tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post8883660336101129455..comments2024-03-23T23:28:16.736+00:00Comments on Megan Chapman's Studio Blog: Trusting Yourself Enough To Buy ArtMegan Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-41904638193252261162008-05-26T21:41:00.000+01:002008-05-26T21:41:00.000+01:00Thanks everyone for your feedback and personal exp...Thanks everyone for your feedback and personal experiences of having art in your surroundings and how it changes your life and space. I think it is a very interesting topic, and I am glad you all added your personal take on it. Nice to have a conversation.<BR/>And, mcdc3s feel free to refer to it in your blog. I would be honored. Thank you!<BR/>Take care everybody.Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-56744714781943520182008-05-26T21:34:00.000+01:002008-05-26T21:34:00.000+01:00What a great entry. I would like to refer to it i...What a great entry. I would like to refer to it in my blog if I may (with your permission). Hugs, Maralenamcdc3shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799353073149416373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-45600561563778387852008-05-24T16:36:00.000+01:002008-05-24T16:36:00.000+01:00Well, you've certainly hit on something there Meg...Well, you've certainly hit on something there Megan!<BR/>I was lucky - like you we had art on the walls in my childhood home, and I even contributed to the walls with my very first framed paintings!! My dad always had his art on the walls, so I grew up not being afraid of art, or afraid of being an artist. (All I'm scared of now is making a living from it!!!)<BR/>But I have been to people's homes that have no art, and it feels strange and bereft of character and comething pleasing to look at. I like to look at other peoples houses that have art - it tells me something about them. Everyone is different and they should only collect pieces that "speak to them" - that connection.<BR/>I love, "Threads", by the way - I feel like I want to wrap it around me.<BR/>2 weeks eh? Nerves kicking in yet??<BR/>Debs xDebs Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406632002072454371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-83111007486159219742008-05-24T14:19:00.000+01:002008-05-24T14:19:00.000+01:00Thank you Megan for writing this post. I grew up ...Thank you Megan for writing this post. <BR/><BR/>I grew up in a house where both my parents were not really into art, music or literature. My parents never bought music. We never had any original art in our house with one exception - in the late 70's my dad bought an original Benjamin Landara painting when he was in Australia. I once bought him a limited edition lithograph by a New Zealand artist for his birthday. I was always into music and art but didn't begin buying original paintings for myself until about 7 years ago. My daughter is heavily into music, literature and art. She is in the last months of a B.A. majoring in English Literature and Art History. My daughter grew up in a house full of storytelling, music and art books (and more recently original art). It is amazing to see the difference between her and I and I wonder how much richer my life might have been had I been exposed to great art throughout my childhood.<BR/><BR/>When I began buying art I also was unsure of what I "should" be buying. Unsure of what was "good". In the end I decided to follow my own instincts and justb buy what I like/what speaks to me. I made a few mistakes but now am quite confident.<BR/><BR/>I could never happily live in a house now that was bare of original art.luna1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03671393731838579252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-67860715219236727242008-05-24T05:11:00.000+01:002008-05-24T05:11:00.000+01:00nice posti had a friend over today and was showing...nice post<BR/>i had a friend over today and was showing her a book of antoni tapies and she said i cant believe some of this is considered art i was shocked she did grow up in a different time but the time she grew up was when the paintings were made in the fifties <BR/><BR/>thats one of the many things i love about art it can make people ask questions about there realityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-78295220464844650232008-05-23T22:44:00.000+01:002008-05-23T22:44:00.000+01:00It doesn't surprise me that he had prints he'd nev...It doesn't surprise me that he had prints he'd never put up. I had a box full of prints and art photos my work was going to throw away. I never, put them up. A couple of my friends decorated my room as a birthday present and put them up. Next year I wont be so lazy though. It's been really nice having beautiful things to look at all semester. Now I've just taken them down getting ready to move out of the dorm for the summer. I miss them already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-85808985921362586812008-05-23T14:41:00.000+01:002008-05-23T14:41:00.000+01:00This post hits so close to home. In your last par...This post hits so close to home. In your last paragraph, I could substitute "poetry" for "art" and it would work the same. The reason I write is all about making that connection. Thanks for the insight, again!<BR/><BR/>SandySandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-91386449111337910302008-05-23T09:38:00.000+01:002008-05-23T09:38:00.000+01:00some people are affraid of art, of how to 'underst...some people are affraid of art, of how to 'understand' it or how to reason 'why' they like it.. this i feel is a reflection of society in that we do have those interior dectorators to tell us how to dress out houses.<BR/>in England we have 'tv shows' that tell you how to dress, what to eat, where to live...<BR/>people are losing their own instinctive choice in these matters.<BR/>they also fear that they may like something that is 'frowned upon' in the art world.. which is a place for only those 'in the know'<BR/><BR/>it should just be a case of that connection.. and people should realise that in most cases, there isn't anything to understand beyond that.Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577064936439534851noreply@blogger.com