Is this piece of Art worth $8,000,000?

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Hey everyone,
I was browsing through the New York Times earlier this afternoon, and I stumbled upon a full page ad for Sotheby’s Contemporary Art auction. Out of curiosity I went there and browsed the entries according to cost, and the following was one of the most expensive for auction:

(original link: http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=44FH3)
I was just wondering, what about that above painting makes it worth so much? I simply don’t see anything more than various shades of red with a big white rectangular box in the middle. I am missing the spiritual element the description in the above link alludes to.

I’ve also never heard of Rothko. Is that a bad thing? :slight_smile:

:fe:

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psh…no one appreciates an 8 million dollar rectangle anymore
cultural revolution indeed

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*Originally posted by RussianBeer *
** 2.He was famous, 3. Alot of people where willing to buy his art, not because it looks nice, but because its; Picasso **
And you can pretty much guarantee he’s not going to be painting any more (the rarity thing)

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*Originally posted by Thinker2501 *
**You can’t appriciate a Rothco after seeing a bad scan. The quality of the pigment is amazing, the way it catches the light. Rothco and Albers revolutionized color theory, just because its been ripped of every way to Sunday since it was created doesn’t detract from the original work. And i know several of you posted something to the tune that you could make more or anyone can. Well, you can’t. As one who paints I can tell you that that actually does require some skill. The pros always make it look easy. **

wow, for about 2 seconds I really thought you meant that for serious :stuck_out_tongue: :wink:
well, bit101 revolutioned the flash experiment art. and I guess noone would pay 8*10^6$ (not even 100 $) for one of his works, although I would prefer them in regard of the painting. (I guess he spent more time on most of his experiments than this painter for his painting)

the colors don’t even fit. I wouldn’t say I accept paintings of landscapes as real art, I like a picasso too, but where the hell is the art here. (a definition of my math theacher: art is if you don’t understand why it’s that worthy!)
what was the intention of the it’s creator? did he have one???
(exept the try to mix up colors that don’t fit)