My exhibition at the Apothecary Gallery closes on Thursday, and I’ve been getting feedback both from the gallerist and from friends who visited the show. The response I have been getting is very warm, based on personal communication and remarks in the visitors’ book. I understand that the sale of cards has been pretty good. We are puzzled, however, by the fact that the sale of framed pictures has been so poor. I invigilated my other exhibition, in South Square, this afternoon, and was gratified by the enthusiastic response of a visitor. People seem to like what I do …. but are reluctant to reach for their bank cards. Comparing notes with other people I don’t believe that my work is extraordinarily expensive. One person I spoke to thought that my prices are quite high, but this is not a general impression. Indeed the gallerist at Apothecary suggested that I raised the price of several of many offerings, when I hung the show.
It will be interesting to compare the experience of the two exhibitions at the end of the run. We have a meeting of the Unit 9 group on Wednesday, and it will be useful to compare notes with colleagues.
Hi John,
I am just musing on why people might not be buying your art. I have reached the stage in life where I have rather a lot of “stuff” and I am running out of space to hang art, put a nice plant etc without making my home feel cluttered.
I wonder if you need to target a younger age range. I am just wondering if you leafletted the estate of new houses in Clayton?
On a separate note I went along to a talk organised by Friends of Bradford Galleries and Museums today. It was a chance to hear about the new exhibition at Cliffe Castle by Barbara Tempest and her former fellow students from South Korea, Jongha and Sungsil Park. I don’t think I’ve heard anyone talk about their process and motivation in that way before. At one point Barbara talked about reflecting or incorporating birdsong into her work which was a fascinating thought!