Art as an investment

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May 11, 2020 19:29:56 GMT 1 Lazarus II said:

May 11, 2020 19:19:08 GMT 1 teabaggins said:

I wouldn’t ask for medical advice on an art forum. Asking for financial advice on an art forum would give me no more confidence.

thats a shame cause I was just about to post a pic of this boil i have on my arse and see what the good members could advise.

lance it with a Knitting needle


Or if you're feeling confident, place a drawing pin on a seat where you think the boil might be when you sit down, and see if You are indeed a lucky boy

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May 11, 2020 16:49:59 GMT 1 woobl said:

Wonder if anyone's had any experience in using investment platforms such as Masterworks.io? I've got £5-10k that I would like to invest in some art and wondering whether these types of companies are worth a look or whether it's best to buy a couple of pieces from known artists that I enjoy and go it alone? All a risk of course but these investment platforms seem to have some industry knowledge behind them and realistically I'm not sure what I could get with that figure that might be a worthwhile investment (except of course being a nice edition to a wall).

Would be interested to know members thoughts. 

[sfnyc]

It's a scam beware. You will lose money I guarantee it, these companies lie in their ads and eat all returns in their fees.
Or just try to find someone who made money with them (good luck).

[Lazarus II]

May 11, 2020 19:43:33 GMT 1 @grump said:

May 11, 2020 19:29:56 GMT 1 Lazarus II said:

thats a shame cause I was just about to post a pic of this boil i have on my arse and see what the good members could advise.

lance it with a Knitting needle


Or if you're feeling confident, place a drawing pin on a seat where you think the boil might be when you sit down, and see if You are indeed a lucky boy

I knew this place would come good, I’m cancelling my BUPA.

[nobokov]

I thought that Artrank (now defunct) had interesting free artist lists to start from and for researching artists. I don't know if that list was posted anywhere, but it was useful to me in discovering a lot of artists that I love today. I don't know if your platform is something that's similar.

[Express Post]

Could be an autist move pulling off one of the dankest trades of 2020.

Or could even Guh ur way into our hall of heroes.

Yolo.

[sleepyl]

May 11, 2020 20:36:07 GMT 1 Express Post said:

Could be an autist move pulling off one of the dankest trades of 2020.

Or could even Guh ur way into our hall of heroes.

Yolo.

Looks like we have a WSB fan here :-)

[edge]

Hi Everyone,

I'm loving this group. Just joined this week and I love reading everyones comments and advise 

I have been collecting art for the last 10 years and have some nice pieces on my wall 

Looking for some advise if thats ok? Who's a good artist to invest in right now, as Banksy's are crazy prices now (Glad a got mine 12 years ago) 

Anyone you think would be a good investment for the future???

Thanks for your honest and help x 

 

[BASARTS]

Aug 15, 2020 8:57:42 GMT 1 edge said:

Hi Everyone,

I'm loving this group. Just joined this week and I love reading everyones comments and advise 

I have been collecting art for the last 10 years and have some nice pieces on my wall 

Looking for some advise if thats ok? Who's a good artist to invest in right now, as Banksy's are crazy prices now (Glad a got mine 12 years ago) 

Anyone you think would be a good investment for the future???

Thanks for your honest and help x 

 

Mr. Doodle´s Puma stuff 

[Deleted]

Do not buy art as an investment but as an enrichment for your life.
Every art that has quality will eventually increase in value.

[Happy Shopper]

Yep, never buy something you don’t like yourself!

Take a look through the Latest Buys thread for inspiration.

[edge]

Thank you 

[iamzero]

Son of Banksy.

[Winks]

Aug 15, 2020 9:22:23 GMT 1 iamzero said:

Son of Banksy.

I’m going for iamzero holdings stocks

[The Greased Piglet]

Aug 15, 2020 9:08:19 GMT 1 @mondedemerde said:

Do not buy art as an investment but as an enrichment for your life.
Every art that has quality will eventually increase in value.

That is the typical boring and cliche advice. If people truly believed this they would all just buy decorative pieces and replicas to hang on their wall. If youre going to spend thousands (or in some cases millions) of pounds on something, it’s as asset and unless you have money to burn, you should consider its investment merits. To answer the OPs question it is a gamble trying to guess the artist which is going to leap up in value. I’ve given up trying to guess which fresh emerging artists will make it big and try and look at mid career or established artists (who have some secondary sales under their belt) which look under valued, my money is on Katherine Bradford, Mel Bochner (selected worlds), Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Richard Mudariki and Guy Yanai.

[tran16]

Warren Buffet just bought a load of gold

[mission]

Definitely not Banksy ATM

[Hendrix 69]

The Rebel Bear, Scotland’s Banksy

[iamzero]

Do we have any street art releases anymore or is this place now so full of investment types with £80k a year bonuses hyping the next blue chip artist that have never touched a spraycan? Picasso sales, Murmure Street, Oli Epp... not really urban is it? I know things change and evolve but it’s all become a bit gentrified around here I reckon.

[matgab]

It's a secret.

[Happy Shopper]

Aug 15, 2020 10:10:00 GMT 1 iamzero said:

Do we have any street art releases anymore

True... We need some good, new and fairly priced street/urban releases.

James Cauty (not VERY “street”, I know, but in the right direction) had a print release this week, but no mention here. Just £125, and unique!
Invader still gets talked about, and the t-shirts, maps were good recently... but prints are harder to get these days.

[Winter]

Thierry Noir is about to be huge and Mr Doodle but you’ll need to be quick

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Aug 15, 2020 10:18:22 GMT 1 Happy Shopper said:

Aug 15, 2020 10:10:00 GMT 1 iamzero said:

Do we have any street art releases anymore

True... We need some good, new and fairly priced street/urban releases.

James Cauty (not VERY “street”, I know, but in the right direction) had a print release this week, but no mention here. Just £125, and unique!
Invader still gets talked about, and the t-shirts, maps were good recently... but prints are harder to get these days.

Saber released some HPMs yesterday which are nice

[iamzero]

Mau Mau is about the only one I can think of right now that keeps things reasonable. I really feels to me that its only about the investment now. Financially I guess I’ve got lucky from my time here but that not the point. I’d rather have exciting releases where you can get the buzz than a place full of hedgefunders scoffing at the rest because they can spunk £20k on something.

[mcgill14]

Aug 15, 2020 9:53:11 GMT 1 Hendrix 69 said:

The Rebel Bear, Scotland’s Banksy

And interestingly I have a lovely original canvas by The Rebel Bear coming up in my art auction for Glasgow Children's Hospital on 27th September at McTear's in Glasgow.

[Express Post]

Free tips 4 nuthin'...

[BME]

Agree with the general sentiment that you should buy what you like, but Thierry Noir is a standout for me as well.

Aug 15, 2020 10:20:25 GMT 1 Winter said:

Thierry Noir is about to be huge and Mr Doodle but you’ll need to be quick

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Aug 15, 2020 9:38:11 GMT 1 The Greased Piglet said:

Aug 15, 2020 9:08:19 GMT 1 @mondedemerde said:

Do not buy art as an investment but as an enrichment for your life.
Every art that has quality will eventually increase in value.

That is the typical boring and cliche advice. If people truly believed this they would all just buy decorative pieces and replicas to hang on their wall. If youre going to spend thousands (or in some cases millions) of pounds on something, it’s as asset and unless you have money to burn, you should consider its investment merits. To answer the OPs question it is a gamble trying to guess the artist which is going to leap up in value. I’ve given up trying to guess which fresh emerging artists will make it big and try and look at mid career or established artists (who have some secondary sales under their belt) which look under valued, my money is on Katherine Bradford, Mel Bochner (selected worlds), Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Richard Mudariki and Guy Yanai.

You know nothing about the art world. I would immediately pay 100k for a work (even if it is worth less) if I liked it, but I wouldn't hang a reproduction on my wall, has nothing to do with art.
Don't think that the collectors on Instagram and in the forums will make out the collectors and regulate the market price, that will be a rude awakening.

[sandinista]

Get a cleaning job at a top gallery and listen in to who the museums and investors are investing in. They dictate the next big thing, but you'll need deep pockets at that level. As advised look around and find some art that you like and buy it because you like it, then you have little to lose. checkout grad shows etc...

Besides the obvious Banksy there are the artists whose supply is minimal such as Stik. 

[The Italian One]

last year i read an article in a very famous economic newspaper that said real investment in art start at 1 million and up..
below that amount there are not good art investment.

off course i do not agree with that...but there is some truth!