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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[its all about fools and how they spend money, why would anyone want trash like that on their wall, even if it were free.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[E wulf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 11:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jealous?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[OBama Sucks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 11:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Agree, that thing would give me nightmares.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GoldLions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 1:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[The extraordinary diversity in the range of human expression called "ART" reflects a fundamental quality of the human species as a whole.   Human culture and knowledge have vastly outgrown the time and capacity given to any individual human brain to internalize it all.  It is impossible for any one person to understand all aspects of any modern discipline (e.g., science, mathematics, history).  Similarly, it is impossible for any one individual to be able to accept, identify with or understand the religious or political thinking of every corner of the collective human consciousness.    To each life and mind much will be unattainable.   Consequentially, each man and woman realize their own unique horizons and ultimate limitations.   Simply dismissing any work of art as trash must be regarded in the context of the commenter's experience and Weltanschaunung.    Ultimately, the commercial success of any work of art depends on exposure to the right market and what ever demand will support.   That last aspect seems by far the most arcane and mysterious factor of all.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[RedMan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 12:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[That is the most profound thing I have read. It describes the subject best and is unbelievable versed insight. Congratulations.<br>If you'd allow me, I would like to use that on a possible Modern Art site I have in mind.<br>Please feel free to email me direct martin@ict-investment.com<br><br>Thanks,<br>Martin]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[martin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2010 4:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Redman....<br><br>you swallow the entire load don't you!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 12:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Redman....<br><br>You swallow the entire load don't you!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 12:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is one disturbing piece........who would want it?<br>It would give me nightmares.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GoldLions]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 2:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[speak for yourself, Dave]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[RedMan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 1:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Who the hell is Lucian Freud, why would he paint himself with a boogie in his left nostril, and who in their right mind would pay nearly $3 million for THAT painting?<br><br>Rather than an upsurge in frugality among art collectors, mayhap it suggests a rise in common sense. $3 million for a picture of a cockeyed stranger with a bugger in his nose? Oh Hell No.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 1:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Freud Flops at Sotheby's Surges in Contemporary Art Auction]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/11/freud-flops-at-sothebys-surges-in-contemporary-art-auction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Redman is right.  I had to look up "Weltanschauung" to find out that it is roughly the German equivalent of "World View," which I understand to basically mean one's motivation and reason along with their resulting actions based on one's perspective and philosophy of everything taken into consideration simultaneously.  In other words, it is the total life Gestault—the big picture in which the insights informing the current conclusion are more than the sum of the parts and yet constantly morphing as new information and insights develop the individual's conceptualization and integration of these same facts.  Applied to "Art Appreciation," Redman's statement is quite profound.  It not only speaks to the wealthy who are able to invest and preserve works found to be credible investment speculations, but also to all who, for reasons of their own, assign value to any work of art.  Any painting's real value could be based on aesthetics, historical significance, personal and general recognition of the commentary and expression of the artist's own World View, the popularity of the artist and the volume of their body of work, innovative artistic technique or use of their chosen or mixed medium, or a host of other criterion.  However, to paraphrase a old cliché – Artistic and monetary value, personal appeal, and beauty are all in the eye of the beholder – and hopefully also in the eyes of potential future buyers of these same paintings when the time comes to place them once again on the auction block.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SDAKen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2010 2:09PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>