How I Started Collecting Art as a Young Person: Part 1
I've always had a keen interest in collecting things, anything really. When I was really young my top dresser drawer turned into a depository for coins, candy wrappers, small toys and anything else that I deemed "valuable". Underneath my pillow was also a hiding spot for other collectibles like a small analog alarm clock (I would sleep with it under my pillow). This pack rat-esque mentality has continued to today except instead of bits of paper or alarm clocks its paintings and sculptures from emerging artists. What does it take to start collecting art? How much money do you need to start an art collection? How do you find art that is " collectible"? Why collect art to begin with? These are questions that I hope to answer in this blog series. After reading this my goal is that you will have a better understanding of how accessible collecting art can be and how to make the first step. Around my early to mid-teens I saw some You...