// SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY LIVING //
Andrew Hind is a freelance writer specializing in travel, food, lifestyle and history. His work has appeared in dozens of periodicals, and he is the author of 25 books. Andrew lives in Bradford, Ontario.
Basel Miami/Positions 2019 Project Native Informant by Kenneth Bergfeld.
Buying Art:
How to Find Up-and-Coming Artists When it comes to collecting the work of emerging artists, it pays to do your homework, and know your hashtags, say gallerists and the experts from Christie’s auction house CONTENT PROVIDED BY CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE
I
f you’re considering buying art, the next piece you purchase may already be in your pocket. Providing, of course, you have an Instagram account on your smartphone. Search #Artist and you’ll have access to a mind-boggling 186 million posts, with something in every genre, from painted landscapes and portraits, to political illustrations and still lifes.
Be a little more targeted, with #CollectibleArt, for example, and that number comes down to a more manageable 16,000. Clearly, emerging artists are using the platform to get their work seen, and logically, many gallerists—and savvy art investors—are using it to scout for the next stars of the art world.
>>
WWW.CHRISTIESRE ALESTATE .COM // WWW.CHESTNUTPARK .COM // C H E S T N U T PA R K R E A L E S TAT E L I M I T ED, B R O K ER AG E // WWW.INVESTINST YLE .CA
89
