Why is there no space for young talents in auctions?
There are many young talents across India doning great works, but why are they not a part of The Indian art auctions?I have been to many art galleries and shown my art. Each one of them has asked me to present a CD with my work, they all promise to review it and get back to me. 40 C.D's later i am still stuck with no feedback.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on -
This is the Question I too ask myself. We follow western pattern & there they take into consideration only the " Masters ." Importance will be given to big names & they say names sell the art work. This is completely different from the field I come from--Science. In the field of science, no body takes into consideration your age, seniority or work you have done previously. They see only your current work. If you are talented, has the ability to think differently & confidence to make things happen, you will be given a chance to prove yourself. Actually youngsters with all the enthusiasm & freshness too can create great works of art. They should be taken into consideration too. Then only new talent will emerge & grow.
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Permalink Reply by Aditi Chakraborty Sadhu on -
A well-asked questions. I have asked this too to some prominent gallery owner and auction-holder in Kolkata, but all I got in answer is silence.
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Permalink Reply by Umesh U V on -
Majority of the cases, artists do not approach auction houses. It is the art collector who consigns artworks to the auction houses be it young talent or masters.
I feel the young artists need to concentrate to build a large network of buyers and once their collection is widely circulated along with a body of good works, then the collector would choose to approach the auction house to put up the artworks for resale...........
This is my bit of 2 pence..............
Umesh U V
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Permalink Reply by Hardik Upadhyay on -
How can we create our network when there are no gallery owners responding to our art .If you read my discussion properly i mentioned giving out 40 cds. How much we work hard, there is no response from these people. We have to do something for young indian artist who are really doing hard work. How can a talent grow when you dont give it an opportunity. If you keep buying a masters work, it means you wants make money only.You are just supressing young talent.
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Permalink Reply by IAN Editor on -
The auction market is primarily the secondary market, ie works that are for resale. Most auction houses do not work directly with artists (there have been exceptions like the recent Hirst sale at Sotheby's). They facilitate or create a market for works that have left the artist and gallery circuit.
Young artists form part of the primary market which is where gallery comes in and why it is so important. I rely on a few galleries who I have gotten to know over the last 10 years to source new works and new artists. This relationship is a bond that develops over time and a function of how the galleriy and the collector interact.
Personally I would not buy a new artist at auction. It is too impersonal. There needs to be a dialogue with the artist which an auction house cannot and doesn't provide.
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Permalink Reply by Syed Ali Arif on -
This is very true. The auction houses are very partial towards younger artist. Agreed that they also need to run their show by selling most of the works. But then There has to be some begining for the younger lot. Recently I asked some one (a known auction house) about taking part in the ir upcoming auctions. He point blank told me that they take works which sells and are in demand. Now my another wuestion is: Who decide whats in demand and what sells? I guess the aution houses should consider younger lots too from time to time.
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Permalink Reply by Artseek on -
There has to be enough awareness and demand for a artist,young or senior to be auction listed.Age has nothing to do with it,many of our young artists are auction listed and doing well because there is a good demand for their works in secondary market.
There are hardly 300 odd Indian artists including dead artists those who are auction listed.
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Permalink Reply by Artseek on
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This is not true.Vadhera Art Gallery,Bodhi Art,Aakriti Art Gallery with GenNext shows and many others are promoting young artists in a big way.
Hardik Upadhyay said:How can we create our network when there are no gallery owners responding to our art .If you read my discussion properly i mentioned giving out 40 cds. How much we work hard, there is no response from these people. We have to do something for young indian artist who are really doing hard work. How can a talent grow when you dont give it an opportunity. If you keep buying a masters work, it means you wants make money only.You are just supressing young talent.
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Permalink Reply by Cal on -
While the lure of potentially high prices is seductive, it is really not ideal for a young artist with only a short exhibition history ie few group shows and even less solos, to go to auction. Auctions are secondary markets and you should have a collector base to succeed and this is built in the primary market. In an auction, you need a minimum of 2 people who are willing to compete with each other for your work, this is really possible only if there is already a pool of collectors that have the work of the artist already and are willing to acquire more. An established primary market is also important as in many instances, it is the dealer that needs to support the work at auction, he or she has an interest in ensuring that their artist does not flop. The danger of a young artist selling directly to auction without support is, once you crash and burn, you could be in danger of becoming damaged goods ie one would think twice about acquiring the artist for a long time.
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Permalink Reply by Manoj Israni on -
I agree with Cal.
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Permalink Reply by Aditi Chakraborty Sadhu on
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Thank you Cal for your realistic approach, but in order to build up a wide buyers network and have a loooong exhibition history, an artist still needs the support of the established galleries. It is not possible to do it always from the artist's studio or home. I agree with Syed that anyone hardly wants to take a risk. And sometimes I have found galleries trying to dictate the artist about how to make their paintings more saleable, viz. if there is a door motif on an artist's painting, the owner may ask the artist to make a door design that his buyers may prefer. This is ridiculous. And as a creative artist I can feel one thing for sure, that if we concentrate too much on what will sell and what not while painting, then we will not come up with anything but repetitions of what is already existing and selling. Freedom is needed, and the gallery should have the courage to handle new concepts and presentations. Also Syed is right that who will decide what sells and what not? In every field it is the public who decides, but it is also one of the foremost challenges for the galleries to popularise new works. And better not to speak about demands. Haven't we read few weeks back on IAN itself how galleries create artificial demands of their selected artists, how the galleries themselves bid in the auctions for their artists to raise the prices and later resell those works in next auctions at higher prices?
It is ok if the young ones do not get into the auctions, but in order to get into the path, only creating good works is the artists' forte, but not marketing. That is a very different job. Let the new ones come to highlight first, then people will decide what sells and what not.
Cal said:While the lure of potentially high prices is seductive, it is really not ideal for a young artist with only a short exhibition history ie few group shows and even less solos, to go to auction. Auctions are secondary markets and you should have a collector base to succeed and this is built in the primary market. In an auction, you need a minimum of 2 people who are willing to compete with each other for your work, this is really possible only if there is already a pool of collectors that have the work of the artist already and are willing to acquire more. An established primary market is also important as in many instances, it is the dealer that needs to support the work at auction, he or she has an interest in ensuring that their artist does not flop. The danger of a young artist selling directly to auction without support is, once you crash and burn, you could be in danger of becoming damaged goods ie one would think twice about acquiring the artist for a long time.
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