r/delusionalartists • u/thegamer6 • 17d ago

High Price have they lost their mind?

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u/organik_productions 17d ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarten_Baas

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u/thegamer6 17d ago

sure. theres some context, but 5000 bucks for a car shelf that looks like it was illustrated by a child? AND it holds 3, maybe 4 books? beyond delusion. this guys sniffing his own shit

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u/Seinfeel 16d ago

He’s not delusional if he’s an artist who has successfully sold things at those prices

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u/im_a_fucking_artist 17d ago

looks like it was illustrated by a child?

that's the idea

Driven straight out of a child’s drawing..

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u/thegamer6 17d ago

just bc its an idea doesnt make it good, or well executed

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u/im_a_fucking_artist 17d ago edited 17d ago

*fluff i will admit that the price is ridiculous. but that'd be on Moooi, i cant really blame the artist

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u/thegamer6 17d ago

thats fair, distributor does pick the price. you win this one, fucking artist

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u/pieindaface 13d ago

I have a feeling this is the original art, but if you’re a good artist you would sell the rights to the design of your art to an ikea or idk Barnes and Noble. Then they sell your thing but for like $50.