on Dec 4, 2011 20:14:15 GMT -5
It reminds me of Jackson Pollack. Many Pollack 'experts' have been shown fake Pollack paintings and told they were Pollacks and they would rave about them, showing how silly it was.
However, Pollack was, at one time, a terrific contemporary artist.
3JACK
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Post by mchepp on Dec 5, 2011 1:16:21 GMT -5
I can't even tell what I am looking at.
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Post by gmbtempe on Dec 6, 2011 20:13:21 GMT -5
The grass is always greener on the other side?
I have no clue what I am supposed to be looking at.
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Post by natep on Dec 6, 2011 20:43:15 GMT -5
Here's the full size version, sorry its so humongous.  |
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Post by cloran on Dec 6, 2011 21:36:12 GMT -5
Is there a German U-boat under the water and I just can't see the periscope, or Nessy somewhere?
I just don't get it.
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Post by natep on Dec 6, 2011 21:42:45 GMT -5
Nope. What you see is what you get. Its the Rhine river. $4.3 Million. Lol.
I think I read in the article I linked in the first post that this isnt even a unique photo, the guy developed like 6 copies and 5 of them are in various museums.
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Post by Richie3Jack on Dec 7, 2011 8:09:54 GMT -5
IIRC, Gursky has a tremendous reputation with his photos. That's why I made the Jackson Pollock reference. And often times that reputation is enough for buyers to go nuts.
3JACK
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Post by natep on Dec 7, 2011 11:47:51 GMT -5
Yes, that photo most assuredly sold based on reputation. Here is another of Gursky's photo's, probably his most famous. Still just an overhead view of a grocery store. I'm guess I'm not cultured and nuanced enough to appreciate the brilliance.  |
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Post by Richie3Jack on Dec 7, 2011 12:19:09 GMT -5
I didn't say that the buyers were not nuts.  3JACK |
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Post by dhc1 on Dec 7, 2011 12:42:35 GMT -5
I am not a modern art collector but our offices are filled with original works including Gursky.
What i notice is that the photographs are huge and quite clear - it's the scale plus the picture itself that creates emotion resonance for some buyers.
hey, it's NOT the way i spend my free time and money but i get queer looks for the extent that i pursue my passion for golf....
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Post by mchepp on Dec 7, 2011 13:51:29 GMT -5
The grocery store one makes more sense. He took a shot of something we see every day but took an entirely different perspective to get the shot. One could stare at that shot for a few minutes and identify with it.
The river picture on the other hand makes no sense. This is a typical perspective of a river. Anyone could take this shot, in fact many people probably have. Makes no sense.
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Post by Richie3Jack on Dec 7, 2011 13:54:06 GMT -5
If he could take a picture of the Chattahoochee River and make millions, this guy is a full-fledge genius.
3JACK
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