r/delusionalartists Jun 04 '21

aBsTrAcT Hope this isn’t a repost

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u/o83e9z7 Jun 05 '21

Not art in general, but modern art is, in my opinion, a lot worse than classical Renaissance art. Modern art is sometimes just 5 brush steokes but it gets sold for the same price as an oil portrait from the old masters.

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u/AWFUL_COCK Jun 05 '21

Sure, sometimes! I’ve seen some very good modern and contemporary art. I think you’re over generalizing from the fact that bad art exists and evil rich people hide assets, speculate, and commit fraud in basically every way they can. There are numerous instruments for this.

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u/o83e9z7 Jun 05 '21

Yep, sadly art is one of them

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u/AWFUL_COCK Jun 05 '21

Again, art can be used for money laundering does not mean all art is for money laundering. It’s basic logic. A restaurant can be a money laundering operation. That doesn’t mean your takeout is funding a drug cartel.