Painter’s Hub

Right from the time we have learned about investment, we know it is all about profit. How to sell the property or how to increase the value. These are the kind of situation the financial market had. But in the last few years, many people are investing in art like paintings, lithos, sculpture etc., Many people are not able to purchase the original paintings so they have an option of  print and in various sizes. These gives the art buyer an opportunity to purchase art works. The art buyer market is divided into two kinds of art buyers.

1. Art buyer who are interested in purchasing art because they like it.
2. Art buyer who are interested in purchasing art and resale them in the future or auction it.

Now more and more people are focusing in art from India.A recent survey has shown than in part 5 years and taking 50 artists in to account, the percentage of profit is 2000%. Which is why many people are buying art from Indian artists.

The money and time that an art buyer is spending in an art gallery is worth the investment. Their are a few key points that an art buyer needs to keep in his/her mind while investment in art. If you are investing in young artists then the investment will be less and once the artist is gaining momentum in art market then you will gain more profit when your resale it. In the other hand if you are investing in senior artists that your investment will be high. And if the situation

• The artist is old or stopped working
• The artist is not alive

Then in such cases the value of the work increases in millions of dollars and you can either keep it in you drawing room as a esteemed possession or you can resale it.

The risk factor that all investors see before investing is also done in the art market. You need to know a few art terms, have a good PR with a few well known gallery. This will help your decision in investment. Today many art gallery’s and financial companies are guiding art buyers to purchase art.  And at the same time big banks are ready to give loans under art fund schemes. This is the right time for investors to invest in art and reap high in the future.

Many of the art in these days are not for art sake. It is a good feeling when you create art for art sake. It needs to have a aesthetic feeling. Many artist work for comercial value. In the past art was commisioned by big people and they were given high respect. Even today in many parts of the world this tradition is followed. Many art schools and degrees have been started to promote art and many young people are taking interest in this field. With the advance technologies like internet, iphone mobiles and other electronic devices, web is very easy to browse and information is at finger tips.

Even today in Europe their are art schools where tradition oil painting is taught in the same style as it was taught in the olden days. The students have created art works extemely well, that you will feel you are in the golden age of art. At the same time many artist have created extremely well composed morden art.

Art should be for art sake. More than the commercial value, the felling of creating an art work is somthing a moment to enjoy.