Little-known Australian artist exhibited his work on eBay for 1 million Australian dollars

Is it easy to believe that the little-known artist, stars in the sky are not enough, may be sold for a million? It is likely that in the near future what will happen.

Abstraktsionist from Sydney Greg Gillespie (Greg Gillespie), referring to a new genre for him, and began work on a series of 10 pieces and the first picture is displayed for sale on online auction eBay with a starting price of no more and no less than 1 million Australian dollars! The author is willing to wait, but I'm sure that sooner or later all the same will be willing to buy his work for a sizeable sum. Skeptics are likely to say that the artist simply razmechtalsya and that the value of works of art only increases with time, as the creative career made him the author. But Gillespie is convinced that with him everything will be different: «It does not matter whether I wrote this picture after a set of abstract works, or is it just one of the first. This should not determine its value ».

According to the author, does not play a big role, not only the history of selling products, but even its size. In the description of the lot, which is called Balancing act ( «equilibrium Act»), on eBay dimensions are not specified. This is done to focus the attention of potential buyers exclusively depicted in the painting images. «I do not want to publish the size of work (be it large or small) as well as believe that it does not matter. It was written by one of the techniques of abstract expressionism - "automaticity" and its main value lies in the fact that she spoke to me and to all others on the preservation of equilibrium in a chaotic world », - argues Gillespie.

The project, which it considers its creator, does not have analogues, called Younique Project (the name of the Russians, too, has no analogies). The main goal is charity: the proceeds from the sale amount (less the total of one dollar, which the author leaves himself) Gillespie is planning to allocate to help poor children in the organization Compassion International, which the artist and his family sponsor for more than 20 years. «Maybe I will find a buyer for its work, and maybe not, but if my efforts will help break the cycle of poverty if only one child, this project can be considered successful, but it is worth a million. After all, no money will not be able to return to life, which has already lost », - he said.

now works Greg Gillespie are two galleries in Sydney, Maunsell Wickes and Newport Artworks. The artist hopes to be able to sell Balancing act before gallery works, and will update its list of lots on eBay, until it finds a buyer.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Sources : artdaily.com , gtgart.com.au , artinvestment.ru