[illings]

www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23414004-details/London+artist+paints+LA+red/article.do

.... and print prices are going down?... they should be going up!!!!

[mcnuts]

will see what happens to AM prices... lots of pieces in this week's Bloomsbury auction.

[alsbabar]

I read somewhere previously, that AM himself wanted the prices to go down on prints, as he floods the market with large numbered editions. Or could it simply be that the prices for prints in the first instance, were overpriced?

Opinions?

[mcnuts]

you might have read that on the POW website

[manchestermike]

...with your hands on your hips...

[buffruffly]

IMHO - I think everyone was expecting a massive 'Banksy' style furore of the show, but when that didn't happen the prices started to drop. Or at least re-adjust to normal levels. The had been artificially inflated due to a perception that the LA show would have a Banksy-effect on the prices

[Imoy-San]

True, true...

[ABC]

There were too many released for them to keep going up in value IMO, I don't think its a bad thing to keep them realistic for a bit.

[alsbabar]

i saw on ebay that someone tried to sell all 4 prints at £4000, but didnt receive a single offer. Werent they sold for more than that originally?

[jB]

in LA the first 50 to purchase the entire set could pick them up at 7500 usd

[cozzacult11]

apparently hes got a show with the national gallery or something, coming up at the mid to end of next year. I think it travels round Europe the goes to Asia. So his profile can only improve. This with the rumour that no more prints will be released through laz or pow, I would expect prices to get back up to and even surpass those of this summer

[darjeeling]

I don't know about Micallef. He's secured a small spot in the art world but I don't know if he will be going all star even if he is some part of a traveling museum show. But who knows. Still some people are trying to get about $15,000 for his minotaur weapon prints on ebay! Maybe it's worth it? But that's really crazy money for a print. And I do think a fair amount of the work at the LA show was weak. And just way too much hype leading into the show at a point when the hype was getting tiresome.

And i just don't like those silver sculptures at the LA show at all. And this image, I just don't get this painting at all... It's the last thing I'd want hanging on my wall. Well maybe not the last thing but close...

[fartofthestate]

things take years, stop looking for the fast buck

[Francis]

Antony Micallef is a scam!

[influence]

Micallef was in LA?

[classy]

i for one would love the chance to buy a giwtbb, so i welcome the lowered prices - but i suspect his work will stand the test of time

[motor]

I love this when people here talking about artist skills and his future according to the how is he/she performing on ebay. If someone's making profit on artist - then artist great.
Then once people can't make much money of it - artist is rubbish.
Wake up people there are other more important things which should dictate artist's future.
And one of them is quality of artist's work which in Micallef's case is brilliant.
But if you know it only from ebay pictures...sorry.
Only time will tell what's gonna happen to him (not a 3 month time though )

[megaelch]

Just bought a GIWTBB for 800 USD from an US collector and received it yesterday .. brilliant .. my first micallef and well worth the money ... framing it will be a challenge ...

[Philippe]

darjeeling said:

I don't know about Micallef. He's secured a small spot in the art world but I don't know if he will be going all star even if he is some part of a traveling museum show. But who knows. Still some people are trying to get about $15,000 for his minotaur weapon prints on ebay! Maybe it's worth it? But that's really crazy money for a print. And I do think a fair amount of the work at the LA show was weak. And just way too much hype leading into the show at a point when the hype was getting tiresome.

And i just don't like those silver sculptures at the LA show at all. And this image, I just don't get this painting at all... It's the last thing I'd want hanging on my wall. Well maybe not the last thing but close...

Funny I thought that was one of the best pieces from the show ;D

[Gentle Mental]

that article was up months ago...
It's easy to feel edgy and insecure when you've splurged on £4k on editions of 400 lithos by a "minor"!

And seeing its value plunged below costs!

But peacekeeper is just soooo lovely to look at. So i'm ok. 1k is a fair price. The man is a genius. He just needs a major, mainstream hit... 21CL was pretty close... it's shouldn't be too hard.

[Photoxtc]

it was actually an amazing show, the guy is insanely talented...

who gives a flying f**k what the prices are doing or where they're going?? if you like it, buy it... if you're looking to make a profit buy some stocks and pray for better World economy

[dburn]

i framed the whole set the other day... peace keeper looks drop dead gorgeous... and IM looks rather good as a triptych with uzi's on either side. if only my camera worked. ill have to post it.

[Photoxtc]

dburn said:

i framed the whole set the other day... peace keeper looks drop dead gorgeous... and MW looks rather good as a triptych with uzi's on either side. if only my camera worked. ill have to post it.

Those look GORGEOUS!!!!

[afroken]

I'm picking my framed tryptich up tomorrow. Can't wait. Peace Keeper is still in the tube as I've got nowhere to hang it.

[dburn]

The first frame shot is the one Peace Keeper is in... The frame is from Rome and cost about 45usd a ft. the second frame has two edges that are outlined in red. uzi's and minotaur are all framed that way. they do take up alot of room though. cant say the iphone does it much justice. ill post them in the micallef section when the cannon is up and running.

[foreman]

wow! lovely framing job dburn! probably the best i've seen on these! really like the subtle red on the the IM and the peacekeeper looks ridiculously awesome

[Photoxtc]

foreman said:

wow! lovely framing job dburn! probably the best i've seen on these! really like the subtle red on the the IM and the peacekeeper looks ridiculously awesome

I have to agree... Best I have seen so far!!!

[Danger Mouse]

cozzacult11 said:

apparently hes got a show with the national gallery or something, coming up at the mid to end of next year. I think it travels round Europe the goes to Asia. So his profile can only improve. This with the rumour that no more prints will be released through laz or pow, I would expect prices to get back up to and even surpass those of this summer

Totally agree. Things will pick up next year and future years. This guy has talent, it is just a rocky market at the moment with too many people getting the jitters and panicing.

[Danger Mouse]

gentlemental said:

that article was up months ago...
It's easy to feel edgy and insecure when you've splurged on ?4k on editions of 400 lithos by a "minor"!

And seeing its value plunged below costs!

But peacekeeper is just soooo lovely to look at. So i'm ok. 1k is a fair price. The man is a genius. He just needs a major, mainstream hit... 21CL was pretty close... it's shouldn't be too hard.

Agree again.

[bond]

Micallef's work is genius especially the charcoal pieces such as FF JD and now GIWTBB.

The recent Laz prints flooded the market as he planned . I don't think anyone should be judging the quality of his work against current prices.

In the weeks leading up to the LA show prices shot up as speculators predicted that prices would rocket al la Banksy.

Too much expectation was built into the prices and now they are reaching a more natural level coupled with tighter money in general .

All it means is anyone who wants a GIWTBB for example can get one for about £ 450 - and in my view that's the best £ 450 anyone can spend at the moment.