Attn: Art Editor re story ideas about Art Auctions, Art Prices, Art Marketing and Art Promotions

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Nov. 26, 2015 - PRLog -- ATTENTION: ART EDITOR re STORY IDEAS ABOUT ART AND ART PRICES...

PLUS...SOME INFORMATION ABOUT PROPOSALS FOR TWO ART PROMOTIONS

THAT COULD HELP GENERATE A LOT OF PUBLICITY...

...A LOT OF READER PARTICIPATION...

...AND ALSO A LOT OF ADVERTISING REVENUE FOR NEWSPAPERS

Whether you are doing stories about wrapping up this year in art, or thinking about some great new angles for art stories in 2016, here are some suggestions for some interesting new art angles, plus, some information about proposals for two exciting art promotions that could generate a lot of publicity, a lot of participation, and also a lot of advertising revenue for newspapers.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE ART ANGLES THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO WRITE ABOUT:

A) REGARDING ART AUCTIONS

*At a multimillion dollar art auction, does the second place bidder breathe a sigh of relief, or a sigh of regret?

*Plus, what makes art so valuable and how did the art market get so hot?

*Is art a good investment, and how much art should be in your portfolio?

*Plus, how long after an artist dies does the artwork really become valuable?

B) REGARDING ART PRICES

*How should you price your art?

*Some art sells for millions...some art won't even sell at a garage sale

*If you price your art too high, will people buy it?

*And if you price your art very high, will people start thinking that it really is more valuable...or, will they say that price is crazy!

*And if you price your art very high, will you be able to insure it...and how much should you insure it for?

C) HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT PROPOSALS FOR TWO ART PROMOTIONS THAT COULD GENERATE A LOT OF PUBLICITY, A LOT OF PARTICIPATION AND A LOT OF REVENUE FOR YOUR PUBLICATION

1) A "NAME THIS PIECE OF ART AND WIN MONEY" PROMOTION

I have developed a proposal for a "Name this piece of art and Win Money" promotion that could generate a lot of business for art galleries, art museums, art publications, and mainstream newspapers and magazines as well.

You can see more about this promotion and you can download a brochure about the Name This Piece promotion at http://www.barrows.com/ntp-1.html

2) A "PRACTICE ART AUCTION GAME" PROMOTION

How much would people be willing to pay for a piece of art if they had the resources?

Along these lines, media companies could set up a non-binding, fictitious art auction game online using several pieces of my sculpture that people could bid on online.

The promotion could be a very interesting way to establish a value for art, and you could even issue "fictitious play money" to participants to let them play the game.

Each of these promotions could generate tremendous audience participation, and you could sell a lot of advertising on the web pages related to these promotions.

Companies that would be interested in doing these promotions should contact Robert Barrows at R.M. Barrows, Inc. Advertising & Public Relations in San Mateo, California at 650-344-4405.

D) HOW CAN AN ARTIST MAKE THEIR WORK MORE VALUABLE IN THEIR OWN LIFETIME...without having to cut off their ear...or something else?

*Does the artist have to do or say something controversial?

*Does their art have to be controversial?

*Does the art have to be something new and unique?

*And what makes a piece of art special?

*Plus, what makes a piece of art so special that you would pay a lot of money for it?

E) REGARDING "MORE MATURE" PIECES OF ART...

Regarding some sexy art...Is it art or Erotica?

*Along the lines of art like nudes and torsos, several of the pieces of sculpture that I have done, while they would never be called erotica, might not even be able to be shown in your own publication.

So when is art art? And when is art erotica?

Here is a link to a page on which you can see some of my sculpture: http://www.barrows.com/gallery.html

You can also download a brochure of some of my art on that page.

F) WHAT MAKES PEOPLE START DOING ART (for fun and for profit?)

I started doing art when I was 23 in 1973. I was living two blocks away from The New School in New York City, and I thought that taking art classes would be a great way to meet girls. When I went to register for the art classes, all the painting and drawing classes were already full, so I wound up doing sculpture in stone in a class that was taught by a very well known artist, the late Phillip Pavia.

The sculpture that I did was always just for fun until I started getting good at it and I thought maybe I can make some money at it, too.

Some of my pieces are "gallery quality," and maybe my piece called "Toujours L'amour" might someday wind up in everyone's house and home? (Well, maybe not everyone's...)

Here is a link to the original of "Toujours L'amour," (in alabaster): https://www.barrows.com/tjl-1.html

There are also a few bronzes of "Toujours L'amour." Here is a link to one of the bronzes: https://www.barrows.com/tjl-red-1.html

("Toujours L'amour" could also be done in chocolate.)


(And of course, dealer and gallery inquiries welcome)