I have very poor health , this has caused me to suffer from bad anxiety. I just wanted to say that your voice is very calming. I have watched all your videos over the last few weeks and i have enjoyed them all. Tonights was realky special. Thankyou so much for taking me to these wonderful places, your warmth and compassion really shine through. With love from the UK....
@@gardensofthegodsI actually googled Hugo Kellen, and nothing comes up for me. I found out his name from another TH-cam person who is an explorer also.
Cant they go through archive pasenger list of flights at the time of his dissapearance feel he may have returned to Asia to find inner peace _^ no family members left to inherit house amd contents? If not a museum should be created in his memory
Just because it's on canvas, doesn't mean it belongs in a museum, nor does it mean it's art at all. This house exhibits such an over indulgence in any and every whim of the owner, it makes me wince. And he was in NO way a Buddhist, even if he called himself that. Like every irresponsible, eccentric hoarder who has too much money, it will be left to someone else to clean up his abandoned mess. As the song goes, "everybody has a broken heart", but that's not an excuse for giving up on caring about what you've created, leaving it to others to deal with. I mean, how is anyone supposed to get a bulldozer up there to clean it up?
One can’t help but suspect that “You” are projecting “your” own inner conflicts here. 🧐🤔Because your comment is incongruent with this particular man’s life style… from what I’ve gleaned here… this man’s indulgence was in freely expressing himself. It’s was strictly creative in nature…. 👀🧐
It's dope to see places like this. It makes me realize that at the end of the day, no matter what you got in this world, we're all just simple mortals. So, be a good person and respect others, no matter their race, religion, or whatever. Just be a good human being!
Being an artist myself I was enchanted with this show. I do wish that someone nice would get the house and all within and save and restore that man's home and art work.
He left it and can’t bear to go back. His love died in the kitchen fire. He’s alive. You can buy a custom painting to this day. He’s 92. As far as I know he is living in Europe but he does have a website. He’s unhappy people go in that house. It’s a source of pain to him.
sometimes i feel you dont have the right to go thought these places,and then again it is such a marvel to witness it,and that things should be preserved,that's respect to
My mind can't fathom how cool this guys life must have been, he looks like he lived his life to the fullest .... makes me feel like I have not used my time on Earth fully.
Someone, please, save that stuff, it’s incredible! It does need a local historian, or art historian, to go through and catalog and preserve what they can. Great video.
The man is still alive living overseas. He has a son from a long ago short marriage, whom I would think will take over once the man passes away. He is 92 at this time.
Someone needs to catalog and preserve all these precious and interesting artifacts. It would be terrible to let mold and time destroy everything. Fascinating explore.
It's a shame that all that beautiful artwork will not be seen by others. He is an amazing person and artist. Beautiful! beautiful! Artwork, history, and culture. He traveled the world and created his own artwork inspired by his travels, very opened minded person. Dolores
I thought I heard the guy say the owner had no next of kin. Regardless of one opinion or the other, this house and it's contents should NOT be left to rot. I make guitars. I would love some of that old aged wood to make some instruments. I wonder how the owner would feel about that?
Kind of like a mandala, the monks spend lots of time building a beautiful piece of art from different colors of sand then destroy it to show they're not attached to physical things.
I believe when you reach a certain zen you just have knowing that all this material stuff is just dead weight and keeps ones soul tethered down....its the journey not the destination. What a beautiful soul. Freefall wherever you are. ❤
This young man gives me hope. He is respectful and in awe of the past. His cameraman does an excellent job and doesn't rush things. They make us feel as though we are actually exploring with them. In addition, he respects the properties and doesn't dox them (reveal their exact location) so that vandals and thieves don't come in to steal and destroy. Kudos to these young people! Keep these videos coming!
Trouble is coming cause there is gold and silver all over that place as well as priceless art, everything! I'll guarantee that there's Andy warhol cause they were friends
Even more of the need to get the property secured and the stuff what is salvageable gotten off the premises. The rest should go into a big dumpster. Hire a person who knows what the good, the bad and the ugly need to go.
28:50 I think it’s called a butlers pantry. It being built in 1901 means there were people that worked within the home to keep it running!! Cooking, cleaning, everything
I identified a few things for you, below. If he left in 2019, the place was falling apart while he lived there. It looks as though it had been left to decay decades ago, and I'm wondering if he bought it, intending to refurbish it, but then didn't, or just let it fall down around him. He was clearly a hoarder, as well. Why didn't you reveal his name, if he's so well-known? Anyway, it takes a long time for so much ruination to happen. It's a weird combination of interesting period stuff and total yard sale crap, like the plaster lions and concrete gargoyle. And there's a fair amount of evidence of recent squatters. My mother used to buy old New England homes and renovate them, and she'd find just about anything you could name in those places: a 250 year-old Bible with the family's names in it next to new Christmas tree tinsel. The crystal light fixtures are period. They are typical of houses built between @ 1900 - 20. The big B&W is an Aubrey Beardsley print, or perhaps he copied the original drawing. The draped beds and ceilings are typical 1960s style! The plaster death masks are pretty cool, and the Balinese barong.That was an opium pipe you picked up, by the way. The harps are Celtic harps--different tuning than classical harps. In the temple, the long stringed instrument you strummed is a Chinese guzheng (I used to play the yangqin, a hammer dulcimer); the long-necked instruments in the corner area are both sitars, though the one leaning against the wall has no strings or pegs anymore. All the drums are from India, too, though they're found all over the area, as they're used in Buddhist and Hindu ceremonies. You found some Chinese coins, in there, too (holes in them). That pipe organ is gorgeous, and a bit fancier then many of those made for private homes. The brass and iron beds in the finished attic are typical of servants' beds from early 20th c, so I wonder if they were left behind because it was too much trouble to move them out. We had a fully finished attic in our 1805 house, which was where the servants would have lived. No beds left in ours, but we still had a proper ceiling! It's too bad the ceiling up there is gone, as it's going to speed up the destruction of the whole place. Quite a find.
There are too many ignorant comments left to mention from people who should just say nothing at all. If you don't like it don't watch it. It is very easy to sit and criticize something you don't do yourself. This TH-camr is trying to give you a glimpse into an abandoned mansion you otherwise would have known nothing about. Bankz gives you enough info to do your own research if you want to know more. If you don't like his comments you can watch it with no sound. Be respectful of his efforts to bring you this video in the first place.
Hey oh tall one you are respectful of persons and properties. I stopped watching others who were not. Sometimes I hear my mind screaming please save that but your calm respectful way is the best⚓️💕
@Annie497 Oh, annie, you don't respect anything. You have stated several places in the comments, how this man's art is not art. That it's basically trash, and it wouldn't belong in a museum. Because you said so. 😂 You're a wicked little imp.
He definitely should comeback and donate these incredible finds to a museum. They are too beautiful to just let rot. Sir if you are reading these comments please don’t let these beautiful artifacts go to waste. They are beautiful.
No one wants them. Their loss is my gain. Their loss is their pain. "A gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine, Eclad in mightie armes and silver shield, Wherein the dints of Old wounds did remain, The sad reminder of many a bloodie field...... Edmund Spencer: "The Faerie Queen.' Read on....only first 3 verses, Book One 1st Canto. it is me but also I am the Unicorne. I am Pegasus One has to accept life as it presents itself. One only follows it. I am Megarian, Euclid of Megara, "What is. Is." There is only good and Truth Evil doesnt exist. I am Prometheus, giving fire to mankind. I am Capricornus, I am a spirit from the planet Saturn, I am Saturnus. I am Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhist I am the State Oracle of Tibet I am Theravada Buddhist, now living among the most beautiful and loving people, the Burmese in Burma. Mahamuni Buddha led me here. I have unburdened myself from pain, material possessions and escaped being trapped in that house surrounded by ugly , hateful people. It tells my story having lived there from 31 Years old until I was 88 years old. I am 92. I am on Wikipedia My young brother died. No sex or drugs. Just a collection of things no one wanted plus my art work that no one would even look at. These videos, 4, will be all that will be known of my work. The vandalism tells the story of the people that lived around me. The weather damage is inevitable. I left a country that would destroy art and kill creative people. Now I am with the only creative people left on Earth. I will stay and then return to saturn.. Do not be sad or think it evil. Evil doesn't exist. Only Good and Truth. Let it all go to the four winds from whence it came! I am the Sphinx Who am I?
Who knows where the guy is.. they said he disappeared. But I don’t care if it’s been “abandoned “ since 2018 it’s wrong to go on to someone else’s property and go thru their stuff . There’s green plants in the one room . Who’s watering them? There’s probably squatters there
Wow. This reminds me of my grandparents home. They did a world cruise when my dad was 14 in 1928-29. Gone for 6 months. That was their longest trip. They sent back all kinds of beautiful things, including rugs.
He is clear he don’t want that. He left after the kitchen fire took his love. Hes alive in Europe still. Hes not happy people are going in as it’s something he can’t face. Hes been known to complain to TH-cam when he finds a video. Hes 92 and very much alive.
You are such a nice person, so respectful of the property you explore. I love that you have a scripture verse in the beginning of videos. Blessings to you ❤
This man did the right thing for his life. I believe he left because this house did not bring him happiness anymore. He probably realized that material things were not bringing him happiness anymore and he could afford to go where he found happiness and leave everything behind. I honor him for this. I can see him not having any regrets and he is happy where he is now until he leaves this world.
I’m excited and hopeful that he is in fact still around, and he keeps his word on his showings in Singapore and Paris. He didn’t fit the norm, or society’s norm that is, and did everything his own way, unapologetically. A true artist.
@@ohioarrowheads7977 Thanks. I figured. Good for the artist and his partner. Was hoping it wasn't the usual bible-waver homophobia at work here concealing things, but...
Can someone go and do him the favor of putting all these into museum before it gets stolen Someone should live here and fix it up Where is this at Is there anyway we could talk with this designer If it's not far I would go And see if living there I can bring life back into this place
That is a true coffin, body shaped. A casket is the rectangular shape. What an amazing home. Artists sometimes have many different thoughts going on so what looks like chaos is actually genius.
Artist boughr two coffins when his brother died. one for hinselfor when he died having no one to arrange getting one for him. Family tradition and must be Oak. It was mostly disgyised as a hall table but exposed, trashing the artifacts on top by vandals. He got them from a Trappist Monasteryy in Ohio that the monks mske and each one sold they hold a special Mass for the deceased. The crosses have their names chisseled on them and are removable. Both crosses are in his Tibetan Study. It was sealed but vandals beoke in. Priceless stuff in there. A lot of valuable gem stones. family jewely looks stolen. worth a fortune!
The coffin his partner was displayed in and rested in remains. He was buried in another coffin of finer wood a while later, the following January. He also wasn't embalmed.
I’ve done extensive research on this mansion and its owner. He’s simply out of town. I’m hoping the community where this astonishing home is will help preserve it. I do admit I’m obsessed and hope one day to visit. Funny thing is I found out that my mother wore a dress designed by this man. I’ve also discovered I have ancestry in the town where this home is. Dates back to 1776!!
I'm an artist ( nationally recognized) This is fascinating. I'm kinda too old now but would luv to li e in a funky place. This guy is truly a very creative spirit. Hope he's ok,wherever he is. Huge project but this place should be cleaned up and cared for!!
Hey. This old guy left the house for a reason. He's not on vacation. It's been 5 years he left in 2019. That's 5 years from 2024. He aint coming back. He's probably dead somewhere. And you say you know this guy, you don't even know his name.
@@angelinadobson7018 I do know his name. Out of high respect for him I will not tell you. His family has been notified that explorers have been on the property and in his home. So have the local police been informed by myself of the situation at the property.
Breathtaking! I wonder has he passed away? Probably. Seems like his heart just broke when his love died. What an interesting person he must have been. It would have been hard to have all of that brilliance inside and live. Know what I mean? Thank you for showing us this wonder and being so respectful of all of the artists belongings. I hope that he is okay with it. I am overwhelmed ….
I know the house well visited him many times ...played the Tracker organ on the third floor that he cut open the attic floor to install ...very cool artist
No way! That's amazing- is the story as people are telling it true? What can you tell us? We heard he used to throw crazy parties. How so was he able to keep his business running in wherever this is in a small place or did he leave everything and go there to create? I'm just very curious? Please tell us that he did not keep his partners body in the house- it's absurd, right?
That is impressive and so interesting, that you had first hand experience with this man. Please do not give out his name, it will only bring horrid people that have no respect for other's things and will ransack it, I would hate to hear that that has happened. Thank you for your most interesting story. I have wondered what those square additions that were added off the upper floors.
It’s too dangerous for the general public. It needs to be condemned. All the items need to be carefully recovered and catalogued. There’s lots of antiquity in that place worth millions.
A wise person here said the items should be preserved in a museum. The house itself should be transformed into a museum. Saved and restored and could be a beautiful educational tool for a time gkne by. It is so sad to see it rotting away. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you for sharing this mansion of such a creative person. This man is truly free to leave everything ashes to ashes dust to dust. Especially in a society that is so addicted to stuff.
36:46 that painting is awesome and very inspiring. While watching this i read through some comments. It amazes me how some people voice their negative thoughts aloud. The speculation of what they perceive. People who dont love art dont appreciate it and live in a dull world. Artists are eccentric and eclectic, as an artist myself I appreciate other artists.
I'm Australian and I've been to Bali several times like a lot of Aussies, so I knew what the mask was immediately. I also travelled from Bali to East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo (on a very scary plane lol) and we travelled up the Mahakam River to Central Borneo. One night we went to an ancient healing ceremony performed by witch doctors dressed in similar garb. It was pretty intense, VERY hot and humid and VERY loud drums and music, it was pretty overwhelming.
Did you see the tall speakers up in the rafters??? Can you imagine how BEAUTIFUL the music would have sounded acoustically in that room?!!! Wow. Unreal.
Too old to clean up that massive place!! Would love some of the carpets, art, bric a brac & books. What a collection!! Wow! Having a organ in your home! I think the house was just too full. Easier to pull up roots & move. Hopefully he willed it to someone who will appreciate it or make sure it's preserved for prosperity.
You would have to get some of the roof repaired, as well as the badly rotted floors repaired which would cost a fortune. That may have been the reason why he left.
I’m sitting here watching your videos and i absolutely love them! I watch them every night before bed! I love the Bible verses at the beginning of them!! The world needs more people like you and your beautiful wife!! I’ll keep on watching and supporting you!! & You do have a calming voice! I love how respectful you are too! 😊
The pipe organ and the huge loom for making fabrics and rugs were my favorite parts. This man was/is an amazing human being! What an amazing house this is!
He is still alive so only he can do something with this place until he passes away.. Then his next of kin will own it.. Yes he does have a next of kin.
@@janet7580IF he’s still alive. He disappeared in 2019. That’s five years ago. Maybe he went somewhere where no one would find him and died from a lonely heart because of his brother passing away from a heart attack. Doubtful he has kids or any other family.
I don't think this is sad, I think it's wonderful. A reminder that we come and go in this world, This artist was obviously very happy and cosy in this house and it looks full of beautiful happy memories with his partner. So many places to sit and so many things to enjoy. Returning back to the soil like everything does, but this man had a good time while he was here. I hope I get to be that lucky
This is his intentional & final work of art .A tribute to his Lover, Love & Life. It should be up to him as to what's to become of it ,be it to crumble & fall. It feels like a lot of medicine sessions happened here!!!Tibetan flag. His Sacred Alter!!!! His Shrine Room I Ching Divination coins. He enjoyed meditation & Buddhism Quite a free Spirit I wish him well & Namaste!!! He has given up his attachments to this Life
@@armegar1832 You are right. So you are the artist? I see the state is suing you in September. I hope that turns out well. It's a great place and you have some fantastic work there - hope you can sell the mansion and the work or retrieve it all. I am so sorry for the loss of your brother- philadelphia doesn't happen often - separation of Pollux and Castor- incredibly sad.
Well what can i say. Im absolutely blown away by this one. In fact im speechless 😱and trust me that is very rare! As has been previously said i agree that this should somehow be preserved. I also agree about Big Bankz voice, compassion , respect for whats dicovered. I love these videos and this one has been epic. Thank you 🙏. Please keep them coming. You are impacting lots of lives in different ways which makes you too an artist. My mental health splkes immensely when i see and hear you and your videos. Thats a major thing. May God Bless you and keep you safe.. from Helen in the UK 🙏👍🥰
This reminds me of The House on The Rock. Near Madison WI. So unique, and definitely an artist's house. I felt when walking through the House On the Rock, the man was slowly losing his mind as you got deeper into all his rooms and collections. Crazy! This is a great find, loved it!
I once read somewhere that most genius's suffer from some mental issues as they age, and/or drug addictions (including alcohol). But this guy must've been very energetic most of his life to accomplish all these incredible works of art.
Kirtan pichwai and the lotus in the Indian art work is significant to the art work itself. This man was very into spirituality in all forms and a lot of thing’s you’ve shown all seem to represent positivity and light
I didn't like some of his paintings though with a lot of dark colors and black in them but a lot of the other things and all the Tibetan Buddhist and all the other Buddhist things and also a little bit of Hindu I think yes those were all beautiful and the rugs and the way he had it decorated even though he didn't always have the best tables he did have a way of decorating to make it very interesting . Yes he had many wonderful things including the pipe organ and the cello and the sitars
Great video. Artistic people are not like your average person. They are in their own world. Always learning. Always creating. Their eyes see things most people overlook. The instrument in the prayer room with the long neck with the giant bowl on the end is a sitar. I believe George Harrison learned to play one.
🥀What an amazing house! I could live in it if it had at least partial central heat and air and running water. Some of the paintings and carpets are to die for.😊 🎀I figured-out who the designer was through research. He designed fabric and dresses, and I saw two of his fabric and dress designs that I could wear right now! Incredible. They were designed in the nineteen-sixties, so that's saying a lot! They were so tasteful!👗 ✨️Someone really ought to catalog and tag everything and have an auction, the proceeds from which could benefit something the designer liked. Letting these beautiful things rot ought to not be an option🥀
Crazy BEAUTIFUL !! Pining over the art. Someone should definitely contact a gallery to get that out of there. Don't want them to mold up like his wool yarn and loom. Absolutely Stunning. Thank-You.
@Annie497He or she said a gallery and not a museum. There is a very big difference between the two. Perhaps you should fully read a comment before you make your remark. Additionally, the writer doesn't intend the moldy wool and loom for the gallery. The comment is a desire to conserve the art so it doesn't become moldy like these previously mentioned objects. Like the art of listening, it really helps if you take the time to fully read and comprehend what this writer is expressing before you prematurely shoot your load!
I just have to say is I think you're the best explorer on TH-cam. My favorite thing is when you put your hand to the camera before the shot. It's a GREAT opener! This mansion though is amazing!! Thanks for sharing it. You're the BEST!
You know what's amazing about that organ? It's the fact that it was most likely installed in the house while the house was being built in 1901. That is crazy to think about. It's so sad that such a beautiful instrument was just left there to rot away. I truly hope that one day it gets saved along with all the artwork.
That car is worth $152,000 fully restored. It has a 2.2 straight 6 engine with fuel injection. That's an awesome exploration find you found. I pray that no vandals find it!
I don't know what connections you have but these items need to be in a museum to be protected. Someone will eventually figure out where this is and steal everything. Please report it to someone who has the power to do something with it and share this mans story and talents wuth the world. ❤
What flows my mind is that if this has been abandoned for over a decade why has it not been ransacked and looted before this. Are you guys the very first people to ever discover this? Is it so well hidden and you guys are just such expert explorers that you're the first to find it? Not criticizing you but I'm just in awe and amazement! Keep up the excellent work!
Why can’t you say who it was? “The man?” Some things are beautiful, some things are ugly, some things are CREEPY, and it’s all sad. Who owns it? If he was as famous as you keep saying, there was a fortune in art that’s moldering away.
This is the most amazing mansion I have ever seen. How cool that you found this. But the man who owns this is very, very eccentric as you said. I can’t imagine the thought process behind these art pieces. He is definitely a different kind of person for sure. Looks like he has experienced life to the fullest extent possible. A great find. Thanks for sharing.
Best a banded home video ever. This is really cool, perfect place for a hippy colony with youth and craftsmanship to restore this old piece of history. It would take a lot of work to restore but doable with either a lot of money or some group that would live there and restore it. You past by a few areas outside that showed me that the outside was once a beautiful garden. He has to have heirs somewhere, maybe another country. Hopefully the beautiful art, musical pieces etc.. are saved before it’s to late. Their is a lot of value in the processions in the home. Maybe your wonderful video will spark the right interest to restore or at least save all the good stuff inside.
Believe it or not some people here claim to know who he is and one said she found his blog but she won't give anybody the name of his blog and some of us would love to know what he has to say and what he thinks and what he talks about .
Now that's a contradiction. Saying the house is insane, requires you to make assumptions about the artist and his mental stability. I would call that "getting into an artist's head", and making an unprofessional, unsolicited judgemental pseudodiagnosis.
So i read an article. His friend laid in state for 5 weeks, unembalmed. But there was a hole in the roof that kept the house so cold, that his body stayed in good shape. The author even mention snow drifting into the room through the hole in the roof. It leads me to believe a lot of the house was in decay before the owner moved out.
There should be an amazing museum for this special artist ,artistry ... it's beautiful and special .. ... a privilege to get to see... I don't know your name ... please don't let it be lost to those who appreciate it...even before they know it...
This guy has traveled the world. He is a collector who collects pieces from the places he has traveled to. This mansion is very worldly. Also the black hat doesn't look like a pirate hat. It looks more like a Matador hat.
I could live in that house as is. It's the most beautiful house I have seen, brings back memories and nostalgia. Thank you guys for extraordinary experience!
This was falling apart far before 2019 as the artist has been unable to keep up his home for a while now. It was stated that snow was coming into the bedroom upstairs way back in 2013
Thank you for this episode. It is a powerful reminder. What this structure & its contents poignantly point to is how nothing of beauty and grandeur, stratospheric success attained in this world will EVER satisfy.the soul. The saying, "you can't take it with you", is here but I'd go further & say eventually THE realization dawns on us -- NOTHING in this world is what we truly wanted. Wonderful episode for meditation. Again, thank you so much.
The carpets were from different parts of the globe, maybe regions he visited. His own work was very different. Take a look at how carpets are produced. Very interesting to see the skill and time required. Rugs can be quickly hooked up together and look less intricate, more commercial and identical to each other.
As a designer myself I loved this house so much! And inspired me to continue with my art work, it seems he had a epic time at this house! Thanks for sharing with respect and kindness ❤
I love this home and wish for this property and all items within the home to be cleaned up, restored and preserved. This is my favorite home so far that you've shared. Again, I dont think words can even describe everything I love about it; from the art to the cultural pieces to the old books to the overall architecture.... just an amazing piece of property.
@@lynndalton733fully aware of that detail, and I do not believe it is a major trespass. From what I’ve read in the comments he’s out of the country, most likely, and the area wants to tear the home down.
Un univers maximaliste, intriqué et fascinant. On l’explore comme un bigarré voyage à travers les pays , les époques , les dimensions artistiques et spirituelles. Merci à cet homme d’avoir créé ce lieu unique.
My great aunt went to the nearby college and attented parties at this house. The man as being referred to was big into LS D and was fasinated with vampires according to some of the party guests. I did see some things in the videos associated with interest in Vampires. My Aunt wore some of his dresses in a showing at one of the parties. I recognized the inside from photos my aunt has from the late 60s early 70s. I will ask her if she would share photos they are hard copies it was beforw digital cameras ya know. She told me the village he is at and he does or did have a son. Hes in his early 90s. There were some dark things that happened at some of the parties and there were rumours of missing women from the college or the area that had been to the parties. There wasnt electricity when she went there. Candles and maybe generators. He did amazing art for sure but he was definitely out there.
This makes me sad to think he spent his life creating a beautiful house that no one cared about. All that work and love poured into this home for it to just sit wasted.... just so sad 😢
There is something deeply moving, somber even, almost depressing about how this was all left. So many many personal treasures are placed lovingly, with such thought and care all around this home. In every inch, there is either space purposefully left or something taking up space with purpose. Each undoubtedly has its own story. Its own memory. This place clearly was bursting at the seams with love, life and energy at one point. And yet, it was all left where it stood. I understand there may even be the remains of a deeply loved individual buried on this very property? All left behind with the items, the home, and the land. For natural and time to take over, take its toll and change what once was, at will. Its really quite poetic in its own right...to put so much of one's time and energy into making such a glorious mansion a home. One that was truly LIVED in, and enjoyed. Only to walk away from it, for one reason or another. Maybe many reasons. Also its interesting how even with all of it and its belongings serving purpose in one way or another at one point in time, its also unfinished in many ways. Possibly unfinished on purpose of course. Exposed brick. Unsealed vaulted ceilings. Exposed beams and many other details lived in undone. Paired with such refinery of decor. How this home, how its ended up and how the story of the intriguing wildly interesting man who owned and lived here, and even his partner, all ended up. Once larger than life. Living life to the fullest. So much work put in. So much of ones self. And then..poof. Its no more. Seizing to exist in anyway other than the memories he took with him of this place, his partner and the times spent, had and celebrated and mourned here. Its funny if you think about it...Art really does imitate life. Especially when someone is an artist at heart, much like this man is. His life while here was living breathing art in motion. I think this quote by Howard Barker helps to summarize my interpretation of the choices this designer made and his story surrounding this home etc. ; "Tragedy is the greatest art form of all. It gives us the courage to continue with our life by exposing us to the pain of life. It is unsentimental, it takes us seriously as human beings, it is not condescending. Paradoxically, by seeing pain we are made greater, it becomes a need."
I'm new here i have watch several of your videos and i love story's like this it's amazing to see what people left behind! But you make everything come alive if even for a minute!! Your also very respectful to other people's stuff! Stay safe and continue what your doing!!
Some of his worship place was Buddhist, but there was also Hindu. He had a Vishnu diety and a Krishna diety. The musical instruments : 1 was a Sitar, the drums were Tablas.
Dear Sir please sell your belongings for generations to enjoy! Your house, art and everything is Magnificent. I appreciate your talent and getting to veiw it. Loving a lot of peices in this mansion it’s a shame to let it go to the waist side and have no one love it once more. I found my brother as well 😢
Omg blow my mind in this house " What a legand The Buddhist temple & all the ancient instruments " Loved to have met him ' & hanged out ' on a different level ' everything Wow 👌🏼 thanks fir sharing ❤
The coffin and zebra rug caught my eye first. The painting beside the coffin looks like a person raising the left hand in the middle of a fire. The car is a beauty. I love old cars. Thank you, Sir for this video! Your work is greatly appreciated. Bless you heart.❤️🙏🏽
@@Zana-t6q I'm starting to think you are a troll from another channel. His family would never get on here and behave this way. Just stop before you are reported.
Thank you for a rare gem of a tour. I have read some articles about the owner. One says he and his adopted brother were reunited. They lived in the house together, and his brother was on display after he passed away at the house. The owner still pays the taxes on the property. That is why no one can make any claims. Such a beautiful home.
Hahaha I laughed when you pointed to that vintage Apple computer and said look at this little monitor! I learned how to use a computer on one of those over 40 years ago. That thing is worth some money!
When I hear things like "the owner disappeared without a trace" I immediately think they are still in the house somewhere, in the walls or under the bed 🤷☠️
I’m new to your channel and I Love the Bible verse at the beginning . I needed this verse today to settle my soul , thank you for putting Gods word out there and God bless and keep you🕊️
Hi from the UK. The White and red flag is the St George's flag. It is the English flag. And the Union flag is the British flag. Wot an interesting place. Stay groovy Russell 😎
I have very poor health , this has caused me to suffer from bad anxiety. I just wanted to say that your voice is very calming. I have watched all your videos over the last few weeks and i have enjoyed them all. Tonights was realky special. Thankyou so much for taking me to these wonderful places, your warmth and compassion really shine through. With love from the UK....
So sweet! ❤ in my prayers and may God Bless you!
I agree!!
@@gardensofthegodsI actually googled Hugo Kellen, and nothing comes up for me. I found out his name from another TH-cam person who is an explorer also.
@@gardensofthegodsI googled his name and nothing comes up
Cant they go through archive pasenger list of flights at the time of his dissapearance feel he may have returned to Asia to find inner peace _^ no family members left to inherit house amd contents? If not a museum should be created in his memory
This should be preserved as a museum. Hate to see art being destroyed.
Just because it's on canvas, doesn't mean it belongs in a museum, nor does it mean it's art at all. This house exhibits such an over indulgence in any and every whim of the owner, it makes me wince. And he was in NO way a Buddhist, even if he called himself that. Like every irresponsible, eccentric hoarder who has too much money, it will be left to someone else to clean up his abandoned mess. As the song goes, "everybody has a broken heart", but that's not an excuse for giving up on caring about what you've created, leaving it to others to deal with. I mean, how is anyone supposed to get a bulldozer up there to clean it up?
@@charmingjinx9379and you know this how?
One can’t help but suspect that “You” are projecting “your” own inner conflicts here. 🧐🤔Because your comment is incongruent with this particular man’s life style… from what I’ve gleaned here… this man’s indulgence was in freely expressing himself. It’s was strictly creative in nature…. 👀🧐
@@charmingjinx9379shusssssss!!!! Mind your own business. Let's see your house. I'm sure it's boring. 😂😂😂
@@jeanf5685 an arsonists dream
It's dope to see places like this. It makes me realize that at the end of the day, no matter what you got in this world, we're all just simple mortals. So, be a good person and respect others, no matter their race, religion, or whatever. Just be a good human being!
Love this sentiment!❤😊
Being an artist myself I was enchanted with this show. I do wish that someone nice would get the house and all within and save and restore that man's home and art work.
I totally agree!
I’m so happy to see that his mansion hasn’t been vandalized.
It will be now. Every time an urb-exer shows the outside of an abandoned house, vandals trash it within a month.
@@adamfitch965so awful that people do that for sure. Humans can really Suck.
It has, a bit.
@@adamfitch965 exactly, what a shame
Yet ......
One thing becomes clear when watching this kind of artist's mansion - it's all about the journey itself, not so much about the destination...🎨❤
I truly hope that these priceless works of art are rescued by legitimate procurers. Many are museum worthy. Just stunning! Thank you.
And so was that pipe organ and all those other interesting musical instruments, they should be saved.
The books as well.
LOL, why do you think they're "priceless"?? He was nobody so his art isn't worth anything.
@@DZNTMRhow do you know he was nobody?
Who is the artist
My heart just breaks to see all of that beauty just rot away.
I'm surprised the place hasn't been looted.
He left it and can’t bear to go back. His love died in the kitchen fire. He’s alive. You can buy a custom painting to this day. He’s 92. As far as I know he is living in Europe but he does have a website. He’s unhappy people go in that house. It’s a source of pain to him.
@@One-Crazy-Cat What?? Really?? How do you know all that?
sometimes i feel you dont have the right to go thought these places,and then again it is such a marvel to witness it,and that things should be preserved,that's respect to
Me to. But it happens on the face as well.😊
My mind can't fathom how cool this guys life must have been, he looks like he lived his life to the fullest .... makes me feel like I have not used my time on Earth fully.
It's truly a time capsule from the 1960s and 70s. Drugs, sex and rock and roll...then DISCO!!🎉
Someone, please, save that stuff, it’s incredible! It does need a local historian, or art historian, to go through and catalog and preserve what they can. Great video.
Only if the owner makes that choice
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.. DAM SHAME IF IT IS ALL LOST TO TIME.
The man is still alive living overseas. He has a son from a long ago short marriage, whom I would think will take over once the man passes away. He is 92 at this time.
@@glennd9527My mom lived until 2 months after her 103rd birthday. People from her generation and a few years younger are living a long, long time.
@@glennd9527 what is his name
Someone needs to catalog and preserve all these precious and interesting artifacts. It would be terrible to let mold and time destroy everything.
Fascinating explore.
I second that recommendation
After he passes away I imagine the house, artwork, rugs will go into his estate. I wonder if his "next of kin" knows what's going on.
It's a shame that all that beautiful artwork will not be seen by others. He is an amazing person and artist. Beautiful! beautiful! Artwork, history, and culture. He traveled the world and created his own artwork inspired by his travels, very opened minded person. Dolores
I thought I heard the guy say the owner had no next of kin. Regardless of one opinion or the other, this house and it's contents should NOT be left to rot. I make guitars. I would love some of that old aged wood to make some instruments. I wonder how the owner would feel about that?
Maybe he didn't have any?@@andrealand3884
What an amazing place ! I could spend hours just to look at all the books, art work , rugs, tapestry etc.
This stuff is worth thousands if not millions , what a waste sitting there rotting. They should be shared with the world. ❤❤
Oh, it will be shared now that this video has come out. It will be trashed and plummeted by treasure hunters and careless thieves. 😢
Mostly moldy worthless junk
Just the wine collection alone could be hundreds of thousands.
@@Beezer.D.B. Optimistic thoughts lead to optimistic outcomes. Keep the faith. His art is too beautiful to be squandered.
Kind of like a mandala, the monks spend lots of time building a beautiful piece of art from different colors of sand then destroy it to show they're not attached to physical things.
This place was unreal beyond words the artwork he made.should be saved. Thank you for sharing
Once black mold is present, everything is unfortunately trash. That’s probably why he left everything.
You can kill black mold
He has a lot of work museum's and collection's around the world. Mainly fabric work.
Who is the designer?
If the owner just disappeared, who was it that lay in the coffin until he was buried. His friend? mysterious. Insane place.
I believe when you reach a certain zen you just have knowing that all this material stuff is just dead weight and keeps ones soul tethered down....its the journey not the destination. What a beautiful soul. Freefall wherever you are. ❤
This young man gives me hope. He is respectful and in awe of the past. His cameraman does an excellent job and doesn't rush things. They make us feel as though we are actually exploring with them. In addition, he respects the properties and doesn't dox them (reveal their exact location) so that vandals and thieves don't come in to steal and destroy. Kudos to these young people! Keep these videos coming!
Carter IS the cameraman, lol.
The Artwork is amazing all art and antiques need to be saved before it all gets rotted.
Trouble is coming cause there is gold and silver all over that place as well as priceless art, everything! I'll guarantee that there's Andy warhol cause they were friends
Even more of the need to get the property secured and the stuff what is salvageable gotten off the premises. The rest should go into a big dumpster. Hire a person who knows what the good, the bad and the ugly need to go.
@apextowing8434 actually from what I read they wasn't friends
28:50 I think it’s called a butlers pantry. It being built in 1901 means there were people that worked within the home to keep it running!! Cooking, cleaning, everything
I was gonna answer this but idk how to tag the time. Yep. A butlers pantry indeed.
Definitely. It’s a butlers pantry. It’s where plates and platters are garnished
1901? you mean enslaved not "working voluntarily nor paid" 😢
I identified a few things for you, below. If he left in 2019, the place was falling apart while he lived there. It looks as though it had been left to decay decades ago, and I'm wondering if he bought it, intending to refurbish it, but then didn't, or just let it fall down around him. He was clearly a hoarder, as well. Why didn't you reveal his name, if he's so well-known? Anyway, it takes a long time for so much ruination to happen. It's a weird combination of interesting period stuff and total yard sale crap, like the plaster lions and concrete gargoyle. And there's a fair amount of evidence of recent squatters. My mother used to buy old New England homes and renovate them, and she'd find just about anything you could name in those places: a 250 year-old Bible with the family's names in it next to new Christmas tree tinsel.
The crystal light fixtures are period. They are typical of houses built between @ 1900 - 20. The big B&W is an Aubrey Beardsley print, or perhaps he copied the original drawing. The draped beds and ceilings are typical 1960s style! The plaster death masks are pretty cool, and the Balinese barong.That was an opium pipe you picked up, by the way. The harps are Celtic harps--different tuning than classical harps. In the temple, the long stringed instrument you strummed is a Chinese guzheng (I used to play the yangqin, a hammer dulcimer); the long-necked instruments in the corner area are both sitars, though the one leaning against the wall has no strings or pegs anymore. All the drums are from India, too, though they're found all over the area, as they're used in Buddhist and Hindu ceremonies. You found some Chinese coins, in there, too (holes in them). That pipe organ is gorgeous, and a bit fancier then many of those made for private homes.
The brass and iron beds in the finished attic are typical of servants' beds from early 20th c, so I wonder if they were left behind because it was too much trouble to move them out. We had a fully finished attic in our 1805 house, which was where the servants would have lived. No beds left in ours, but we still had a proper ceiling! It's too bad the ceiling up there is gone, as it's going to speed up the destruction of the whole place. Quite a find.
Wow, you know your stuff!! Artist’s name is Hugo Kellen. Never heard of him.
He was a artist. Made beautiful paintings. So very sad some of his artwork is in that house decaying. It should be in a gallery. ❤ Love your channel.
@Annie497 - I agree. Maybe first year at art school…
There are too many ignorant comments left to mention from people who should just say nothing at all. If you don't like it don't watch it. It is very easy to sit and criticize something you don't do yourself. This TH-camr is trying to give you a glimpse into an abandoned mansion you otherwise would have known nothing about. Bankz gives you enough info to do your own research if you want to know more. If you don't like his comments you can watch it with no sound. Be respectful of his efforts to bring you this video in the first place.
@bigbankz actually blurred what others forgot to blur... As the magazine cover in the living room.....
@@skaazy What's on the magazine?
Hey oh tall one you are respectful of persons and properties. I stopped watching others who were not. Sometimes I hear my mind screaming please save that but your calm respectful way is the best⚓️💕
@Annie497 Oh, annie, you don't respect anything. You have stated several places in the comments, how this man's art is not art. That it's basically trash, and it wouldn't belong in a museum. Because you said so. 😂 You're a wicked little imp.
And he always asks if he should be corrected or if it’s something different. And beauty is in the eyes of the beholder as well as interpretation.
It’s very hard to believe that this place has not been pilfered yet
I wish I knew who the designer was.
yeah me to I'd be there within 6 hours to load my box truck ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding probably cursed 😊
He definitely should comeback and donate these incredible finds to a museum. They are too beautiful to just let rot. Sir if you are reading these comments please don’t let these beautiful artifacts go to waste. They are beautiful.
No one wants them. Their loss is my gain. Their loss is their pain.
"A gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine,
Eclad in mightie armes and silver shield,
Wherein the dints of Old wounds did remain,
The sad reminder of many a bloodie field......
Edmund Spencer:
"The Faerie Queen.'
Read on....only first 3 verses, Book One 1st Canto.
it is me but also
I am the Unicorne.
I am Pegasus
One has to accept life as it presents itself. One only follows it.
I am Megarian, Euclid of Megara, "What is. Is." There is only good and Truth
Evil doesnt exist.
I am Prometheus, giving fire to mankind.
I am Capricornus,
I am a spirit from the planet Saturn,
I am Saturnus.
I am Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhist
I am the State Oracle of Tibet
I am Theravada Buddhist,
now living among the most beautiful and loving people, the Burmese in Burma.
Mahamuni Buddha led me here.
I have unburdened myself from pain, material possessions and escaped being trapped in that house surrounded by ugly , hateful people.
It tells my story having lived there from 31 Years old until I was 88 years old. I am 92.
I am on Wikipedia
My young brother died.
No sex or drugs. Just a collection of things no one wanted plus my art work that no one would even look at. These videos, 4, will be all that will be known of my work. The vandalism tells the story of the people that lived around me.
The weather damage is inevitable.
I left a country that would destroy art and kill creative people.
Now I am with the only creative people left on Earth. I will stay and then return to saturn..
Do not be sad or think it evil.
Evil doesn't exist. Only Good and Truth.
Let it all go to the four winds from whence it came!
I am the Sphinx
Who am I?
no kidding, do they know if someone owns it
Who knows where the guy is.. they said he disappeared. But I don’t care if it’s been “abandoned “ since 2018 it’s wrong to go on to someone else’s property and go thru their stuff . There’s green plants in the one room . Who’s watering them? There’s probably squatters there
Wow. This reminds me of my grandparents home. They did a world cruise when my dad was 14 in 1928-29. Gone for 6 months. That was their longest trip. They sent back all kinds of beautiful things, including rugs.
I really hope someone doesn’t find and trash it. Thanks for posting, I can enjoy and appreciate it from here. 👍
I'm getting a Very Chaotic Vibe watching this. Like maybe the man was Bi polar. His art harbors High Anxiety. Just my empathic impressions
Agree!
Oh my gosh,yes!
@user-jv2xg6yo8z Have no clue who this man is/was so no I don't know what tragedy he's had in his life
@@SharonJones-ql8oy what was his name the artist
OK Chresscan
I agree, his stuff should go into a museum (before the house decay anymore). This is what it feels like to me a museum. Nice find!
He is clear he don’t want that. He left after the kitchen fire took his love. Hes alive in Europe still. Hes not happy people are going in as it’s something he can’t face. Hes been known to complain to TH-cam when he finds a video. Hes 92 and very much alive.
He is paying tax and such on the estate.
The art, chandeliers, rugs, fabrics, and altar! A fabulous life was lived there! Absolutely beautiful!TY❤
You are such a nice person, so respectful of the property you explore. I love that you have a scripture verse in the beginning of videos. Blessings to you ❤
This man did the right thing for his life. I believe he left because this house did not bring him happiness anymore. He probably realized that material things were not bringing him happiness anymore and he could afford to go where he found happiness and leave everything behind. I honor him for this. I can see him not having any regrets and he is happy where he is now until he leaves this world.
The man may have gotten ill and had to leave. I don't know...
@@rlnstn9300 Do your research!
@@rlnstn9300 he died
He left, and will probably never come back
County/state records would show if the property taxes are being paid or if the house was abandoned.
I’m excited and hopeful that he is in fact still around, and he keeps his word on his showings in Singapore and Paris. He didn’t fit the norm, or society’s norm that is, and did everything his own way, unapologetically. A true artist.
The person called his "friend" in this video was actually his life partner, correct?
@@LP-jn4tw yes, that is correct.
@@ohioarrowheads7977 Thanks. I figured. Good for the artist and his partner. Was hoping it wasn't the usual bible-waver homophobia at work here concealing things, but...
Can someone go and do him the favor of putting all these into museum before it gets stolen
Someone should live here and fix it up
Where is this at
Is there anyway we could talk with this designer
If it's not far I would go
And see if living there I can bring life back into this place
Hello how could we get in contact with the famous designer
Young man do you know how to get in contact with him
58:37 that’s a SITAR!!! I love this meditation room. Such a cool house !!!!!
Many hindu 🕉 pcs in that house as well as numerous alters in the meditation room. Luv that room❤
Again! lol. Great work! 😂❤
@@nancytibbetts1953 NOT HINDUISM OR STUPID HINDU GODS BUT BUDDHISM
The other stringed instrument looks Japanese.
Thank you for saying that because it was making me rack my brain trying to remember what it was called.
Thank you for the video, commentary and for being so respectful of the property. Such a shame this place is being left neglected!
That is a true coffin, body shaped. A casket is the rectangular shape.
What an amazing home. Artists sometimes have many different thoughts going on so what looks like chaos is actually genius.
I agree 100%.
Artist boughr two coffins when his brother died. one for hinselfor when he died having no one to arrange getting one for him. Family tradition and must be Oak.
It was mostly disgyised as a hall table but exposed, trashing the artifacts on top by vandals. He got them from a Trappist Monasteryy in Ohio that the monks mske and each one sold they hold a special Mass for the deceased. The crosses have their names chisseled on them and are removable. Both crosses are in his Tibetan Study. It was sealed but vandals beoke in. Priceless stuff in there. A lot of valuable gem stones. family jewely looks stolen. worth a fortune!
There's a difference between coffins and caskets.
The coffin his partner was displayed in and rested in remains. He was buried in another coffin of finer wood a while later, the following January. He also wasn't embalmed.
@@EnPTroll Ewww the putrid stench of rotting flesh!
This has got to be one of the best places I've seen on TH-cam. Thanks so much for giving us this tour ❤️
I’ve done extensive research on this mansion and its owner. He’s simply out of town. I’m hoping the community where this astonishing home is will help preserve it. I do admit I’m obsessed and hope one day to visit. Funny thing is I found out that my mother wore a dress designed by this man. I’ve also discovered I have ancestry in the town where this home is. Dates back to 1776!!
Lol !!!
I'm an artist ( nationally recognized) This is fascinating. I'm kinda too old now but would luv to li e in a funky place. This guy is truly a very creative spirit. Hope he's ok,wherever he is. Huge project but this place should be cleaned up and cared for!!
Hey.
This old guy left the house for a reason. He's not on vacation. It's been 5 years he left in 2019. That's 5 years from 2024. He aint coming back. He's probably dead somewhere. And you say you know this guy, you don't even know his name.
@@angelinadobson7018 I do know his name. Out of high respect for him I will not tell you. His family has been notified that explorers have been on the property and in his home. So have the local police been informed by myself of the situation at the property.
Breathtaking! I wonder has he passed away? Probably. Seems like his heart just broke when his love died. What an interesting person he must have been. It would have been hard to have all of that brilliance inside and live. Know what I mean? Thank you for showing us this wonder and being so respectful of all of the artists belongings. I hope that he is okay with it. I am overwhelmed ….
I know the house well visited him many times ...played the Tracker organ on the third floor that he cut open the attic floor to install ...very cool artist
No way! That's amazing- is the story as people are telling it true? What can you tell us? We heard he used to throw crazy parties. How so was he able to keep his business running in wherever this is in a small place or did he leave everything and go there to create? I'm just very curious? Please tell us that he did not keep his partners body in the house- it's absurd, right?
would you mind telling me where? I would like to explore it. You can email me if you don't want others to know.
So what is his name?
That is impressive and so interesting, that you had first hand experience with this man. Please do not give out his name, it will only bring horrid people that have no respect for other's things and will ransack it, I would hate to hear that that has happened. Thank you for your most interesting story. I have wondered what those square additions that were added off the upper floors.
Would love to know who the artist was. I don't care where the house is.
This should be turned into a museum for others to enjoy his incredible work.
The Museum of Bad Taste is already at capacity.
I agree
It’s too dangerous for the general public. It needs to be condemned. All the items need to be carefully recovered and catalogued. There’s lots of antiquity in that place worth millions.
@@sharksport01 That's your opinion. I disagree.
@@sharksport01 I'm glad someone else thinks that way too. The word is kitsch.
What an honor and privilege to be trusted enough to Rome through this museum you’re a good Man Charlie Brown😊
A wise person here said the items should be preserved in a museum. The house itself should be transformed into a museum. Saved and restored and could be a beautiful educational tool for a time gkne by. It is so sad to see it rotting away. Thank you for sharing it with us.
He should have found a nice group of aging hippies to house sit the place.
Thank you for sharing this mansion of such a creative person. This man is truly free to leave everything ashes to ashes dust to dust. Especially in a society that is so addicted to stuff.
36:46 that painting is awesome and very inspiring. While watching this i read through some comments. It amazes me how some people voice their negative thoughts aloud. The speculation of what they perceive. People who dont love art dont appreciate it and live in a dull world. Artists are eccentric and eclectic, as an artist myself I appreciate other artists.
I wouldn't watch anything like it again then if it makes you suffer worse with anxiety!
@@karenspoors771 idk who this was meant for but I sure didn't have anxiety watching this video. 😆
I'm Australian and I've been to Bali several times like a lot of Aussies, so I knew what the mask was immediately. I also travelled from Bali to East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo (on a very scary plane lol) and we travelled up the Mahakam River to Central Borneo. One night we went to an ancient healing ceremony performed by witch doctors dressed in similar garb. It was pretty intense, VERY hot and humid and VERY loud drums and music, it was pretty overwhelming.
Did you see the tall speakers up in the rafters??? Can you imagine how BEAUTIFUL the music would have sounded acoustically in that room?!!! Wow. Unreal.
the way it was frozen in time w all the Christmas decorations gave me such nostalgia and sadness for some reason
I’m an old Gramma. I want to live there as it is! I would conjure up all kinds of scenarios and imagine to have lived them! What fun!!
I want to be there with you. I would tackle the little greenhouse first lol
I'd be there in a heartbeat
@@RogueWave2030 me too !
Too old to clean up that massive place!! Would love some of the carpets, art, bric a brac & books. What a collection!!
Wow! Having a organ in your home! I think the house was just too full. Easier to pull up roots & move. Hopefully he willed it to someone who will appreciate it or make sure it's preserved for prosperity.
You would have to get some of the roof repaired, as well as the badly rotted floors repaired which would cost a fortune. That may have been the reason why he left.
The owner possessed truly eclectic taste. I love that. So personal. So interesting ❤
I can’t imagine the parties he had
I’m sitting here watching your videos and i absolutely love them! I watch them every night before bed! I love the Bible verses at the beginning of them!! The world needs more people like you and your beautiful wife!! I’ll keep on watching and supporting you!! & You do have a calming voice! I love how respectful you are too! 😊
The pipe organ and the huge loom for making fabrics and rugs were my favorite parts. This man was/is an amazing human being! What an amazing house this is!
I would love for someone like the Trevor Project come and preserve this as an American castle and make it a museum.
He is still alive so only he can do something with this place until he passes away.. Then his next of kin will own it.. Yes he does have a next of kin.
@@janet7580😂
@@janet7580IF he’s still alive. He disappeared in 2019. That’s five years ago. Maybe he went somewhere where no one would find him and died from a lonely heart because of his brother passing away from a heart attack. Doubtful he has kids or any other family.
I don't think this is sad, I think it's wonderful. A reminder that we come and go in this world, This artist was obviously very happy and cosy in this house and it looks full of beautiful happy memories with his partner. So many places to sit and so many things to enjoy. Returning back to the soil like everything does, but this man had a good time while he was here. I hope I get to be that lucky
This is his intentional & final work of art .A tribute to his Lover, Love & Life. It should be up to him as to what's to become of it ,be it to crumble & fall. It feels like a lot of medicine sessions happened here!!!Tibetan flag. His Sacred Alter!!!! His Shrine Room I Ching Divination coins. He enjoyed meditation & Buddhism Quite a free Spirit I wish him well & Namaste!!! He has given up his attachments to this Life
Younger brother, not lover but great philadelphia between them, like Pollux & Castor.
@@armegar1832 No, it was his lover. He is quite famous.
@@doctorwatson9253 Not lover but brother. I should know since I own the mansion and he was my younger brother.
@@armegar1832 You are right. So you are the artist? I see the state is suing you in September. I hope that turns out well. It's a great place and you have some fantastic work there - hope you can sell the mansion and the work or retrieve it all. I am so sorry for the loss of your brother- philadelphia doesn't happen often - separation of Pollux and Castor- incredibly sad.
Ah well it seems Dr Watson has a screw loose. You do not own the mansion you silly goose.
Well what can i say. Im absolutely blown away by this one. In fact im speechless 😱and trust me that is very rare! As has been previously said i agree that this should somehow be preserved. I also agree about Big Bankz voice, compassion , respect for whats dicovered. I love these videos and this one has been epic. Thank you 🙏. Please keep them coming. You are impacting lots of lives in different ways which makes you too an artist. My mental health splkes immensely when i see and hear you and your videos. Thats a major thing. May God Bless you and keep you safe.. from Helen in the UK 🙏👍🥰
This reminds me of The House on The Rock. Near Madison WI. So unique, and definitely an artist's house. I felt when walking through the House On the Rock, the man was slowly losing his mind as you got deeper into all his rooms and collections. Crazy! This is a great find, loved it!
Yes! Exactly what I was thinking! I live near the House on the Rock in Wisconsin.
I'm from Madison Wisconsin ...this also reminds me of the House on the Rock!
I once read somewhere that most genius's suffer from some mental issues as they age, and/or drug addictions (including alcohol). But this guy must've been very energetic most of his life to accomplish all these incredible works of art.
I too have seen the House on the Rock. It really impressed me as creative.
Kirtan pichwai and the lotus in the Indian art work is significant to the art work itself. This man was very into spirituality in all forms and a lot of thing’s you’ve shown all seem to represent positivity and light
I didn't like some of his paintings though with a lot of dark colors and black in them but a lot of the other things and all the Tibetan Buddhist and all the other Buddhist things and also a little bit of Hindu I think yes those were all beautiful and the rugs and the way he had it decorated even though he didn't always have the best tables he did have a way of decorating to make it very interesting .
Yes he had many wonderful things including the pipe organ and the cello and the sitars
Great video. Artistic people are not like your average person. They are in their own world. Always learning. Always creating. Their eyes see things most people overlook. The instrument in the prayer room with the long neck with the giant bowl on the end is a sitar. I believe George Harrison learned to play one.
With Ravi Shankar
I love the sound of the sitar
Paint it Black.
🥀What an amazing house! I could live in it if it had at least partial central heat and air and running water. Some of the paintings and carpets are to die for.😊
🎀I figured-out who the designer was through research. He designed fabric and dresses, and I saw two of his fabric and dress designs that I could wear right now! Incredible. They were designed in the nineteen-sixties, so that's saying a lot! They were so tasteful!👗
✨️Someone really ought to catalog and tag everything and have an auction, the proceeds from which could benefit something the designer liked. Letting these beautiful things rot ought to not be an option🥀
Yes I found out who he is and his designs were gorgeous! Articles written in Bazaar about him. He was incredibly handsome as a young man.
Well.... what was his name?
Crazy BEAUTIFUL !! Pining over the art. Someone should definitely contact a gallery to get that out of there. Don't want them to mold up like his wool yarn and loom. Absolutely Stunning. Thank-You.
@Annie497He or she said a gallery and not a museum. There is a very big difference between the two. Perhaps you should fully read a comment before you make your remark. Additionally, the writer doesn't intend the moldy wool and loom for the gallery. The comment is a desire to conserve the art so it doesn't become moldy like these previously mentioned objects. Like the art of listening, it really helps if you take the time to fully read and comprehend what this writer is expressing before you prematurely shoot your load!
Hope someone saves it before the roof caves in.
Instruments collected from around the world. So cool
I just have to say is I think you're the best explorer on TH-cam. My favorite thing is when you put your hand to the camera before the shot. It's a GREAT opener! This mansion though is amazing!! Thanks for sharing it. You're the BEST!
I find this so very sad. Well done for being so respectful.
A truly beautiful treasure is found here. Wherever this gentleman is, I hope he is in good health and enjoying his travels.
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He was a very unique character no doubt!
You know what's amazing about that organ? It's the fact that it was most likely installed in the house while the house was being built in 1901. That is crazy to think about. It's so sad that such a beautiful instrument was just left there to rot away. I truly hope that one day it gets saved along with all the artwork.
That car is worth $152,000 fully restored. It has a 2.2 straight 6 engine with fuel injection.
That's an awesome exploration find you found. I pray that no vandals find it!
Looks like a 220se yes? Rouch ones like tha are worth a bit less, but damn.
@@Zana-t6qso sad.
@@Zana-t6qsuch a facinatating soul
I heard 151,500.
So what its not yours mind your own business
I don't know what connections you have but these items need to be in a museum to be protected. Someone will eventually figure out where this is and steal everything.
Please report it to someone who has the power to do something with it and share this mans story and talents wuth the world. ❤
If black mold is present, unfortunately it’s all trash. So sad. So many awesome and unique treasures.
What flows my mind is that if this has been abandoned for over a decade why has it not been ransacked and looted before this. Are you guys the very first people to ever discover this? Is it so well hidden and you guys are just such expert explorers that you're the first to find it? Not criticizing you but I'm just in awe and amazement! Keep up the excellent work!
@@Zana-t6q the family didn’t care or it still wouldn’t be sitting there deteriorating.
@@Zana-t6q Oh, good!
@@Cheetoluvnot necessarily true. Since Banks said his companion and partner instead of wife, he may not have any heirs, nor did his partner.
Why can’t you say who it was? “The man?” Some things are beautiful, some things are ugly, some things are CREEPY, and it’s all sad. Who owns it? If he was as famous as you keep saying, there was a fortune in art that’s moldering away.
This was a fascinating, and surprisingly emotional journey. I pray this place stands as it is...the way he left it.
This is the most amazing mansion I have ever seen. How cool that you found this. But the man who owns this is very, very eccentric as you said. I can’t imagine the thought process behind these art pieces. He is definitely a different kind of person for sure. Looks like he has experienced life to the fullest extent possible. A great find. Thanks for sharing.
Best a banded home video ever. This is really cool, perfect place for a hippy colony with youth and craftsmanship to restore this old piece of history. It would take a lot of work to restore but doable with either a lot of money or some group that would live there and restore it. You past by a few areas outside that showed me that the outside was once a beautiful garden. He has to have heirs somewhere, maybe another country. Hopefully the beautiful art, musical pieces etc.. are saved before it’s to late. Their is a lot of value in the processions in the home. Maybe your wonderful video will spark the right interest to restore or at least save all the good stuff inside.
Swamp hotdogs? I have always referred to them as cattails.
Same
And yea, most parts of a cattail plant, are edible.
You've been calling it the wrong name 😭😭😭😭
Lmao
Yes. Cat tails are correct.
First of all, I would never want to get into an artist head. This mansion is insane.
Believe it or not some people here claim to know who he is and one said she found his blog but she won't give anybody the name of his blog and some of us would love to know what he has to say and what he thinks and what he talks about .
And demonic
@@gardensofthegodsthere are plenty of clues to search with. Idk why y’all are so wound up. Google until you find it. Jeez!
@@sharonatlyou’re trippin! Hopefully the demons don’t come through the tv and get u! 😂
Now that's a contradiction. Saying the house is insane, requires you to make assumptions about the artist and his mental stability. I would call that "getting into an artist's head", and making an unprofessional, unsolicited judgemental pseudodiagnosis.
So i read an article. His friend laid in state for 5 weeks, unembalmed. But there was a hole in the roof that kept the house so cold, that his body stayed in good shape. The author even mention snow drifting into the room through the hole in the roof. It leads me to believe a lot of the house was in decay before the owner moved out.
That’s what I read as well. Also, the deceased was his bio brother who was given up for adoption at birth.
I’m two minutes in and I feel something in my heart.. it’s a privilege to get to see into this house and you make that possible 😌❤️
It reached out to me too
There should be an amazing museum for this special artist ,artistry ... it's beautiful and special .. ... a privilege to get to see... I don't know your name ... please don't let it be lost to those who appreciate it...even before they know it...
This guy has traveled the world. He is a collector who collects pieces from the places he has traveled to. This mansion is very worldly. Also the black hat doesn't look like a pirate hat. It looks more like a Matador hat.
I could live in that house as is. It's the most beautiful house I have seen, brings back memories and nostalgia. Thank you guys for extraordinary experience!
Never ceases to amaze me how quickly homes/buildings deteriorate in just a few years....
This was falling apart far before 2019 as the artist has been unable to keep up his home for a while now. It was stated that snow was coming into the bedroom upstairs way back in 2013
Nature wastes no time In reclaiming her property 😊😊
Thank you for this episode. It is a powerful reminder.
What this structure & its contents poignantly point to is how nothing of beauty and grandeur, stratospheric success attained in this world will EVER satisfy.the soul. The saying, "you can't take it with you", is here but I'd go further & say eventually THE realization dawns on us -- NOTHING in this world is what we truly wanted.
Wonderful episode for meditation.
Again, thank you so much.
I loved the watercolor paintings in the dining room that were put together to make one large piece. Also the black & white with the vases in front.
The fact that the carpet was made in the home AMAZES ME.🔥
The carpets were from different parts of the globe, maybe regions he visited. His own work was very different. Take a look at how carpets are produced. Very interesting to see the skill and time required. Rugs can be quickly hooked up together and look
less intricate, more commercial and identical to each other.
As a designer myself I loved this house so much! And inspired me to continue with my art work, it seems he had a epic time at this house! Thanks for sharing with respect and kindness ❤
I love this home and wish for this property and all items within the home to be cleaned up, restored and preserved. This is my favorite home so far that you've shared. Again, I dont think words can even describe everything I love about it; from the art to the cultural pieces to the old books to the overall architecture.... just an amazing piece of property.
@@lynndalton733fully aware of that detail, and I do not believe it is a major trespass. From what I’ve read in the comments he’s out of the country, most likely, and the area wants to tear the home down.
Un univers maximaliste, intriqué et fascinant. On l’explore comme un bigarré voyage à travers les pays , les époques , les dimensions artistiques et spirituelles. Merci à cet homme d’avoir créé ce lieu unique.
My great aunt went to the nearby college and attented parties at this house. The man as being referred to was big into LS D and was fasinated with vampires according to some of the party guests. I did see some things in the videos associated with interest in Vampires. My Aunt wore some of his dresses in a showing at one of the parties. I recognized the inside from photos my aunt has from the late 60s early 70s. I will ask her if she would share photos they are hard copies it was beforw digital cameras ya know. She told me the village he is at and he does or did have a son. Hes in his early 90s. There were some dark things that happened at some of the parties and there were rumours of missing women from the college or the area that had been to the parties. There wasnt electricity when she went there. Candles and maybe generators. He did amazing art for sure but he was definitely out there.
So what was his Name? Seems some folks know, but no one is sharing.
This makes me sad to think he spent his life creating a beautiful house that no one cared about. All that work and love poured into this home for it to just sit wasted.... just so sad 😢
How is it sad the guy was an artist he made all these masterpieces he didnt need to show off people not everybody are looking for fame like yall
@@some1.111 I wasn't suggesting fame I was suggesting respect for his work 💚
my guess is he never had kids, and he got sick and had to leave
There is something deeply moving, somber even, almost depressing about how this was all left. So many many personal treasures are placed lovingly, with such thought and care all around this home. In every inch, there is either space purposefully left or something taking up space with purpose. Each undoubtedly has its own story. Its own memory. This place clearly was bursting at the seams with love, life and energy at one point.
And yet, it was all left where it stood. I understand there may even be the remains of a deeply loved individual buried on this very property? All left behind with the items, the home, and the land. For natural and time to take over, take its toll and change what once was, at will.
Its really quite poetic in its own right...to put so much of one's time and energy into making such a glorious mansion a home. One that was truly LIVED in, and enjoyed. Only to walk away from it, for one reason or another. Maybe many reasons. Also its interesting how even with all of it and its belongings serving purpose in one way or another at one point in time, its also unfinished in many ways. Possibly unfinished on purpose of course. Exposed brick. Unsealed vaulted ceilings. Exposed beams and many other details lived in undone. Paired with such refinery of decor. How this home, how its ended up and how the story of the intriguing wildly interesting man who owned and lived here, and even his partner, all ended up. Once larger than life. Living life to the fullest. So much work put in. So much of ones self. And then..poof. Its no more. Seizing to exist in anyway other than the memories he took with him of this place, his partner and the times spent, had and celebrated and mourned here.
Its funny if you think about it...Art really does imitate life. Especially when someone is an artist at heart, much like this man is. His life while here was living breathing art in motion. I think this quote by Howard Barker helps to summarize my interpretation of the choices this designer made and his story surrounding this home etc. ; "Tragedy is the greatest art form of all. It gives us the courage to continue with our life by exposing us to the pain of life. It is unsentimental, it takes us seriously as human beings, it is not condescending. Paradoxically, by seeing pain we are made greater, it becomes a need."
I'm new here i have watch several of your videos and i love story's like this it's amazing to see what people left behind! But you make everything come alive if even for a minute!! Your also very respectful to other people's stuff! Stay safe and continue what your doing!!
Some of his worship place was Buddhist, but there was also Hindu. He had a Vishnu diety and a Krishna diety. The musical instruments : 1 was a Sitar, the drums were Tablas.
I have never seen anything like this before. Thank you so much !
Dear Sir please sell your belongings for generations to enjoy! Your house, art and everything is Magnificent. I appreciate your talent and getting to veiw it. Loving a lot of peices in this mansion it’s a shame to let it go to the waist side and have no one love it once more. I found my brother as well 😢
Omg blow my mind in this house " What a legand The Buddhist temple & all the ancient instruments " Loved to have met him ' & hanged out ' on a different level ' everything Wow 👌🏼 thanks fir sharing ❤
The coffin and zebra rug caught my eye first. The painting beside the coffin looks like a person raising the left hand in the middle of a fire. The car is a beauty. I love old cars.
Thank you, Sir for this video! Your work is greatly appreciated. Bless you heart.❤️🙏🏽
This guy had mental issues and it shows.
@@Zana-t6q I'm starting to think you are a troll from another channel. His family would never get on here and behave this way. Just stop before you are reported.
I too have several zebra rugs and a coffin.
Thank you for a rare gem of a tour. I have read some articles about the owner. One says he and his adopted brother were reunited. They lived in the house together, and his brother was on display after he passed away at the house. The owner still pays the taxes on the property. That is why no one can make any claims. Such a beautiful home.
Hahaha I laughed when you pointed to that vintage Apple computer and said look at this little monitor! I learned how to use a computer on one of those over 40 years ago. That thing is worth some money!
When I hear things like "the owner disappeared without a trace" I immediately think they are still in the house somewhere, in the walls or under the bed 🤷☠️
Oooo there's a thought!
Lol! I bet you like homicides or watch Amy Alan!
That's crazy! I'm thinking about the same things
I'm so speechless about this place and the artist who owned it because he was an amazing individual.❤
BED IS ACTUALLY MADE UP AMAZING ❤
There is a lot about him on the internet and his life is fascinating, thank you for the video ❤
I'm still trying to figure out who it is
"It's so much stuff it's overwhelming."
"What kind of instrument is this?"
You crack me up.🤣🤣🤣
It was so cute when he was like, look at all that yarn!
I’m new to your channel and I Love the Bible verse at the beginning .
I needed this verse today to settle my soul , thank you for putting Gods word out there and God bless and keep you🕊️
This place has nothing to do with God, nothing
Paintings are fabulous! Love that big open room with the solid color paintings. He was a very accomplished painter.
Hi from the UK. The White and red flag is the St George's flag. It is the English flag. And the Union flag is the British flag.
Wot an interesting place. Stay groovy Russell 😎