Hello,
I am interested in hearing your thoughts on commissioning custom decorative paintings.
During the building planning phase, I have already received recommendations and offers to have my portrait or favorite place painted as an oil painting. These works are very high quality and distinctive, but also expensive. However, I would also like to have my own images turned into paintings to hang on the walls, instead of IKEA posters. Therefore, I would like to hear your opinions:
What do you think about this? Does anyone have experience with it?
Best regards,
Yqsquare
I am interested in hearing your thoughts on commissioning custom decorative paintings.
During the building planning phase, I have already received recommendations and offers to have my portrait or favorite place painted as an oil painting. These works are very high quality and distinctive, but also expensive. However, I would also like to have my own images turned into paintings to hang on the walls, instead of IKEA posters. Therefore, I would like to hear your opinions:
What do you think about this? Does anyone have experience with it?
Best regards,
Yqsquare
ypg schrieb:
.. more like testing the waters to see if customers are interested in such an offer.Then a second one will appear here soon.;)
We have three replicas of oil paintings to hang, as the originals are unaffordable.
All three were inherited, and it’s not just the beautiful artwork but also the memories attached to them.
Otherwise, we have enlarged some personal photos—one to 2 x 1.5 m (6.6 x 5 feet) above the bed, and the others to 60 x 40 cm (24 x 16 inches).
I would never like a commissioned painting because, by the time the commission is placed, the image is already in my head, and I can’t print that as a reference.
And describing it… well, it’s like a game of telephone.
All three were inherited, and it’s not just the beautiful artwork but also the memories attached to them.
Otherwise, we have enlarged some personal photos—one to 2 x 1.5 m (6.6 x 5 feet) above the bed, and the others to 60 x 40 cm (24 x 16 inches).
I would never like a commissioned painting because, by the time the commission is placed, the image is already in my head, and I can’t print that as a reference.
And describing it… well, it’s like a game of telephone.
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hampshire10 Oct 2021 12:48Yqsquare schrieb:
However, I would also like to hang my own artwork instead of Ikea posters, so I’d like to hear from you:
What do you think about that? Does anyone have experience with it? Commissioned paintings are quite common. In the 1970s, you could order a portrait from Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter also creates stained glass windows for churches, and of course there is nothing wrong with commissioning art and guidelines from a lesser-known artist.
I have three commissioned chalk drawings from 1905 hanging in the house. I find them exceptionally beautiful, and I have an emotional connection to both the subject and the client. I haven’t commissioned anything myself yet.
Yqsquare schrieb:
For me, it’s still uncertain whether I actually want my own painting. Then you shouldn’t place an order. Good communication to achieve a clear goal is essential for a truly good result. When you talk to artists, find out who can support you during the decision-making process.
SumsumBiene schrieb:
Personally, oil paintings feel too "heavy" to me. I prefer drawn or watercolor paintings. That’s a matter of taste, just like sizes and subjects. What matters is what brings the buyer joy, for whatever reason. When choosing materials, I recommend considering the placement within the house. Some painting techniques, for example, are especially sensitive to UV light. (That’s why we already considered spaces for artwork during the house planning.)
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fach1werk10 Oct 2021 21:30There is no reason not to buy or even collect artworks from art students. Their pieces continually impress me and by no means fall short compared to works by established artists. For success in the art market, there are a few typical prerequisites: you need to have attended an academy, the second “M” is not without reason—male, the artist must have produced a considerable quantity of work, and something that greatly increases market value is being deceased. For those who don’t meet these criteria, I say they should still be given a chance. If a young emerging talent is looking for a market here, I say just upload an image. I would be happy to see it for non-commercial reasons :-) Art in construction is not just for architects.
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hampshire11 Oct 2021 14:02Alternative ways to live with art:
1. Some cities (e.g., Cologne) have art libraries where you can borrow original artworks for a low fee for a few weeks. We started doing this but now have no more space for loaned art. The children were especially excited by a sparkling Hundertwasser piece at that time.
2. At art and craft markets, you can find good contact with artists and their works. It’s a great way to see different styles and, in the case of @Yqsquare, even find commissions.
3. Some restaurants and shops display art for sale on their walls. Just keep your eyes open.
What is important at first is creativity and ideas combined with the ability to communicate these through your art with a good eye and skilled hands. There is a clearly measurable connection between value and artistic quality beyond purely aesthetic taste.
An art academy greatly helps artists develop their skills and provides access to a network of contacts; however, this is not a requirement for “market success.”
Certainly, there are also trends, extremes, and overlooked geniuses, but these are exceptions compared to the majority of artists.
Often, artists are creatively productive people who are admired without much criticism within their circle and develop a very particular relationship between self-perception and external perception. In such cases, all parties involved are often as blind to quality as flat-earthers are to reality.
1. Some cities (e.g., Cologne) have art libraries where you can borrow original artworks for a low fee for a few weeks. We started doing this but now have no more space for loaned art. The children were especially excited by a sparkling Hundertwasser piece at that time.
2. At art and craft markets, you can find good contact with artists and their works. It’s a great way to see different styles and, in the case of @Yqsquare, even find commissions.
3. Some restaurants and shops display art for sale on their walls. Just keep your eyes open.
fach1werk schrieb:It probably depends on how you define “success.” To earn a living as an artist, you neither have to have attended an academy nor be male.
There are a few prerequisites for success in the art market: you have to have attended an academy, the second M is not without reason, male, there must be a considerable quantity, and very good for market value: no longer being alive.
What is important at first is creativity and ideas combined with the ability to communicate these through your art with a good eye and skilled hands. There is a clearly measurable connection between value and artistic quality beyond purely aesthetic taste.
An art academy greatly helps artists develop their skills and provides access to a network of contacts; however, this is not a requirement for “market success.”
Certainly, there are also trends, extremes, and overlooked geniuses, but these are exceptions compared to the majority of artists.
Often, artists are creatively productive people who are admired without much criticism within their circle and develop a very particular relationship between self-perception and external perception. In such cases, all parties involved are often as blind to quality as flat-earthers are to reality.