Always in the eye of beholder… Art, fools
More and more art is the place to move money, hide money, steal money, and scam money. Tell us, have you been fooled?
We are an international organization amazed how “art” is the wild, wild west of investment and fraud. We hope to bring to light this problem and unite people around the world to fight this greed.
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Submitted Art Scams to fooledby.art
$32k
Average personal money lost in art investments
$5B
Estimated lost tax payer money in art purchases each year
Have you been fooled lately?
Thought you made a sound investment that turned out to be a hoax? Mislead by the art market hype? Well, tell us about how you got fooled and help us make the public aware.
Have you seen something foolish?
Roundabouts, public works, art restorations, fraud copies, auction houses, private showings, etc… Art is hiding much more than talent. Tell us what is taking place in your neighborhood.
Who has been Fooled?
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“girls like farkles”
This collage is part of a series I did featuring female artists who inspire me. The woman in this piece was the first artist I ever met… on the day I was born! From the time I was little, my mom, aka watercolor artist Judi Cumming, was cold hard proof that being an artist wasContinue reading ““girls like farkles””
Deborah Remington’s Singular Place in Art
I have long had an interest in three women artists who were connected to the midcentury San Francisco Renaissance, and the generation of artists and poets that emerged in and around San Francisco in the postwar years: Sonia Gechtoff (1926–2018), Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), and Deborah Remington (1930-2010). While DeFeo has come to be regardedContinue reading “Deborah Remington’s Singular Place in Art”
Photographs That Bring the Past Into the Present
The Dutch artist Jasper de Beijer deftly utilizes game modeling software, precise drawings, and scrupulously detailed models. He has a theatrical flair, a wild imagination, and a passion for the historical research needed to construct outlandish tableaux, which he photographs with a digital camera, making small editions. While photography was once thought to capture theContinue reading “Photographs That Bring the Past Into the Present”
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
Thomas Merton