Over the past few months, I have been purchasing pieces of art off of ebay. It takes a while to sort through all that is out there, but whenever I take the time to do it, I invariably come across some little gem of a piece that I would love to have. I really like the idea of supporting other artists directly, the ones who don’t go through the gallery system to sell their work. I don’t need a gallery to tell me what is good or important art, or to take a big chunk of my money while doing so. I have purchased pieces from galleries; but, I really would prefer to deal directly with the artist. The Internet makes doing so easy, for which I am glad. If you want to see some of my recent purchases, follow me.
A world of art
09 Friday Feb 2007
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Very cool pieces! I like to support artists when I can. Philip’s past few gallery shows have produced no sales and lots of debt- due to framing costs. I hate it. He is using ebay to make some money even though the pieces always sell for much less than they are worth. But- a sale is better than nothing!
Yes, I agree. Of course there is nothing wrong in selling through a gallery; but, when I have purchased through them I know that only a small portion of what I have paid actually goes to the artist, which troubles me since I know how hard it is to survive as an artist. And I reject the notion that one is only a “serious” artist if one is represented by a gallery. Good for Philip for considering other avenues for selling his art. What ID does he sell under?
interesting and lively assortment, how large are the pieces?
They vary. The Casado is supposed to be 8 x 10 inches, the Allimann pieces are 16 x 20 inches. The Sterling pieces are generally in the 8 x 10 inch range or a bit smaller. The Eugene Wang is more like 5 X 7. All are small enough to work within my confined spaces.
Those are wonderful! I hope to do the same when I have more spare income.
I will get your parcel in the post soon! So busy with moving and Valentine’s Day.
I understand completely. I sort of figured that you have your hands full right now. Good luck with the move if it hasn’t already happened.