Art Collecting

This month sees the launch of a new extension of the Own Art column, branching out into the multimedia world in the form of a bespoke video series exploring the role collection plays in the lives of artists, galleries and the collectors…

Go to Source Tattooed girls all over Riverside should park their fixies at the Cummer Museum this summer. Hanging in the Collectors' Choice exhibit, Mia Tarney's lush oil-on-linen painting Peony, Coral Charm is enough to have…

Trevor Traina's Art Of Living By Finn-Olaf Jones Photographs by Gabriela Hasbun I’ve spent my entire life as a connector of people,” Trevor Traina says in his cozy San Francisco den. It’s the end of a long day that some would find…

Our Artist Spotlight often features pieces from the first half of the last century. This collection from Renaissance Man Antiques offers work that inspires the beginning or the seasoned collector. "Zephyrus and Hyacinthus", detail,…

Works by such artists as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Franz Kline don’t usually adorn the walls of local galleries, and neither do price tags of $15,000 or more.But the Broderick Gallery on Commerce Avenue has all of that — and many…

Advertisement Years before he became an obsessive collector of art, Glenn Bray was just a kid who loved junk culture. That's what they called it back then, all those…

That old expression, "I don't know art but I know what I like" can be counter-productive. The more you know, the better collection you will have.  "Art,” someone once said, is never an extravagance.” This is not the common…

We might know what inspired an artist to create a masterpiece, but do we know why a collector purchased it or what experiences strengthened the bond between the art and its collector?Twenty-five local art collectors share rarely told…

If you've heard a Jay Z verse in the last few years, you've heard about his new hobby: art collecting. "Banksy, bitches, Basquiats," Hov rapped on Rick Ross' "3 Kings," a trend continued on last year's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" and an…

Expect a boom in contemporary art sales this May! Hedge-fund manager and acclaimed art collector, Adam Sender, is selling a substantial part of his art…

MANILA, Philippines - Growing up in one of the poorest streets in Metro Manila pushed film producer/art collector Anthony Gedang to grab every opportunity that comes his way and to make the most out of it to the best of his ability.…

By Jean M. McLean  -  photos by Cary Norton Although Birmingham is blessed with artists, crafters and experts on historic collectibles ranging from arrowheads to appliques, many residents aren’t sure how to acquire and display art in their…