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October 24, 2006
The competition
Drifting aimlessly through cyberspace, in an idle moment, the way you do, I found myself on eBay looking at contemporary art and before I could stop it I was hooked up to some Chinese site selling: “Fine Art contemporary nudes girl oil Painting” and that’s the title of the picture not the search query.
They sell “Real High Quality 100% Hand Oil Painting on canvas” indeed they go further: “This painting contemporary Absolutely stunning handmade painted by our artist -W Meiyan. every brush stroke can be clearly seen. This oil painting is an artwork. It is not a print or transfer.” The painting mentioned was particularly lacking in merit and it would be generous to call it an artwork let alone stunning.
They also sell famous paintings. Much improved too, it has to be said. Here’s one they have up for sale entitled: “Fine Art gorgeous The night watch oil Painting.”
As you can see it’s a great improvement on Rembrandt’s original:
Finally, their strap line is something I shall incorporate into all my future marketing:
“Come on, please do not ruin your own mood by bad or no hand painting. Let's take a fresh breath, and share the beauty of paintings.enjoying art ,enjoying living!!!”
Posted by john at October 24, 2006 04:09 PM