Art Auctions and Art Prices: Some art sells for Millions...Some art won't even sell at a Garage Sale

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Jan. 17, 2019 - PRLog -- FOR INSPIRE YOUR HEART WITH ART DAY (January 31, 2019)

SOME ART SELLS FOR MILLIONS...SOME ART WON'T EVEN SELL AT A GARAGE SALE...SO...

*How can you make your art more valuable in your own lifetime, with having to cut off your ear...or something else?

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

Whether you are doing stories about artists in your area for Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (January 31, 2019), or whether you looking ahead to this year in art, or whether you have been covering the incredible prices that people have been paying for some pieces of art at some of the big art auctions over the past few years, 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 media companies.

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?

Along these lines, a sculptor named Robert Barrows of San Mateo, California, has also done a couple of very "cryptic" paintings that ask the following questions in the paintings themselves.

1) One of the paintings is a painting of the question: "If this painting becomes worth hundreds of millions after I die, how much can I get for it NOW?"

2) The other painting is a painting of the question "At a multimillion dollar art auction, does the second place bidder breathe a sigh of relief, or a sigh of regret?"

(If you would like to see these paintings, please contact Robert Barrows by at 650-344-4405 (9am-6pm PST) or by email at barrows@barrows.com and he can email you photos of them that you can use in a story.)

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 ART GALLERIES, ART MUSEUMS AND MEDIA COMPANIES

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

Barrows has 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 media 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  for 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?


For more information, contact Robert Barrows at R.M. Barrows, Inc. Advertising & Public Relations (and sculpture) at 650-344-4405, www.barrows.com