Art buying and Selling Steven V. Rothman" If you can sell art ,you can sell anything".: www.bellgiointernationalgallery.com
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One of the reasons I decided to open my own gallery "Bellagio International Gallery" was to have the opportunity to work with numerous artist .Where in the past I had worked with one artist that owned numerous galleries. Also to bring in different styles of art to give customers a variety of medium's and techniques to learn and experience all the different forms of art and artists from around the world.
We have such a variety of talent, major superstars and up and coming stars that are taking the art world by storm. We have a brilliant new artist from Quebec City .We also have some phenomenal veterans from, San Francisco, L.A. , New York , Argentina and even Russia
While selling art in Las Vegas I felt a little confined working with one artist. I wanted customers to be able to walk into a gallery and experience all forms of art .Give them a variety of choices to choose from. We all know every one's tastes differ .That's what was so exciting, to pull a variety of artist in one gallery. But keeping in mind not to make the gallery to overwhelming.
Again art does compete with art ,but a nice variety of completely different style's and mediums makes for a nice selection.Which has made for a very successful galley.
I love seeing new and young artist become a success ,the reason why is the art business is very hard to succeed in.So when a new artist starts to take off, it usually means he or she is doing something new and different. Do not be afraid to buy from a gallery with a new artist, if you like their work. It is very difficult to have your work placed in galleries.
So the gallery has a good reason to put up the work,they believe in the artist.
I will give you a little insight when buying art. Try to educate yourself as much as possible. The purchase really comes down to how much you like the piece and staying within your means (price).
ReplyDeleteMy business partner Jen and myself have run and operated some of the top galleries in California and Las Vegas where the majority of art is purchased in the U.S. These cities are where most of the high end galleries started .The reason , most people buy art when they are on vacation.
Florida seems to be next.
If you find something you like from a new artist that is starting to be published or manged by an established firm then " buy". Once an artist gets established and hits big in galleries, their value and price go up . They can jump dramatically as you will soon see with Chris who is now become on of the top selling artists in the U.S. with his metal art.
Also remember the art world is a business like any other business. Everyone gets a piece of the action . ,So when you buy art , most of the time you are paying the artist ,publisher and gallery .Why do clients buy from galleries ,because these artist most likely were discovered by an established manager or publisher. The galleries only want to hang legitimate artists .These artist have around a 95 % better chance of becoming successful or are already successful, which makes it a win win scenario for everyone.
The artist ,manager, gallery and most of all collector.