Buy art with confidence! 3 top tips
A piece of art can bring a room to life. But a lot of people don’t know where to start.
Alienating, pretentious and baffling?
That’s one way of looking at some of today’s most celebrated artists.
Few of us are likely to be able to afford - or want - a Tracey Emmin in their front room.
Much of what ordinary people call ‘modern art’ is probably better described as an experience than art. But that’s another argument.
The problem is that experiential, experimental stuff like Damien Hurst’s work makes the news. And it puts people off buying from artists. They’re suspicious of modern art, they don’t understand or like it and they wouldn’t know what to buy even if they wanted to.
Three top tips for buying an original painting
I’m on a personal mission to demystify art and inspire ordinary people, who know nothing about art, to think again. I reckon the best way to achieve my aim is to strip away the bullshit. There’s a lot of absolute nonsense talked about art… let’s blow it out of the water and get back to basics!
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You don’t need to know what a painting means. If you like a painting, it doesn’t matter what it’s all about. It doesn’t even matter why you like it. Falling in love with the colours is enough. If you can’t stop looking at it and it makes you feel good, go for it.
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It doesn’t matter who painted it. As long as you love a painting, it doesn’t matter who created it. Whether it’s a sixth form student, one of your kids or a well know local artist, if an image pleases you, hang it on the wall. That’s what it’s all about: enriching your environment with something that gives you visual pleasure.
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Treat art as interior design. You might like the way a painter has arranged the colours and shapes. You might just enjoy the texture. A painting might match your decor really well. Buying art has nothing to do with being deep and meaningful. If you’re hanging it on your wall, consider it interior design. Put that way, it’s a lot less daunting!
Take a look at my South Downs landscape paintings.
I also paint abstracts… they don’t mean a thing; they’re just a celebration of colour, pattern and texture. I’ve created lovely, rich images designed to give a unique finishing touch to any contemporary interior.
Buy original artwork and prints (canvas box prints or prints on high quality art paper) at: http://www.decor-works.co.uk
