Chelsea Galleries Reaction

           If I were an art collector I would buy and invest on artworks that I really like and fine interesting. I would buy a piece that I know I would hang up around the house or a piece that I know would be very valuable in the future. Art collecting is not just about buying an artwork just to have it; even though some people do. Its about having a piece you truly like or fine interesting and have it displayed somewhere you or others can see it. The only down side about being an art collector is that all though the artist work may be fashionable now, it may not be at all fashionable ten years from now, this is why it’s best to buy an artwork you know you are going to actually like.
           For this reason I have chosen two exhibitions from the galleries in Chelsea, the art market place. I’ve chosen one artist and exhibition that I liked and one artist and exhibition that I disliked. I must say it was quiet difficult trying to find that one artists whose artwork I would collect. There were a couple of good exhibits but Ernesto Neto exhibits “Slow iis goood” at the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery took the cake. The pieces were so uniquely made; I could not keep my eyes off of his artworks. There were two pieces that really amazed me; the first one was “The Island Bird” and the second one was “The Sun Lits Life, Let the Son.”  What I liked the most about these two pieces was the way that the artist used different colored polyester rope. The artist medium was very unique and different from any other artwork that I have seen, for this reason I consider these pieces a good investment. Also these artworks are great pieces to have in your home as a lounge area, it defiantly has comfy seating. As for the exhibition that I disliked, Anish Kapoor’s exhibit “Concrete Coils” at the Barbara Gladstone Gallery did not catch my attention at all. I found the artist works to be plain and boring like its medium. The clay like material was formed into weird and unusual shapes that were not flattering at all. There was a piece that looked like a lot of unfinished ceramic projects all mixed together into one. I did not fine these pieces to be a good buy nor a good investment because these pieces are the type of artworks that a person should keep stored. They are just too dull and would not have me pleased, looking at them ten years from now. I would like an artwork that I would be able to display around my home and not inside a storage facility.
           In conclusion, being an art collector is knowing what is and isn’t  right to buy/invest in. Its about having a artwork you truly fine interesting and have it displayed somewhere you or others can see it. Even though it’s down side is that all though the artists work may be fashionable now, it may not be at all fashionable ten years from now. This is why it’s best to think thoroughly about what it is that you are going to be investing on and if it’s going to benefit you in the future.

Ernesto Neto 

“The Island Bird”

2012

Anish Kapoor

"Ga Gu Ma"

2012