(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In my Art Theory class today, my teacher showed us a pretty awesome piece of art. Check this out:

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"For the Love of God" - Damien Hirst

What makes this object so indispensable and very desirable is the way it was fabricated.

<li> Platinum cast of a human skull with diamonds and real human teeth.
<li> Has 8,601 diamonds, which meet at 1,106.18 carats.
<li> Most expensive art ever created.
<li> Cost $16-$20 million to make.
<li> Costing around $100 million to buy.

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<li> Cost $16-$20 million to make.
<li> Costing around $100 million to buy.[/font]
I wonder who's going to buy that i mean $100 Million??:wtf:

I like the expression on this guy's face
"Oh yeah, I'm a badass "

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It's shiney O.o

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I'm sure 50 cent had the money to rent it. He would be stupid to buy it.



Exactly. It's up to the artist, as they define it, art. Watch a documentary called "Exit Through the Gift Shop." It's about street art, and some film maker turned artist who puts on a gallery. He goes mad with the prices, he just calls em off randomly, like $15k, $40k and shit. Surprisingly, people pay for it.