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By dmg (Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 06:57:17 PM EST) (all tags)

To troll the art world these days.

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Aw by spacejack (2.00 / 0) #1 Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 07:21:16 PM EST

They only managed to get £20 for a painting.

Yeah by 606 (2.00 / 0) #2 Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 11:21:04 PM EST

and I would pay £20 for some of those paintings even though they're by a two year old because I like the energy of them.

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Honestly, me too by gazbo (4.00 / 1) #7 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 04:43:21 AM EST

The article is a bit disingenuous in that it shows the toddler in front of some blatantly child-drawn pictures, while laughing at the foolish art-world.

But then at the bottom of the page it show the actual two pictures in question. And you know what? They're really good. That they didn't get more than £20 is what surprises me; I think they were ripped off.

Oh Christ - how the hell did I end up sticking up for artists?!

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: I particularly liked the Elephant by Phage (4.00 / 1) #11 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 06:39:23 AM EST

I could see that on the wall of converted warehouse apartment.

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Hey by TheophileEscargot (2.00 / 0) #3 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 02:01:02 AM EST

They did get an email from a vanity gallery too.

This has been done more successfully before though, IIRC a couple of times. I think you need a slightly older child who can do patterns, and some gallery space to give you credibility.
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Anyone can shift a watercolour at £20 by anonimouse (2.00 / 0) #4 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 03:44:57 AM EST

Now if she'd sold it at £500 or £5,000 I'd be really impressed with her 1337 trolling 5K1LLz

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Says it all by Phage (2.00 / 0) #5 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 03:51:27 AM EST

His mother is "a freelance art critic", and apparently a reader of the Sun.
For those of you in colonial climes I should point out that 'The Sun' is a tabloid rag, most famous for putting pictures of naked women on page three of every issue.

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'naked women on page three of every issue' by chuckles (4.00 / 1) #6 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 04:42:44 AM EST

I wish our tabloids did that.

Skateboarding is a crime.

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s/naked/topless by anonimouse (4.00 / 1) #8 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 05:15:19 AM EST

You have to go for the Star or the Sport for complete divestment (normally). Of course, I only get them for the highly intellectual articles....

Girls come and go but a mortgage is for 25 years -- JtL
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For our more delicate readers by Breaker (2.00 / 0) #9 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 05:38:02 AM EST

The nudie shots are taken from the side so you don't actually see full frontal nudie bits.

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We have delicate readers ? by Phage (2.00 / 0) #10 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 06:33:21 AM EST

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Kurons. by Breaker (2.00 / 0) #12 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 06:54:46 AM EST

Need I say more?

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Is that like the Zutons by Phage (2.00 / 0) #13 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 07:53:59 AM EST

Who couldn't spell the application form ?

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: I, for one, welcome by wiredog (4.00 / 2) #14 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 07:55:50 AM EST

Our New Kuron Zutonian Underlings.

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Lol by nebbish (4.00 / 1) #15 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 08:23:50 AM EST

Theory and context is often as much a part of contemporary art as the piece itself nowadays, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but has obvious pitfalls like this.

Of course I could now go on to make the argument that the young boy's work has gone on to become valid contemporary art through its ramifications, if I could be arsed.

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: If you could be arsed by Breaker (4.00 / 3) #16 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 11:54:59 AM EST

Or was it really that you didn't fancy trying to be a turtleneck apporting goatee beard stroking wanker?

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Damnit by ucblockhead (4.00 / 2) #17 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 01:32:34 PM EST

I've gotta get my kid to work!
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Or by ad hoc (4.00 / 1) #18 Tue Dec 04, 2007 at 10:34:04 PM EST

you could buy a Cheetah orignal
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