How to unleash the artist

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Сообщение от Marta

buyers," pure "collectors, I think, the vast ...... minority. For example, I first saw the (Russian) and then - virtually. Interestingly, in Russia there are many collectors? Dozens? Hundreds? If the person has a score or favorite paintings, can we consider it a collector?

Martha
in this thread, I got the first time, so the only answer to your message (then admire everything from the beginning).
In Russia - not dozens, hundreds of collectors! And the key word here - not "half a dozen other paintings, a subject, the theme of the collection. In this sense, and a few pictures, united by one theme, but each of which represents a definite achievement let one artist, let the direction - this collection in a large sense of the word. This collection envy museums ... And such a collection "devastating" for collectors, because they are the meaning of life ... Most recently was lucky enough to talk with V. Dudakova, so his collection, he has already reduced by 1 /3 and switched to the administrative activities of the club of collectors. Too much of this collection selected by emotional forces. The same applies to people who are engaged in creative work of individual artists, and even restore their biographies and by all possible means to publish and make known to the public.
The fact that you "saw in the FT, unfortunately, does not belong to the category of collectors - most collectors that like. In this category of artistic value is not important, it is important just like it - do not like it ...
So learn to distinguish between the collectors of the collectors (after all, you can collect and irons ...)