Well, let me tell ya, them fancy sculptures, they cost a pretty penny! Some of ’em are so expensive, you could buy a whole farm, and still have money left over! I heard tell there’s some that sold for more money than I ever seen in my whole life. Millions and millions of dollars, can ya believe it?
One fella, Alberto Giacometti, he made some real pricey ones. That “Walking Man”, they say it went for over a hundred million dollars! A hundred million! Why, you could buy all the cows in the county with that kinda money. And he made another one, somethin’ about a finger, that went for even more! Over 140 million, they say. Folks must be crazy to spend that much on somethin’ you just look at, but what do I know?
Then there’s this other fella, Damien Hirst, he made this skull, covered in diamonds. They called it “For the Love of God”. I reckon it musta cost a fortune to make, all them diamonds and all. Don’t know how much it sold for exactly, but I bet it was a whole heap of money.
- Now, they tell me these sculptures, some are made outta stone. Them stone ones, they last a long time, thousands of years even.
- But stone’s expensive, see, so that makes the sculptures cost more.
- Then there’s them bronze ones, they last a long time too, almost like the stone ones.
It’s kinda funny, ain’t it? Some folks work their whole lives, and they don’t see a fraction of that money. And then there’s these sculptures, just sittin’ there, lookin’ fancy, and they’re worth more than you can imagine. I guess that’s just the way the world works, some things are just plain expensive, and folks with money, well, they like to buy ’em.
I seen pictures of some of them sculptures. Some of ’em are just plain weird, if you ask me. Like, there’s one that’s just a tall skinny fella walkin’. I don’t get it, but then again, I ain’t no fancy art expert. I just know what I like, and I like a good sturdy fence post that keeps the cows in. That’s somethin’ useful, ya know?
They say some of the fellas who made them expensive sculptures, nobody even knows who they were. Imagine that! You make somethin’ worth a fortune, and nobody even knows your name. Well, I guess it ain’t about the fame for some folks, just the money.
And you know what else? There ain’t just one or two of these expensive sculptures, there’s a whole bunch of ’em! They got lists and everything, rankin’ ’em by how much they cost. It’s a whole ‘nother world, them fancy art folks. They got more money than sense, if you ask me.
But hey, if folks wanna spend their money on them sculptures, that’s their business. Me? I’d rather have a good tractor and a field full of corn. That’s somethin’ you can count on. Somethin’ that feeds ya and keeps ya warm. But them sculptures, well, they must be somethin’ special to some folks, even if I don’t understand it.
Anyway, that’s what I heard about them expensive sculptures. A whole lot of money and a whole lot of fuss, if you ask me. But like I said, what do I know? I’m just an old woman who knows the price of a good egg and the feel of dirt between her fingers.
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