July 23, 2008
Los Angeles, Ca
Been swamped with preparations for the LA ArtCore show. Lydia Takeshita (Curator) had chosen 31 images for the show, but after much consideration, I have decided to only show 28 selections for my first solo show. Other than the selection process and narrowing down what to show, then there is the decision of what size should we display the work at and how do we price it?
At one point, we talked about spending the rest of our budget in simply reproducing 3 images at 7′ long. It would be very beautiful and very impactful. It could stop traffic. Or do we play it safe and only reproduce 1 image at such size? If we had done 3 at 7′ then there would only be 15 smaller images accompanying the rest of the show. If we are conservative and only reproduce 1 at 7′ then there would be up to 30 smaller images. The Classic quality vs quantity problem.
After much thought and discussion, Don and I decided the images will be presented in 3 sizes, there will be one piece at 84″ inches long, three at 40″ inches and the remainder will be shown at the standard 20×24 which we have shown at other venues. We truly hope that we have made a sound decision here.
More often than not, this past few months, I find myself wanting a handbook that tells me about how to make these various decisions and the implications of each. We have always thought of ourselves as relatively business savvy artists – that we ultimately understand that there is a cold hard reality to the business of art and being and artist. Yet, I still find myself uncertain at times and wishing for a handbook.
