What art is selling?
wnf
media art is selling well these days? (gallery links, anyone)
I have watched site, like Nextmonet.com and their artists have the
same works on sale today as they did 2 years ago....
Ideas?
CAROLINE HACK
web generally and/or that site specifically?
Caroline
http://www.carolinehack.com
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wnf
the web based sales model.
A visit to the Carmel (California) galleries reaped the same results
-- very poor sales.
So, my question retooled is:
What kind of contemporary art IS selling...(regardless of web or
otherwise)
Thanks for the input
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Chris
> In general (at least on the east coast) art sales are down, about the same
> for all kinds of art. They are not down as badly as I would have thought,
> however. I just had a good show in Boston and some major sales to
> collectors in New York, which could be chance, but I've got my fingers
> crossed.
>
> I think a lot depends on who buys your art. Professionals, managers,
> architects, scientists, etc., are vunerable to a downturn and may stop
> buying when they fear for their jobs. The big guns (The Richie Collectors,
> as Mani used to call them) have embedded money and don't care about the
> economy. Since I sell mostly to the former group, I'm concerned very much
> about the downturn and its effects.
>
That's too bad about sales - it seems to have hit just about everything.
Certain retail sectors are nominally doing ok, but that's only because they've
putting on their big sales now - from the car companies, that are losing money
on each car; to department stores where everything seems to be at white-sale
prices. Of course it does mean that my son got his first new pair of jeans in
quite awhile, and I got some reasonable air tickets to California. Even the
defense sector isn't immune - a good part of the profitable defense sales are
made to NATO and SEATO allies of the U.S., but there seems to be an increasing
tendency for these countries to rely on the U.S. for their own defense
purposes(for example, NZ's air force flew for the last time yesterday, and
Canada's level of preparedness is woeful..). Bad for economies, even worse for
democracy.
I also think it's going to get worse over the next while, especially in the
U.S., with its huge consumer debt. A good deal of that debt was financed
against NASDAQ and real estate valuations - shades of Japan, 1990. I'd also
keep an eye on the present move in the States to tighten bankruptcy laws; I
think if you guys do that you'll be in deep trouble. FWIW, I really hope that
everything I've said above turns out to be absolutely and completely wrong.
I personally haven't had any trouble selling small pictures and drawings
(which I quite enjoy doing, at least), but I only have one large one with an
offer on it. But I'm not selling that one until I figure out why I don't
particularly like it, and then fix it (if possible). But I think the important
thing re. selling is that the level of freely disposable income has really
dropped.
Anyway, best of luck - maybe it's time to start peddling wares door to door.
Know any good, out of work, fuller brush folks?
Cheers;
Chris
Jay C
Normally landscape paintings are sold most. A lot of corporations
purchase abstract art to 'decorate' their office. Duh.
Department of Defense and other government branches hire portrait
artists to do portraits of dignitaries. I know of a portrait of Donald
Rumspeld done by a very famous portrait artist who started as a
comicbook artist back in 40s....I don't remember his name...Kinster or
something. But this is a very exclusive field of art, so unless you
are REALLY GOOD....don't bother.
Don't rely on on-line galleries. People prefer purchase arts from
'physical' galleries. make slides, photographs or transparencies of
your artworks and look for local galleries, dealers and agents.
Elsie74070
in Tulsa, and hung about a dozen paintings . . . everything from still lifes to
figures to florals. Among them was a 20-24 inch painting of a young bull
elephant in a threatening stance. He sold right away. This isn't much to go
on, but I'm busy painting some more animals.
Dick Budig, Tulsa