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Post by thecreep on Aug 5, 2009 13:16:28 GMT -8
I was just thinking about this today when looking at some new paintings from a few artists I enjoy. There is no doubt a lot of art is bought because of the potential worth it has, status and so on. It's been going on for years, nothing new. What I am wondering, is what artist would you collect art from, even knowing it would never be worth anything and no would ever care that you owned it. It would be strictly for you, art you are compelled to buy without the influence of any outside sources building it up. A few of mine to start would be: Glenn Barr : cant get enough of the way he paints, the content, b-movie references Basil Gogos : ever since I was a kid his work amazed me www.basilgogos.net/Dan Harding : up and comer that the horror kid in me digs. Super talented with oils. www.danhardingart.com/Scott Campbell : this is a recent one, really dig his imagination and style |
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Post by greenhorn1 on Aug 5, 2009 14:55:15 GMT -8
aaron horkey. I could stare at his line art for hours. i only wish his originals were cheap enough for me to buy.
I think I would also like Travis Louie's stuff regardless of how popular he was.
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Post by chetzar on Aug 5, 2009 15:54:28 GMT -8
aaron horkey. I could stare at his line art for hours. i only wish his originals were cheap enough for me to buy. I think I would also like Travis Louie's stuff regardless of how popular he was. Wow, Aaron Horkey is great. Never seen his work before. Thanks for the tip. |
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Post by chetzar on Aug 5, 2009 15:57:20 GMT -8
I was just thinking about this today when looking at some new paintings from a few artists I enjoy. There is no doubt a lot of art is bought because of the potential worth it has, status and so on. It's been going on for years, nothing new. What I am wondering, is what artist would you collect art from, even knowing it would never be worth anything and no would ever care that you owned it. It would be strictly for you, art you are compelled to buy without the influence of any outside sources building it up. A few of mine to start would be: Glenn Barr : cant get enough of the way he paints, the content, b-movie references Basil Gogos : ever since I was a kid his work amazed me www.basilgogos.net/Dan Harding : up and comer that the horror kid in me digs. Super talented with oils. www.danhardingart.com/Scott Campbell : this is a recent one, really dig his imagination and style Basil Gogos is one of my favorites. Dan Harding is a great up and commer. I actually was able to snag a couple of his for my own small collection (which I am gonna have to post on here one of these days). Love Glenn Barr also. Of course my number one to collect would be Beksinski: www.beksinski.pl |
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Post by jemappellekat on Aug 5, 2009 22:25:24 GMT -8
My friend "J" who is struggling with a really bad habit. His skills are amazing, but like I mentioned... he has bad habits... If I had just 1/8th of his talent...
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Post by cgriffin on Aug 6, 2009 23:27:32 GMT -8
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Post by voleboy on Aug 7, 2009 3:24:10 GMT -8
I buy pretty much everything I own for the love of it with no thought for 'worth' further down the line anyway.
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Post by oldfartatplay on Aug 7, 2009 6:49:22 GMT -8
I buy pretty much everything I own for the love of it with no thought for 'worth' further down the line anyway. I'm in the same boat with voleboy! I've always dreamt of adding a Kenny Scharf piece to my walls. |
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Post by commandax on Aug 7, 2009 9:17:27 GMT -8
I feel the same way, I buy what I love. I don't worry about future worth unless I'm spending more than about $3,000. After that point, it's mostly a practical concern... I want to be fairly sure the money would be recoverable if I got into a jam someday and needed to liquidate. But in the end, I hope that would never be necessary... because if it's true love, it should be forever, right?
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Post by voleboy on Aug 7, 2009 10:01:45 GMT -8
I feel the same way, I buy what I love. I don't worry about future worth unless I'm spending more than about $3,000. After that point, it's mostly a practical concern... I want to be fairly sure the money would be recoverable if I got into a jam someday and needed to liquidate. But in the end, I hope that would never be necessary... because if it's true love, it should be forever, right? Indeed. I could be different to many on here in that I have never spent more than $1500 on a single piece, so haven't really got into thoughts of future worth. For me...as soon as I buy, I see it as money gone, rather than an asset. In addition, I spend *a lot* of time thinking about what I buy, so I am already 'committed' if that makes sense to the piece, and once on the wall, wouldn't ever want to see it leave my hands. On top of this, when talking about a commission for me it's something special that is a kind of special bond\relationship, (however transient) between me and the artist so wouldn't want to let it go. At this present moment, I would sell everything else I have before my art, and only if I was threatened of being on the streets, so truly worth doesn't factor into my thoughts. I am talking about OGs above of course, I have sold a couple of prints, at a loss, where my tastes have changed over the years but it's no biggy. |
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Post by svenman on Aug 7, 2009 11:01:56 GMT -8
i think i see it pretty much as voleboy and amanda say above... i see it as a write off pretty much unless you are dropping some serious coin, when no matter how much you love it, as a responsible parent, i have to have an eye on the value. if i wasn't spening money on art, it would be burning a hole in my pocket in some way or another. collectors essentially have addictive personalities - if i didn't collect art, i'd have some kind of money sucking habit like cars, women, drinking and gambling.... although i do like all those things too  personally i managed to get hold of my collecting holy grail earlier this year, so i'm quite happy at the moment. one artist i really would like to own a painting by, regardless of value is conor harrington. he paints big though, and i can't afford him anyway, but i love to see his work both indoors and out. i'd love to have a really massive oliver vernon canvas too. and a matzu. shit - the list goes on! |
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Post by sbgallery on Aug 11, 2009 22:16:10 GMT -8
You can scoop up original Warhol silkscreen prints for under $8k. I was really excited to find this out, since it means that at some point I could conceivably afford an original Warhol.
Beyond that, I would fill my house with paintings by Johnny Yanok if I had the cash. His stuff is really not very expensive AT ALL, but it's absolutely wonderful. He's got that 1960s illustration style down solid, and while a lot of people are trying to gum up the world with poor interpretations of that style, he works with it effortlessly and perfectly.
I have no idea if his work could ever be considered an investment, but I sure do love it!
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Post by brobt on Aug 21, 2009 7:20:20 GMT -8
I wouldn't have thought there would be a couple of people listing Glenn Barr? He doesn't get much mention here, but I guess he is still a favorite of some.
My very first original art was a painting by Glenn Barr, and he is the only artist that I own more than a couple (2 to 3 ) paintings by. His stuff has really jumped up on his larger pieces, and it seems not all his collectors have made the leap too. Regardless, I still love his stuff and would buy if I could afford.
I made the leap into originals basically because the prints I owned had gone up in a market value so much that I could sell & buy higher with some confidence of retaining & appreciating. That being said, a good deal of those purchases are worth considerably more. But as my Wife says, yeah they are worth a lot more but you would never sell them. I buy what I love, but the value has helped push me to take chances I otherwise would not have taken.
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Post by thecreep on Aug 21, 2009 14:40:18 GMT -8
I wouldn't have thought there would be a couple of people listing Glenn Barr? He doesn't get much mention here, but I guess he is still a favorite of some. My very first original art was a painting by Glenn Barr, and he is the only artist that I own more than a couple (2 to 3 ) paintings by. His stuff has really jumped up on his larger pieces, and it seems not all his collectors have made the leap too. Regardless, I still love his stuff and would buy if I could afford. I made the leap into originals basically because the prints I owned had gone up in a market value so much that I could sell & buy higher with some confidence of retaining & appreciating. That being said, a good deal of those purchases are worth considerably more. But as my Wife says, yeah they are worth a lot more but you would never sell them. I buy what I love, but the value has helped push me to take chances I otherwise would not have taken. Really wish I was able to get a Glenn Barr original earlier. I like the work is going now, the pulp cover kind of art is amazing. I like he almost has two separate styles, but there is clearly his signature in each one. |
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Post by meatbag on Sept 10, 2009 18:07:17 GMT -8
Takashi Murakami without hesitance
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Post by devours on Sept 11, 2009 11:12:02 GMT -8
Chloe Early, Takashi Murakami, Yoskay Yamamoto, Jeff Soto and Kris Kuski.
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Post by gildoinc on Sept 11, 2009 13:10:53 GMT -8
Great thread.
The Clayton Brothers, Erik Mark Sandberg, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Yosuke Ueno and Christoph Steinemann (stoneman)
I'm sure there are many others I could add to the list, but we get so much enjoyment from the works we have by these artists that I would definitely continue to buy their work regardless of . . .
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Post by thecreep on Sept 11, 2009 15:24:43 GMT -8
Yes, excellent artists. Im hoping to be able to get a painting from Michael Shapcott soon. Erik Jones just made this amazing painting, but was a tad out of my price range. Its called "Shapes", seen here: irison.blogspot.com/2009/08/shapes.html |
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Post by jarren on Sept 12, 2009 15:50:33 GMT -8
Cory Godbey because I have already started collecting  |
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Post by rivet on Sept 17, 2009 21:27:21 GMT -8
I buy pretty much everything I own for the love of it with no thought for 'worth' further down the line anyway. Agreed. Annie Owens is the first who comes to mind for me. |
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Post by panditha676 on Oct 10, 2009 22:19:53 GMT -8
ana bagyan and Delphia, www.delphia-art.com amazingly talented photorealistic artist (with portraits) |
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Post by theoryone on Oct 30, 2009 0:32:00 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Aug 10, 2010 8:09:13 GMT -8
This thread I think is mainly focused on artists outside of our price range so I will say big paintings from:
Aya Takano, Yoshitomo Nara, Sashie, Parla, Ryden, CRG, Banksy, Faile but I'm forgetting many others right now.
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Post by epicfai on Aug 10, 2010 13:09:25 GMT -8
i could definitely make room for a work by Van Gogh on my walls!  as far as values are concerned though, i look at my art as a sunk cost and i don't expect to recover the money spent on it. there are much more effective ways to invest money than to buy art, especially since the vast majority of art drops in value relative to original gallery pricing. so, for me, i only buy art that i love. as a result, the more expensive the art is, the more i have to love it in order to buy it! |
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Post by sixteenounces on Aug 12, 2010 16:28:18 GMT -8
Walton Ford and Jeremy Geddes
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