Art collecting is not just for the rich and famous, art is available for everyone to enjoy,
and let’s face it we all love a good inspiring picture. Hanging pictures on your walls changes
the whole ambience of any room. The right pictures in the right colours can have a bright and
cheerful effect on a room or a calming influence. While most of us are not interested in the
techniques artists used to create special effects, we all love a good picture.
Your art collection does not have to consist of original paintings either. Reproductions and
posters are all equally valid forms of art collecting. Remember you are collecting pictures
for enjoyment and to gain pleasure from, not to brag about having spent a few million quid on
a picture just to say you own it.
Personally I can think of a lot better things to spend a few million quid on than a painting.
You can start your art collection by buying original paintings from superb artists for a
reasonable price. Remember you are buying for your own pleasure and that should be your
guiding principle when looking for good art for your home.
Ignore the art snobs. Yes the art world is full of them, a bit like the wine world. When
putting together your art collection buy what you like. If the artist is unknown so what if
you like the pictures buy it.
Reproductions can be excellent quality and well worth buying to add to your collection.
There’s plenty of excellent paintings being painted by Chinese and Indian artists for he
Western market. These are good paintings and you should take a look at them.
Building an art collection is quiet easy with the internet because virtually all practicing
Artists have their own webpages to sell their work on and much of it is surprisingly cheap.
Whether you want to create a fine art collection or a corporate art collection, you’ll have no trouble finding pictures.
Prints
Don’t be put off from buying prints for your art collection because the art snobs look
down on them. A high quality print in a professional frame, hung in the right place is a
beautiful thing and will add to the beauty of your room. You can get prints of anything from
copies of the old masters’ paintings to contemporary painters and photographers.
You could opt to buy a print of a painting that has a limited printing run which will
add to its resale value. This only matters if you are collecting art for money. This article
is about collecting art for pleasure so we won’t go there.
For very little cost you can get some great prints of all different sizes, all you
need to do then is put them into the right frame and place it in the right room and you are
away.
Art is for everyone and is meant to be enjoyed. There’s no shame in buying
reproductions and prints, for most of us it’s the only way to enjoy art. The originals of the
old masters are hanging in museums or in some rich persons vault so the only way we can enjoy
them is by reproductions.
If you’re starting an art collection ignore the snobs. The majority of them don’t know
what they’re talking about anyway. How many fakes have found their way into museums because
some so called “expert” said it was an original. Buy what you like and what will look nice in
your home and please you whenever you look at it.
