35 Times People Spotted Such Delusional Artists, They Just Had To Shame Them In This Online Group
We at Bored Panda have written about choosing beggars again, and again, and again, and still haven't even scratched the surface of their ridiculous demands—there are simply too many!
But this time, we decided to look at the other side—the one that does the offering—and see if we can find any opportunists among them as well. Pretty soon, we discovered the subreddit 'Delusional Artists' and it gave us exactly what we were looking for.
This online community of 514,000 members constantly shares pictures that expose people with a warped understanding of their prowess. Thinking they're the next big thing, these folks ask for thousands of dollars for their work, and probably expect that the Museum of Modern Art will give them a call any day now, begging to buy a piece for its collection.
I guess the key takeaway here is that people are funny. No matter where you look, someone will find a way to surprise you.
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We contacted the moderators of 'Delusional Artists' and one of them, a Reddit user who goes on the platform as Wqzu, was kind enough to have a little chat with us.
It's not a secret that when subreddits get big, they attract more trolls, but the mod said this particular one isn't having this problem. (Knock on wood.) "Thankfully, the most common issue is reposts," Wqzu told Bored Panda.
"There are times when we have had to step in and control off-site brigades; the most infuriating one is 1-star review bombing self-published works on Amazon. Every now and then, some big drama will kick off, either publicly (like this) or in modmail when an artist finds out they've been posted here. It hasn't happened in a while though, unfortunately. Maybe I should stir the pot a little bit."
I Know Orange Sea Glass Is Rare Find But...
Only $588 For A Coloured Zip Tie? Great Deal
Putting a price on your artwork on the internet can be hard. As writer Julia Rittenberg, there are several important factors both amateurs and professionals should keep in mind when doing so that doesn't really apply to real life.
Take shipping, for example. "Since [it] can be prohibitively expensive for consumers, price your products to be more expensive to keep shipping costs down for customers," Rittenberg explained on Forbes. "It's a difficult calculation, but higher shipping costs tend to dissuade potential customers. If you keep shipping costs down, you might get more sales, even if the product is priced to be more expensive."
On the other hand, if you're selling digital prints and reproductions, you might want to keep costs down to get your products out to more customers. Only after you build a customer base, should you start to raise prices and consider special offers and shorter runs to incentivize your products as collectibles.
Excuse Me What
Filmmaker And Painter, Copied Works Out Other Artists, Claimed Them As Original And Sold Them In Galleries
Sadly this is pretty par for the course for a lot of graphic design. Take an image of someone else's work, alter it just enough to be different, sell for profit. It's a shame cuz it seems like the artist could've made some decent stuff on their own had they tried to do ANYTHING that was actually original.
I got someone thrown of my course for that. The biggest issue for graphic design is companies like Fiver. Anyone can call themselves a graphic designer and charge bottom dollar for c**p. Company pays nearly nothing so doesn't care.
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"In June 2019, Mahyar Bahram Asl, an Iranian graduate student and painter, was sentenced to 35 lashings under the charge of insulting Milani by accusing her of plagiarism." - That's just horrible
Yes, it's sad because her art style isn't bad, many of the changes she made are still interesting and artistic. But you can't really appreciate and enjoy them since they're plagiarized!
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The most important part about being a true or great artist is originality—this person is not a true artist and will assuredly never be great.
IMHO, she has lost the whole meaning in several of these by not including the details. It's not just the scissors. She's lost the plot on the 3rd and the 5th, as well. I think she's disguised her inability to paint by hiding under the idea of style and interpretation. She definitely lacks creativity. I wonder how many originals she has.
That is the one rule for renderings. You never copy a sketch or drawing from another artist. If you want to use a photo to make a drawing, then go for it. But this is just pathetic, and the original artist's should be suing the c**p out of tahmenihmilani. This is just plain rip off plagiarism.
I do hope people will not copy the link to this article onto her Facebook page.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/en.radiofarda.com/amp/young-painter-sentenced-to-35-lashes-for-insulting-filmmaker/30005361.html
What in the actual f**k.... if anything, this excuse for an "artist" should get 35 lashes.. for each artist she has plaguarized. e_e
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This is like american/russians/ other small countries stealing kpop music, they think that because only a few groups are known, people won't find out they stole music from them... sad. Make your own art
Sadly the artist is talented and could, if they cared, make their own art.
At this stage, original thoughts and ideas are rare in all venues. If authors, artists, and inventors want to copy others' work, at least give them credit.
Good at copying the layout and applying a technique. No real style of her own.Everything very different. Like a bad copy machine
I could believe her if she just copied what she liked and not looked at the bottom right where they usually sign...
She is 100% a fraud and should be punished as severely as those who have dared to call her out for her fraud. The gall of this person.... She clearly has talent, but it isn't in the realm of creating original ideas. All she ever does is rip people off and try and pass the work along as her own.
I love Richard Burlet's painting. Those blue colours are stunning. I just looked up more of his art too. I'm in love with them and am 100% considering buying some prints for my home. As for Tahmineh... you've got the skills but you haven't got the talent. To truly be a talented painter YOU GOTTA BE ORIGINAL B***H
Okay, this artist should certainly have cited their influences, but check out some art history. Or just look up "Luncheon On The Grass". Damn near everyone did a version of it -- you've seen Manet's, but have you seen Picasso's? You know Michaelangelo's David, but how about Donatello's? Every artist is influenced by other artists.
Melani has good taste in who to rip off. Not easy to go 7 for 7 in contemporary works that I immediately like.
If this is the sort of stuff that offends you artistically, heaven forbid you should see all the different versions of the Mona Lisa that have been created through the centuries... many of them nearly indistinguishable from DaVinci's. Then there's all those that (like these) look little like the original.
I work at an arts college and this is a giant fear for these students, they are so very talented.. one time this girl told me take a picture I said NO DO NOT LET ANYONE TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR ART! POOR THING :-(
Art is subjective. I happened to like Milani's work better than the others' paintings. The only thing I wish she'd not left out were the scissors. I wonder why? Oh well...
How about a dull or broken knife, like the one shown in Hieronymus Bosch's Hell?
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$2000
Okay What??
However, these things are directed toward the reasonable. And those who end up on 'Delusional Artists' are usually anything but; the creative type isn't exactly known for its rationality.
"I think part of being any form of artist (and I say this as a very amateur hobbyist writer that wasted over $33k on a creative writing degree) is being somewhat of a narcissist [who believes] the idea that what you've made needs to be viewed by other people," Wqzu said.
"Most people know that for every Picasso or Dali, there's a million people trying their own hand at it, and that gives you a big pool of people with the potential to be more narcissistic."
They Clearly Just Put A Filter Over The Picture
For £12 that’s definitely a filter. I know many artists that create paintings like this from the photos their clients provide and they cost way more than loose change.
Well Then...
I Know What I Have
Found On Etsy Kind Funny Kinda Like It But 1,200$ Is No
The moderator said it is also worth mentioning that a lot of the subreddit's members have never attempted to sell or buy art, and so their idea of what constitutes a reasonable price is normally fairly low.
"I'd say the community is split between people that like looking at bad art and like looking at delusional people having a meltdown," they explained. "I definitely fall into the latter category at least, and that's how the sub was when I joined around 7-8 years ago. If I had to group everyone together, I'd say that we are cringe-voyeurs."
One Of My Fb Groups Posted This
'portraits'
I See Your Funfair Yoda And Raise You Texas State Fair Nic Cage
Design School I’m At Paid 5000$ For A Painter To Paint A Lightbulb, But It Just Looks Like A Noose
'Delusional Artists' have been around since 2013 and has been reviewed by various big names, but the visibility comes with its fair share of challenges. "Every time the sub gets posted somewhere big, like when PewdiePie made a video on it, we get inundated with reposts, soapboxers, and brigaders that predictably whine in modmail after they get banned."
They would love for everyone to check out the sub, but ask that you read the shagging rules and search the shagging sub before posting and commenting!
Unsure Where To Post This. Sims In A Higher End Hotel Restaurant?
Comic Sans And Crappy Printer Paper For £55
Instagram “Influencer” Originals!
I'm pretty sure I did the exact same artwork for free in kindergarten.
Infecting A Laptop With Malware Is Art?
Meh we used to do this for fun. Install a heap of viruses and have them fight to the death.
My Boi Weest Dun Got Scammed
Oof. I don't like to make fun of people's art when they're really trying but come on, if you don't have artistic skills then you shouldn't be charging people money to do commissions.
Artist Suing Smithsonian For Not Hanging His Painting
Yeezy
Does This Count?
Op Ordered The Left Painting From An Instagram "Artist" Who Then Blocked Them After Delivery
How hard could it have possibly been to trace this?! Or size it up using a graph?! WHY DON'T THESE PEOPLE BOTHER DOING ANY ART FUNDAMENTALS COURSES?!
This Dude Thought His Paintings Were Good Enough To Get Him Into Art School In Vienna Lol
This Was Selling In A Painting Store On Sale For $10000
Literally Thought This Was A Joke Image At First. It’s Not
60 Dollars For This Pin Made Of Scrap Fabric. The Audacity
bro I thought it was one of those things you used to wash your body
Hang My Old Mattress Springs On Your Wall For Only $70!
Some Of The Laziest 'Art' I've Ever Seen (This Is In One Of My Country's Biggest Art Galleries...)
This is pretty pitiful. I hope no one had to pay admission for this place!
I Looked A Flat Earther’s Profile Out Of Curiosity And
Bridal Zip Ties On Etsy.. Alrighty Then
How are there more than one of these listings selling crazy overpriced zip ties?!
The Universe Is A Great Artist.
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Again, I'll quote Andy Warhol; "Art is what you can get away with!"
as an artist, this post bothers me. terrible art that is probably selling better than my work
Believe it or not, blame the CIA. Dadaism was created to be anti-art. "Artists" such as Duchamp (who hung a urinal in a gallery) were declaring that there was nothing beautiful in the world. But then the CIA decided they wanted the Soviets to be impressed with how accepting of critique U.S. society was that they started paying hundreds of millions of dollars to influencers (of the 1950s and 1960s kind) to heap praise on Dadaist art and other forms of anti-art, launching the grandest case of "The Emperor Has No Clothes" the world has ever seen. There is legitimately some art that is better than an uneducated mind can intuit. Picasso, Warhol, Matisse, Albers are among the most famous. And some saw works by CIA-funded artists and actually found something worth being good at. And just because they were pushed by the CIA doesn't mean they were worthless (Johns, Pollock). But so many of our cultural elites have done such mental gymnastics aligning their tastes to this phoniness.
It's not only that. There was also a concerted effort starting in the 1920s, by wealthy art "patrons" to fund non-objective art as a counter to the highly critical and anti capitalist artists that were growing in influence. Artists like Kahlo. The idea was to push art into pure form and colour, and away from recognizable images which could be used to make political statements. Not a new concept though. Read about Michaelangelo and the Medici.
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Ok, ok, these are all really bad but honestly if someone wants to buy them, then thats their choice. I had a friend who desperately needed money, so she used a spare canvas she had and the leftover paints to make an abstract artwork. She sold it on eBay for nearly $400. So if someone is willing to pay that, then fine lol
And some are just people hoping to get lucky. I've known some who did get lucky.
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It is missing my new favourite - invisible statue. You have to imagine how amazing the statue is. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/salvatore-garau-invisible-sculpture-auction-b1859657.html
I- I cant with this anymore. At this point I might as well sell bottled oxygen and become the next Jeff Bezos
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Yes. Partisan Review, a communist paper from the 1930s, became one of the CIA-funded promoters of anti-art. Supposedly in the name of opposing communism, the CIA spent untold fortunes promoting communist, anti-American, anti-establishment and anti-clerical art in the U.S. I just wrote my own comment about it. Supposedly the idea was to let Soviets see how tolerant we were of dissent and conformity.
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Yes. How about the crucifix submerged in urine from 1987?
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I wouldn't be surprised if some of these stuff actually sold. There are loads of people out there with more dollars than sense. And, they are not necessarily loaded with dollars either.
In the Chicago Art Institute there is a work of "art" that is literally individual aluminum squares painted solid colors.
I like your intent, but except for possibly the John the Baptist, these were all professionals scamming others.
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I'm not excusing the photographer in #1, but does that woman really believe there are no shadows just because the sun's out?
These really demonstrate the truth of the old saying about a fool and his money...or indeed her money!
Is this really a Bored Panda "article" about people trying to profit off of other people's talent?
Again, I'll quote Andy Warhol; "Art is what you can get away with!"
as an artist, this post bothers me. terrible art that is probably selling better than my work
Believe it or not, blame the CIA. Dadaism was created to be anti-art. "Artists" such as Duchamp (who hung a urinal in a gallery) were declaring that there was nothing beautiful in the world. But then the CIA decided they wanted the Soviets to be impressed with how accepting of critique U.S. society was that they started paying hundreds of millions of dollars to influencers (of the 1950s and 1960s kind) to heap praise on Dadaist art and other forms of anti-art, launching the grandest case of "The Emperor Has No Clothes" the world has ever seen. There is legitimately some art that is better than an uneducated mind can intuit. Picasso, Warhol, Matisse, Albers are among the most famous. And some saw works by CIA-funded artists and actually found something worth being good at. And just because they were pushed by the CIA doesn't mean they were worthless (Johns, Pollock). But so many of our cultural elites have done such mental gymnastics aligning their tastes to this phoniness.
It's not only that. There was also a concerted effort starting in the 1920s, by wealthy art "patrons" to fund non-objective art as a counter to the highly critical and anti capitalist artists that were growing in influence. Artists like Kahlo. The idea was to push art into pure form and colour, and away from recognizable images which could be used to make political statements. Not a new concept though. Read about Michaelangelo and the Medici.
Load More Replies... Ok, ok, these are all really bad but honestly if someone wants to buy them, then thats their choice. I had a friend who desperately needed money, so she used a spare canvas she had and the leftover paints to make an abstract artwork. She sold it on eBay for nearly $400. So if someone is willing to pay that, then fine lol
And some are just people hoping to get lucky. I've known some who did get lucky.
Load More Replies... It is missing my new favourite - invisible statue. You have to imagine how amazing the statue is. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/salvatore-garau-invisible-sculpture-auction-b1859657.html
I- I cant with this anymore. At this point I might as well sell bottled oxygen and become the next Jeff Bezos
Load More Replies... Yes. Partisan Review, a communist paper from the 1930s, became one of the CIA-funded promoters of anti-art. Supposedly in the name of opposing communism, the CIA spent untold fortunes promoting communist, anti-American, anti-establishment and anti-clerical art in the U.S. I just wrote my own comment about it. Supposedly the idea was to let Soviets see how tolerant we were of dissent and conformity.
Load More Replies... Yes. How about the crucifix submerged in urine from 1987?
Load More Replies... I wouldn't be surprised if some of these stuff actually sold. There are loads of people out there with more dollars than sense. And, they are not necessarily loaded with dollars either.
In the Chicago Art Institute there is a work of "art" that is literally individual aluminum squares painted solid colors.
I like your intent, but except for possibly the John the Baptist, these were all professionals scamming others.
Load More Replies... I'm not excusing the photographer in #1, but does that woman really believe there are no shadows just because the sun's out?
These really demonstrate the truth of the old saying about a fool and his money...or indeed her money!
Is this really a Bored Panda "article" about people trying to profit off of other people's talent?
