[graeme501]

ive found a piece of art i would like to purchase, so my framed banksy gold flag is for sale, at the same price as the new canvas would cost me - £4700

get in touch if interested
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[nickodey]

lol !!!

[silvermyn]

Hi graeme501. What was the edition size for this print? Cheers.

[graeme501]

the edition size for the signed gold version is 112, and there is 1000 of the silver flag which are unsigned

[arcam]

You should keep this it's a very collectable piece.

[baznyc]

Nov 18, 2008 19:31:18 GMT 1 @arcam said:

You should keep this it's a very collectable piece.

Interesting point.

Should he keep the work just because it is collectable? or should the work be retained because to lose it would create an artistic void that couldn't easily be filled?

I ask because it doesn't seem a good enough reason to keep a print purely because its collectable - unless of course you happen to be an invester, purely motivated by financial gain.

Much better to keep the print if you love it, but if not sell it and buy something else that will hold your attention.

As for the moral issue of selling the thing, I'm not sure that this is quite so big a deal. Banksy released the print knowing that it would be an added insentive for people to make the trip to Palestine, so that people would see it with their own eyes and therefore draw their own conclusions on the place. Well the print served its purpose in that sense so if 11 months later it is to be used for collateral to buy another piece of art, where's the big problem.

Perhaps a donation to the kids charity over there would be nice though?

[graeme501]

a donation to the kids charity is a great idea , like i said, the price is based purely on what the new possible piece of art costs, but im sure i could doante a few hundred as a thank you

i have another piece from bethlehem which i love, but for some reason i feel the gold flag doesnt do it for me as much, and when i look at it now, i think, its nice, but i could instead i could have something else that i love, selling it wouldnt take away the memories of bethlehem, as i didnt go for this print, it was just an added bonus

[graeme501]

also i realise that money is tight at the moment, so if u have an original by herakut, conor harrington or matt small to trade that catches my eye, please get in touch

[arcam]

Nov 18, 2008 21:56:16 GMT 1 baznyc said:

I ask because it doesn't seem a good enough reason to keep a print purely because its collectable - unless of course you happen to be an invester, purely motivated by financial gain.

For sure it's motivated by financial gain and I think that's an excellent reason to keep it.

[baznyc]

Nov 18, 2008 23:11:33 GMT 1 @arcam said:

Nov 18, 2008 21:56:16 GMT 1 baznyc said:

I ask because it doesn't seem a good enough reason to keep a print purely because its collectable - unless of course you happen to be an invester, purely motivated by financial gain.

For sure it's motivated by financial gain and I think that's an excellent reason to keep it.

Not sure I fully understand you. Do you mean Graeme's collecting is motivated by financial gain or your motives for collecting are based on gain? I ask because surely you don't mean everyones motivation in collecting art is based on this criterion?

[iwouldfollow youanywhere]

Nov 18, 2008 21:56:16 GMT 1 baznyc said:

Nov 18, 2008 19:31:18 GMT 1 @arcam said:

You should keep this it's a very collectable piece.

Interesting point.

Should he keep the work just because it is collectable? or should the work be retained because to lose it would create an artistic void that couldn't easily be filled?

I ask because it doesn't seem a good enough reason to keep a print purely because its collectable - unless of course you happen to be an invester, purely motivated by financial gain.

Much better to keep the print if you love it, but if not sell it and buy something else that will hold your attention.

As for the moral issue of selling the thing, I'm not sure that this is quite so big a deal. Banksy released the print knowing that it would be an added insentive for people to make the trip to Palestine, so that people would see it with their own eyes and therefore draw their own conclusions on the place. Well the print served its purpose in that sense so if 11 months later it is to be used for collateral to buy another piece of art, where's the big problem.

Perhaps a donation to the kids charity over there would be nice though?

come on..... this is arcam posting, wishful thinking if you expect any depth or profound statements!

[graeme501]

a wee bump

also for sale is a faile fight vanity, matt small etched moses, and a know hope hindsight research original

[arcam]

Nov 18, 2008 23:56:10 GMT 1 iwouldfollow youanywhere said:

come on..... this is arcam posting, wishful thinking if you expect any depth or profound statements!

Well excuse me.

[arcam]

Nov 18, 2008 23:45:27 GMT 1 baznyc said:

Not sure I fully understand you. Do you mean Graeme's collecting is motivated by financial gain or your motives for collecting are based on gain? I ask because surely you don't mean everyones motivation in collecting art is based on this criterion?

Nope never said either, I am saying that I myself would keep this piece motivated by financial gain. It's not how I base all my purchases far from it in fact but the Gold Flags is a pretty rare print and I don't think you'll see many of these coming up for sale in a few years.

[graeme501]

perhaps you would like to buy the gold flags then?

[arcam]

If I had the money I probably would.

[graeme501]

get a loan out, the financial gain will outway the interest

[craigf]

u could do the same, although as ur a student u quite possibly have a number already

[graeme501]

yup, loans galore