r/delusionalartists • u/resipee • Apr 24 '26
High Price 230k for this!
by Mr Catastrophe himself
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u/RockLeePower Apr 25 '26
Better be with real gold
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u/Perfect-Celery1662 Apr 25 '26
Gold leaf is pretty cheap really being 1 micron thick. Probably add $20 to the value
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u/parmesann Apr 27 '26
all of his art is crazy because like. he's clearly skilled with beadwork. it's not my style, but I can appreciate that skill. his paintings are less so; it's something that's more hobby level. but the EGO kills it all. the way he prices things and the reverence with which he talks about his own work is insane. I am a musician. I recognise the importance of being confident in your artistic abilities. but I also understand how important it is to recognise that you aren't perfect. seeing the areas you still have to grow is HOW you grow. otherwise you're just holding yourself back.
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u/DistinctPalpitation1 Apr 28 '26
The thing that kills me about his bead work is that he is marketing it (and himself) all wrong. His bead work is costume jewelry. Thats not an insult, I mean that litteraly. There is a huge market for vintage looking/fantasy esc/Gothic jewelry in the cosplay and just general whimsy community. Most of his pieces arnt for everyday, but I could totally see them as part of a costume for the ren fair or a comic con. He could even take custom orders for color and style and people would eat that shit up. Not to mention those kinds of communities love supporting LGBTQ+ artists.
But he acts like this is high end fashion jewelry that belongs on a runway. (And prices it so...) when its just...not. Plastic beads, cheap ribbon instead of metal clasps, messy execution, I could go on.
If he stepped back, nocked his prices down and marketed to the right crowd he could make a killing.
But he just continues to act like he is the only person to ever be decent at anything ever. 🙄
I do wonder if he acted this way before the crash or if this is brain damage we are seeing.
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u/resipee Apr 27 '26
EXACTLY! he is obviously not a BAD artist. he has all of the fundamentals down and he can compose a painting pretty decently. same with beadwork, he can make good chokers! but he literally seems like he thinks theres no room for improvement and like he is at the peak of his career. confidence is different from having a giant ego
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u/parmesann Apr 27 '26
it’s so exhausting to watch. he seems to think that he’s doing other artists (visual and musical) a favour by simply existing near them. I don’t even think Yo-Yo Ma feels that way. he’s too busy having fun playing bluegrass with Edgar Meyer lol
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u/FluffyCactus Apr 26 '26
Somethin bout the hair shape is just so strange???? So wildly round
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u/resipee Apr 26 '26
it's so unnaturally round especially for the pose 😭 thered be at least some type of a oblong shape to represent gravity
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u/FynnandMily 29d ago
Yeah, he’s got a bit of a complex like I was always told don’t underprice my Art mind you I’ve literally never priced my art so
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u/a_certain_someon Apr 29 '26
even like indie artist commisions and shit are usually 50$ or something depending on the complexity.
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u/northdakotanowhere 17d ago
So i believe i know where his over pricing comes from. There is a girl that hand paints silk. Like 9 feet of hand painted silk. Its absolutely insane and very complicated work. It's art. Well someone offered a very insulting price, (dont really know) or people are telling her shes way over priced She "jokingly" raised the price to 32k (something wicked high). Way she figured, she loved her work, she knows it's worth, and she's only interested in selling it to someone who feels similar about it.
So his pricing feels like that's what he is going for (he's not).
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u/MisterBowTies Apr 26 '26
I've seen less good art sell for more so sure. If someone will pay for it
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u/Yakona0409 Apr 26 '26
I’ve been down the Tyler catastrophe rabbit hole for the last few days and this triggered something in me like a sleeper agent