The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Artist Walter Velez
A look at Walter Velez’s art and current projects.
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Jill Bauman
Jane Frank looks at Jill Bauman’s work.
The Artful Collector: Moving into a New Era of SF/F Art
The Hugo awards for Professional Artist, from 1980 through 1992, were dominated by artist Michael Whelan (Jim Burns won once during those years, in 1987). The rest of the decade, 1993 -1999, Whelan took turns […]
The Artful Collector: Art and Collectibles as “Investments”?
Is there anything to the idea that one can truly INVEST in collectibles – like comic books and illustration art – the way one invests in treasury bonds, equities and real estate?
The Artful Collector: Death, Doom and Gloom Strikes Again!
Jane Frank takes us through the stages of mourning for book covers.
The Artful Collector: How Children Become (Art) Collectors
Tips on how to encourage your kids to become collectors.
The Artful Collector: Good Art by Bad Men, continued . . .
A continued look at the morality of art and the distinction between the art and the artist.
The Artful Collector: Love the Art, Hate the Artist?
How does one reconcile the moral dilemma of liking art from an artist one dislikes on moral grounds?
The Artful Collector: It’s Not for Sale! (really!)
The artful collector goes over how not for sale art could actually be for sale and some reasons why it wouldn’t be.
The Artful Collector: Fido Forever (or) The Fun of Fantasy Pet Portraits
What you always wanted to know and never thought to ask about commissioning pet portraits.
The Artful Collector: Achieving Immortality Through Fantasy Art
The Artful Collector gives some pointers on commissioning portraits.
The Artful Collector: Collecting and the 80/20 Rule
While it is impossible to predict the directions of the art market, an 80/20 rule can help you trace the value.
The Artful Collector: A Savvy Collector Comes up with Art Hierarchy #10!
Jane Frank had one last thing to add to her Art Hierarchies: Familiarity.
The Artful Collector: What do SF Art Collectors and “Gold Bugs” Have in Common?
If I told you that 20 years from now 80% of the art of the art you are buying today would be be worth about half of what you paid for it, would you still […]
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #9: Art That Lasts Is Better Than Art That Is Fleeting
Final installment in the art hierarchies series discussing the permanance of art.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #8: Art by Someone Known Is Better than Art by Someone Unknown (even if the art is good)
Jane Frank discusses Michael Whelan’s value … no, wait, Jane Frank discusses the value of Micheal Whelan’s art… no, wait, Jane Frank discusses the value of value and how our different goals and perceptions influence the way we view, purchase and value art.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #7: Art That Is Created by Hand Is Better Than Art That Is Not
Jane Frank, the Artful Collector, discusses actual and perceived value of handmade art.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #6: Art that is Signed is Better than Art that is Unsigned
The Artful Collector gives some tips on why you should always get signed artwork.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #5: Art that Costs a Lot is Better than Art that Costs a Little
Examples of how art hierarchies are determined by what people will pay for an artwork.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #4: Originals are Better than Reproductions
Reproductions will almost certainly have no value at all. Except as “decoration.”
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #3: Art Done for Love is Better than Art Done for Money
The more we detect fake sentiment or emotion, or (in our case) pandering to a love of dragons and wizards – as opposed to honest “self-expression” – the less we are going to care whether “just for the love of it” was the reason for creation
The Artful Collector: On Iconicity in SF/F Art: Aren’t You Tired of Dragons, Robots and Monsters?
Our field of collecting is known for them: wizards, elves, and things with wings, especially dragons . . . on one side, and saucers, rockets, robots and things looking monsterish, especially aliens…..on the other. And […]
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #2: “Fine Art” is Better than “Illustrative Art”
Please don’t shoot the messenger. I’m not responsible for the “high” and “low” art divide—into which categories we’ve shoved “art we collectively treasure” vs “art we collectively enjoy,” respectively. I’m just here to generalize, and to […]
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #1: Arts are Better than Crafts
The “Art vs. Craft” debate seems never-ending, because it hinges on an ever-evolving understanding of how we perceive what is considered “art”.
The Artful Collector: Dealing with Art Hierarchies
It behooves to attend to the HIERARCHIES that establish “worthiness” in the field I’ve chosen. In the field of illustrative art, the challenge has never been about finding authentic items, nor even a good supply of them (until recently, illustrative art has been plentiful). Rather, it has always been a matter of finding what experts call “meritorious items” – those that are of the highest, one hopes extraordinary, aesthetic qualit
The Artful Collector: The Best Fantasy Art Show in the World
IlluxCon is the best convention dedicated to sf/f Art in the world, today
The Artful Collector: Where are our Art Critics?
Criticism is commonplace in the music industry, in film, and in the world of “fine art”. Shouldn’t we have that kind of critic in our field of collecting, too?
The Artful Collector: State of the Art at the 71st Worldcon
Fans, publishers, art directors, and collectors expected Worldcon art shows to display the best-of-the-best art being created in the field, and top artists looked forward to meeting their expections. NO MORE.
The Artful Collector: Art Reporting From the Trenches at LSC3
A preliminary scouting report on LoneStarCon3 – including a report on the winners of the Chesley Awards for fantastic art.
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