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Post by rhinomilk on Sept 21, 2011 12:01:51 GMT -8
didn't think i'd ever buy a painting off a posting on craigslist....
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Post by lowpro on Sept 24, 2011 6:33:27 GMT -8
Hit up the Tim Burton exhibit at LACMA yesterday before heading back east next week. So good. Truly a must see for any film or art lover. If you're in the area and haven't seen it, get there before Halloween when it closes.
Plus you get to peep the Ai Weiwei Zodiac Heads while you're there, which was a happy surprise as I had no clue they'd be there. Think they were installed on Thurs, so talk about good timing.
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Post by mistersmith on Sept 24, 2011 14:54:09 GMT -8
I'm getting excited about the Ian Schults show at Gallery Heist in SF in a few weeks...he looks like he might be a '60s Americana kind of cross between Adam Caldwell and Ian Francis...I hope the stuff looks good in person. www.icontact-archive.com/_DPStY6uZnMIhYp5_AfKXqQGvDebvwv5?w=2Hit up the Tim Burton exhibit at LACMA yesterday before heading back east next week. So good. Truly a must see for any film or art lover. I saw that at its run at NY MoMA...do you know if it's still complete? Is it the exact same exhibit? I'll be in LA over 10/6-8, might go to this again.
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Post by twitch on Sept 26, 2011 11:32:33 GMT -8
I didn't want to spam with a new thread, but just wanted to stop in and say Hi to everyone, I'm the new guy here. Art collecting is something I've always been interested in but never really considered pursuing until now. I don't think I'll ever be able to afford originals or high profile prints but hopefully I'll be able to assemble a small collection of prints that I really like. The first print I bought was a limited edition of Atlantis by Angelina Wrona, Now I'm looking to add a print or two and start my collection. Finding this site has been the best thing to happen to my fledgling art collecting hobby but at the same time it's all extremely overwhelming. Without experience it's hard to decipher the various limited editions, and signed prints put out by artists. I really only want to collect prints that I love, but at the same time I need them to at least relatively hold their value. It's all a very confusing world to me but one I'm excited to join.
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Post by svenman on Sept 26, 2011 11:39:48 GMT -8
welcome twitch. hope the collecting turns out to be a fun ride.
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Post by oldfartatplay on Sept 26, 2011 12:16:53 GMT -8
Finding this site has been the best thing to happen to my fledgling art collecting hobby but at the same time it's all extremely overwhelming. Without experience it's hard to decipher the various limited editions, and signed prints put out by artists. I really only want to collect prints that I love, but at the same time I need them to at least relatively hold their value. It's all a very confusing world to me but one I'm excited to join. Welcome twitch Take your time looking at a lot of different artists work. Sooner or later something will reach out and grab you. As you said "I really only want to collect prints that I love". That's the best advice anyone can give you. Many people jump into this hobby spending a lot of money on art and find out later they're not as crazy about it as they first thought.
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Post by epicfai on Sept 26, 2011 13:27:18 GMT -8
welcome twitch!
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Post by Weezy on Sept 26, 2011 18:48:23 GMT -8
Hi Twitch.
I don't know where you live but if it's in or near an urban area, you should consider checking out student shows at local art schools, especially if they're well known, difficult to get into art schools.
When I lived in San Francisco, the San Francisco Art Institute would have annual student work sales, where you could pick up some great original artwork for around $100. You could chat up students at student shows whose work you really like and often get a deal too. Every year I also fly up to Davis, CA (my hometown) to see the student shows at the annual ceramics conference there. One of my favorite pieces in my collection is from one of those shows, and I paid less for it than just about everything else.
Also, look online. There is a lot of original art sold directly by the artists. Galleries have overhead, so they're only going to carry artists who can sell at prices to support the gallery and the gallery markups are often pretty substantial relative to what the artist takes home, and art supplies 'aint cheap. There are also affordable art fairs and charity events that sell smaller pieces by well-regarded artists.
In short, I think you can find reasonably high quality original art work at great prices if you spend some time focusing on sources. I wouldn't focus on prints if it's solely because of the price point, but if you really love an artist's work but don't want to pay for or don't have access to an original because of demand or it was sold to someone else, a print is an excellent option to enjoy that work every day in your home/office. I say that because prints are not often cheap, since they're going to carry the gallery overhead and reflect a price point of an artist whose work is in demand enough that there's a market for duplicates.
Good luck. I'm struggling to figure out what's what in collecting myself, but I think that's a lot of the fun-- discovering talent that's new to you, and going about procuring a piece. It can also be frustrating if you let it get to you, but in the end you get to live with the art you collected so passionately, which is great. I've especially appreciated getting to know fellow art enthusiasts, collectors and gallerists in the process. I haven't known too many people who were as in to art as me before I started collecting more actively, finding fora like this, etc. BTW, galleries are often great about layaway purchases (at least they were). My first "big" acquisition just out of school took me a whole year of payments, that I struggled to make, but it's one of my favorite pieces today because I still love it and I suffered for it. Even today I set aside a some of my discretionary paycheck as an art budget, but it's hard to time my expeditures in accordance with opportunities, which in a down market seem to be many.
Weezy
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Post by cpk on Sept 26, 2011 19:34:57 GMT -8
I didn't want to spam with a new thread, but just wanted to stop in and say Hi to everyone, I'm the new guy here. Art collecting is something I've always been interested in but never really considered pursuing until now. I don't think I'll ever be able to afford originals or high profile prints but hopefully I'll be able to assemble a small collection of prints that I really like. The first print I bought was a limited edition of Atlantis by Angelina Wrona, Now I'm looking to add a print or two and start my collection. Finding this site has been the best thing to happen to my fledgling art collecting hobby but at the same time it's all extremely overwhelming. Without experience it's hard to decipher the various limited editions, and signed prints put out by artists. I really only want to collect prints that I love, but at the same time I need them to at least relatively hold their value. It's all a very confusing world to me but one I'm excited to join. Welcome twitch When I first started collecting seriously, this place helped me out bunches.
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Post by twitch on Sept 27, 2011 6:45:11 GMT -8
Thanks for the advice everyone. I live in a pretty rural area in Saskatchewan, Canada. Most of the local art around here is aboriginal or very nature related. (Paintings of landscapes, animals, that type of thing.) It's not really my cup of tea by a long stretch but I will be making more of an effort to see what's available to me local and what kind of an art scene is here. I'm hoping that maybe somewhere there is a thriving art scene that I haven't heard about just because I haven't really gone looking before. I'd very much like to get originals over prints but it's just comes down to budget and access. I would love to snap up some local pieces though if they become available, again I'm hoping that when I start actually looking for it I'll start finding it. Otherwise I'll satisfy myself with prints, I've been spending a lot of time looking at various artists works this last week or two and I'm excited to start tracking down a piece to purchase. The better off buying an A work from a B artist rather than a B work from an A artist makes a lot of sense to me, but to be blunt at this point in time I'm not going to be able to determine the difference between A and B works and artists. I just don't have that level of refinement. I'm just going to look to make a couple purchases of prints that I really like and hopefully I'll still like them a couple years from now, and if I don't I'll just chalk it up to the cost of learning the ropes. Thanks everyone.
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Post by svenman on Sept 27, 2011 7:22:11 GMT -8
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Post by rhythmgtr5 on Oct 1, 2011 14:14:21 GMT -8
That kinetic sculpture looks really cool - do you have any videos of it in action?
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Post by evilchoy on Oct 3, 2011 10:07:54 GMT -8
The Joe Vaux heavily influenced family guy sequence was insane. It is great to see his paintings come to life...
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Post by tinytrunx on Oct 12, 2011 7:23:40 GMT -8
that was great ^^
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Post by Weezy on Oct 12, 2011 20:50:47 GMT -8
I've concluded that I'm nuts and should be locked up. I've made 4 huge (for me) purchases of art this year, I diligently sent in my piles of money, I'm feeling tapped out by overshooting my annual art budget by an imprudent margin, and I don't have a single one of those incredible works in my home at this moment to enjoy it.
And after waiting months in some cases it's probably going to be weeks (hopefully not additional multiple months) before I expect them arrive. One's apparently on a Where's Dora today world tour, one's on hold pending resolution of an issue, and two I bought in sell out shows weeks before they even opened, which means I have to wait months to get through opening and closing. All of which has me thinking about my earlier post about how much I could lose if they never showed up! I'm patient, especially for the pieces I really, really want for my collection, but sheesh!
Anyone else in this unenviable position?
Two of these works are dream pieces.
Weezy
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Post by Weezy on Oct 12, 2011 22:02:56 GMT -8
Amazon prime rocks. Unfortunately Amazon capitulated to collecting 11% sales taxes in the state, so I think I'm just going to buy less from them, and less, period. 11% on top of high income, property and car taxes and we don't seem to be getting much value for it.
Weezy
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Post by grotesqueanimal on Oct 13, 2011 10:17:38 GMT -8
I've concluded that I'm nuts and should be locked up. I've made 4 huge (for me) purchases of art this year, I diligently sent in my piles of money, I'm feeling tapped out by overshooting my annual art budget by an imprudent margin, and I don't have a single one of those incredible works in my home at this moment to enjoy it. And after waiting months in some cases it's probably going to be weeks (hopefully not additional multiple months) before I expect them arrive. One's apparently on a Where's Dora today world tour, one's on hold pending resolution of an issue, and two I bought in sell out shows weeks before they even opened, which means I have to wait months to get through opening and closing. All of which has me thinking about my earlier post about how much I could lose if they never showed up! I'm patient, especially for the pieces I really, really want for my collection, but sheesh! Anyone else in this unenviable position? Two of these works are dream pieces. Weezy Right now I am waiting for a porcelain figurine that got shipped from the UK to the US for an exhibition and will be shipped back to the UK and then to Austria in December (porcelain! I just do not want to think any further), and during the first half of the year I purchased around 8 or 9 (mostly smaller) pieces, so there was always something waiting to be shipped, something in the mail, something being delayed at customs, plus the nerve-wrecking 6 weeks waiting for a piece that was shipped without any confirmation. So I totally feel you. It sucks, even more so when there is a lot of money involved, as is the case with you. But you will forget all the trouble when the art is in your home.
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Post by shine166 on Oct 13, 2011 11:15:46 GMT -8
Just got home from Moniker, well worth popping in if you are in the area
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Post by epicfai on Oct 13, 2011 11:21:42 GMT -8
I've concluded that I'm nuts and should be locked up. I've made 4 huge (for me) purchases of art this year, I diligently sent in my piles of money, I'm feeling tapped out by overshooting my annual art budget by an imprudent margin, and I don't have a single one of those incredible works in my home at this moment to enjoy it. And after waiting months in some cases it's probably going to be weeks (hopefully not additional multiple months) before I expect them arrive. One's apparently on a Where's Dora today world tour, one's on hold pending resolution of an issue, and two I bought in sell out shows weeks before they even opened, which means I have to wait months to get through opening and closing. All of which has me thinking about my earlier post about how much I could lose if they never showed up! I'm patient, especially for the pieces I really, really want for my collection, but sheesh! Anyone else in this unenviable position? Two of these works are dream pieces. Weezy waiting is tough! i think i know at least 2 of these pieces that you are referring to weezy. here's to a safe arrival at Casa De Weezy
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Post by saL on Oct 13, 2011 11:28:46 GMT -8
Just got home from Moniker, well worth popping in if you are in the area was seriously considering flying to London for it.. to bad we're too busy packing up for a big move soon.. congrats on nice souvenir!
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Post by shine166 on Oct 13, 2011 11:35:15 GMT -8
Just got home from Moniker, well worth popping in if you are in the area was seriously considering flying to London for it.. to bad we're too busy packing up for a big move soon.. congrats on nice souvenir! Cheers, managed to get Peeta and Dface to sign one too. Im going to be attending everyday, so will pick up some bits to give away to members here that can not make it.
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Post by Weezy on Oct 13, 2011 19:34:55 GMT -8
I've concluded that I'm nuts and should be locked up. I've made 4 huge (for me) purchases of art this year, I diligently sent in my piles of money, I'm feeling tapped out by overshooting my annual art budget by an imprudent margin, and I don't have a single one of those incredible works in my home at this moment to enjoy it. And after waiting months in some cases it's probably going to be weeks (hopefully not additional multiple months) before I expect them arrive. One's apparently on a Where's Dora today world tour, one's on hold pending resolution of an issue, and two I bought in sell out shows weeks before they even opened, which means I have to wait months to get through opening and closing. All of which has me thinking about my earlier post about how much I could lose if they never showed up! I'm patient, especially for the pieces I really, really want for my collection, but sheesh! Anyone else in this unenviable position? Two of these works are dream pieces. Weezy Right now I am waiting for a porcelain figurine that got shipped from the UK to the US for an exhibition and will be shipped back to the UK and then to Austria in December (porcelain! I just do not want to think any further), and during the first half of the year I purchased around 8 or 9 (mostly smaller) pieces, so there was always something waiting to be shipped, something in the mail, something being delayed at customs, plus the nerve-wrecking 6 weeks waiting for a piece that was shipped without any confirmation. So I totally feel you. It sucks, even more so when there is a lot of money involved, as is the case with you. But you will forget all the trouble when the art is in your home. Katrin, I remember your ordeal on the piece you were waiting for without confirmation-- not only disappointing but a pain because in the absence of any information you probably had to spend an inordinate amount of your time trying to track down what happened. You and I are completely in the same boat regarding traveling delicate art pieces, so I can empathize with the stress you feel (I think I know the porcelain piece you're referring to). If it makes you feel any more confident, my dad's a ceramicist and my understanding is that the reason you can achieve such delicacy in porcelain is because the grain of the clay is so fine and dense, which makes it super resilient when fired (although while relatively resilient, the delicacy allowed in the rendering can make it more vulnerable...). I'll cross my fingers for you. My "traveling piece" is the Jinyoung Yu, which if you know her work is porcelain and molded pvc, all held together by these super tiny surgical knots. I'm wringing my hands about whether the integrity of those knots and the delicacy of the piece can withstand the journeys she's been on. And that doesn't even factor in the multiple times I imagine myself moving in a lifetime. I'm also empathetic about your dealings with Austrian customs because I studied at the Universitaet Wein for a year and dealt with them whenever I received packages from the US-- perhaps it's better now, but back then the layers of bureaucracy were simply mind-blowing (although still easier than my bureaucratic dealings getting an EU work permit on my own). Epicfai, I'm not even mentioning on the forum the second dream piece (after Jinyoung Yu) that I'm waiting for, which (for me at least) tops everything else in the Weezy collection. Although it's not really in the vein of this forum that others will be as excited about it as I am. It was such a challenge to procure, and I had such horrible experiences along the way, that until it arrives on my doorstep intact I just don't want to jinx anything even though I paid and everything's great with the gallery. I did learn something about obsessive perseverance in getting what you want, and that with it maybe I really can build the collection I want as long as I can afford it, even if I'm a nobody collector. Someday I will hope the collection will speak for me and give me access to work that I don't have today. I'll post to Mailbox for the unveiling-- should arrive appropriately near Christmas. Weezy
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Post by saL on Oct 14, 2011 2:46:44 GMT -8
I think Im already regretting not picking up Tauba Auerbach and/or Ai Weiwei print recently...
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Post by sin on Oct 14, 2011 9:44:57 GMT -8
The scultpure from Peeta just was shown in Italy and is finally on its way to me. We will be exhibiting it during Art Basal Miami in December. Cant wait to finally see it up close. SAM_0735 by customcourage, on Flickr
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Post by sin on Oct 14, 2011 10:01:56 GMT -8
Its PVC with airbrush on it. Its the first painted PVC sculpture he's done.
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