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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jan 16, 2021 21:19:04 GMT
Random question, but I might be in a situation soon where I’m going to have more artwork than walls (more so than usual). Most of my artwork is hanging in my office at work which I’m about to lose. The question is, what can I do with these pieces? I don’t want to sell them; maybe one day I’ll have a place to put them again, and I can’t afford storage.
Are there art borrowing or renting services I can use so someone else can enjoy them and I can make some extra cash? Anybody have any other ideas, no matter how harebrained or half baked?
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Post by dodcoquelicot on Jan 16, 2021 22:57:42 GMT
Random question, but I might be in a situation soon where I’m going to have more artwork than walls (more so than usual). Most of my artwork is hanging in my office at work which I’m about to lose. The question is, what can I do with these pieces? I don’t want to sell them; maybe one day I’ll have a place to put them again, and I can’t afford storage. Are there art borrowing or renting services I can use so someone else can enjoy them and I can make some extra cash? Anybody have any other ideas, no matter how harebrained or half baked? I will answer tomorrow ( I have to translate e and I’m In bed )... great post ! |
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Post by riq on Jan 17, 2021 10:54:45 GMT
Random question, but I might be in a situation soon where I’m going to have more artwork than walls (more so than usual). Most of my artwork is hanging in my office at work which I’m about to lose. The question is, what can I do with these pieces? I don’t want to sell them; maybe one day I’ll have a place to put them again, and I can’t afford storage. Are there art borrowing or renting services I can use so someone else can enjoy them and I can make some extra cash? Anybody have any other ideas, no matter how harebrained or half baked? First of all, that sucks! Sounds like a bad time and I hope things will change again soon for you! I thought about asking some clubs, restaurants and bars if they want to hang some of your art for a small fee. Not sure, most probably have enough stuff on their walls allready. But if only one persons understands what they can get from you they should think about it nevertheless. And what about friends and family? normal people mostly have free wall space  No big help probably, but I keep thinking about it! |
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Post by dodcoquelicot on Jan 17, 2021 13:42:58 GMT
Random question, but I might be in a situation soon where I’m going to have more artwork than walls (more so than usual). Most of my artwork is hanging in my office at work which I’m about to lose. The question is, what can I do with these pieces? I don’t want to sell them; maybe one day I’ll have a place to put them again, and I can’t afford storage. Are there art borrowing or renting services I can use so someone else can enjoy them and I can make some extra cash? Anybody have any other ideas, no matter how harebrained or half baked? First of all, that sucks! Sounds like a bad time and I hope things will change again soon for you! I thought about asking some clubs, restaurants and bars if they want to hang some of your art for a small fee. Not sure, most probably have enough stuff on their walls allready. But if only one persons understands what they can get from you they should think about it nevertheless. And what about friends and family? normal people mostly have free wall space No big help probably, but I keep thinking about it! I don't think bars, restaurants are such a good idea (but I might be wrong), if they are high valuable artworks ( or make a choice ) : who will pay for the insurance? and which bar will risk having 1000 Banksy (I imagine;) on their walls? ... Risky right? Fed, Do as I did with my own works of art (even if some have been damaged, they are stored in a wine cellar, and my mate does not care a lot ), 16 years ago, put them in bubble wrap and cardboards and store them in the attic from one of your friends, while waiting for better days.
If I were your neighbor, I would take them, but shipping etc ... |
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Post by mikeydread on Jan 17, 2021 15:01:36 GMT
I thought everyone had more artwork than wall space...
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jan 17, 2021 15:47:56 GMT
I thought everyone had more artwork than wall space... Yeah your right, but that amount for me is about to double, and includes 10-20 professionally framed pieces as well as a few 4’ canvases... don’t even include all the tat stashed in portfolios, boxes, or up in the attic Riq and Roy - I actually found a local gallery this morning that rents to offices so I’m going to hit them up tomorrow but I’m open to other ideas |
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Post by mikeydread on Jan 17, 2021 16:40:01 GMT
Have you used that valuable exhibition space that some people call 'doors'? Not so good for 4' canvasses but office rentals sound good..  |
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Post by coach on Jan 17, 2021 21:07:16 GMT
I thought everyone had more artwork than wall space... Definitely. Much more! |
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Post by cnh on Jan 17, 2021 21:20:38 GMT
Tricky one, the gallery renting them out sounds a great option.
Let us know how you get on!
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jan 17, 2021 21:38:11 GMT
Have you used that valuable exhibition space that some people call 'doors'? Not so good for 4' canvasses but office rentals sound good.. Yup! Doors, bathrooms, stairs. All full! |
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Post by speebe on Jan 19, 2021 18:50:29 GMT
Random question, but I might be in a situation soon where I’m going to have more artwork than walls (more so than usual). Most of my artwork is hanging in my office at work which I’m about to lose. The question is, what can I do with these pieces? I don’t want to sell them; maybe one day I’ll have a place to put them again, and I can’t afford storage. Are there art borrowing or renting services I can use so someone else can enjoy them and I can make some extra cash? Anybody have any other ideas, no matter how harebrained or half baked? Perhaps you have some family or close friends who could accommodate a few pieces, assuming their taste fits the work? I've got far too much too. I provided some prints and posters to display in a Graphic Design studio but went back to collect them when some of the frames got damaged and also the price of some increased so I just sold them in the end. Perhaps hairdressers or design studios etc might be better than restaurants and bars...too many temptations. |
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Post by dazarino on Jan 19, 2021 20:21:32 GMT
You could offer them for use to interior designers for photoshoots or new construction projects to use for their show homes
All I can think of lol
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Post by sin on Jan 20, 2021 2:31:25 GMT
Well, the first time I had this problem, I did the logical thing.
I bought a bigger house of course... (lol)
When this problem came up again, I thought about doing that again, and thankfully woke up from my fantasy.
I store most of my pieces that are not hung in my house. Flat files as furniture, frames pieces stacked up orderly in an office.
I have some overflow, that is in our storage unit, which is only acceptable because we have other stuff in it. I would never pay to have a storage unit just for the art, I think that would be clear evidence of a hording problem.
I would advise against lending out work en masse unless you are super comfortable with the idea and can not be attached to the work when its gone.
We have loaned pieces to exhibits, even done our own exhibit and its a job in and of itself honestly.
Best of luck. One thing to consider (that just popped in my head) is to do some strategic trades. Let go of big pieces by artists you are comfortable letting go of, for smaller pieces by "bigger" artists you would like to add to the collection.
SIN
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Post by sɐǝpı ɟo uoıʇɐɹǝpǝɟ on Jan 22, 2021 16:06:40 GMT
thanks everyone.... i've got a lot to figure out and little time to do it in  |
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Post by ZeBigBoss on Feb 1, 2021 5:46:09 GMT
I just moved from a 200m2 penthouse with limited wall space to a 3-floor house with plenty of wall space.
Walls in my penthouse were covered with art and it was a bit messy as we also had vinyl toys, customised Legos and other collector stuff, including movie posters.
We moved to this huge house and decided to proceed with a "spring cleaning" so that we don't eat the space again as we did before. A lot of the stuff I bought a decade ago doesn't talk to me anymore, it has somehow passed (bit tired of that Obey, Pure Evil, Murakami, JR, Jeff Aerosol, Blek le Rat, etc.), street-art has badly aged in my opinion (and all the crap they do today doesn't help).
So we basically decided to remove all the art and placed it under the bed in a flat file. The problem are the frames which are sitting under the stairs.
We decided to keep the soft colored one on the wall; that is a very early Pure Evil and a Dr Lakra (yeah, the dark minded ones). The rest will wait for some years under the bed until we are decided. Oddly, I enjoyed doing the cleaning and going through my flat file but I was at the same a bit disappointed ("No, I don't like it anymore", "Oh this one is ugly", "This is boring", "It has passed", "That artist is an asshole").
I want to sell some if not all but selling is not my thing, no time and energy to deal with international sells. As for local market, there is none where I live, people prefer Chinese painting of tulips from hypermarkets.
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