http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html for the Business of Being an Artist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4445 Alyson B. Stanfield Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:05:02 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html#comment-4445 Carol: Yes, the Net is a good place to start, but it will never replace sharing a physical space with the art itself. Patricia and Luann: Yep, the story counts--big time. Pam: Go out and rent art:21 now. You're going to love each episode! Tracy: Yep, it's not any one thing. Artists need to realize that what seduces one person might be completely different from what seduces another. Your seduction must be well rounded! Sarah: You're right. I love thinking of seduction as an invitation. And think of all the thought we put behind an invitation before it even goes out. Carol: Yes, the Net is a good place to start, but it will never replace sharing a physical space with the art itself. Patricia and Luann: Yep, the story counts–big time. Pam: Go out and rent art:21 now. You’re going to love each episode! Tracy: Yep, it’s not any one thing. Artists need to realize that what seduces one person might be completely different from what seduces another. Your seduction must be well rounded! Sarah: You’re right. I love thinking of seduction as an invitation. And think of all the thought we put behind an invitation before it even goes out.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4444 Sarah Adams / AV Framing Gallery, Indianapolis Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:12:03 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html#comment-4444 Seduction is an invitation. A chance to extend yourself to another and welcome them. In my gallery, it's the invitation, the accessibility that's the seduction. I'm not the artist, but the presenter. My job is to invite the viewer into the space and welcome them. It's an easy, soft place to land...allowing their minds and thoughts to open to all the possibilities! Seduction is an invitation. A chance to extend yourself to another and welcome them. In my gallery, it’s the invitation, the accessibility that’s the seduction. I’m not the artist, but the presenter. My job is to invite the viewer into the space and welcome them. It’s an easy, soft place to land…allowing their minds and thoughts to open to all the possibilities!

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4443 Tracy Wall Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:06:40 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html#comment-4443 This is so true Alyson. It's so much more complex that the visual image alone. I just hit a plateau having finished prepping for a show. On to the next venture and what a great spur to help move me! This is so true Alyson. It’s so much more complex that the visual image alone. I just hit a plateau having finished prepping for a show. On to the next venture and what a great spur to help move me!

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4442 PaMdora Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:20:26 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html#comment-4442 I haven't seen this show, but your description makes me really feel like I've missed something. I love hearing artists talk about their work. I haven’t seen this show, but your description makes me really feel like I’ve missed something. I love hearing artists talk about their work.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4441 Luann Udell Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:54:37 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html#comment-4441 How do I seduce my audience? By speaking with passion and truth, straight from my heart. I've learned to dig deep when it comes to talking about my work and why I make it. People respond to this on a visceral level. At my big summer retail show, I shared with one customer the story of how I came back to my art after a long hiatus. When I finished, she looked at me and said softly, "When you said that, just now, a shiver went down my back all the way to my toes!" That's why I don't talk too much about process, provenance, credentials, etc. It's about the story. Period. How do I seduce my audience? By speaking with passion and truth, straight from my heart. I’ve learned to dig deep when it comes to talking about my work and why I make it. People respond to this on a visceral level. At my big summer retail show, I shared with one customer the story of how I came back to my art after a long hiatus. When I finished, she looked at me and said softly, “When you said that, just now, a shiver went down my back all the way to my toes!” That’s why I don’t talk too much about process, provenance, credentials, etc. It’s about the story. Period.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4440 Patricia Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:52:32 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html#comment-4440 While I am often inclined to post only an image of a piece with its title, I am told I should offer a bit of my own thinking or at least process. I employ theme and variation, and a hint of a story, just enough to generate interest so that it gives the viewer an opportunity to ponder, useing their own thinking as a participatory exercise in understanding the metaphor and like a soap opera, there is curiosity about what follows, and so, is a seduction and can generate a continuous, more captive audience. While I am often inclined to post only an image of a piece with its title, I am told I should offer a bit of my own thinking or at least process. I employ theme and variation, and a hint of a story, just enough to generate interest so that it gives the viewer an opportunity to ponder, useing their own thinking as a participatory exercise in understanding the metaphor and like a soap opera, there is curiosity about what follows, and so, is a seduction and can generate a continuous, more captive audience.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4439 ParisBreakfasts Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:05:04 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/09/how-to-seduce-people-into-being-interested-in-your-art.html#comment-4439 It's a terrific concept: seduction + art Here on the net we have a better chance in some ways than in a gallery IMO. Even if we have only 1-2 minutes of the viewers time, we can weave a story behind the painting that enriches it in a way a gallery can't but a TV program can. And we can invite the viewer back to see something new the following day! Plus they're in their PJs most likely so in a vulnerable state of mind :) It’s a terrific concept: seduction + art Here on the net we have a better chance in some ways than in a gallery IMO. Even if we have only 1-2 minutes of the viewers time, we can weave a story behind the painting that enriches it in a way a gallery can’t but a TV program can. And we can invite the viewer back to see something new the following day! Plus they’re in their PJs most likely so in a vulnerable state of mind

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