http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/ Thoughts and Tips on Collecting Contemporary Art en-US Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:32:05 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/06/good-art-on-good-magazine.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/06/good-art-on-good-magazine.html J. Bennett Fitts, Victorville, CA, from the series "No Lifeguard on Duty" GOOD magazine (one of my favorites) has a wonderful series called Picture Show that highlights photographers projects. I have collected J. Bennett Fitts' work and was happy to... Artists Paige Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:32:05 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/06/herb-dorothy.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/06/herb-dorothy.html I am very excited to see Herb & Dorothy, opening this Friday 6/5 in New York. I am looking forward to getting a close up view of an art collecting couple I have been admiring from afar for years. Check... Collector Notes Current Affairs Paige Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:01:25 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/05/were-at-it-again.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/05/were-at-it-again.html We have opened the application process for the 2009 West Prize. Free to apply for anyone over the age of 18 and with works priced below $10,000. We've improved the application process so that applicants can go back into their... Collector Notes Current Affairs Paige Tue, 12 May 2009 11:42:37 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/05/good-art-good-cause.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/05/good-art-good-cause.html Jenny Laden, Trying Fancy On, 2008, oil and gold leaf on wood, 12x19 inches Buying at a non-profit auction can be a great way to pick up good art at under market prices. A nice selection of art is up... Buy, buy, buy! Collecting Tips Current Affairs Paige Wed, 06 May 2009 15:10:44 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/art-app.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/art-app.html A new app for your iPhone. ArtNear (HopNear Inc) is an application connecting you to galleries and museums in your area. It searches for nearby venues based on your location and you can type in an artist's name to find... Collector Notes Current Affairs Gallery Talk Paige Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:53:24 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/should-i.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/should-i.html Just a quick post...while doing research on Pierogi's online Flat Files (for this post) I came across these three gems. All three artists I have collected in the past. Feeling very boudoir to me. Must have been influenced by Paddy's... Artists Buy, buy, buy! Collector Notes Paige Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:51:27 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/the-state-of-the-art-market.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/the-state-of-the-art-market.html This should be an interesting evening: A discussion (FREE and open to the public) on the current state of the art market at FIT: Moderator: Sheri Pasquarella - cofounder New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA); Art Consultant; Faculty, Fashion Institute of... Current Affairs Paige Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:02:28 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/pierogi-flat-files-online.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/pierogi-flat-files-online.html Peter Coe, Untitled (#6), watercolor, 9x12", estimated under $400 I have recommended Pierogi (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) to collectors for years. I recently forwarded their web address to a new collector and noticed that Pierogi's Flat Files are online and searchable. (They... Buy, buy, buy! Gallery Talk Paige Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:44:01 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/are-you-listening.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/are-you-listening.html When talking to new collectors I often recommend that they get in on the conversation. I point out that people are talking about art all of the time. You simply need to listen. Go to lectures, visit studios, take gallery... Collecting Tips Paige Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:41:32 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/three-very-different-artists.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/three-very-different-artists.html I'm drawn to paper. It isn't the economy (works on paper tend to be easier on the wallet) that is attracting me to this work. it is the work itself. Here are three I like: Julie Evans: Her show comes... Artists Buy, buy, buy! Collector Notes Paige Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:01:13 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/art-smart.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/art-smart.html I studied art history in college and graduate school. And I forget names and dates and images. All the time. I'm not great with details, more of a big picture kind of person, so this website is a sight for... Collecting Tips Paige Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:29:53 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/if-i-lived-in-or-around-stuart-fl.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/if-i-lived-in-or-around-stuart-fl.html Matthew Moore, Rotations: Single Family Residence, 11/2003 - 7/2004, 20 acre field (8.1 hectares)-floor plan image 950' x 450' x10', barley A wonderful show that originated at Exit Art in New York just opened at the Arts Council in Stuart,... If I Lived In... Paige Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:14:00 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/silly-saturday.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/silly-saturday.html Mike Libby, Dynastidae: Euratorus Gracilicornis, 2009, Rhino beetle with brass/steel gears, parts & springs Holy Horsefly, Batman! Insect Art! Just in time for Spring. Silly Saturdays Paige Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:12:09 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/if-i-lived-in-la.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/04/if-i-lived-in-la.html Kim McCarty, September 15, 2008, 2008 Watercolor on arches paper, 60x44 inches Kim Light LIGHTBOX Spring is here! Get outside! Catch this gallery tour in Culver City this Friday if you can! Part of the Los Angeles Art Weekend: Culver... If I Lived In... Paige Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:59:01 -0400 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/03/art-on-a-bus.html http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2009/03/art-on-a-bus.html If the kids can't/won't come to the art, take the art to the kids! Love this! Laura Knowles / New Era Correspondent A nice article on the Susquehanna Art Museum's VanGo!: Art Museum on Wheels program. The current VanGo! exhibition... Current Affairs Paige Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:32:52 -0400