Thinking of the last artwork you've bought for your wall
Thinking of artwork you have bought in the past for your home/wall or even as a gift, what's been more important - the fact it's unique/limited edition or the fact it's affordable?
In terms of prices, what's the most you'd be comfortable paying for a piece of art? £50 / £100-200 / +£250 ?
Does the process make a difference to you, whether it's handmade or digital?
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- Price pays a good part in the decision making for me. I am happy to pay a decent fee for something that is a little different too. So I am sort of in the middle, both are important.
- Thanks very much Helen and Jonathan! Appreciate it.
- I like to buy limited eition works am willing to pay more for a smaller run. In general though we buy what we like, I have favourite photographers whose work I like to buy and we like to buy work that comes from local artists if we have particully fond memories of a place and prices range from £100 - £1000.
- I haven't bought loads of art, but the bits I have I treasure because they are handmade/limited edition prints. I like to see the texture of the ink on paper rather than have something digital. A handwritten signature and edition number is nice too.I don't know how that translates to photography. Maybe just the quality of the print and the paper?Price would depend on the size, and the quality for me, as well as whether it's a one off piece or not, but I'd be willing to pay £100-200 for something that I loved.Olivia makes a good point, get to know your audience :) Hope that helps.
- @Olivia Macioti very very good points Olivia, thank you for your answer!
- As of right now, given my limited income, the most expensive art piece I’d be able to afford costs around 50£.I personally don’t mind whether what I’m buying is limited edition or not, but most of my friends prefer investing their money in a piece that they know few others own.But, although looking into other people’s finances in general is a good call as it gives you a rough idea of what your pricing could be, I think you should ask your target audience through a survey or a similar process!Random opinions are useful, but can heavily skew your research if they outweigh what your target needs.I haven’t taken a look at your portfolio yet so I might be off in saying this, but should your art not be what I usually hang on my wall, my opinion probably wouldn’t be all that important. :)
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