November 17th, 2008
It has come to my attention of late that the traffic to my site has dramatically declined. Also alot of my link partners seem to have disappeared and a lot more of the others page ranks along with my own are falling at a scary rate. My only assumption can be that we are all victims of the recession and with this in mind I was thinking. What can we do to ensure our survival and make what we have had to struggled and strive for worth while? I,m not prepared to give up without a fight, are you?
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October 15th, 2008
Will the Recession effect the art world ?
With falling property prices and people being terrified to sell or buy anything at the moment for fear of great financial loss it got me thinking as to the knock on effect the recession may or for that matter may not have on the art world.
Is the art world immune to recession?
Would a work of art lose or retain its value?
After all a work of art is just that.Can you afford to sit by and ride the market. With the great works of art from the masters the artist is already dead so its not like there will be any more of the item you require to choose from at a later date. Its a one of, there would never be another. There will always be others like it, but never the original. Once a work of art is sold to a gallery or collector the chances of it re-emerging on the one open market are minimal.
It could be argued that a work of art is only worth what a buyer/collector is willing to, or can afford to pay for it and so in an unstable market would it be unlikely for a piece to fetch less than its expected price?
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October 14th, 2008
Every time I look at this painting by Turner it leaves me with a warm glow. I cant help but marvel at the vibrant use of colour that creates the fireball of light to the right of the work which truly shows the almost ghost like majesty of the ship as she is towed in to her final berth to be broken up.
Tags: Fighting Temeraire, William Turner.
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October 9th, 2008
Welcome to the accidental art critics.
Below is a work by one of my favorite artists.
Bather- c1870 by William Bouguereau.
This painting of a nude by William Bouguereau titled Baigneuse (Bather c1870) features a beautiful young woman preparing to bathe in the water at her feet. Her slender figure, skin tone and facial expression are captured with a photo like quality that only Bouguereau seemed to be able to achieve. Her clothes which appear to be a white tunic and blue cloak are laid casually on the rock behind suggesting that she is not expecting to be disturbed.
Her head is cocked slightly to her left and her eyes seem to be provocatively staring at you from out of the picture almost inviting you to watch as she slips into the water. She has raised her arms above her head and seems be untangling her hair which is draped over her right wrist and through her hand.
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