Posted By: Casey LaChapelle
The Mona Lisa Curse
The Mona Lisa Curse was a documentary that was surprisingly very interesting. After the first part of the movie, I was very turned off by the whole topic and the arrogance of Robert Hughes. I didn't care about art dealers and how they were "ruining the integrity of artwork", however halfway through the documentary I found myself really interested in what Hughes had to say, I even began agreeing with him.
Being a business major, the part where paintings were being brought to auction (being bought by the seller at such a low price) and being sold for an incredible amount of money was fascinating. For somebody to take a painting and turn it into such an large profit took more than business knowledge but also a knowledge of society and art. He needed to be ahead of the curve in society to know that those particular paintings were going to catch on the way that they did, and in the end he was rewarded with a hefty payday. Very interesting.
Being a business major, the part where paintings were being brought to auction (being bought by the seller at such a low price) and being sold for an incredible amount of money was fascinating. For somebody to take a painting and turn it into such an large profit took more than business knowledge but also a knowledge of society and art. He needed to be ahead of the curve in society to know that those particular paintings were going to catch on the way that they did, and in the end he was rewarded with a hefty payday. Very interesting.
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