Comments on: Brad Pitt’s big art purchase

By: meems

meems — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:08:01 +0000

You don’t need to have millions to get original work. (You do if it is a famous person.) Think about all the artists who are not known yet. Buying originals from your local artists is a great way to help the economy by supporting people who are just getting their start and have an original piece in your home.

By: 007

007 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:45:05 +0000

K i m – IKEA has actually turned cult in design circles. They don’t just copy, but also improve and invent new design. They’ve gotten recognition for the designs they put out during the 60′s, 70′s and part of the 80′s. Sure enough, quality in some sense of the word isn’t always synonymous with IKEA, but they’ve got standards.

Naturally, mass production pieces are always held in lower esteem than the exclusive ones. It’s a cultural standard. But then again, the concept of exclusivity and also high quality (chiefly, but not exhaustively) lies in the very fact that they are not available for the general public. They are not meant to. Only a handful, at the most, are priviliged enough to take part of the “art” and the “quality”.

And herein lies the core dilemma of the art discussion today – what is good/bad art, or good/bad taste? We have inherently a distaste for things massproduced or reproduced (not original), though ironically during the 20th century we’ve had a few artistic movements or styles trying to challenge such a viewpoint … but turing into part of the same establishment in the end. Even pop art goes for exclusive.

Don’t quite think this is an area in which one can think in black & white… ;)

S h e r r y – original photography is lovely. And if you want to invest in something that’s still in it’s cradle – it’s definitely photography! Still immensly underrated.

M é l o d i e – didn’t you live in Belgium? In that case, you’ve got one of the most beautiful Formula 1 tracks on earth (SPA Francorchamps)! I love that track… Immensely technical and the devil to drive. But a true thrill. Speed and brains in one track – that’s a rarity now a days.

I’m so off topic now, I’d just better call it a day.

Have a great one PW:ers!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:34:25 +0000

Kim, I wish I had a bank account that would support originals, but there’s no way in hell I could ever afford to buy the original of my favorite Van Gogh painting (“Starry Night”). Or any of the prints we have for that matter. If I had to wait until I could afford the originals, my walls would still be bare the day I die. :D

For those of you who mentioned what I said, yep, art definitely IS subjective. My husband and I occasionally have arguments (the joking kind of arguments, we’re not so passionate about visual arts that we would actually scream over it!) over our favorite master painters. While I like Monet well enough, he LOVES Monet. Meanwhile, Van Gogh is my favorite and he hates his work. When we first moved in together I had to get some Van Gogh to hang on the walls to balance out the Monet. ;)

Honestly though, my favorite thing to hang on walls is photography, whether it’s my own or someone else’s. I love photography.

By: kim

kim — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:13:21 +0000

As for the necklace for Shiloh, I don’t see any problem with buying kids good jewelry. I had a little gold ring with my initial on it when I was a baby. I now have it on a charm bracelet.

By: kim

kim — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:10:49 +0000

I love this painting, it has wonderful flow and movement.
The Arts is one of the corner stones to civilisation it is what we live for and what we try to protect. I sometime think everyone is so caught up in buying throw away piece be it furniture or art (ie IKEA) because it is affordable, that they forget if you spend a little more and get a really good piece it will last your forever and can be passed down to generations to come. I can’t stand prints, I am a strong believer that if you are buying art by originals and buy what you like it has to hang in your house.

By: stratoula

stratoula — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:48:09 +0000

I personally like it!
But I understand that there are people who doesn’t like it too.After all you are right Sherry,art is so subjective…

By: gena

gena — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:35:58 +0000

It is hilarious how Angie and Brad can not sneeze without something being written about them. This is so unusual! Guess there are no other couples out there that the mags feel that they can stalk.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:53:33 +0000

Just read the Australian version (Who) and I did at least find it reassuring in absolutely countering the stories – I was beginning to wonder just because the rumours seemed more relentless than before and there was a lot of that before Jen and Brad split. However I do have great faith in this family!

By: Sharis

Sharis — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:49:53 +0000

I’ve just read the “real story” article in People. I’m a little bit disappointed – they don’t publish anything that we didn’t already know;)

By: Mélodie

Mélodie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:58:29 +0000

i’m a fan of F1, it’s really popular in europe!

so i would like to have such a painting! lol