area51novel Chapter 297
Chapter 297
As Xiao Ran expected.
The second bag contained Andy Warhol's paintings.
But this painting is not "Marilyn Monroe", but another very famous representative work of his, "Campbell Canned Soup "On this
screen-printed painting, there are dozens of Campbell cans, artificially stacked into a pyramid.
Compared with "Marilyn Monroe", this "Campbell Canned Soup" is more like a product poster.
And it's the kind of product poster that is very poorly made, without the slightest sense of beauty.
But it is such a screen print, but it is a top-notch work of art, worth tens of millions of dollars.
The moment they saw this "Campbell Canned Soup", Elaine, who knew about this artwork, immediately cheered excitedly.
Many fans who did not know Andy Warhol's art were very stunned and stunned.
This so-called art master really went all the way to the dark!
It's actually another print!
Next, Xiao Ran briefly introduced the painting and its place in pop art.
When he said that the painting was worth at least $50 million or more, the live broadcast room immediately exploded!
"What a fucking shit art this is! Whoever wants to say that this is art is either blind or a dead liar!
"Whoever wants to bring such a painting to me and say that it is art, I will absolutely spit on him!"
Beixinqiao Wu Yanzu scolded with a bad smile.
Before the words fell, there was immediately a loud laugh in the live broadcast room.
Everyone deeply agreed with his remarks and echoed them one after another.
Xiao Ran also smiled and nodded, and then copied Mandarin and said:
"This is American pop culture, and it is appropriate to describe it in one word, that is, vulgar!"
"Popular is the essence of pop art, which is not the same thing as what we talk about to the extreme, which is elegant, not the same thing at all
" "In my opinion, this broken thing is simply artificially hyped, let those speculators in Europe and the United States play by themselves" "
I will not sell these pop art works to domestic collectors, but I am ready to slaughter those European and American speculators!"
"Good!"
A roar of applause immediately sounded in the live broadcast room.
"Well said, Xiao Ran, you should do this!"
"That's right, don't spare those grandchildren lightly!"
In the cheers one after another, a few guys who wanted to inquire in the collector's live broadcast room immediately died down.
In fact, they are not trying to collect these so-called top works of art.
Instead, I want to participate in this hype game and try to make a lot of money from it.
After chatting with everyone for a few words, Xiao Ran switched to English again and said to
Elaine: "Honey, put away these two Andy Warhol works, and then open the remaining painting bags
" "Okay, honey"
Elaine nodded and answered.
Subsequently, Xiao Ran and Elaine put the two so-called top artworks that had just been discovered back into the painting bag.
After installing these two paintings, Xiao Ran picked up the previous words.
"Next, we may still see the works of Andy Warhol, or the works of other pop art masters
" "Now I am very sure that the owner of this futures company who died of illness is definitely an important person who hyped pop art"
Hearing this, everyone nodded and agreed.
In the United States, top works of art, in addition to their own attributes, have long been turned into financial products.
This is well known, and naturally includes everyone at the scene.
While speaking, Xiao Ran had already opened the third painting bag.
Inside this bag is still a pop art work.
But this painting is not the work of Andy Warhol, but a painting by another master of Pop Art, the famous German painter Richter.
The German maestro is still alive, at the age of 98, and is known as the most respected artist alive.
Also a master of pop art, his art is different from Andy Warhol's.
If Andy Warhol's art is advertising and movie posters, his art is photographic reproduction, but not photography.
The subject of his painting, depicting an ordinary girl reading under a lamp.
At first glance, this is simply a photographic work.
But if you look closely, you will see that this is indeed a painting, not a photograph.
When the artist created this painting, he combined the art of photography and painting based on photographs and displayed it.
Compared to Andy Warhol's work, Richter's work is slightly better, slightly like a painting.
The discovery of this "Reading Girl" once again refreshed everyone's three views and also refreshed everyone's cognition of European and American modern art.
After some introduction, Xiao Ran announced as usual that the valuation of the painting was about 20 million US dollars.
Faced with this valuation, everyone was shocked again.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran copied Mandarin again and said:
"Now almost all collectors in Europe and the United States are looking
for Richter's paintings everywhere" "This makes Richter one of the most sought after art masters today, and the popularity is extremely high
" "The main reason for this situation is because of Richter's age
" "To put it bluntly, everyone is waiting for Richter's death, once he dies, the price of the work will immediately take off!"
"Ugh!"
Everyone exclaimed in unison, and they were all stunned.
Immediately afterwards, everyone complained.
"Me! How can you still do this? This is also so immoral!
The puppet said angrily.
"No need to ask, the original owner of this warehouse, the owner of the futures company, must also be waiting for Richter to hang up, so as to make a big profit!"
"As a result, people are not as good as heavenly calculations, but he himself died first, and Xiao Ran was cheapened for nothing,"
Xuefeng said tearlessly and joked.
With his words, everyone in the live broadcast room burst into laughter.
"Buddy picked up a big bargain, but I can't do such a lack of morality!"
"I'm not interested in waiting for Richter to hang up, but I'll get rid of this painting as soon as possible and make a profit!"
Xiao Ran echoed a few words with a smile, and his words were a little proud.
After introducing this Richter painting, Xiao Ran put it away and put it aside.
The next fourth painting is another Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe.
The image of Monroe in this painting is exactly the same as the previous one, and it is still the most classic poster shape.
The difference is that there are a total of six identical Monroe heads on this painting.
The six heads are divided into two rows and printed on canvas, which together form a painting.
However, the light and shade and color scheme of these six Monroe avatars are different.
Some of them are bright, some are dark, some are sunny, some are gloomy, but that's about it.
Seeing this "Marilyn Monroe", everyone was stunned for a moment again, and then began to complain again.
"I'll go! Art used to be played like this, get a screen printing machine, I can also be an art master
" "By then, as many top artworks as you want, buddies can be satisfied, and you can print as much as you want"
Raymond complained angrily.
"Just a guy like Andy Warhol, is he really a master of art? I look more like a charlatan! "
The aesthetic of foreigners is really strange, such a broken thing, can actually be popular, what the hell,"
Qiu 76 said.
Hearing this, Xiao Ran also whispered a few words.
"Not only do we think so, but many people in Western society also think that
Andy Warhol's art is a scam" "Even Andy Warhol himself has said that making money is art, which shows what his art is
" "But it can't stop rich people from flocking to it!" Perhaps this is the modern emperor's new clothes, depending on when the tide is low! Hearing
this, everyone echoed one after another.
For the famous so-called pop art, everyone should watch it lively.
After introducing this "Marilyn Monroe", Xiao Ran gave a valuation as usual.
The valuation of this "Marilyn Monroe" is much lower than the first one, but it also exceeds 40 million US dollars.
Hearing this valuation, everyone complained again.
David, who was at the scene, all exclaimed.
Especially Patrick and the other professional treasure hunter, the envious and jealous eyes were about to bleed.
Subsequently, Xiao Ran put away this "Marilyn Monroe" and put it back into the painting bag.
It wasn't until the painting bag was pulled up that everyone reluctantly retracted their gaze.
Immediately afterwards, everyone looked at the remaining three painting bags.
The three bags are the largest in size, and the three bags are exactly the same size, with almost no difference when put together.
From the outside, the size of these three paintings is about 150 by 120, which is not only large, but also looks quite weighty.
It was precisely because of their large size that Xiao Ran finally looked at them.
In his eyes, the paintings in these three bags are real works of art.
It was the light released by these three paintings that attracted him.
Let him really make up his mind and photograph this warehouse.
Xiao Ran carefully checked the appearance of the painting bag to make sure that there was no damage.
After the inspection, he took out one of the painting bags and gently opened it.
Immediately afterwards, he carefully removed the paintings in the bag.
The moment they saw the content of the painting, Xiao Ran and Elaine were stunned in place.
Of course, Xiao Ran was just performing.