Banksy Artwork Sold For 1.3 Million Dollars, Self-Destructed Right On The Spot, And People Loved It Like The Idiots They Are

A FAMOUS stencil spray painting by the elusive artist known as Banksy began shredding itself immediately after it was sold at auction.

The piece, titled Girl With Balloon fetched £1.042 million at Sotheby’s in London last night, but as soon as the hammer went down on the deal, the canvas passed through a shredder which was hidden inside the frame.

Banksy posted an image on Instagram of the shredded work dangling from the bottom of the frame with the title “Going, going, gone …”
Sotheby’s today confirmed there had been a legitimate winning bid on the artwork.

The purchaser is said to have been “surprised” after their newly acquired work was destroyed.

Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s senior director and head of contemporary art in Europe said: “It appears we just got Banksy-ed.”

The auction house added they were in discussions with the buyer about what the next steps would be.

Many are suggesting that the piece could actually increase in value following the prank.

One person tweeted: “It just became worth 3 times as much. Probably a low estimate as there are always those that have more pocket money,” while another wrote “That’s just doubled it’s value. Very clever.”

People who like art are fucking dummies and this just proves the point. Move aside all the money that was spent on a piece of art that you can print from a laser printer for like 2 cents and hang it on the wall just the same. Think about one line in that quoted piece. Because the painting was shredded, it increased the value by 2 or 3 fold. GET THE FUCK OUTTA MY FACE, ART! Nothing should increase in value once it’s destroyed. Nothing.

If you buy expensive art, you are an idiot. There is no piece of art in the world that you cant find something equally as appealing at your local TJ Maxx. Just go back there, thumb through the large paintings and pick one out. 99 out of 100 of your friends wont know the difference and if you find the one who does, alt control delete your friendship with them. Art. The biggest sucker market in the world. I’m gonna delete this blog in two hours and it will increase the clicks by 3 fold.