Comments on: Finding Art Market Stars – artmarketblog.com http://www.artmarketblog.com/2008/06/13/finding-art-market-stars-artmarketblogcom/ Art Market Analysis by Nic Forrest Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ep http://www.artmarketblog.com/2008/06/13/finding-art-market-stars-artmarketblogcom/#comment-1313 ep Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:41:54 +0000 http://artforprofits.wordpress.com/?p=533#comment-1313 What really makes an art star? Interesting question, but I think its fluke really...It seems like its about the right art world celebrity (dealers, curators etc) stumbling on your work and deciding (objectively) that it has potential or worth.. (just look at Basquait) Hence, I would love for someone to create a "reality tv test" of taking a $50000 abstract work from a prestigious gallery, remove the fancy frame and hang it for $100 in a little cafe... I bet it wouldn't necessarily sell! I think its all about positioning.... I further wage that you could do the reverse and take a unknown $100 abstract work, place a fancy frame around it and hang it in a famous NY gallery and a rich celebrity would probably drop $50K for it based solely on where it is hanging! What really makes an art star? Interesting question, but I think its fluke really…It seems like its about the right art world celebrity (dealers, curators etc) stumbling on your work and deciding (objectively) that it has potential or worth.. (just look at Basquait)

Hence, I would love for someone to create a “reality tv test” of taking a $50000 abstract work from a prestigious gallery, remove the fancy frame and hang it for $100 in a little cafe… I bet it wouldn’t necessarily sell! I think its all about positioning….

I further wage that you could do the reverse and take a unknown $100 abstract work, place a fancy frame around it and hang it in a famous NY gallery and a rich celebrity would probably drop $50K for it based solely on where it is hanging!

]]> By: Frank http://www.artmarketblog.com/2008/06/13/finding-art-market-stars-artmarketblogcom/#comment-1312 Frank Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:13:39 +0000 http://artforprofits.wordpress.com/?p=533#comment-1312 Dimitrios is your next art market star www.dimitrios-art.com pictures on the site do not do the works justice. Check it out. Dimitrios is your next art market star http://www.dimitrios-art.com pictures on the site do not do the works justice. Check it out.

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