Art in the Park follow-up
May 6, 2008 by photobrea
It was a beautiful, sunny Sunday for Art in the Park. We had a ton of people come by our Lawrence Photo Alliance booths from a little before 10am all the way up until about 4:45pm. I was plum tuckered by the end of the day.
Art in the Park is a great opportunity for artists to show their work, but it’s also a great opportunity for artists to observe the art-buying public.
I had 2 conversations with people that started out:
art buyer: did you take this in [location]?
me: no, I took it in [other location]
art buyer: oh, sets item down, politely looks around a little, then walks away.
I understand this impulse — people like to have photos of places they’ve been, places that mean something to them. But if this photo is not specific enough to one place to identify it without asking, does it really matter? Should I just say, “you know, I don’t remember where I took that”, and hope the ambiguity sells artwork? I’m thinking no, but I’d love to hear comments from the other side.
The highlight of the day for me was a young girl (around 10ish) and her Mom. Mom let her daughter pick out a tote bag. She picked the carrots (good choice). Daughter came back later and picked out the beets for her brother. So sweet! That totally made my day.
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It’s interesting that people find a connection to an image of a certain place. I guess they want to remember that place and the minute they learn that it’s not said place, the image becomes less valuable. I have had similar interactions with people.
I tend towards ambiguity before I tell anyone the exact location. Usually they’ll give you a clue if you let the conversation continue without giving exact details. :c)
Hmmm. Vagueness rather than deceit. Good strategy Dan.