Anyone collect (original) artwork?

[deftron]

Not talking Van Gogh or Picaso

but stuff that's from somewhat heard of artists
(not your Grandmas cross-stitch)


Anyways, where do you find most your stufF?

 

[Shawn]

what's wrong with my grandma's cross-stitch? :|

 

[DainBramaged]

I collect Uncle Denny's toenails.

 

[Jzero]

All the time. I occasionally go to art auctions because you can sometimes get signed/numbered prints in the $50 range.

Most of the time I try to go to local galleries, although you have to find the ones that aren't snooty ($400 for an unframed print from an unknown local artist? No thanks!). I also find things on occasion at antique or consignment shops.

I sort of have this vision of turning my house into a sort of art museum, with walls covered with original art, regularly rotated from a stock in the basement.

Edit: I'm not sure what you mean by "somewhat heard of artists," though. I feel like if it's an artist I've heard of, it's going to be overpriced, unless I can find some sucker who doesn't know what he's got, so most of my pieces are by pretty much unknowns...
My most well-known artist is probably Littorio Del Signore. Quebecois might recognize the name. Most would not.

 

[M00T]

I make my own.

 

[Juno]

<~~ art major.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: deftron
Not talking Van Gogh or Picaso

but stuff that's from somewhat heard of artists
(not your Grandmas cross-stitch)

Anyways, where do you find most your stufF?

Do comic books count deftron?

 

[deftron]

Originally posted by: Jzero
All the time. I occasionally go to art auctions because you can sometimes get signed/numbered prints in the $50 range.

Most of the time I try to go to local galleries, although you have to find the ones that aren't snooty ($400 for an unframed print from an unknown local artist? No thanks!). I also find things on occasion at antique or consignment shops.

I sort of have this vision of turning my house into a sort of art museum, with walls covered with original art, regularly rotated from a stock in the basement.

Edit: I'm not sure what you mean by "somewhat heard of artists," though. I feel like if it's an artist I've heard of, it's going to be overpriced, unless I can find some sucker who doesn't know what he's got, so most of my pieces are by pretty much unknowns...
My most well-known artist is probably Littorio Del Signore. Quebecois might recognize the name. Most would not.

I don't know what you mean.

You say you don't want unknow local artist.

That's what I'm saying. Not someone famous, but maybe
could be recognized, has a portfolio, someone you
can find info on.

The artist you mentioned has tons of info on him.

Anyways, totally unknown isn't bad if you like the work though.


The artist I had in mind of getting something from (actually a screenprint)
was Steve Kaufman

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: M00T
I make my own.

(check my sig ^_^ )

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: Juno
<~~ art major.

<-- me too, kinda (graphic design). although I hate graphic design and I would be much more at home with a major in studio

 

[notfred]

I can't afford to.

 

[FrozenCanadian]

I find art is like wine you only like it to show your a sophisticated rich person.

EDIT: Edited for content.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
I find art is like wine you only like it to show your a sophisticated moron. Present company excluded of course.

:roll:

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: deftron
I don't know what you mean.

You say you don't want unknow local artist.

I just meant that I won't spend $400 on something from an unknown local artist, but I'm perfectly willing to spend $50 on an unknown local artist.

That's what I'm saying. Not someone famous, but maybe
could be recognized, has a portfolio, someone you
can find info on.

I've found that even unknown artists, you can often find info on if you dig.

The artist I had in mind of getting something from (actually a screenprint)
was Steve Kaufman

I'm not a huge fan of that arm of pop art, but those are pretty nice. I try to keep things under $100, but I would consider shelling out more for something I really really really loved.

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
I find art is like wine you only like it to show your a sophisticated rich person/moron.

I've never spent more than $100 on a single piece.

I'll tell you what art and wine have in common - there are pretentious snobs who will spend thousands on a painting just to be able to say they spent thousands on it, just as there are those pretentious snobs who will spend spend thousands on a bottle of wine for the same reason....lots of them don't even like the art/wine they're buying.

But you've also got people who actually like the product and know how to find good art or wine cheaply.

Do you have anything hanging on the walls of your home? If you knew you had a choice between spending $20-$50 on a poster print from a department or home store and spending $20-$50 on an original or signed print from a local gallery or auction, why would you buy the crappy poster?

And, not that I really expect any of the art I buy to actually ever be worth anything more than I paid for it, but you can bet than original from a relatively unknown artist has more potential than a crappy Van Gogh reprint.