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The artist J. Hanter, who doesn't actually exist (it's a name invented by the painter María Rosario Arroyo due to the many negative reviews she received), is always overvalued in expert estimates by a factor that multiplies the hammer price tenfold. https://www.catawiki.com/en/u/26576211-de-gea-art

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Take a look. There are more lots to see.

These auctions aren't over yet, that's true. But we'll be able to see the usual results, which I've already checked many times.

What the hell is that "Gallery Estimated" price??? Which gallery??? Are you kidding??? Catawiki experts: Do you think we're stupid?

Damn experts! Don't they have any shame? Or are they acting this way on purpose, following orders "from above"??

This "painter" continues to use the same trick she used before: a digital print covered in paint to pretend it's an original oil painting. It's true that she now uses more paint, though. But she paints the canvas from behind with a roller, creating curious, leopard-print patterns, in a sloppy attempt to hide the digital print if someone were to look through it under a strong light...

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What kind of shitty practice is this? Who, in the name of God, covers the canvas with roller paint from behind in such a suspicious way?

This artist also has a second shop on Catawiki where she offers sculptures, which are also overvalued by experts:

https://www.catawiki.com/en/u/5013993-mariarosario23

It is the story of an old "friendship" that began with the unconditional protection of the expert Tatiana Ruiz and that has become a tradition followed by Itziar Ramos, Anthony Chrisp, Egidio Emiliano, and many others who apparently have all studied at the same university and all them agree in the estimation of these paintings which -this is a purely personal opinion of mine- are a real piece of crap painted by a clumsy amateur who demonstrates that she has never known what good brushwork means. And the experts know even less.

Catawiki art experts, I recommend applying for a position at Sotheby's or Christie's; they'll welcome you with open arms, no doubt! (ask Tatiana Ruiz; she used to work at Christie's some years ago...)

When I've bought pieces knowing they were fake, it's been with the UTTER INTENTION of later filing a claim and being able to report the case. You shouldn't do that without physical proof. Some "artists" can't fool anyone anymore because of that.

Of course I know how modern digital art production works. Don't try to give it that air of mysticism. Le Yack's images are created in seconds, simply by slightly modifying a prompt; any AI can generate 12 images in a flash! There's no layering, refinement, or anything like that you're trying to make me believe!

I have nothing against AI. I even think it can produce wonderful things, but I can't stand those clowns who use it and proclaim themselves ARTISTS and scam people into believing they're buying that valuable "mixed media" and "hand-signed" art. "

Real art is a bit like studying the graphology of a handwritten text. You can't hide the writer's personality; it's always there... an artist always leaves that trace of personality, style... you always see "his ways". And Le Yack's images—and many others—as a whole, lack any coherence that reflects the will, style, or personality of a real artist. It's like a Saturday flea market: "Come in, look around, and choose! We always have something for everyone!..."

I know the technology he uses very well, believe me, and I can even give you a prompt and tell you which platform to use, so you can upload it and it will generate tons of fantastic images. Then you ask it to increase the resolution and voila! But you don't even need to do that, if you are tired and don't want to write or struggle yourself with the keyboard... You upload any image and ask the AI ​​for variations. And that's it! 12 variations in 15 seconds!

You can upload those images to Catawiki immediately! The AI ​​also creates those images of fake rooms with the painting hanging on the wall, as if it really existed... Oh! do not forget to include that silly photos of wourself holding that cheap brush beside a canvas and smiling stupidly to camera...! there's no need to print anything. You spend nothing. You risk nothing. Only if the poster sells, then you print it —that's what it is, a poster, nothing more— , and of course, sometimes you're delayed with shipping because you have to print and mount it on the frame... In the rush, you end up stretching the canvas incorrectly, and buyers complain... have you seen the negative reviews about Le Yack on Catawiki?

But you're right about one thing: Many artists don't start with a drawing and "attack" the brushstroke and color directly. True. But there's still a process behind it. And it can -and must-be shown. That's it! The PROCESS! Not the POSES!

What I'm saying is that in Le Yack's Giclée prints there's no human hand involved except for the signature, which is indeed "hand-signed." Ohhh... what a piece of art...!