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Title: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Kialara on March 20, 2015, 01:27:13 PM It was the artists first time accepting bitcoin, and he has plans to hold onto most of it.
I shared on reddit, and wanted to share with you fine people as well :-) https://i.imgur.com/szHHFXm.jpg More Pics: http://imgur.com/a/gB51Z The artist is Ricky Allman. He was working simultaneously on these three paintings when we met, and I had to have one of them. These took six months to complete. Here’s an interview juxtapoz did on Ricky. Very interesting. http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/talking-with-ricky-allman-from-mormonism-to-the-apocalypse The other two that are still available haven't left his studio yet. If anyone is interested, let me know and I'll get you in touch with Ricky! I'm very happy with my investment. edit: a link to his website: http://work.rickyallman.com Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: the joint on March 20, 2015, 01:34:50 PM It was the artists first time accepting bitcoin, and he has plans to hold onto most of it. I shared on reddit, and wanted to share with you fine people as well :-) https://i.imgur.com/szHHFXm.jpg More Pics: http://imgur.com/a/gB51Z The artist is Ricky Allman. He was working simultaneously on these three paintings when we met, and I had to have one of them. These took six months to complete. Here’s an interview juxtapoz did on Ricky. Very interesting. http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/talking-with-ricky-allman-from-mormonism-to-the-apocalypse The other two that are still available haven't left his studio yet. If anyone is interested, let me know and I'll get you in touch with Ricky! I'm very happy with my investment. This has to be one of the coolest paintings I've seen. Very nice! I think it's worth every bit of that 20 BTC. Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Amph on March 20, 2015, 01:39:27 PM really cool paiting, not sure if it is worth so many bitcoin, but it look great indeed
Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: LitcoinCollector on March 20, 2015, 02:17:09 PM I like his work, thanks for the link! 8)
Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: FuckIdolPlus on March 20, 2015, 02:26:14 PM Amazing artist. This is my new wallpaper <3
Just love it :D Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: odedrozan on March 20, 2015, 02:27:23 PM omg wow amazing artist wow..
Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: alani123 on March 20, 2015, 02:30:07 PM Definitely a nice painting and also a nice story. It's always nice to hear that another person starts accepting bitcoin, especially when it's for real word purchases. OP should give us some tips on how to convince people.
Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Kialara on March 20, 2015, 02:54:29 PM Definitely a nice painting and also a nice story. It's always nice to hear that another person starts accepting bitcoin, especially when it's for real word purchases. OP should give us some tips on how to convince people. Convincing people to accept bitcoin is easy. Convincing them to hold it is not as easy. I never try and convince people to hold bitcoin, rather I suggest they buy a small amount that they are comfortable with, and then begin to research more. I believe you need to own a little to be excited enough to really figure out exactly what it is. I was familiar with bitcoin in 2011, but I never bought (it was difficult then) In 2012 I made a small purchase via wire transfer, and once I owned a little, and began transacting, I was hooked on the concept. Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Kialara on March 20, 2015, 02:55:14 PM Amazing artist. This is my new wallpaper <3 Just love it :D Nice! Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: btc-facebook on March 20, 2015, 03:20:28 PM And BTC 20 is a quite worth price since the paint is highly detail & definition :o
My Q : Can the artist paint as my request ? All price same or depend on difficulty ? Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: u9y42 on March 20, 2015, 03:21:14 PM Am I the only one who doesn't really like the painting? :D I mean, I sort of like the "cat"; but shapes, colors, the transitions towards the middle - not so much (though it looks a bit better in a smaller scale, like above). Looking at his other paintings, I can't say my opinion changes. :) Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: redsn0w on March 20, 2015, 03:29:10 PM It is a really, really impressive. The painting is worthing 20 bitcoin, on the contrary I think more than 20 bitcoin.
Enjoy it Kialara ;). Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Wendigo on March 20, 2015, 03:38:23 PM "Curiosity made the cat self-aware" This naming of the painting prompted me to look carefully at your painting and still I wasn't able to distinguish the cat outline at all had you not provided the accessory picture with the cat on top for reference ;) Congratulations on the purchase.
Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Kialara on March 20, 2015, 03:54:29 PM "Curiosity made the cat self-aware" This naming of the painting prompted me to look carefully at your painting and still I wasn't able to distinguish the cat outline at all had you not provided the accessory picture with the cat on top for reference ;) Congratulations on the purchase. It is hard to see, and the fact that I saw it w/o it being mentioned made me like it even more. It's definitely an abstract piece. And thanks! Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: asuryan180 on March 20, 2015, 04:39:34 PM really cool paiting, not sure if it is worth so many bitcoin, but it look great indeed Lets say his 6 months work was 200 - 300 hours, $15 - $20 an hour equals a really good deal for the buyer, the fact that he likes the painting even more so. Have to add it is a good skill and that 15 - 20 dollars an hour basically gave it to op. I like it i would not have brought that one but if i really liked it and had to have it that would be a very reasonable price indeed, good buy 8) Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: iglasses on March 20, 2015, 05:36:27 PM I know less than zero about art so I have no idea whether this was a waste of BTC or the deal of the century.
That having been said, looking at it made my art challenged eyes smile! Congrats. Hope you enjoy it for a log time and then sell it for >20BTC Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: bitboy11 on March 20, 2015, 07:47:47 PM The painting is awesome but I want to say that there are people in my country who don't even make that amount of money in a year!
You must have a lot of disposable income...good for you! 8) Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: niktitan132 on March 20, 2015, 08:28:35 PM Awesome painting and It's worth the 20 BTC! :)
Enjoy your painting. Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Glucose on March 20, 2015, 09:29:14 PM Nice painting :)
Not sure I will ever be able to but a painting at this value :P But it's a lot of work and the guy will maybe be a new bitcoin supporter ^^ Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: CoolRunnings21 on March 20, 2015, 09:34:32 PM Absolutely amazing painting.
Does he have a site? Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Glucose on March 20, 2015, 09:42:07 PM Absolutely amazing painting. Does he have a site? He does : there : http://work.rickyallman.com/ Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: BTC-Bank on March 22, 2015, 10:52:50 PM Very nice painting i hope you will enjoy it!About the price i dont know if it is expensive or not but i believe that the art have no price and is simpler if you like it, you buy it thats all! :)
Kind Regards, BTC-Bank Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Inotanewbie on March 22, 2015, 10:58:44 PM Very nice painting i hope you will enjoy it!About the price i dont know if it is expensive or not but i believe that the art have no price and is simpler if you like it, you buy it thats all! :) Kind Regards, BTC-Bank This is very true and to the point, To me this art is nice but i would not be willing to pay over a few hundred dollars for it i know i know i am cheap lol but seriously if i found a painting i liked and brought it for 20bitcoins then your opinion could possibly be the same, you would not pay nowhere near what i did because you taste is different to mine. The price is in the eye of the beholder what is cheap for one is expensive for another but the only thing that really matters is the art finds someone who really likes it, the price is just our way of measuring things and it is wrong in many ways. You obviously like it so nice buy op ENJOY ;) Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: bitmarket.io on March 22, 2015, 11:26:43 PM i don't see it being worth that much
Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: Jackblack90909 on March 23, 2015, 12:01:46 AM i don't see it being worth that much "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"It's worth what some one thinks it is.. Btw ...I'm still looking for a Banksy.. Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: chmod755 on March 23, 2015, 12:13:17 AM Very nice painting. Ricky Allman sounds cool:
Quote LEGAL STATS Feet: 2 Eyes: yes Pigs greased: 0 Cubes gleamed: infinite Children: dos (español for 2) Class: super middleweight Beards preserved in gel medium: 2 High fives capable of receiving: 1700 Webs browsed: 7 Hedge funds managed: 0 Architects who have approached me wanting to build one of the buildings in my paintings: 0... :( REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How's it going? Not too bad. Credit or debit? Crebit. Are you going to clean this up or just kind of leave it like that...? You've got to let it soak. Soak in what? These are paper documents. It's just a figure of speech. It sounds like a specific reference to dishes? Well, yeah, but, you know what I mean. What is invisible and smells like carrots? Rabbit Farts What Podcasts do you listen to? Funny you should ask, I love podcasts! RadioLab, The Cracked Podcast, BBC Elements, BBC The Why Factor, Strangers, Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything, Radio Diaries, CBC Quirks and Quarks, Infants on Thrones, The Memory Palace, Common Sense w/Dan Carlin, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, Point of Inquiry, Stuff to Blow your Mind, Brain Science Podcast, ABC Radio All in the Mind, BackStory with the American History Guys, On the Media, Skeptoid, Freakonomics Radio, The Truth, Econtalk, Lexicon Valley, 99% Invisible, BBC The Forum, Mormon Expression, Snap Judgment, Radio West, CBC Spark, Thinking Allowed, This American Life EDUCATION 2007: MFA Painting (Honors) Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, RI. 2007: Collegiate Teaching Certificate, Brown University, Sheridan Center. Providence, RI. 2005: BFA (Graduation w/ Distinction), Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA. 2002: Associate of Science (Honors), Fine Art. Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. Source: http://work.rickyallman.com/filter/painting/ABOUT Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: kepo07 on March 23, 2015, 02:26:09 AM First i thought what the shit it is but after watching the imgur gallery i found it awesome,amazing,unbelievable and loved it.
Nice deal with BTC ~KP Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: MRKLYE on March 23, 2015, 02:33:41 AM You can also buy digital portraits at http://www.thedicktree.com I heard.. ::)
Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: adaseb on March 23, 2015, 02:42:40 AM I don't know anything about art. So who knows if its worth 20 BTC or not.
Buy most of my art from IKEA Title: Re: I bought a painting this week for 20 BTC Post by: LitcoinCollector on March 23, 2015, 02:51:27 PM i don't see it being worth that much "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"It's worth what some one thinks it is.. Btw ...I'm still looking for a Banksy.. Good luck buying a Banksy for 20 BTC! ;) |
