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Originally Posted by octothorp
My point is that the only meaningful value of a painting or any piece of art is that value that it has to you. If you buy a piece of art because you think you're helping out some poor student, you're buying it for the wrong reason, and of course it's easy for you to feel scammed because your connection isn't to the artwork itself.
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Well obviously if you buy art you don't like just to support students.. but in this case it isn't "art", it's reproductions of art. The feeling scammed part isn't from buying art to help someone, or overpaying for art, it's someone buying them from China for $3 and sells them for $150, when claiming that it's to support poor students.
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People overpay for artwork all the time. Sometimes, people overpay by millions. And people buy Robert Batemen works all the time under the impression that they're limited edition lithograph prints, not understanding that they are infact far inferior print qualities of unlimited number: the little edition numbers on the prints are essentially meaningless. Should this change anyone's appreciation of the artwork? Not if they bought it because they love the painting. If they bought it because they want a limited edition Robert Bateman or because they think it will go up in value, then they got fleeced.
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Very true, art is only worth what the buyer and seller agree it's worth. But like I said this is a different situation because of the deception that is (likely) going on.
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Buying artwork from art students is a great idea. You can find some very polished stuff by fourth-year students, in a range of styles from very modern and abstract to traditional landscapes and such. And there's a reasonable chance of the work going up in value, not that this should be a big deal for the average buyer.
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I agree as well, but that has nothing to do with this situation.