The other day, Allison and artist Karen Weihs were sitting with Lucy on the loveseats in the sunlit Charleston Gallery talking about all sorts of things when the conversation landed on art collection. Karen shared this wonderful statement from her personal blog about collecting art with Allison and we wanted to share it with everyone else. We hope you enjoy what Karen had to say as much as we do!
A COLLECTOR HAS ABUNDANCE
What and who is a collector of art? In my opinion it is more than the dollars to buy a significant piece of art. It is about abundance. ABUNDANCE meaning a gift to the self, or to the soul. It is the desire to make a purchase toward an investment of the spirit, the artist’s creative spirit and the buyer’s acknowledgement of this symbiotic experience. Not only a monetary investment, but an investment of your soul connecting with another’s. The buyer becomes connected to the artist, and harmoniously that connection lives in perfect balance in a space for a lifetime. Art must be purchased at galleries where the dealer can lead the buyer into this experience, and provide the papers and significance to the purchase. A purchase provenance is then made whole. Then when the time comes to be parted, the effort must be made from the owner to place it properly out in the world or will it to heirs, or perhaps place it into the hands of a professional art dealer. There are planners or consultants out there that can help place valuable collections in precise order for their value and provenance. I worry about the people who purchase art to match their decor, when in fact a Monet or Picasso may be dwelling right there in their living room without their knowing. No one knows how valuable or famous an artist will be after time has passed, so collectors need to be wise about its careful planning for their art. The wise buyer makes a choice on fulfillment and desire. I have a collector friend who says, "It only hurts once to buy quality." Her pocketbook diminishes only a fraction compared to her soul lifting with abundance."
We hope that you stop by either gallery soon and let the art we house lift your soul with abundance!
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