Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
Computers can now find fake paintings!
I just saw the documentary on tv about how computers can analyze paintings known to be authentic and then pick out a fake based on a number of logical algorithms. The show had an impressive looking fake made of a van Gogh painting by an ‘expert on creating fakes to help museums find fakes’ and then three teams of computer geeks used their computers to find the fake out of a stack of photos taken of the fake and authentic van Gogh paintings.
The geeks, of course, used their amazing brains and high tech toys to save the museums of the world from being ‘ripped off’ by unscrupulous villains who might fool them into spending millions on a ‘fake’ painting and they all lived happily ever after.
Of course, as long as people are in charge of the machines and people desire money, then people will lie, including the lab techs and museums *gasp*.
Whether a painting in a museum is authentic or not is ultimately up to you, at the very least, make up your own mind about whether you like something or not.
The honesty that matters is your personal honesty, as Vincent van Gogh himself wrote in these words to his brother Theo.
The reason why history has remembered our friend Vincent is because he didn’t sell out, he didn’t make art in a style that was currently selling because he was following a muse, and we as a society like that. We wouldn’t know who he was If he had been a regular guy, you know, someone with a normal career like a computer tech or someone who paints fake paintings for museums (so they can tell what a fake looks like, not to increase their revenue by pretending the fakes are real because unlike the rest of society, museums care about authenticity more than money!)
Originally posted 2008-07-05 14:53:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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July 5th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
love your work, so, what is real.?
July 5th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Hi Jen! What is real? I’m real that’s why I blog about art and show you things from a different perspective than the typical.
My art is real.
July 6th, 2008 at 1:17 am
I think I heard somewhere that those computers cant tell a real Pollock from a fake…
I also read your most recent post too…and I’m wondering if you sell your artwork? If so, who comes up with the price? How do you feel about selling your artwork?
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July 6th, 2008 at 5:36 am
Hi Liz, I haven’t sold any paintings yet, I will one day though.
I’m not trying to ‘not sell any as a statement’ or anything it’s just that so far no one has accepted the reasonable price of $500.00 dollars I’ve put on my recent oil paintings.
Considering I’ve spent 20 years as a starving artist and paid for six years of full time college, a few hundred dollars is a pittance!
I’m becoming a famous artist whether the world likes it or not, my name and my art are already all over the internet. people know me as an artist all over the world, I’m about to put an all out effort in selling my work soon!!
July 6th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
***oooooh snap!***
Keep us posted on how it goes
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July 7th, 2008 at 7:48 am
well, I am a fan!
I think you would agree that the struggles and drama in Vincent’s life defined his art…as it does with most of us..eh?
So much I could say about the art world..especially the business side of it, but I’ll refrain today. :O
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought of quitting!!!
‘Tis like a mad love affair so I can’t for it is like food to me…or quite possibly more like a disease! hee,hee
I am never disappointed when I come here, and I look forward to following your journey!
Good and creative energies to you!
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