Post #137576 by Trader Woody on Wed, Jan 26, 2005 4:10 PM

On 2005-01-26 15:56, bigbrotiki wrote:
So: I elevated Florian Gabriel's original work by photographing it like a star, and Flounder elevated that again by painting it so well.
Now for the guy who sells these prints, HE is the only true Rip Off artist in the chain, not adding, just copying the result! He should be stopped.

Absolutely. Everyone along the chain has added something very significant to the original mug. This repro of Flounder's work adds no value. In fact, it devalues the original painting (as well as the very similar painting I have) to some extent.
He should, at the very least, be reported to eBay as I know they take a swift line on bootlegging.

On a slightly different subject, the seller is currently trying to sell this:

It looks like one of those grim facial reconstructions that occer when a body has been discovered in woods after 6 months.......Poor Shaq!

Trader Woody