tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25097758.post9178193684157560295..comments2024-03-24T02:21:43.001-07:00Comments on Things THEY Don't Want You To Know: 30 things "The Scream" is screaming, 2 (Is This Art?)Brianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25097758.post-55227276191373459582012-05-08T14:02:15.507-06:002012-05-08T14:02:15.507-06:00You just spoiled the Sixth Sense for every reader....You just spoiled the Sixth Sense for every reader. May you never live that down.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25097758.post-15871125400455638922012-05-08T12:05:08.073-06:002012-05-08T12:05:08.073-06:00@Stephen: I'm getting the idea you don't l...@Stephen: I'm getting the idea you don't like this painting...Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25097758.post-67549943095467933912012-05-08T10:02:07.930-06:002012-05-08T10:02:07.930-06:00I think we can admit that no painting is worth 120...I think we can admit that no painting is worth 120 million bucks. So what was it that the purchaser of this painting was buying? If not a painting, then what could possibly be worth so much money. Answer: That which our society prizes most: fame and celebrity. Munch's The Scream, even the inferior version just gaveled down, is the second most famous work of art on our planet, even though it doesn't deserve to be.<br />The price tag on this picture proves that what we worship most is fame.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25097758.post-6092850854866022772012-05-08T06:26:46.392-06:002012-05-08T06:26:46.392-06:00Hah! Nice one.Hah! Nice one.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com