What do you think, too much? Really? Because I think it’s a pretty non-exciting image with some land and water and there’s even a little house and some clouds. Come on, how can this not rate a $2 million price tag when Andreas Gursky raked in a cool $4.3 million for the shot below called Rhein II.
Of course I don’t blame Mr. Gursky for collecting the huge payday for his image. If someone is willing to pay, why shouldn’t he cash in. But seriously, $4.3 Million?!? Apparently I need to go back to my image at the top of the post (I call it Rice Paddy II) and print it really large, say 73″x143″. And maybe use a cool technique called Chromogenic Color and mount it on plexiglass. Hell, for $2 million I would mount mine on aluminium. Have you seen those photos on aluminum? They really rock!
I guess what really gets me is the fact that someone out there with a big fat wallet really thought this photo deserved such a huge paycheck. I would really love to sit down and have a chat and find out what the hell they were thinking. Oh well, I guess I just don’t get art.
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Really, your rice paddy image is way too busy. Your horizon line is not centered and if you have seen one cloud, you have seen them all! I don’t know how you could possibly compare the two images?
As I explained to one of my friends the other day. The purchaser had already bought the photos that are just to right and left of this image. They are magnificent and full of interesting things. He needed this one, because they make a big pano when they are put together.
Yes, it’s extraordinary. In the “art world” it appears there is no correlation between price and value. My reaction to seeing the Gursky photo and the price, was a hollow feeling in the stomach. Clearly the name is more important than the work itself!