“An artist I spoke with put it this way, “I don’t think people should complain about politics if they don’t vote. I feel the same way about the art market. Don’t complain about people not buying art if you have never bought a work of art yourself.”. Harsh words… but she does have a point.” – Brian Sherwin

 

 

“A Huffington Post article by artist Hilary Harkness spurred me to ask artists if they buy art from other artists. Of the 300+ responses only 27 stated that they have purchased art from a fellow artist in the past — and of that 27, only a few acknowledged owning a small collection of artwork by other artists. I was not surprised by the response that I received. There is bitter irony here — artists want more people to buy art… but it appears that not many artists buy art.” – Brian Sherwin