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Not so Bad

I was reading a discussion the other day, about a hotel offering wall space to local artists. Some felt that it was an insult to artists. That artists need to stand up to this type of exploitation. Some felt that the hotel should step up to the plate, and buy local artists work. Oh, in a perfect world, all the employees of the hotel would get together and discuss some of their favorite artists they’ve seen on their many open studio tours (I did say “in a perfect world”), and then a select group would set up meetings with these artists to view their work. On planet earth I have to believe, that the way it would play out is as follows, The hotel would contact the largest gallery in the area, the gallery would charge a few dollars for picking the artwork, and would choose the work of one or two of the most prominent and successful artist in the area. The gallery would make out like bandits, taking both a commission from the artist, and a concierge fee from the hotel, and a well known artist would get a few more sales. Or, maybe they would tell Bob in purchasing to go buy some artwork for the walls. Now Bob happens to think His kid could paint a Picasso, that Kandinsky was a linebacker for the Packers, and that Michael Angelo owns the pizza joint on the corner. I think that there is nothing wrong with free walls, and who knows, maybe there will be that one guy or gal, that is just bored silly by hotels, that takes the time to look at the artwork, and kind of gets it. Maybe He or She is so moved by the experience, that upon returning home, they do a couple of “open studio tours” find a local artist they like, and they start buying original artwork. Not a perfect world, but all in all, not so bad.