THE BEST ARTISTS – FINDING THE BEST PIECES OF ART
Posted on October 28, 2011, under Uncategorized.
The concept of what makes an artist the best is subjective, and therefore a search to find the best pieces of art
is arbitrary. Of course, it depends on whether you are viewing the art as an intellectual and pleasurably cultural experience, or looking in a gallery for the best pieces of art to buy.
Every museum has its highlights and famous paintings. These are the pictures that everyone is crowded around: Monet’s Water lilies or Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, for example. These pictures are worth a lot of money. The plaque next to the painting, in which the date of its completion can be found, often have a picture of a pair of headphones. It is a highlight and therefore part of the audio tour. But is it the best the museum has to offer? Is it the best work by that particular artist? It might just be the most popular.
Collecting artwork is a difficult business. The idea is to buy a piece of work by an artist who has not yet been discovered, watch him slowly gain fame, and see the value of the painting you bought increase ten-fold. Are the paintings that sell the best? Probably not.