Category Archives: Reviews & Opinions
Invest in Art for Enjoyment
While on a visit to my relatives in Alberta, I came across an article in the Calgary Herald newspaper that caught my eye, Invest in Art for Art’s Sake. It made me smile, as the article says exactly what I have been telling my patrons for decades. Often I am asked by a visitor to the gallery, “Should I buy this sculpture for investment?” What they are really asking is, will this art work appreciate in monetary value in the future? I have always replied that a Michael Binkley sculpture should appreciate in value over time, but that should not …
Sculpture Should Have Objectivity Brought Back To It
What began in the early 20th Century, of abstract sculptors wishing to get away from the literal representation that prevailed for centuries, has developed into conceptual sculpture of the 90’s and into the 21st century. Assembling found objects like the metal filing cabinet topped with antique telephone accompanied by sounds of crickets is akin to the playwright asking his audience to imagine the entire play unfolding on an empty stage. Looking through the window of a locked door at the back of a woman systematically burning the words on book pages is like listening to a cat walk up and …
How Will You Build Your 2012 Web?
There’s been a fascination of spiderwebs throughout my life – not an obsession, but a real, keen interest. I saw a very intricate one the other day and I offered a thought to the spider as I passed by “How will you build your web in the coming year?” How very arrogant of me to inquire into the spider’s motivations and muse, when I, myself have not the slightest idea on how I’m going to build my 2012 web. Not being one for making “New Year’s resolutions”, I still felt the need to honour my arachnid friend and think about …
Digital Art Transforms Hotel Lobby in Vegas
A few months ago, Michael and I headed to Las Vegas for a friend’s birthday celebration. We have watched the building of City Center over the last five years and finally were able to stay at the Aria. During one of our late night jaunts down the strip the group of us bumbled into the newly opened Hotel & Casino, The Cosmopolitan. We were stunned by what we saw. We were surrounded everywhere by beautiful and innovative design – from an oversized crystal chandelier in which sits a bar and lounge, to velvet loungers and finally to the pinnacle of …
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Some Tips to Improve Your Art Sales
Jason Horejs is owner of Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, USA and he writes Red Dot Blog. I’d like to share a recent post he sent to me regarding how to improve your art sales. His tips are things Michelle and I employ already, but we realize that for many, these may not be so obvious: Put your mind in a selling state Immediately before going into a selling situation – be it a gallery opening, an art festival or an open studio tour, take some time to clear your mind and shift into selling mode. Often you get so …
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Tagged art sales, gallery tips, improve sales, sales, Scottsdale, xanadu gallery
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