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THE MASTERS OF TOMORROW® Art Gallery Quality - at Starving Artist Prices™ When Vincent van Gogh was an unknown artist, you could pick up one of his canvasses for pocket change. Last year, his Portrait of Doctor Gachet was auctioned at a record 57 million dollars. How many years would you have to work to afford that? Ten? Twenty? Stop wishing you'd bought a Picasso or a Calder when they were unknowns. You can't go back in time, but now you CAN afford the masters of the future - NEW masters who are literally lining the streets waiting to be discovered. They're all around you - if you know where to look.
Aspiring artist Sharman Baciagalupi unveils Homeless No.12 at a recent outdoor gallery opening. Critics admired her innovative use of wide blue Sharpie, but thought the peace symbol and crucifix graphics "pandered." Contemporary Urban Folk Art, as this genre is known, is the New Primitivism. And, it's the art world's wave of the future. If it wasn't, how could you explain so many artists flocking to this exciting movement? For the collector, it's the opportunity of a lifetime. Unbelievably, you can start building your private gallery with an investment as small as twenty-five cents. That’s right... 25 cents. For less than the price of cup of coffee, you could be on your way to owning a collection that will be the envy of your friends. Let me share with you some of the modern greats whose work can still be obtained for bus fare. Most of these new artists come from the same school, so you’ll see a lot of similarities. But, even though the medium is universal - predominantly black magic marker on corrugated - each work is as unique as the sob story that inspired it. Below are some of my favorites - from collections around the world! 1.
Here is a very rare example by Reggie Steele entitled Will Work for
Food. Reggie"Soapy"
Steele 2. Below is the similarly titled Will Work for Food by Gladys Perry. During this early period she was heavily criticized for her plagiarism.
Gladys
Perry 3. Some artists have been able to gain corporate sponsorships. I was very lucky to obtain this series during spirited bidding at Sotheby's.
4. This is another Gladys Perry. Critics considered this piece too "self-evident"; that it "goes without saying." I think its vulnerability makes a very honest statement.
Gladys
Perry 5. As artists outgrow their subject matter, they often go in new, unexpected directions...
6. Religion is common theme among the New Masters
Grace
White 7.
This is another Gladys Perry. She started to get a lot of recognition
with this piece.
Gladys
Perry 8. This bold statement is from Gladys Perry's blue period.
Gladys
Perry Copyright 2004 Ross Turner
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