Digital BW, The Print

Ok for the purposes of this post (as in my response)  lets leave the
swindlers out of it as they virtually exist everywhere not just in the art
market..  Anyway to keep it simple  there are primarily  three reasons for a
person to consider purchasing a piece of art work .. one is they like the
piece, two is they like the artist and want to support his efforts by
collecting his works and the third is simply as an investment. We could also
include pieces donated for raffles etc but lets leave that stuff out for
now.  The point is that if you choose to not want to sell to one of the
three segments I mentioned your limiting yourself possibly.which is totally
ok .. but that choice should be left to the individual artist not to
another's feeling about how art should be sold. There are art funds out
there .Fidelity has several as do other brokers.. Art investing has been
used in pension funds as it's been less volatile.   

 

I have never met anyone that has purchased a piece of art that they at least
didn't appreciate but I'm sure it true.. John brought up  baseball cards
example is so true , how about comic books or that magic rare color diamond
that has to sit in a safe deposit box all the time. Me I'm kinda hooked on
special guitars.. Each of us has different feelings about how things should
be.. that the beauty of it.. that's what makes us different.. 

 

So as far as the big bucks for the prints.. well at a personal level I also
think it's nuts I mean I wouldn't pay that kind of dough for 10 of them..
and that is the truth.. but I'm not the guy that did and I can't see into
his soul and it's not my place to do so.. but it is my place to simply
notice it and I get to process it however I see fit and I have the right to
do that.

 

As far as Lik's work..  well I've been a sailor since I was 8 year sold..
Sailing and racing all my life.. small boats big boats didn't matter.. When
I moved to Montana I had to give a lot of things up..that was sort of one of
them. My only real outlet here is to go up to Flathead and sail up there
when I get a chance. Every year however I go to San Diego and really let my
hair down. Anyway Lik's work is in a gallery out there.. and I've been in it
twice.. I've never met him but he's no chump is my guess and a good shooter
based upon what I've seen.. His work is a bit too steep for me but it seems
to work in its environment. Point is I don't feel it's right to slam dunk
the guy as in the end he's just a shooter like we are. 

 

jimbo

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:19 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] what do you think?

 

  

 I think it's truly acceptable to buy as an investment.

 

I certainly would not deny anyone the right to do that. But for that to be
the primary motivation.!

 

That's what leads to people like the topic of this thread, and swindlers of
all stripes. I've had people spill the beans right in front of me, in all
innocence, admitting they were buying my work as an investment, thinking I
might agree with them. It is disheartening to realize that someone buying
your work cannot see what is right in front of them and could just as easily
be buying pork futures.

 

Of course, the ideal revenge would be to suggest to them that the best
investment would be one of Lik's photographs.   ;-)

 

 

David Kachel

 

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