tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662968214990273619.post6130770182241931531..comments2022-06-29T18:43:58.247-07:00Comments on The Van Gogh Project: The UnderbellyInk Ognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455447731410323225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662968214990273619.post-75748645649598882522011-02-28T06:25:14.039-08:002011-02-28T06:25:14.039-08:00Regina,
I think you are right about my strategy. ...Regina,<br /><br />I think you are right about my strategy. You are in some sense invoking Sarah’s Thesis – participating in this project very well may increase the value of the paintings involved. So trading down may in the end be a monetary trade up. Moreover, as you have also mentioned, exposure is always helpful for an artist. So there are alternative forms of value that are at play as well. In some sense, that was the point of Kent’s Thesis. So perhaps my strategy, to the extent that I have one, combines Sarah’s Thesis and Kent’s Thesis. And of course there may be some good old-fashioned irrationality at play. And of course I do have the Universe. It is on my side too, I’m sure of it. Oh yes, I almost forgot: there is also the internet. So we have: Sarah+Kent+Irrationality+The Universe+the internet. Is that enough to get to a Van Gogh? We’ll see.Ink Ognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455447731410323225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662968214990273619.post-50100454073773047462011-02-25T11:04:36.881-08:002011-02-25T11:04:36.881-08:00Paul;
I think you DO have a strategy, whether or ...Paul;<br /> I think you DO have a strategy, whether or not you're mindful of it. Your strategy is to create a smidge of extra value for artists involved in Van Gogh project trades, using the exposure generated by a blog mention. If you can capture some of that "value smidge" in a trade, logically you should be able to negotiate trades that move you up in value<br /><br />Since it's an interesting project, your blog exposure value should grow over time.<br /><br />So far so good. <br /><br />The value of exposure is likely to take you furthest with the artists who most value exposure, even when that exposure is outside the critical realm of the "Art World". <br /><br />In other words, you have a strategy that specifically adds value to trades with emerging artists. An emerging artist seeking exposure is (in general) still building a foundation of collectors. An unsold painting may become irrelevant before it becomes sold. So the direct financial value of a traded painting is a bit amorphous, and the value of exposure is high.<br /><br />Now what about an artist who may not have a strong secondary market, but who can be assured of selling, rather than storing, a majority of their completed works? The value of traded work is now less amorphous. The value added to a trade through exposure in a blog is also likely to be lower.<br /><br />I believe that pumping up your blog will be a key piece of your strategy to hop to more established artists' trades. You need a qualitative change in your blog - a strategy to reach new audiences and go viral.<br /><br />But hey - now you have 1 more comment!<br /><br />Regina, The Nerdly Painter<br />http://www.nerdlypainter.com<br />http://nerdlypainter.blogspot.comNerdly Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678363338724086788noreply@blogger.com