I just made my first ever purchase- Untitled (Bondi Baths, Sydney, Australia) 2007 by Carlo Van de Roer- from Jen Bekman's 20x200 venture. To be honest, I had a hard time deciding whether or not it was I should do it because I felt that the deal was selling the artists short and goes so much against the grain of limited editions (small ones). In the end, I decided that Carlo (who I met and had a great time talking to at fotofest) is ok with this deal, I can afford it (and in a big way, I'd like art to be more democratic, hence the two-sided debate in my brain), and it's a wonderful image. I'm still kicking myself (really hard) for not buying Carlo's gorgeous Astoria Park photo and Bert Teunissen's La Alberca (I was in Houston when that happened so maybe I can be excused).
(Carlo's photo from 20x200.)
2 comments:
I think you made the right decision! It's GORGEOUS and if it is affordable then I think is a wise choice. For me this is a big issue--artists who can really appreciate one another's work are often getting priced out. So when an opportunity comes along I say go for it!
I got the print in the mail last week and have been thinking about where I should place it. It is gorgeous and I am glad to have it.
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