As a Texas artist, I have interacted
with and observed motivations of the collectors of my art. I have been very intrigued at how they
connect with my work. I’ve concluded that collecting art is as much an
art as is creating the art itself. I am
thankful for this convergence.
It struck me this
week as a valued collector visited my gallery and selected several pieces and
explained how (1) the art evoked emotion and (2) felt that the individual piece redeploys emotion to
another physical location and is able to be communicate that emotion to other third party observers.
This description
made me think of the process of pollination and this visual is what (I would
like to believe is true in my case) produces goodness (Fruit) which is God’s
plan for our life.
The emotion is an
experience that is expressed on canvas and as an artist this is the fruit that
is manifested from a vision berthed from a deep feeling that could not
otherwise be expressed.
I as the artist am on
a journey to ultimately create my masterpiece and if the collector is in
position to both enjoy the production and ultimately realize value the benefit
is exponential.
Fine art is
another mode of communication and as the artist I am inspired to prepare and
develop my work to make a positive difference for the collector of my
production(s).
I have much more
to say about the role of the collector and will begin to develop insight over
more articles going forward.
