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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
What has changed in the picture? The name of the painter and it's still known to be badly over painted. It's value is perceived. A pile of bricks or half a sheep are to you and me a pile of bricks and half a sheep. To some "art aficionados" they are priceless pieces of work. Even though their real value is in putting up a wall or roasting. Go figure.
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'The Mona Lisa Curse' is a superb documentary from Robert Hughes about how big money poisoned the art world; where art became 'valued' not on artistic merit or even because the buyer particularly liked it, but because of its potential commercial/investment value.
Edit: a Youtube version for anyone interested in seeing it (it's English, Spanish subs):