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in #art6 years ago (edited)

Hi, Steemit friends!

I got this yesterday:

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It is a work by the famous contemporary artist Ai Weiwei called Artist's Hand.
It was sold for only $600 during the release on eBay(!). Unfortunately, I was not into art at that moment. My purchase price was significantly​ higher. It is made of cast urethane resin multiple with electroplated rhodium.

The artwork​ was sold for almost £7000 recently at Phillips.

The art world is almost as unregulated and volatile as the crypto space. It is very complementary to cryptos. Many contemporary artists​, such as AFK (famous for the Listhaug painting) take payment in cryptos.

Photos taken by @janusface on June 23 2018 with a Huawei Honor 5X (no editing)

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A true masterpiece !

Thanks!

That reminds me of the scene in which Gekko talks to Bud.

For how much money would Gekko sell this artwork that you bought?

That’s funny, I need me one of those 😂

You should. There are 1000 of them. They are sold for pretty hefty prices right now. But they might fall back in price a little after the hype from the Phillips sale. I had to have one though and got a pretty could deal, and I did not have the patience to monitor the price development.

7,000 Pounds! How much is its weight, in rhodium?

Dunno. I now see that it is made of cast urethane resin multiple with electroplated rhodium.
I see that rhodium is $2260/oz. I guess that it is sold with a hefty premium (being only electroplated with rhodium).

Are you into art collecting Janus?

Yes, I have educated myself and started collecting some contemporary art lately.

Do you find it to be a very mentally stimulating activity or one that you come to just occasionally, maybe when you have a bit more time on your hands and it's just something to do? Also, if I were to start getting into it having basically no experience, where do I even begin?

Is digital art even a thing when it comes to art collecting? :-)

I have just started so I guess I am a newbie, but I usually pick up on things fast​. I am creative and artistic myself, so I do not find it that hard to see what is good art and not. I also like the mental stimulation of doing research and learn about art in general. I do not know that much about digital art yet, unfortunately. But if you are interested you are going to learn a lot.

Woo-hoo I like it! Very interesting piece of art!

The details are impeccable. The creases on the surface gave it an extra touch of realism. Its like staring at the hand of a shiny platinum god giving me the middle finger lol

Agreed. You can almost see the sweat pores.

Paying for art in crypto. That is new to me. I do like this piece! Your title definitely got my attention.

Thanks! I am sure paying with cryptos for will become mainstream soon.

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Great acquisition!! I absolutely looooove Ai Wei Wei. I used to have the pictures of him smashing pots as my laptop screensaver.

Cool. I see you are an artist yourself. Looking forward to seeing more of your artwork.

Hey thanks :) I'm going to start posting some of my stuff on here!

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