Urban Art Association

Thanks for bumping anyway 

If his work really does sell for $20k - $40k at auction why not sell at auction, even after fees you would be quids/dollars in.

For this purpose, let's ignore the reference to "highly valuable for future investment". That's like all the "prices will only go one way" comments — sometimes spouted on this forum, more often seen on eBay.

I was going to note this kind of thing is always written by charlatans or imbeciles. Then I realised I'd overlooked a third possibility: visualism (and other people who make these assurances) might own a crystal ball and therefore be privy to what the future holds.

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Leaving aside the above, what we have here is an excellent case study:

Every seller has the right to disregard basic lessons in consumer psychology. So what happens when they do?

If anyone wants to know how to burn a painting (i.e. taint the artwork, destroy its appeal and quash collector interest), they need only to read this thread.

Non-stop "bumps" serve as repeated reminders of a painting's failure to sell.

In a world where impressions are critical, this ham-fisted sales technique is also useful if wanting to harm the artist. The wearisome negative impact sometimes extends beyond individual pieces. It can influence public perception, of the strength of an artist's career or the significance of their work generally. That's especially the case if the artist doesn't yet have a well-established market.

Forgive all my quoting below. The intention is to preserve a record. Incessant "bump" posts are usually later deleted — probably because, when viewed together, they become embarrassing to the sellers.



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That said, visualism is far from alone.

There have been a number of previous sales by other members using the same technique, even for up to two years.

A Stephen Powers Everything is Shít painting comes to mind, owned by artylang / ricosg11. He only uses the forum to flip to naive buyers. One recent example was the $1,750 resale attempt of a terrible Richard Prince which had just been bought for $200, as seen in this thread.

Actually, Heri is one of the most famous and respected artists in Asia, incredibly well collected. I just visited his last solo show at STPI gallery Singapore, which was curated by two very respected museum directors.

Everyone rags on here about mugs like Stik and a load of faux street artists, this bloke will go from strength to strength, if the pound wasn't so battered I might consider it.

Do you have any proof of purchase/coa?

I actually quite like the painting. The constant bumps and him using this board as his own personal sales platform were pissing me off. If no one responded after each bump, then no one was really interested in the painting. But hey, lets give him more opportunity for people to view it and potentially buy it off him by keeping this alive.