tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post2173793851261755879..comments2023-04-20T12:48:43.393+05:30Comments on Gallery Pradarshak: Is art an investment? (A series in 6 parts)Pradarshakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post-60365307123014441812011-09-09T13:48:31.458+05:302011-09-09T13:48:31.458+05:30I stopped driving a truck to support my Art 3 year...I stopped driving a truck to support my Art 3 years ago bought Imac and have been on a search for Buyers ever since. But I still don't know where they hang out. All I need is a chance to talk about Art to them. Bunches of them. This is what makes any Art valuable the provenience. I am the source of the provenience for my Art. <br />Posted by Dan Deming on LinkedIn Group: Fine ArtistsPradarshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post-46443189978954982562011-09-09T13:48:04.116+05:302011-09-09T13:48:04.116+05:30Besides authenticity, condition, and quality, how ...Besides authenticity, condition, and quality, how well one chooses the pieces and price points often determines if there are near future or long term future gains. <br /><br />There are some case studies of pension funds, art investment funds and others trying to profit by the upswing in parts of the artmarket. The results are usually mixed and depends on how transparent, intuitive, honest and Pradarshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post-30622717574955896752011-09-06T13:00:03.102+05:302011-09-06T13:00:03.102+05:30"Consult a genuine expert or two and trust no..."Consult a genuine expert or two and trust no one." <br />Posted by Vicky Margeti on LinkedIn Group: Fine Art Professionals ExchangePradarshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post-6607110637188261612011-09-05T00:07:41.023+05:302011-09-05T00:07:41.023+05:30It's all up to the viewer.Case in point;I once...It's all up to the viewer.Case in point;I once took some paint and literally flung it onto a canvas.Why I don't know.It just felt good to do.I showed it to my rep who said,"Honestly,Dan,sometimes I think you just like to throw paint around."I said,"Well,yes,Johnny,I do."Two years later,I showed it to my landlord(who wasn't an artsy type).He fell in love with it andPradarshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post-5222435561199238382011-09-05T00:06:25.369+05:302011-09-05T00:06:25.369+05:30Art is definatley an investment #1. An artist time...Art is definatley an investment #1. An artist time devoted to any given art project, ie, the canvas work, the sculpture piece, the petition, the mural, etc. #2. The intellectual property that was created by said artist. #3. The supplies purchased by said artist.#4. The finishing touches upon the completed project. #5. The process of intorduction to the outside world of the arrival of the art itemPradarshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post-2634970587249101782011-09-04T20:10:49.374+05:302011-09-04T20:10:49.374+05:30Thanks for the comments folks. do keep the discuss...Thanks for the comments folks. do keep the discussion going. a lot of people out there are so misinformed or even ignorant about the true worth of a work of art. they need to read up and educate themselves on the multi-angles this subject is laden with. Posted by Pradarshak Art Gallery http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=38574&trk=anet_ug_hmPradarshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post-15234273309012217762011-09-04T20:09:15.793+05:302011-09-04T20:09:15.793+05:30I see the pervasive influx of the "conceptual...I see the pervasive influx of the "conceptual" art concept twisting that investment.Invisible art,selling a wad of cash....just this off shoot of the "everything is relative"mind set leaves me with the idea that nothing is important.What a negative and vacuous way to see art and life. <br />We need to educate these folks that just because you can...doesn't mean you otta. <Pradarshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325859217581007533.post-59624914393293084312011-09-04T20:07:33.053+05:302011-09-04T20:07:33.053+05:30Art is definitely an investment.The question is,&q...Art is definitely an investment.The question is,"What is being invested?"Is it money?Mostly,that would be the case.It can also be an investment in one's self,if the art is uplifting and healing to the soulThat type of investment is priceless and transcends any amount of money,which doesn't really exist like a soul does.<br />Posted by dan cope on http://www.linkedin.com/groups?Pradarshakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425663860374214052noreply@blogger.com