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[Bearbear76]

It's really boggled me for the last few days.

Why?

[Imran M]

It's really boggled me for the last few days.

Why?

The value of some of the pretty modern works really make me question what I'm doing with my life. A notable example of this is the banana duct taped to a wall called "Comedian", which sold for $120,000. I do understand a lot of the connotations behind some of these works, like the above piece was used to question the value we place on art, but seriously, $120,000 to stick bananas to a wall? Are we really sure that it's worth quite that much?

Some other examples of art that I can't really get around the price tag are "Onement VI" by Barnett Newman (literally a stripe on blue), "Orange, Red, Yellow" by Mark Rothko, "Warrior" by Jean-Michel Basquiat, some of Cy Twombley's work and "Twins" by Robert Ryman (...a white painting).

Mark Rothko's work particularly infuriates me, it's literally 2 shoddily painted rectangles on a background of red! Not to mention the squiggles of Cy Twombley's work. The thing is, the art is like half the source of infuriation, but the percieved value of these artworks is simply ludicrous, like Mark Rothko's work went for 86 million.

However, I should really outline the broadness of "modern artwork": Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is considered modern art, I like the some of the surrealist paintings of Salvador Dali and I quite like the futurist art movement too. In addition, I adore modern architecture as well as the geometry of minimalism (maybe not the price though). I think what I should of said was that I'm not particularly a fan of abstract expressionism (or abstract in general)

[Zman The Man]

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It's really boggled me for the last few days.

Why?

The value of some of the pretty modern works really make me question what I'm doing with my life. A notable example of this is the banana duct taped to a wall called "Comedian", which sold for $120,000. I do understand a lot of the connotations behind some of these works, like the above piece was used to question the value we place on art, but seriously, $120,000 to stick bananas to a wall? Are we really sure that it's worth quite that much?

Some other examples of art that I can't really get around the price tag are "Onement VI" by Barnett Newman (literally a stripe on blue), "Orange, Red, Yellow" by Mark Rothko, "Warrior" by Jean-Michel Basquiat, some of Cy Twombley's work and "Twins" by Robert Ryman (...a white painting).

Mark Rothko's work particularly infuriates me, it's literally 2 shoddily painted rectangles on a background of red! Not to mention the squiggles of Cy Twombley's work. The thing is, the art is like half the source of infuriation, but the percieved value of these artworks is simply ludicrous, like Mark Rothko's work went for 86 million.

However, I should really outline the broadness of "modern artwork": Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is considered modern art, I like the some of the surrealist paintings of Salvador Dali and I quite like the futurist art movement too. In addition, I adore modern architecture as well as the geometry of minimalism (maybe not the price though). I think what I should of said was that I'm not particularly a fan of abstract expressionism (or abstract in general)

A+ Essay! Git outta school and git into work

[Imran M]

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Why?

The value of some of the pretty modern works really make me question what I'm doing with my life. A notable example of this is the banana duct taped to a wall called "Comedian", which sold for $120,000. I do understand a lot of the connotations behind some of these works, like the above piece was used to question the value we place on art, but seriously, $120,000 to stick bananas to a wall? Are we really sure that it's worth quite that much?

Some other examples of art that I can't really get around the price tag are "Onement VI" by Barnett Newman (literally a stripe on blue), "Orange, Red, Yellow" by Mark Rothko, "Warrior" by Jean-Michel Basquiat, some of Cy Twombley's work and "Twins" by Robert Ryman (...a white painting).

Mark Rothko's work particularly infuriates me, it's literally 2 shoddily painted rectangles on a background of red! Not to mention the squiggles of Cy Twombley's work. The thing is, the art is like half the source of infuriation, but the percieved value of these artworks is simply ludicrous, like Mark Rothko's work went for 86 million.

However, I should really outline the broadness of "modern artwork": Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is considered modern art, I like the some of the surrealist paintings of Salvador Dali and I quite like the futurist art movement too. In addition, I adore modern architecture as well as the geometry of minimalism (maybe not the price though). I think what I should of said was that I'm not particularly a fan of abstract expressionism (or abstract in general)

A+ Essay! Git outta school and git into work

Finding meaning in art can actually be really fun, it's like linking everything up like a conspiracy.

[Bearbear76]

I think it's more of a problem with the people who buy it rather make it.
I'd heard that stuff like that could be money laundering. But I have nothing to back that up.

[Zman The Man]

Quick question @CommanderABab How come people with the blue *role-playing name have limited reactions you can use on them? Why?...

[Bearbear76]

Quick question @CommanderABab How come people with the blue rollplaying name have limited reactions you can use on them? Why?...

You can set that in the settings. Not a blue role thing.

[Zman The Man]

Quick question @CommanderABab How come people with the blue rollplaying name have limited reactions you can use on them? Why?...

You can set that in the settings. Not a blue role thing.

Ah yes thank you for the answer, just in case I said it wrong, so if you use a reaction on them you cannot use the 'thumbs down' or any negative reaction yet anyone else you can use those reactions.

[Bearbear76]

Ah yes thank you for the answer, just in case I said it wrong, so if you use a reaction on them you cannot use the 'thumbs down' or any negative reaction yet anyone else you can use those reactions.

Pretty much. now you can only agree with me.

[Zman The Man]

Ah yes thank you for the answer, just in case I said it wrong, so if you use a reaction on them you cannot use the 'thumbs down' or any negative reaction yet anyone else you can use those reactions.

Pretty much. now you can only agree with me.

I can only use the 'Thumbs up' reaction on you and that's it? Welp...

[Bearbear76]

I can only use the 'Thumbs up' reaction on you and that's it? Welp...

Ah the loophole with emojis. Anyway turned all of the back on.

[CommanderABab]

No you didn't!

[Bearbear76]

No you didn't!

Hmm strange I unchecked everything. Well it looks like it's back on my side now.

[RayXP]

Lesss go

[BetterBear]

May's already coming? Time flies..

[Imran M]

So true : (

[Imran M]

Could someone tell me why everyone is saying "cheeeeeeeesh"? Where'd it come from?

[Zman The Man]

Just a lil' suggestion, I play Theotown on chromebook, did they remove the WASD scroll ability? It doesn't work and its only Arrow Keys that work, yes I've checked settings

@Lobby please help my left hand doesn't suit my keypad and ugh

[Kamikazi]

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[Canguta666]

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