#70 Ken Tanaka meets Pierce Price Deshaies

[markolipovec]

Run Kid!!!!!

[LadyOneko]

I try not to be hateful... but the curator is a douche bag.

[friedrichsalzmann]

Is this for real? :-D

[KleinerKokiri]

Yes, he's a douche.

But nothing youtube-commenters can't compete with =O

[Keinbby]

oh wow you guys calm down it's called acting lol

[neoxpolarbear]

WFT, this guy (art cordinator) is a doshe.

"without my eye...", pfft. without his eye I'd be able to take a piss without someone watching

[BobbyIronsights]

There's something about this guy that makes you want to punch the crap out of him, for about 3 weeks.

[jarred121]

hahahaha this is funny.

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

ken is funny and a smartass but this art is just rubbish

[trihash]

i disagree..

despite their seemingly childish style, the details are true to life and the messages are very meaningful.

but yea he is funny :)

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

@trihash 99% of art is bullshit. its a busniness but full of bullshit.

[kaguth]

That curator is like a character in charles dickens' Oliver. The worst human being I have seen today.

[Krieock]

That guy makes me want to vomit... His eyes are empty... I can't imagine any pleasure he could possibly derive from the money he swindles from his ignorant, affluent patrons...

[diamencik1]

U R stupid ...very much so

[cronoz7]

that gallery dude is a RL troll, seriously.

[hqnuclear]

MAN ! you are a danger ! ................... !

[diesel828]

Deshaies is a fucking sham and a fraud!!!! An opportunist exploiting children. :(

[Daizydayz]

her painting is not spelled, FRUTE, its spelled, FRUIT. DUH!!!!

[stradeybar]

Is Deshaies wearing mascara!! You know... which is cool...

[missmollynz]

my eye...haha. Smarmy.

[reptilionsarehere]

i really think that girl should get 40 % of the prophets

[Colinnnnnnn]

sorry make that kuso!

[Colinnnnnnn]

kosouyarou to you too

[Colinnnnnnn]

So Ken wasn't an American brought up in Japan who cares this stuff is funny

[DJmixmastermicro]

God some people are ignorant, stupid or both.

his real name is NOT "ken tanaka", its David Ury. hes a comedian from California.

the accent, the story about his parents, its all a JOKE....

this was already revealed over a year ago.... but some people still believing this shit...??? what a bunch of idiots..

[coverfactory]

bullshit! David Ury died in the movie "Shoot em up". He was badly shot by the hero

[seriouskano2]

i'm sure a lot of people know that he's just acting but are trying to keep the illusion by acting as well in their comments. in fact, i wasn't convinced until i looked it up on google.

the story sounds weird, but is still plausible.

i love his channel, you don't see that very often on youtube.

[inukag23]

love the vid.

is that you on that disney show with the skateboard kids??

[pixusbubblejet]

He is lying. He is in fact an American comedian from LA pretending to be American raised in Japan. Anyone who still believes this crap is pretty stupid. A white guy using a so called Japanese accent to get laughs??... I thought this kind of ethnic humor ended by the 70s. i guess some comedians cant come up with better material

In any case, his so called Japanese accent is fake. If you have been fooled by it you are pretty ignorant. I wouldnt be surprized if some Nikkeis find this offensive..

[yayoeva00]

"In any case, his so called Japanese accent is fake"

たなかさんの訛りはほんとう日本人の訛りです。

[coverfactory]

kare ha nihon go totemo jouzu; zettai ni nihon jin desu ken kun!

[yayoeva00]

I'm not saying he is a japanese person or a person raised in japan. I know that all these videos are made with entertaining purposes, and that he is David ury. But as I said before...

たなかさんの訛りはほんとう日本人の訛りです。(Tanaka-­san's accent is the same of a real japanese person)

Keyword there is 訛り.

I'm just saying he really got how to perform that accent. Good job David :P !

[coverfactory]

kusoyarou

[pixusbubblejet]

お前はほんまにアホやんな〜！あの不細工ケンにダマされたなあ、­バカ白人！

[coverfactory]

urusai buta

[pixusbubblejet]

バカ白人！

[crabbylotion]

ken's accent is "getting better" :-\

[artgeekme]

You know... I think I just saw another brother of yours get murdered by a zombie tonite. roflol

[Colinnnnnnn]

Hi  Ken, wasn't that guy an arsehole!

[Tyrannies666]

hey colin, i wud say that too but "Ken" obviously never say bad thing about other people if u noticed..lol

[elsalfo]

talk about child labour/exploitation

[s2SL]

Funny how he gets so nervous about saying she'll receive 'nothing'. Also .. might just be me or this guy is trying to be an elitist of art, nor knows what he's talking about. Forgive me, but frute to me just looks like another childs drawing.

[molewizard]

It's a comedy blog...

[CapitanCrow]

omg Tim Burton!

[IN73RJ3c7I0N]

That guy is a really swell actor!

[neoenix]

if this guy is acting, hes very good. I think he might be real, pierce deshaires i mean.

[rocco777]

seems fake, especially the curator

[crazyperson1]

Evil man... :|

[TheLateRiser]

FRUTE...

[TheLateRiser]

im going to write up some graff work and say its by a 10 year old see if that new york weirdo will buy it..

[HdBurningblade]

lollll pedoooo

[FelipeAdriano2006]

The price increase is a very slow process (which can take manymany years) and doesn't depend on the discoverer but on the request (and only on the request!). The discoverer is able to develop this request - and THIS is actually what makes an art collector's money in the end: hard work and not "the eye".

(sorry for any Englisch mistakes...)

[troubledwings33]

That guy wit the fros a @#!$

[neoenix]

was this a joke?

[PeonysA]

Nice interview Ken!

[angel21d]

Ken you should sponsor the girl instead >:).

[konstigasaken]

hehehe guys take a joke XD

[ladd2219]

This reminds me of the Family Guy episode where an art dealer buys one of Chris' drawings that Peter had placed in the car window and the family moves to New York to support Chris' new art career.

[nuttyape]

Konichiwa Ken!

Ogenki desuka?

Great vid dude.

dont pay attention to the dumb comments i have read on this vid.

[taykelly11]

were you ever on malcolm in the middle?

[heytheregeorge123]

is this a joke? seriously.. this is ridiculous.. this white guy cant speak japanese or english.. its sad :(

"this is Crayola from as far as I can tell..."

I mean seriously... bullshit

[nuttyape]

FCK U ASSHOLE KEN ROCKS

he is japanese u tard if you payed attention you would know.

[sggt13]

lol ken is 1 of the actors charecters lol i wanted to belive it to but after research ull find out his real name

[aaronranmafan]

Hey man message me on it! I wanna read about it!

[jeishun]

that guy seems like a stereotypical jew

[caricatureking]

Your hate has made you strong... feel your hate flow and join the dark side!!!

Hater.

[PipsyPops]

I like how tanaka put a drawing that says 'the mean ones need extra love' at the end lol

[rrhayah]

I do not like that art collector. At all. D< D:

[KigurumiAlice]

The Art collecter must be feeling awkward after those tough question. See the sweat gushing

[Gimmeabreakman]

Great video, Ken! I see a Lex Luthor type of villain has entered the world of Ken Tanaka. I hope to see MORE of him!!!

[PandyFackleresque]

That guy cannot be for real

[walikai]

I want to smash the art guy in the face

[DontxBringxPajamas]

he could do with a haricut

and a change of attitude

[saygoodbyetoanniemay]

thats art man pierce is a total dick, go ken !

[salchicha78]

Hahahaha! ケン田中 kills me! ;-D

[LeJimster]

lol at the comments, the art dude is an actor! it was funny :-p

[N00BSAUCE]

I think Mr. Deshaies is trying to show a different view of world from Mr. Tanaka.

[watcher8o]

Yikes. He's scary.

3:16

"Completely.  Exclusively."

3:31

"Leah will never do anything in her life, but this."

Run, Leah, run and never look back.

[htmlbandit]

Great video!

[GameGuru14]

In my opinion, this guy is a db. Not you Ken, the childs art guy.

[Koutetsu]

If he owns the property, he can give it, dispose of it, save it, or sell it for however much he pleases.

[breezebro]

I guess most people think the only honest money is a government handout.

[AGentertainment]

People shouldn't be so upset. The art world, like everything else, is a business. It all works the same.

[reymiland]

Isn't it amazing that Pierce Price Deshaies of Deshaies Fine Arts is only known on YouTube and nowhere in New York. HUMMM????

[strawberrries]

I'm pretty sure he's joking.

[hervethekid]

I really enjoyed this video lol

[ericsurf6]

What a piece of work this guy is. That was just hilarious...Nice one Ken!

[freeinjapan]

That man is an asshole!!

You should have beat him up Ken!! D:<

[Arnabas315]

Ken, I think you met a not-nice man here. But I have to tell you, I think you are great and I love your videos. I wish I could have gone to your show, but I am in Montreal and it was too far for me.

Maybe one day you can come to Canada. :)

[ashfury]

I'd rather have my kid's drawings hanging on the wall rather than given to this douche who makes profit out of other people's drawings.

[lukeabout]

This guy is a Fuckn jerk .  . .

This is what the Art world is about?

Screw you tattoo . . .

20 or 30 times

[helpmefindparents]

Thanks, luke. I don't know if he is a good representation of the art world or not. But it looks like most people agree with you that he is not a very nice man. I'm not sure about him. I don't think he has any tatoos that I saw though.

:)

[thelyzardiam]

Wow. That guys a dick. Im sorry but he doesn't seem to be a very nice guy.

[SockReaper2000]

oh god, that guy is kinda creepy

[AzarathsFlame]

Oh, and I like your drawings, Ken! ^_^ Congrats on your show!

[helpmefindparents]

Aww, thank you so much. You're very kind.

[AzarathsFlame]

Wow, children's art is a competitive business, it seems XD I had no idea, hahaha

I have to give Pierce some credit. I don't think he's sleazy, I think he's dedicated to his job of analyzing kids' drawings. He seems to know his stuff. I wish I knew about him so I would have made money and fame from my drawings when I was littler XD

[helpmefindparents]

Yes, Maybe when I go back to Shimane, I can go through boxes and find all my old drawings from grade school. But Mr. Deshaies doesn't accept "unsolicited submissions"

[AzarathsFlame]

Well, you never know :) Maybe there is someone in Japan like Pierce who will take a look at your old drawings, hahaha

[jrippz]

That guy is a creep.

[helpmefindparents]

I hope you don't mean me :-)

[Anzwerz142]

Ken... Peirce is crazy!

[helpmefindparents]

Oh no, I think you might be right.

[damianson]

listening to this art guy talk is sad....

[helpmefindparents]

I'm sorry you are sad. I hope you will be happy again soon:)

[68lp]

I love your videos Ken, they always entice a response from me. 9 times out of 10 it's laughter and enjoyment. I also like the way you promote your friends. This time however, was not that enjoyable, but you still made me feel something. You are a good film maker. One of the best on youtube. This is the first time I've felt the need to leave a comment. Pierce Price Deshaies is a horrible, horrible man!

[helpmefindparents]

Thanks for your kind comments, 68lp. Many people seem to not like this man. I got similar comments from video #31. I like to post videos of my friends, but I also like to post videos of interesting people I meet, like Mr. Desahies. I have only met him this one time though . He was kind to me to let me make a video, but he is also a very serious business man. Mr. Deshaies has several videos on his own channel too so I guess if you watch those, you can decide if he is horrible or not:)

[123454321]

Ha,

was Marla Olmstead ("My Kid Could Paint That" -2007) part of the inspiration for this one?

[helpmefindparents]

I just looked her up after reading your comment. I'm not sure if she is one of Mr. Deshaie's clients.

[breezebro]

He's being fair, that's the way it is. You give up any rights when you sell it. So you have to ask for all you want up front. There's nothing wrong with buying and selling to make a profit.

[helpmefindparents]

I guess that is how all businesses work :) I think it upsets people that he is making a profit from a child's drawing.

[TheJimDandy2008]

Mr. Deshaies freaks me out. He probably a nice guy but he seems pretty sleazy to me. It's the vid Ken. Does he even smiles? ^^;

Congrats on your show! ^__^

[helpmefindparents]

Thanks, TheJimDandy. I'm not sure about Mr. Deshaies as I only met him once.

[decoysupreme]

it sounded like he said his name was douche. lol.

ken do more adventure stuff

[helpmefindparents]

Thanks, decosupreme. This will be my last art video for a while. What kind of adventure stuff do you mean?

[decoysupreme]

That one guy seem very creepy.

do more adventure stuff like

ken meets someone (preferably some girls)

ken eats ...something....

ken adventures in .....somewhere...

[helpmefindparents]

Don't worry, decoysupreme. I will make more videos like that soon :)....I don't know if I'll meet any girls though lol.

[d4maniac]

haha man did you have to grill him? :o)

Or is this a sarcastic, made up character as well?

[Shhadow781]

I guess the only way to find out if that guy's for real or not would be to research him but frankly it isn't worth my time, so I don't know if he's an act. But, this man made his mistake when he said this:

"And I'm not ashamed to tell you that I'll probably... twenty, thirty times, the value... of what I paid for it."

He /should/ be ashamed. I'd like to think that Ken immediately saw the ridiculous selfishness oozing from this man and "grilled" him to express his disgust. Quite rightly too imo

[DJTALLGEESE013579]

This guy is the biggest douche ever. I just want to smash this dudes head against the wall. This guy is going to get her hopes up and she will going crashing down in flames if she wants to do something else. I just don't know. Other than that Ken that's all i really have to say on that.

[helpmefindparents]

A lot of people are using this same word to describe him :) I think she should be able to be a doctor if she wants to. I'm sure she will only draw when it makes her happy:)

[DJTALLGEESE013579]

Exactly, totally agree with you. But you also have to take into account the parents. Since she is being managed the parents maybe like "you have talent in this don't be a doctor" you know things like that ken.

I hope she does draw when it makes her happy.

[Tekkon123]

Douche Bag!

[helpmefindparents]

Oh my.

[CleverDjembe]

Wait.... frute or fruit???

[helpmefindparents]

The artist wrote "Frute" on the drawing, so that's the name of the piece :)

[JimmerSD]

I have to take a pill everytime I watch a Ken Tanaka video. ;o)

[neogam209]

LSD rules

[helpmefindparents]

Oh no!

[JimmerSD]

Not that that's a bad thing!

[helpmefindparents]

Is it a Flinstone's vitamin?

[WaffleBrother]

this guy sounds like he's ripping the poor kids off...he also looks like a douche with his 70's attire lol

[helpmefindparents]

I think he keeps 50% of the sale, which is the standard.

[6663000]

Is that childrens art appraiser for real? lol

That sounds like a good way to make money if there was a market for it. The dude probably buys art for like $5.

He sounds like a greasy character though. Ripping off kids to make a profit.

[helpmefindparents]

I think the artist gets 50% of the sale of new work, so I guess it is a standard gallery deal. But she won't get any more $ for Frute because it was already sold once.

[6663000]

Yea, but the dude can probably but the art for quite cheap.

[xXDragonSaphiraXx]

Lol Frutee x]

[helpmefindparents]

It sounds delicious.

[theKGOODNESS]

is this real? that dude seems like an actor