Collect What You Love
01 June 2020 Filed in: European Art | Flea Market Finds
1949. The year this work was painted. Abstract art had already existed for some 40 years or so according to art historians. And so this artist wasn’t creating anything new. But I still bought it. Prensky. The name on this work. It’s a name that is not associated with any major art movement like abstraction, expressionism or constructivism. But I still bought it. Prensky Vyt 1949. That’s all I know about it.
And if your evaluation, or more importantly for some, valuation of art is based solely on a monetary return, well.... then my collection of unknown and unsigned works won’t interest you. But if you’re a lover of art for art’s sake, well..... then you might just enjoy my ever growing collection. I buy art that I like. This is the basis and structure of my collection. Take a step closer and look. Take another step and look even closer. You’ll be seeing back in time.
Back to when the artist took a brush laden with paint and pressed it to the canvas. Back to when the artist was reaching even farther back to what was inspiring them at that very moment. Perhaps the past. Perhaps the future. Or perhaps they were simply living in the moment and documenting it. For us. For history. For the future. Art is many things to people. Having art makes some folks feel that they have culture. Culture is defined as ‘arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively’. So does that mean art collectors have a leg up on folks? Who’s the one determining what exactly art is? And there you have an excellent starting point for a discussion about art.
I own works that date from the 16th Century to the 21st Century. And I’ll tell you why I bought each of them. Because I buy what I like. Not what society or an expert or an auction result tells me to like. And I like to share them with you. Whether or not you like it. ;-) hkv
And if your evaluation, or more importantly for some, valuation of art is based solely on a monetary return, well.... then my collection of unknown and unsigned works won’t interest you. But if you’re a lover of art for art’s sake, well..... then you might just enjoy my ever growing collection. I buy art that I like. This is the basis and structure of my collection. Take a step closer and look. Take another step and look even closer. You’ll be seeing back in time.
Back to when the artist took a brush laden with paint and pressed it to the canvas. Back to when the artist was reaching even farther back to what was inspiring them at that very moment. Perhaps the past. Perhaps the future. Or perhaps they were simply living in the moment and documenting it. For us. For history. For the future. Art is many things to people. Having art makes some folks feel that they have culture. Culture is defined as ‘arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively’. So does that mean art collectors have a leg up on folks? Who’s the one determining what exactly art is? And there you have an excellent starting point for a discussion about art.
I own works that date from the 16th Century to the 21st Century. And I’ll tell you why I bought each of them. Because I buy what I like. Not what society or an expert or an auction result tells me to like. And I like to share them with you. Whether or not you like it. ;-) hkv