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W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by mangiare:
Just purchased my wife's and family Christmas present. It's a local artist and it's neon. I cannot wait till its up in our house!! I called him to inquire about a small piece that we liked and then he showed me " something new"

I hope my wife likes it Big Grin


Congratulations, mangiare on your new purchase.

There is excitement and often a touch of anxiety when one buys a major piece without their partners ever seeing the work. ( I do it often)

I hope it is loved by your wife, and I would love to see it as well.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by Seaquam:
French artist Bernar Venet has created a work of art that is as practical as it is pretty.

While anyone would look good sporting art like this, I think our own inestimable wine + art would be someone who would find daily pleasure in using a nice piece such as this. And the fact that it can be written about in at least 2 different threads-- and many more if you eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner in it, wear flip-flops in it, or use it to pick up more wine-- so makes it worth acquiring.


Very nice, Seaquam. Thanks for sharing.

I visited the BMW museum in Munich last year that has their cars painted by famous artist over the decades. I enjoyed the exhibit so much I bought the book.
mangiaremangiareMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by mangiare:
Just purchased my wife's and family Christmas present. It's a local artist and it's neon. I cannot wait till its up in our house!! I called him to inquire about a small piece that we liked and then he showed me " something new"

I hope my wife likes it Big Grin


Congratulations, mangiare on your new purchase.

There is excitement and often a touch of anxiety when one buys a major piece without their partners ever seeing the work. ( I do it often)

I hope it is loved by your wife, and I would love to see it as well.


Thanks W&A. Definite anxiety but in a good way if that makes any sense.
I don't actually have a picture yet but I sent the artist info to VinT and AML. I believe VinT has your contact info.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by mangiare:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by mangiare:
Just purchased my wife's and family Christmas present. It's a local artist and it's neon. I cannot wait till its up in our house!! I called him to inquire about a small piece that we liked and then he showed me " something new"

I hope my wife likes it Big Grin


Congratulations, mangiare on your new purchase.

There is excitement and often a touch of anxiety when one buys a major piece without their partners ever seeing the work. ( I do it often)

I hope it is loved by your wife, and I would love to see it as well.


Thanks W&A. Definite anxiety but in a good way if that makes any sense.
I don't actually have a picture yet but I sent the artist info to VinT and AML. I believe VinT has your contact info.


VinT does indeed, thanks.

Okay VinT...
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by mangiare:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by mangiare:
Just purchased my wife's and family Christmas present. It's a local artist and it's neon. I cannot wait till its up in our house!! I called him to inquire about a small piece that we liked and then he showed me " something new"

I hope my wife likes it Big Grin


Congratulations, mangiare on your new purchase.

There is excitement and often a touch of anxiety when one buys a major piece without their partners ever seeing the work. ( I do it often)

I hope it is loved by your wife, and I would love to see it as well.




Thanks W&A. Definite anxiety but in a good way if that makes any sense.
I don't actually have a picture yet but I sent the artist info to VinT and AML. I believe VinT has your contact info.


Very Jim Dine like work. Cool
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by fcs:
If anyone can explain how to get walk in traffic into an art gallery, I am listening!


Having a gallery in a designated gallery area of town is a big help. I also assume you are holding monthly / quarterly artist reception events.

Are you showing some of the artist you are representing around town at coffee houses, restaurants, beer and wine bars, et al.? This is also a good way to drive people towards your gallery.
W wine+artMember
I just read with great joy that Sir John Richardson has completed his forth and final volume on the greatest artist since the High Renaissance, and this volume will cover years 1933-until the death of Picasso in 1973.

Richardson is now 88, and universities and art lovers alike have worried that his health may catch him prior to the completion of his 22 year and four volume triumphant and historic collection.

The book will be published in 2014, and I shall pre-order.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by mangiare:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by mangiare:
Just purchased my wife's and family Christmas present. It's a local artist and it's neon. I cannot wait till its up in our house!! I called him to inquire about a small piece that we liked and then he showed me " something new"

I hope my wife likes it Big Grin


Congratulations, mangiare on your new purchase.

There is excitement and often a touch of anxiety when one buys a major piece without their partners ever seeing the work. ( I do it often)

I hope it is loved by your wife, and I would love to see it as well.




Thanks W&A. Definite anxiety but in a good way if that makes any sense.
I don't actually have a picture yet but I sent the artist info to VinT and AML. I believe VinT has your contact info.


Very Jim Dine like work. Cool


mangiare,

I hope your wife loves the piece. I'm assuming you will give it to her tomorrow.
K khmark7Member
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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
My wife and I gave ourselves a really wonderful, fairly old silk qashqai rug for Chirstmas. Interesting saffron coloured field and rare (especially considering the size) in that both weft and warp are made of silk.


Sounds interesting. Have yet to find a Kashgai made of silk. I have a saffron coloured bijar rug that i adore....so very rare. Where did you place the rug in your house?
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by khmark7:
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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
My wife and I gave ourselves a really wonderful, fairly old silk qashqai rug for Chirstmas. Interesting saffron coloured field and rare (especially considering the size) in that both weft and warp are made of silk.


Sounds interesting. Have yet to find a Kashgai made of silk. I have a saffron coloured bijar rug that i adore....so very rare. Where did you place the rug in your house?


We've got it on the landing between the 2nd & 3rd floor right now. Don't know if it will stay there or go to the cottage. We just put in light gray wood floors there and it would look fantastic but it would rob us of enjoying it most of the time...

It's quite thin so it's also a candidate to hang.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by GlennK:

$10K+ for some of the works (if you can call them that)!! I don’t get sticker shock by much, but that was a surprise.


The ante price for anything even remotely serious from galleries with respected addresses is currently $5000-$7500 which is WAY down from 2006, forward. If someone was to work very hard at it, one could start collecting at the $2000 - $2500 price point, but be very careful.

There are still currently so many excellent buys under $30,000/$40,000 today, but the market may ( I said may) be starting to move again. The current market for over $5 million has clearly moved, and the over $20 million is as hot as it has been in 20+ years due to the looming tax B.S.

If you get a chance, watch at least the last 30 minutes of Exit Through The Gift Shop if not all of it.
glennkglennkMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by GlennK:

$10K+ for some of the works (if you can call them that)!! I don’t get sticker shock by much, but that was a surprise.


The ante price for anything even remotely serious from galleries with respected addresses is currently $5000-$7500 which is WAY down from 2006, forward. If someone was to work very hard at it, one could start collecting at the $2000 - $2500 price point, but be very careful.

There are still currently so many excellent buys under $30,000/$40,000 today, but the market may ( I said may) be starting to move again. The current market for over $5 million has clearly moved, and the over $20 million is as hot as it has been in 20+ years due to the looming tax B.S.

If you get a chance, watch at least the last 30 minutes of Exit Through The Gift Shop if not all of it.
I’ll add it to my Netflix Q. Luckily, I have not been bit by the art bug and I really don’t see that changing so my money will go elsewhere. Smile
S seaquamMember
We went to the new-ish Chihuly Garden in Seattle earlier this year. In the obligatory gift shop visit, there are quite a few blown glass pieces, none more than about 10" tall or wide, for sale. My wife saw one that she liked, a smaller exquisite bowl with two free-form glass shapes loose inside it. I was quite shocked to learn that it was $7500 (I figured $3-5000). While I was considering it for about 10 minutes, we saw 2 other pieces at similar prices sell. Not a significant data point, but I remarked at the time that it's clear that there's still clearly a market for expensive small art pieces.

Despite the fact that his name is etched into all the pieces, Chihuly has not blown any glass himself for years now, though I understand he oversees production most of the time. Anyway, it's easy to see that the market for expensive art isn't just restricted to the top-end multi-million dollar pieces; it filters down quite a ways.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by Seaquam:
We went to the new-ish Chihuly Garden in Seattle earlier this year. In the obligatory gift shop visit, there are quite a few blown glass pieces, none more than about 10" tall or wide, for sale. My wife saw one that she liked, a smaller exquisite bowl with two free-form glass shapes loose inside it. I was quite shocked to learn that it was $7500 (I figured $3-5000). While I was considering it for about 10 minutes, we saw 2 other pieces at similar prices sell. Not a significant data point, but I remarked at the time that it's clear that there's still clearly a market for expensive small art pieces.

Despite the fact that his name is etched into all the pieces, Chihuly has not blown any glass himself for years now, though I understand he oversees production most of the time. Anyway, it's easy to see that the market for expensive art isn't just restricted to the top-end multi-million dollar pieces; it filters down quite a ways.


Seaquam, the trickle down theory is indeed part of art.

I have made two major blunders in art, and Chihuly is one of them. Ask D next time we are together and she will recall all the details. Wink

As you are aware, the artist actually executing the work is not required in many art forms, it is the creative and artistic vision along with detailing the process that creates value and demand. ( think Serra)

You have a number of beautiful glass works in your collection, and a Chihuly would fit well within your townhouse. Cool
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by GlennK:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by GlennK:

$10K+ for some of the works (if you can call them that)!! I don’t get sticker shock by much, but that was a surprise.


The ante price for anything even remotely serious from galleries with respected addresses is currently $5000-$7500 which is WAY down from 2006, forward. If someone was to work very hard at it, one could start collecting at the $2000 - $2500 price point, but be very careful.

There are still currently so many excellent buys under $30,000/$40,000 today, but the market may ( I said may) be starting to move again. The current market for over $5 million has clearly moved, and the over $20 million is as hot as it has been in 20+ years due to the looming tax B.S.

If you get a chance, watch at least the last 30 minutes of Exit Through The Gift Shop if not all of it.
I’ll add it to my Netflix Q. Luckily, I have not been bit by the art bug and I really don’t see that changing so my money will go elsewhere. Smile


Lucky indeed. Wink
jabe11jabe11Member
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by Jabe11:
V&A


Planing on going to the Tate Modern?

Yes, but we'll probably wait for the Lichtenstein temp. There is a temp at the Queen's Gallery that is next up, museum-wise for us; I hope to see in Jan.

Yesterday was our 1st day trip to Town since moving here. Happy to report we are an hour train ride to central London from our location Smile
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