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Fine art prints offer an entry point into real art collecting.
Collectable fine art prints should be signed, numbered and issued in specified limited edition, which can range from one to maybe over 750, but never more than that for any specific image. Prints can be original prints such as a silk-screen, etching and photograph, or reproduction, which would be a Giclee, whether on paper or canvas.
An artist's fine art prints should always be less expensive that their paintings of similar size, with the possible exception of monographs as they are also one-of-a-kind. This means one can afford a print of an artist's work when the painting is out of reach. However, as the artist's career continues to reach new heights the value of all the artist's work increases.
Art collecting can be rewarding financially, esthetically, socially and even spiritually.
If the work of an artist appreciates, art can be a good financial investment. Since fine art is now an international commodity, it is not at the whim of one country's stock market or economic conditions ever.
Socially, collecting fine art can open doors to meeting new people, including artists, collectors and people interested in art. Most galleries hold openings that are good places to meet artists (artists attend each others openings frequently) and other collectors. Also, having real fine art prints on one's wall is a good step away from mere decorations including the kinds of soulless paintings turned out by mills and sold in decorative and frame shops in malls.
Displaying a fine art print (meaning one by a good artist made with quality materials) is similar to having fine furniture, rather than the stuff that contains formaldehyde and is covered with plastic veneer.
Finally, in the process of discovering artists and new trends one will be learning more about art and art history. Creating art, something that is useless except as itself is something uniquely human. There is something special about real artistic communication as we have the chance to see the world in a new way through another person's eyes. |
