Urban Art Association

Iness Kaplun, Original Painting, 1/1 "Blue Temptation", by met on Jun 27, 2021 18:19:15 GMT 1,

Jun 27, 2021 14:04:25 GMT 1 DV Cooper said:

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Artist: Iness Kaplun - Original Painting - 1/1 - "Blue Temptation" - Gallery Piece - Mixed Media/Collage/Epoxy. Exhibited at various galleries and shows in the United States and Europe. Looks absolutely amazing in real life!! Very rich and expensive contemporary look. I don't have a fancy camera, the photos were taken using my cell phone. Asking price $2,600 the price that I originally paid for it - www.inesskaplun.com/untitled-c14ak

Looks absolutely amazing in real life!! Very rich and expensive contemporary look. I don't have a fancy camera, the photos were taken using my cell phone.

Please see artists website, it has this painting and the sale price on it.

www.invaluable.com/artist/kaplun-iness-dfekwesgxh/sold-at-auction-prices/

Signed by artist in front and back of Artwork.

Numbered Artwork - BT 01 2436 03222020.

Certificate of Authenticity COA included.

Size: Hight: 24 inches; Width: 36 inches.

The comics inside the lips glow in the dark/blacklight.

Heavy wood frame.

Granted, I've not seen it in person. However, the images alone are sufficient.


This is a conceptually-muddled, poorly-executed work of saccharine hideousness.

Worse than Martin Whatson. Worse than Mr. Brainwash.

It is the type of purchase that novice collectors risk making, when they're highly enthusiastic yet still seriously ignorant. They see a piece, albeit in a vacuum — at a time when their experiences with art remain limited. Without the benefit of broader points of reference, they just aren't in a position to fully recognise if works happen to be trite, derivative, or even poorly executed.


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My recommendation would be for you to go on a 12 to 18-month art purchase ban.

During that interval, be aggressively proactive. Expose yourself to far, far more art — both in volume and variety. Preferably in person, but also online. Read up on the subject, including art history and art criticism. Get serious about training your eye.

Afterwards, when looking back at the paintings on Iness Kaplun's website, I'm almost certain you'll find yourself asking, "What was I thinking?"


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While appreciating this post could be misinterpreted as gratuitously rude, I confirm that isn't my intent.

The goal is to assist fellow collectors on this forum (especially potential buyers), by offering practical advice and commentary — hopefully expressed in a straightforward, candid manner, i.e. with minimal reliance on patronising euphemisms.


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For the benefit of other members, I've added below some further examples of mixed-media works created by "New York Pop Art artist", Iness Kaplun.


www.inesskaplun.com/untitled-c14ak

Jun 27, 2021 14:04:25 GMT 1 DV Cooper said:

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Artist: Iness Kaplun - Original Painting - 1/1 - "Blue Temptation" - Gallery Piece - Mixed Media/Collage/Epoxy. Exhibited at various galleries and shows in the United States and Europe. Looks absolutely amazing in real life!! Very rich and expensive contemporary look. I don't have a fancy camera, the photos were taken using my cell phone. Asking price $2,600 the price that I originally paid for it - www.inesskaplun.com/untitled-c14ak

Looks absolutely amazing in real life!! Very rich and expensive contemporary look. I don't have a fancy camera, the photos were taken using my cell phone.

Please see artists website, it has this painting and the sale price on it.

www.invaluable.com/artist/kaplun-iness-dfekwesgxh/sold-at-auction-prices/

Signed by artist in front and back of Artwork.

Numbered Artwork - BT 01 2436 03222020.

Certificate of Authenticity COA included.

Size: Hight: 24 inches; Width: 36 inches.

The comics inside the lips glow in the dark/blacklight.

Heavy wood frame.

Granted, I've not seen it in person. However, the images alone are sufficient.


This is a conceptually-muddled, poorly-executed work of saccharine hideousness.

Worse than Martin Whatson. Worse than Mr. Brainwash.

It is the type of purchase that novice collectors risk making, when they're highly enthusiastic yet still seriously ignorant. They see a piece, albeit in a vacuum — at a time when their experiences with art remain limited. Without the benefit of broader points of reference, they just aren't in a position to fully recognise if works happen to be trite, derivative, or even poorly executed.


__________


My recommendation would be for you to go on a 12 to 18-month art purchase ban.

During that interval, be aggressively proactive. Expose yourself to far, far more art — both in volume and variety. Preferably in person, but also online. Read up on the subject, including art history and art criticism. Get serious about training your eye.

Afterwards, when looking back at the paintings on Iness Kaplun's website, I'm almost certain you'll find yourself asking, "What was I thinking?"


__________


While appreciating this post could be misinterpreted as gratuitously rude, I confirm that isn't my intent.

The goal is to assist fellow collectors on this forum (especially potential buyers), by offering practical advice and commentary — hopefully expressed in a straightforward, candid manner, i.e. with minimal reliance on patronising euphemisms.


__________


For the benefit of other members, I've added below some further examples of mixed-media works created by "New York Pop Art artist", Iness Kaplun.


www.inesskaplun.com/untitled-c14ak