Reasons To Collect

I like many others like to collect things. I became a collector without really knowing what I was doing. As a young child, I would find objects that I liked, like rocks and keep them in a very special place in my bedroom. Years later, I would look at this “collection” and decide it wasn’t worth keeping. I now know a little bit more about collecting today. I now collect books and many other things.

I began wondering why most of us collect. I visit auctions regularly and am always surprised to discover that people will collect a variety of things. Many of the items I find at auctions seem unusual for a collection. Collecting is personal. What is important to some individuals, may not be important to others. Although many items appear to be unusual and strange, there are always potential buyers
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Here are a few of the reasons I believe most of us collect:

• We are driven to collect
• We find great pleasure in collecting
• We develop a true sense of ownership that only exist if there is a collection
• We love to surround ourselves with things that are meaningful to us

As my living quarters shrink due to my growing collections, I remind myself that these are the things that make me happy.

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A New Way of Seeing Art

It was recently announced that there will be new way to view art on the internet. Google has developed a project involving a virtual museum that allows online viewers to see thousands of works of art. Viewing art work via the internet is not new. Many art institutions have had their own websites for some time. What I believe makes this new announcement different is that entire galleries are to be available for view. This new endeavor will also allow the work to be viewed up close.

Most of the art museums involved so far in the new project are European. I think only time will tell if this is a successful venture. I have enjoyed viewing art work and educational videos provided by art museums and galleries on the internet. ArtBabble.org is the revolutionary site devoted exclusively to showing art-based digital videos. Indianapolis Museum of Art launched ArtBabble.org in 2009. The partner list continues to grow and includes some very noteworthy institutions.

A virtual museum? I’m not sure why we need one. I don’t believe there is anything that can replace an actual visit to a museum. What this new project will hopefully accomplish is to inspire art lovers to visit the museums to see the real thing.

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