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Art You Regret Purchasing, by aml on Sept 7, 2017 19:32:39 GMT 1, On the back of the "Pieces you passed on and now regret" thread, how about the opposite -- is there anything you've purchased that you now regret?
I don't have a picture handy, but I have a large (54" x 40") painting from a local artist that I bought but have never had a wall suitable to hang it on. Barring the size, it has been vetoed by both females I've lived with during the period of its ownership. Not a huge cash outlay, but still a waste of money for a painting that will never see the light of day on my walls, and cannot be resold. I do however, pat myself on the back for supporting the local arts.
Beyond that, I found I made a number of mistakes early on when I didn't really understand what I liked yet. Almost 100% of the pieces I bought in the first year have gone out the door. For that reason, I generally advise anyone new to collecting to chill out until their tastes remain more stable.
On the back of the "Pieces you passed on and now regret" thread, how about the opposite -- is there anything you've purchased that you now regret?
I don't have a picture handy, but I have a large (54" x 40") painting from a local artist that I bought but have never had a wall suitable to hang it on. Barring the size, it has been vetoed by both females I've lived with during the period of its ownership. Not a huge cash outlay, but still a waste of money for a painting that will never see the light of day on my walls, and cannot be resold. I do however, pat myself on the back for supporting the local arts.
Beyond that, I found I made a number of mistakes early on when I didn't really understand what I liked yet. Almost 100% of the pieces I bought in the first year have gone out the door. For that reason, I generally advise anyone new to collecting to chill out until their tastes remain more stable.
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Art You Regret Purchasing, by The True Cubs Fan on Sept 7, 2017 20:24:19 GMT 1, Love the idea for the thread.
I bought a Dot Dot Dot Bumfire as my first international print (everything else was from local artists). I don't dislike the print, but I don't have the wall space for it (it's pretty massive) and the image isn't strong enough for me to pay hundreds of dollars to frame it.
I did pretty much exactly what you described, I was in my first year of collecting and hadn't really refined my taste (not sure I have now, but I am much closer to it). Black Apple Art Put on an amazing show downtown with DotDotDot, and a few others. But DotDotDot painted some things around LA leading up to the show, and a Bumfire original was at the show. So when it popped up online I bought one of the prints.
Love the idea for the thread. I bought a Dot Dot Dot Bumfire as my first international print (everything else was from local artists). I don't dislike the print, but I don't have the wall space for it (it's pretty massive) and the image isn't strong enough for me to pay hundreds of dollars to frame it. I did pretty much exactly what you described, I was in my first year of collecting and hadn't really refined my taste (not sure I have now, but I am much closer to it). Black Apple Art Put on an amazing show downtown with DotDotDot, and a few others. But DotDotDot painted some things around LA leading up to the show, and a Bumfire original was at the show. So when it popped up online I bought one of the prints. |
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