collect art

it’s kind of a new love in my life, but i’m really falling for designer toys. they have a great art appeal, because of their limited editions, and you’ve got to love the absurdities of low-brow art & adorable illustrations put into a 3 dimensional latex format.

the perfect collectible for those who embrace their inner-child – toys … for adults; call it art and justify the infatuation :)

i don’t want to make this a separate goal – since it’s quite silly – so i’ll write about it here because it kind of boarders the same category.

i would love to re-start collecting Simpsons related art and licensed collectibles. i had to put i halt to it a while back because of my finances but i do SO enjoy my Simspons :)

my dream is to have a respectable display in one area of my home (my future home, my current apartment is too small for such a shrine) and to also finish collecting all of the DVDs and audio as well.

what can i say; i’m a geek – at least i’m not actively pursuing a Star Trek collection … yet. live long and prosper ;)

by Tom Kidd that i must have. i’ve been in love with it since the mid-90’s when i saw it in a magazine feature. i had forgotten the name of it, and contacted Tom to find out – he responded to me personally (wow) and didn’t actually give me the answer i was looking for, but he gave me something better: to my surprise, he had prints available – i had be looking forever for this print, but it wasn’t for sale anywhere, even on Tom’s personal site. it was a little pricey, but not unreasonable. this was some time ago, i still haven’t been able to afford it. i hope i get the opportunity someday soon :)

i’ve discovered so many amazing things online; besides researching & revisiting my all time favorites, i’ve also found outstanding artists on Myspace, Etsy, deviantART, and just by accident – haha; random acts of Google. there’s potential to go overboard. i have to buy selectively, and pick art that i feel compliments each other and not compete.

I have started my collection :) I recently was given an abstract piece by a good friend of mine after helping him at one of his art shows. Was VERY generous of him! I really love the piece to and am a huge fan of his work…not sure if I can call this goal achieved or not since it is an ongoing lifelong goal…

This is one of the more difficult goals in my life just because of the financial limitations of my current situation. However, my plan is to start my collection with comic art, which tends to be a bit more affordable. I bought my first piece this year, which was a page from an Anders Nilsen comic. I still haven’t gotten it framed, but I am on my way to achieving this goal.

went to penang and purchased two gorgeous prints and two original works at the batu ferringhi night market. small but reasonably priced and very pretty. :)

I believe that owning and collecting fine art can be a great source of joy and inspiration. As an art dealer, I can work with you to learn about your tastes, then seek out work you will enjoy within your price range, suggest new artists, look for works by hard to find artists and even help you resell works that, for whatever reason, you are interested in parting with. Additionally, I regularly post currently available works to the “inventory” section of my website and also have access to many works – through galleries, individuals, other dealers and direct from artists’ studios – that are not posted on my site. I would love to work with anyone interested in collecting art to help them learn about the artist, the artwork and finally to build their own inspiring collection of artwork. I currently work very heavily in the realm of what is being called simply “The Movement”. It is a new movement in art which finds it’s roots in a mix of Pop Art and Surrealism. This movement is taking off and contains a lot of exciting and talented artists. Please visit my website to view just a few of these wonderful artists. Please feel free to ask me any questions you may have along the way. Take care and be well always.

Andrew Michael Ford
curator and dealer of contemporary fine art

www.andrewmichaelford.com

- make and buy
- factor into budget!
- look on ebay and flea and art markets for great finds.
- buy only what is beautiful and moving
- one item a fortnight limit!

I have like fallen in love with Maplethorpe and Dali’s art, I think someday it’d be cool to collect them.