Undercover Artists

One type of artist / bohemian self-employed is in a variety of ways by the public. Many of perception has to do with a combination of cash flow strategy and clothes of the artist, unlike the thrill of their souls. Interestingly, when I was young, people often saw me as a responsible and strong. Ha!

In the eighties I came across my screen operation of an old warehouse funk track in Eugene, Oregon. Pastry and coffee much, I would go to the store shortly after nine and dig in the day. Usually, no more work was 1:00 to 15:00, leaving the rest of the day to run, and drag to draw comics.

Is the economy had the shit kicked out of it just when I was fairly proud that I was able to Scape enough work to keep a roof over your head … I finally turned enough surplus to start my career eventful publish my own eccentric designs, but this is not the subject of this diatribe. Read more…

Art is a risky investment. Even the “experts”, such as auctions, dealers and collectors to experts make mistakes and sometimes lose money on what they consider to be “investment grade” art. On the other hand, the return can be very large, potentially higher returns by making art on their investment, but a risky business.

Center of the art market investment generally cluster around financial centers like New York and London, and a lot of interest usually focuses on art that respects the principle of “Goldilocks” is in the middle: not too old, it was considered old, which often raises questions about the tradition of participation and falsehood, and not so modern, that there was great auction house.

In this ground, there are a number of factors that can help reduce risk. Artists who have stopped producing (for pure artist who died) is often less risky than those who are alive for the simple reason that the supply of art is well defined (but not perfect because of the possibility of new works that come to light and counterfeiting). Search history auction closes and the home institution, including things like history, exposure, and proof of ownership of an expert and the establishment of marketing (and liquidity), all reduce the risks. Read more…