memes·MemesbyThe Picard Maneuver Cool. Not a moment too soon.View original on startrek.website711Comments14Reply
JJohnDClay sh.itjust.works5Hide 5 repliesArt investors prefer art by dead artists, they can't do anything unexpected once they're dead.35Reply
empireOfLove replylemmy.oneThey also can't produce anything new, which means the now limited resource can only appreciate in value.22Reply
u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org) replylemmy.sdf.org1Hide 1 replyArtist: *Returns from dead* Investors: :O10Reply
llugal replylemmy.mlIt's not unheard of that diaries pop up that shed a different light to a person long after their death4Reply
DrCatface lemmy.ml1Hide 1 replyit's the same w musicians, prince, michael jackson etc all made squillions after death. being an artist is a v dangerous profession16Reply
llugal replylemmy.mlAlone the tickets to his last tour are worth much more even tho it didn't happen1Reply
TTwoBeeSan lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesHp Lovecraft becoming a foundation of multiple genres....50+ years after dying in poverty. RIP... especially his cat 🐈⬛️12Reply
cchiliedogg replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyWell he was a super-racist asshole, so I'm not too torn up that he wasn't wealthy.11Reply
The Picard Maneuver replystartrek.website2Hide 2 repliesImagine faking your death and then seeing your art not increase in value11Reply
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Art investors prefer art by dead artists, they can't do anything unexpected once they're dead.
They also can't produce anything new, which means the now limited resource can only appreciate in value.
Artist: *Returns from dead*
Investors: :O
"Sike!"
shreds your painting
It's not unheard of that diaries pop up that shed a different light to a person long after their death
it's the same w musicians, prince, michael jackson etc all made squillions after death. being an artist is a v dangerous profession
Alone the tickets to his last tour are worth much more even tho it didn't happen
Hp Lovecraft becoming a foundation of multiple genres....50+ years after dying in poverty.
RIP... especially his cat 🐈⬛️
Well he was a super-racist asshole, so I'm not too torn up that he wasn't wealthy.
Cosmic justice
Imagine faking your death and then seeing your art not increase in value
Just need to wait it out a while longer... just a while longer...
The artists looking at the wealth on their graves be like: