Alright, if you are an "artist" and you want to give away one of your works to a friend or a relative. Problem is; you don't know if they are gonna like it or even hang it on their wall. And I don't want to give away a painting away that is gonna end up in a closet and be hanged only when I visit.How do you adress this problem?
>>8054315sorry, some size to the paintingand not what i want to give away
>>8054315Maybe start small and see how they respond? I've made quite a few large fridge magnets for people (up to 4"). A fridge doesn't require special effort to hang the art, and your art doesn't need to "fit" the room. If you see your work there consistently, you can risk something larger.Christmas (or other holiday) cards are a good path. They're prints, and if they wind up stored away in a box after being up for a few weeks, no sweat.Or just give them a ready-to-hang nice print of your work, and if you see it up, offer them the original.Honestly, I haven't had this problem yet. All the gifts I give are artwork or otherwise handmade. I often see them worn or displayed, though I don't feel I'm particularly good.
and problem is of course the other way around, what do you do if you get a piece of art you don't like from an artist friend?
>>8054315show them 2-3 different works and let them pick one
>>8054338You shove it in a close and hang it out whenever they come visit.
>>8054315Why would you give that to a relative anon? Are you evil?
>>8054315If probably just do something christian themed
sell it
if they’re not an artist, they might like it, but think about the subjects they might like to see based off of the tastes you’ve already seen them show, like you could look at any other art or things they have on their walls or on display for this. if you give them something with a subject that’s not at all their thing they might think it’s really amazing but not really know what to do with it. like, they might dually want to display it because it’s great skilled art from a relative, but also feel slightly off-put in an uncomfortable way, because you wouldn’t want a permanent part of your decor to be a subject that’s rubs you a little the wrong way. but if you know they’re into art and give them a piece you made with the subject and aesthetic chosen based off of what they might have picked out themselves in a gallery or some such were they to go looking, you’d have a good chance of it being displayed in a pretty ok place for a long while, probably in a more personal room, side or back room, or a hall or stairwell, not the main room>which is where a piece they picked themselves would go that would be chosen with the guests’ and public viewing in mind too, to specifically act as centerpiece for the curated feel of the house and the personality of the owner.this is a total generalization though, think about who you’re giving it to, what their living space is like, and about their personality and history with art pieces. you’d probably be able to guess best what they might do with it. if you love it and have invested yourself in it so much that you’re worried it won’t be treated as you feel it deserves, or you really need the money, just keep it, or give them a print if you’re determined to give them something.the above is all assuming it’s a framed piece. if it’s work like hand illustrated cards you have printed for holidays or something that’s always loved greatly by everyone but not sure where they’d end up.1/2
>>8055945just a scattering of random thoughts.a last side tip though that’s probably not relevant: don’t give your work to an artist relative who’s more skilled than you unless it’s literally your parents, or they have literally actively asked you if you could sell your art to them before, and they meant it, and weren’t just trying to encourage you. just my personal experience. if you can’t see why on this part, i’ll get back to you, but this comment is too long already. hope there was something helpful to you in here, somewhere or other. good luck
>>8054315Don't do it.
>>8054315Dont do it. Only if they ask. Or just do a small card thats part of another small gift. This can become excruciatingly awkward and end in regret for all parties involved
>>8055963>>8055969pretty much this
What >>8055945 said is very reasonable and I'd say good advice.One more thing that comes to mind would be "personalized" or funny artwork - like if you were ever witness to the thing where a kid creates a crude happy birthday drawing for someone in the family or a someone scribbles some sort of funny image into a friend's note book, this is a sort of an extended version of that - if there is some topic that connects the two of you to which you can relate the painting (could again be a birthday, or their dog, their hobby, or something they like or talked about liking recently), you can target directly that with your artwork. You can even include text or basically draw/paint them a sort of "meme" about the subject. I think you run some chance of being seen as a little autistic with this and either way they might not actually display the artwork proper (depends on the person) but I think it's quite likely that they like the artwork nonetheless and save it somewhere, and then they will find it every once in a while and get reminded of you and generally have a happy moment about it. I think that's quite beautiful.
People's taste in art is very subjective and personal. Not to mention, you might have a bias in thinking that your art will be something inline with their tastes, when it might really not be.If they REALLY love your work, then go a head and give them a piece, because they'll like whatever you do. Otherwise, I recommend not giving them art as a present unless they specifically ask for something from you... unless it's a parent. Parent's will probably love receiving art from their children as a present, regardless of their subjective opinion on the art itself..
