I'm trying not to get dragged back into this but it continues to get more and more flabbergasting. He has "a team of highly skilled craftsmen"? You mean, he doesn't even make his own artwork himself?
Capt. Factorial is officially now a sculpt-free sculptor. My first - and only - piece of artwork is as follows: A giant brass bell (15 feet high, what ever the circumference comes out to) of similar shape to the Liberty Bell. However, it will be mounted in place upside-down. One half of the bell (the western facing side) will be highly polished, but the other half will be of a dull matte finish. There will be a stark border between polished and matte on the south side but a gradual border on the north side. The clapper of the bell will be shaped like an exclamation point. It will not function, but will be permanently attached 10 degrees south of due east (that is, on the matte side of the bell). The name of the piece is "Undercooked Romance". I will not construct Undercooked Romance, but I will hire a team of highly skilled craftsmen to do it for me. Now, since this piece is a one-of-a-kind Capt. Factorial (in fact the ONLY Capt. Factorial sculpture that will ever exist EVER because I vow to never make another it is a rarity amongst all rarities. Purchasing Undercooked Romance is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity. I will start the bidding at $10M. ($10M is not ****ing bad for five minutes of work, if I do say so myself.)
Capt. Factorial is officially now a sculpt-free sculptor. My first - and only - piece of artwork is as follows: A giant brass bell (15 feet high, what ever the circumference comes out to) of similar shape to the Liberty Bell. However, it will be mounted in place upside-down. One half of the bell (the western facing side) will be highly polished, but the other half will be of a dull matte finish. There will be a stark border between polished and matte on the south side but a gradual border on the north side. The clapper of the bell will be shaped like an exclamation point. It will not function, but will be permanently attached 10 degrees south of due east (that is, on the matte side of the bell). The name of the piece is "Undercooked Romance". I will not construct Undercooked Romance, but I will hire a team of highly skilled craftsmen to do it for me. Now, since this piece is a one-of-a-kind Capt. Factorial (in fact the ONLY Capt. Factorial sculpture that will ever exist EVER because I vow to never make another it is a rarity amongst all rarities. Purchasing Undercooked Romance is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity. I will start the bidding at $10M. ($10M is not ****ing bad for five minutes of work, if I do say so myself.)
beyond that, collaboration is hardly the enemy of creativity or artistry. nobody thinks any less of prince because of the presence of the revolution. point is, you may not have an appreciation for koons' work or his method, but that neither disqualifies the quality of the work nor invalidates the market price...
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