Pearls from artists* # 149
Barbara’s studio
* an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on.
Real collecting begins in lust: I have to have this, live with this, learn from this, figure out how to pay for this. It cannot be about investment or status. Like making art, writing about it or organizing its public display (in galleries or in museums), collecting is a form of personal expression. It is, in other words, a way to know yourself, and to participate in and contribute to creativity, which is essential to human life on earth.
Roberta Smith in Collecting for Pleasure, Not Status, The New York Times, May 15, 2015
Comments are welcome!
Posted on June 23, 2015, in 2015, Art in general, Black Paintings, Creative Process, Inspiration, New York, NY, Pastel Painting, Pearls from Artists, Photography, Quotes, Studio and tagged "Collecting for Pleasure Not Status", "The New York Times", art, collecting, contribute, creativity, display, earth, essential, expression, figure, galleries, human, investment, know, learn, life, live, lust, making, museums, organizing, participate, personal, public, Roberta Smith, status, Studio, words, Writing, yourself. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
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Barbara, your work is certainly growing on me! Such lush, rich works from pastels! Does using a sandpaper support help keep the dust intact? Do you use a fixative of any kind?
And I especially love today’s quote about the motive of the true art collector.
Susan Holland ArtGroupCritique.org
Susan, thank you very much! Please see https://barbararachkoscoloreddust.com/2013/04/13/q-when-and-why-did-you-start-working-on-sandpaper/ for info about sandpaper and fixative.
Susan, I certainly agree. Artists are – and have to be – very stubborn! Thanks for commenting. PS I am an old swimmer, too.