ARTIST........ATTENTION to DETAIL
ATTENTION to DETAIL
I wrote last week about how presentation counts and that the buyer appreciates attention to detail.
I spoke about the young sculptor who bought in the two pieces that I accepted even though I felt that the bases were not finished off well. The young woman took one of the pieces home and had a solid wooden black base put on it and it looked good.
On the opening night I placed it on a tall white plinth and it looked great. As the night went on to our great delight the sculpture placed on the new base sold, I was so happy for the young artist who had taken my advice and changed the base and sold her sculpture.
The buyer always appreciates the effort that an artist puts into their presentation and really it does not take a great deal of effort to finish things off well.
Good presentation will pay off, it is worth the extra effort and cost.
I realize that it is the goal of all young artists to get into a Gallery to get their art seen and hopefully sold.
The desire to do so often makes them run off a little ahead of their time and most often they are unprepared for how a Gallery treats them and what a Gallery expects from them.
So my advice is to seek out an older Artist who does have Gallery representation and get advice. I really do believe in the mentoring system, get direction and advice from older artists who have worked with Galleries and listen to what they say and then action it.
Advice without action is of no use.
I am also always happy to talk to young aspiring Artists about what our Gallery expects from Artists and about being professional in their approach to their art and art practice.
I see a lot of work that is not ready for Gallery representation and the Artist needs more exposure in group shows with his or her peers. It often hurts young Artists when they show their work to a Gallery to be told they are not ready yet. I know the feeling I have been there, rejection will break you or drive you on to prove them wrong and do better and stronger work
My talking with you does not guarantee that I will hang you in the Gallery
Unfortunately Art is a business, a big business and Artists have to approach it as a business.
If you want to just live the Artist life, that's nice for you and do so but do not expect to earn a living.
One Artist got upset with me and said that Art is a calling and that a true Artist is not a business person and he is a feelings person, sensitive to all that is around him and he projects that through his art.
That may be true for him and I have no problem with that, but then do not complain if your work does not sell and you do not earn a living. If you are waiting for inspiration to come before you paint, you may wait a long time.
The most successful Artists I know approach their Art as going to work every day and putting in their eight hours whether they feel like it or not, because Artist you are self employed and if you do not work hard painting and selling your work then you cannot complain if you are starving.
For me I am always looking for that art work with the wow factor, something that makes me stop and look, yet if I find that, I also want to know that the Artist works hard and has a professional approach to his work.
Many Artists are called but few are chosen, it is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration.
I wrote last week about how presentation counts and that the buyer appreciates attention to detail.
I spoke about the young sculptor who bought in the two pieces that I accepted even though I felt that the bases were not finished off well. The young woman took one of the pieces home and had a solid wooden black base put on it and it looked good.
On the opening night I placed it on a tall white plinth and it looked great. As the night went on to our great delight the sculpture placed on the new base sold, I was so happy for the young artist who had taken my advice and changed the base and sold her sculpture.
The buyer always appreciates the effort that an artist puts into their presentation and really it does not take a great deal of effort to finish things off well.
Good presentation will pay off, it is worth the extra effort and cost.
I realize that it is the goal of all young artists to get into a Gallery to get their art seen and hopefully sold.
The desire to do so often makes them run off a little ahead of their time and most often they are unprepared for how a Gallery treats them and what a Gallery expects from them.
So my advice is to seek out an older Artist who does have Gallery representation and get advice. I really do believe in the mentoring system, get direction and advice from older artists who have worked with Galleries and listen to what they say and then action it.
Advice without action is of no use.
I am also always happy to talk to young aspiring Artists about what our Gallery expects from Artists and about being professional in their approach to their art and art practice.
I see a lot of work that is not ready for Gallery representation and the Artist needs more exposure in group shows with his or her peers. It often hurts young Artists when they show their work to a Gallery to be told they are not ready yet. I know the feeling I have been there, rejection will break you or drive you on to prove them wrong and do better and stronger work
My talking with you does not guarantee that I will hang you in the Gallery
Unfortunately Art is a business, a big business and Artists have to approach it as a business.
If you want to just live the Artist life, that's nice for you and do so but do not expect to earn a living.
One Artist got upset with me and said that Art is a calling and that a true Artist is not a business person and he is a feelings person, sensitive to all that is around him and he projects that through his art.
That may be true for him and I have no problem with that, but then do not complain if your work does not sell and you do not earn a living. If you are waiting for inspiration to come before you paint, you may wait a long time.
The most successful Artists I know approach their Art as going to work every day and putting in their eight hours whether they feel like it or not, because Artist you are self employed and if you do not work hard painting and selling your work then you cannot complain if you are starving.
For me I am always looking for that art work with the wow factor, something that makes me stop and look, yet if I find that, I also want to know that the Artist works hard and has a professional approach to his work.
Many Artists are called but few are chosen, it is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration.
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