There’s something to be said about global warming – like ‘it’s real!!!!’ – when even art museums are changing the way they choose and store art because of it. I found this article very interesting. Maybe art that is destroyed when it becomes too wet is going to be ‘ephemeral art’ in the not too distant future. Perhaps I should start sculpting in stone…..
Sometimes it is difficult to take kids to art fairs as they always want to touch. I’m always happy to point out to parents that my work is pretty kid proof and if they poke at it, I won’t have to cut their hands off 🙂 which usually is a relief as it’s often too late at that point.
I follow the Red Dot blog of Jason Horejs of Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. He covers a lot of interesting topics (though sadly he doesn’t transmit on WordPress). I was really interested in his blog of August 9th about kids looking at art in museums and galleries.
From what he says about children appreciating museum/gallery art, it seems like art fairs are a little more interesting for little ones – for a start there’s frequently something hung at their eye level in a booth, some of it (like the one below) would be ideal for a child’s room, and there aren’t quite such strict rules about running between displays. Occasionally I will get a youngster who comes back to subsequent shows with enthusiasm – and I know that I can’t be the only artist who enjoys this phenomenon, so here and there, future collectors are being created.
#1271 Night Watch. Mixed media on panel (refractured watercolor, poetry, acrylic). 14×24″.
Skyscapes for the Soul - Jeni Bate 