Oooh look! $9,266,500 worth of the art!

[underpants]

In this photo released by Sotheby's Auction House, a painting entitled 'Composition in Black and White, With Double Lines' by Piet Mondrian, was sold at auction by Sotheby's in New York, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, for $9,266,500.
(AP Photo/Sotheby's)

You just know the guy who bid $9,266,499 is standing there on contestants' row kicking himself :spank:

[Blue_Tires]

1. i'm one of those who 99 percent of the time doesn't "get" art

and I sure as hell don't get this....(rotating my head to different angles trying to see something different)

[underpants]

3. Yes it is clear that you don't "get" art

you or I couldn't do this with a straight edge, some painter's tape, and some paint....it takes special talent

:eyes:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. yeah, I can see that

my 10-year old would color on it

[piratefish08]

4. Any fool can see that it's not worth a penny more than $7,337,000. The buyer - what a sucker!! n/t

[petronius]

13. If you look at where the lines cross, you notice that the color fades to gray - that doesn't

happen at the T intersections. It compells you to think about the inconstancy of experience, and the various modalities of interpretation (in/of life/space) that are particular to a viewer/situation. That's what makes it worth the extra $2.4 million!

:)

[DS1]

5. The painter, auctioneer, and buyer *All three* are shitheads

[lost-in-nj]

6. give the dont tuch the butt drawing

a fancy name and it to could be worth millions



although on this one I think the double lines nailed it....
made it worthy

:eyes:


lost

[Crabby Appleton]

7. If I could do it, it's not art

[JonLP24]

8. Sure it is

Whatever you deliberately design, make, arrange, or place can be considered art. It doesn't require a college education. You can take a bowl of fruit and place it somewhere as decoration can be considered art.

[charlie and algernon]

9. well then that's how I'll make my millions

i'll put a bowl of fruit on a table, crudely draw it, and call it "Bowl of Life." Instant millions!

[JonLP24]

10. Hey I didn't say the art is worth for what it is sold for

I sure as hell wouldn't buy it with Bill Gates salary. Just saying art has a wide definition.

[Chan790]

11. Yup.

I did some installations in college that would make you cringe. Red Bowl of Rotting Fruit in a Plexiglass Cube is still a favorite. I got an A on it and it was something I threw together at 3PM to turn in before 5PM the last day of the semester so I wouldn't fail "Conceptual Design".

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Ooh, Mondrian! Beautiful!

Love Mondrian.