Official Mr. Brainwash Conspiracy Thread

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dfrank506
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Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:07 am

New to collecting a very much a skeptic when if im not buying from the artist lol. saw these but couldnt tell if they were legit.

https://wentworthgallery.com/mrbrainwash.html
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Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:40 pm

dfrank506 wrote:
Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:07 am
New to collecting a very much a skeptic when if im not buying from the artist lol. saw these but couldnt tell if they were legit.

https://wentworthgallery.com/mrbrainwash.html
Not legit. Do not buy from sellers like these.
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Mon Jan 03, 2022 5:01 pm

mattlew69 wrote:
Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:40 pm
dfrank506 wrote:
Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:07 am
New to collecting a very much a skeptic when if im not buying from the artist lol. saw these but couldnt tell if they were legit.

https://wentworthgallery.com/mrbrainwash.html
Not legit. Do not buy from sellers like these.
Not contesting your assertion, but what about Wentworth makes them "not legit"?

Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly but haven't these guys been a primary source for mbw for years now?
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Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:54 pm

To me it looked like one of those companies that make canvas's from artists work without their knowledge.

Maybe they need to upgrade their website if they are going to be in the fine art business.
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Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:06 pm

mattlew69 wrote:
Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:54 pm
To me it looked like one of those companies that make canvas's from artists work without their knowledge.

Maybe they need to upgrade their website if they are going to be in the fine art business.
You very well may be correct, the place I had in mind has a gallery in SF and these guys do not, so it looks like I'm confused. That said, Wentworth would need some pretty extensive licensing to reproduce these artists. Then again half their "gallery" locations are in malls 😂

Looking at the website for about five minutes total it's definitely not clear what's going on here.
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ygolohcysp wrote:
Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:06 pm
mattlew69 wrote:
Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:54 pm
To me it looked like one of those companies that make canvas's from artists work without their knowledge.

Maybe they need to upgrade their website if they are going to be in the fine art business.
You very well may be correct, the place I had in mind has a gallery in SF and these guys do not, so it looks like I'm confused. That said, Wentworth would need some pretty extensive licensing to reproduce these artists. Then again half their "gallery" locations are in malls 😂

Looking at the website for about five minutes total it's definitely not clear what's going on here.
It could be legit, but the stuff they are selling and the locations they are in make it "art". They are in Hard Rock Casinos and malls. You're going to be sold on all the artists being "amazing investments" and paying way more than an actual stand alone art gallery.

If you're new to art, I would honestly avoid any of the artists that they are selling.
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Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:59 pm

I have gone to that gallery at the hard rock hotel in florida, it is legit they had a few MBW VERY overpriced
they get popular artists in that location all the time, usually very pop or rock oriented artists doing signings etc
typical very weird aloof gallery manager at that location

website is atrocious
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Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:00 pm

Wentworth?
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I LOVE THOSE COMMERCIALS

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another golden train wreck- at least it involves a donation to the HS

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Nobody mocking tomorrow's drop hours after the announcement? This place really is becoming a ghost town
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Cig placement is on point...
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Too bad it aint the same price as the betty amirite.
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Dr Brainwash created this revolutionary new style called, "Motivational Posters!" They are really gonna catch on and start trending.
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