What Collectors Say....
LA Art Association recently had a panel discussion on The Art of Collecting.
LAAA offers lots of these types of talks that are open to the public for a small fee that benefits the 80 year old non-profit artists organization.
The panelists were moderated & invited by Molly Barnes, a noted collector & author of the artists hand-book "How to Get Hung". Included were Larry Cohen, Grafton Tanquary, Denny Vaughn & Gabby Rogers Lieber.
I got a couple of notes from Gina Stepaniuk about the discussion.
She felt it was refreshing to hear admission from the entire panel that they are neurotic about owning a piece of art just because they loved it.
This is a common remark from many collectors - they always advise you begin by buying what you love. I like to elaborate on that a tiny bit more by instead of saying love, gesturing to the side of my head by making wiggly finger movements or lightly patting my chest where my heart is.
Although some also collect for investment, it was evident that the main criterion for collecting is being "moved" by the piece & deciding you cannot live without it.
Gabby Rogers Lieber collected from artists friends....Helen Frankenthaler & Robert Motherwell.
She also regrets not buying a Lee Krasner piece when she had the chance.
UM. I just have goosebumps right now. Fame does that to people & just the weird 1000 degrees of seperation - that someone I know was in the room with someone who knew __________, is kind of funny that it makes me patter, but great nonetheless.
Ms. Lieber had another good tip - "Develop your eye by looking, looking & looking, reading, attending galleries & chat with other collectors to find out their recommendations".
All of the panelists have a tremendous amount of love for the arts to the extent of giving up other luxuries.
Many potential collectors come into the gallery every week remarking to me about how they should buy more art, learn more about it, & maybe not buy $400 jeans this month, but buy a piece of art instead. "Oh, I agree", noddingly, ("the longterm enjoyment of art will far out-weigh your opinion of yourself in those jeans next year," I think to myself)-
"the longterm enjoyment & support of art will far out-weigh any fashion trend," I really say.
There was a sense of pride with the panelists that they helped an artist on the road to success.
The panelists also enjoyed buying from artists because there was less shame in asking for a discount or a payment plan.
This is a shame-on-you to the collectors. Do not ask artists to give you a deal!! They should be more respected than that. And yes, asking a gallery for a discount can be uncomfortable. Some galleries mark work high to haggle down - Some do not. I do not. I sell very affordable work. But I do offer collector incentives as well as sometimes taking less of a cut for myself in order to make the price more appealing without the artist losing money. But that is reflected in the posted price, not in some sort of discount if someone asks.
I actually have only had one person ask for a discount while buying multiple works by one artist. Most people admit it is more than they want to spend & then we work out a payment plan or I give them like $50 off - but I am not doing % discounts anymore.
But No matter who you deal with, it should not be a shameful thing.
Let's get that driven out of the artworld shall we? This is why I am striving to make my gallery as unintimidating as possible without being plebian.
Gina's final notes state that the panel demystified the collecting - that you don't have to be rich or pretentious to buy art. Anyone can be a collector.
Hi Anyone, come on over to the last weekend of our show "Consumerism & Product".
featuring YaYa Chou & Katy Bowen.
Saturday & Sunday from 11 am - 6pm.
LAAA offers lots of these types of talks that are open to the public for a small fee that benefits the 80 year old non-profit artists organization.
The panelists were moderated & invited by Molly Barnes, a noted collector & author of the artists hand-book "How to Get Hung". Included were Larry Cohen, Grafton Tanquary, Denny Vaughn & Gabby Rogers Lieber.
I got a couple of notes from Gina Stepaniuk about the discussion.
She felt it was refreshing to hear admission from the entire panel that they are neurotic about owning a piece of art just because they loved it.
This is a common remark from many collectors - they always advise you begin by buying what you love. I like to elaborate on that a tiny bit more by instead of saying love, gesturing to the side of my head by making wiggly finger movements or lightly patting my chest where my heart is.
Although some also collect for investment, it was evident that the main criterion for collecting is being "moved" by the piece & deciding you cannot live without it.
Gabby Rogers Lieber collected from artists friends....Helen Frankenthaler & Robert Motherwell.
She also regrets not buying a Lee Krasner piece when she had the chance.
UM. I just have goosebumps right now. Fame does that to people & just the weird 1000 degrees of seperation - that someone I know was in the room with someone who knew __________, is kind of funny that it makes me patter, but great nonetheless.
Ms. Lieber had another good tip - "Develop your eye by looking, looking & looking, reading, attending galleries & chat with other collectors to find out their recommendations".
All of the panelists have a tremendous amount of love for the arts to the extent of giving up other luxuries.
Many potential collectors come into the gallery every week remarking to me about how they should buy more art, learn more about it, & maybe not buy $400 jeans this month, but buy a piece of art instead. "Oh, I agree", noddingly, ("the longterm enjoyment of art will far out-weigh your opinion of yourself in those jeans next year," I think to myself)-
"the longterm enjoyment & support of art will far out-weigh any fashion trend," I really say.
There was a sense of pride with the panelists that they helped an artist on the road to success.
The panelists also enjoyed buying from artists because there was less shame in asking for a discount or a payment plan.
This is a shame-on-you to the collectors. Do not ask artists to give you a deal!! They should be more respected than that. And yes, asking a gallery for a discount can be uncomfortable. Some galleries mark work high to haggle down - Some do not. I do not. I sell very affordable work. But I do offer collector incentives as well as sometimes taking less of a cut for myself in order to make the price more appealing without the artist losing money. But that is reflected in the posted price, not in some sort of discount if someone asks.
I actually have only had one person ask for a discount while buying multiple works by one artist. Most people admit it is more than they want to spend & then we work out a payment plan or I give them like $50 off - but I am not doing % discounts anymore.
But No matter who you deal with, it should not be a shameful thing.
Let's get that driven out of the artworld shall we? This is why I am striving to make my gallery as unintimidating as possible without being plebian.
Gina's final notes state that the panel demystified the collecting - that you don't have to be rich or pretentious to buy art. Anyone can be a collector.
Hi Anyone, come on over to the last weekend of our show "Consumerism & Product".
featuring YaYa Chou & Katy Bowen.
Saturday & Sunday from 11 am - 6pm.
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