Eres tu un "consumidor" de arte?

Sabes dónde en PR está este lugar?-  Do you know what part of PR is this?

Hace unos años me dí a la tarea de "retratar" paisajes de nuestra isla.   Hace tiempo que los pintores costumbristas se limitaban mayormente a versiones de  "una casita, una lomita y un flamboyán"  y los pintores contemporáneos ni se molestan con el tema (están ocupados en pintar sentimientos...).  Yo me convencí de que debía haber un mercado para el paisaje real, actual y que conocemos porque es nuestra realidad cotidiana.   Quién no ha recorrido el expresso # 52...San Juan a Ponce?    Este es el sitio donde por un instante vemos el mar y luego, al bajar la cuesta, se desaparece hasta que llegamos al sur...  Es un monte que cortaron para hacer la carretera y que ahora enmarca una vista espectacular. (Yo nunca he visto una pintura de este lugar.)

Para que los artistas puedan producir, tiene que haber un público consumidor que quiera comprar.   En "otros tiempos"  había mecenas, personajes con poder y dinero,  que respaldaban a los artistas de su preferencia comprando su obra y pagando sus gastos...
Hoy en día necesitamos individuos que, con sus compras, nos ayuden a  "ganarnos la vida".  Eres tú de los que apoyan a los artistas de esta manera?  Qué clase de arte compras para tí?


A few years back I decided to paint  "portraits" of different localities in PR.  For some time, what predominated in landscapes were different versions of  "a little house, a hill, a flamboyan".  Contemporary artists didn't even bother with the genre (being busy portraying their feelings...).  I am convinced that people are still interested in real landscapes, that are part of our daily environment.  Who hasn't been down this road, the #52 expressway from San Juan to Ponce?  There is just an instant to see the sea, because the road then goes down and you won't see it again until you reach it.  They cut into this mountain to make the road, giving us a window to a magnificent view.   ( I have never seen a painting of this spot.) 

For artists to be able to work, there must be a buyer for his pieces.  In "olden times"  there were powerful, wealthy  patrons who backed artists by buying their works and paying their living expenses....  Now a days we need to find consumers that will purchase our works, enabling us to "make a living".  Are you one of those consumers?   What type of art do you live with?

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On July 24 Hiram wrote:

Imagination has to be part of every human endeavor.  It is the most important element in artistic creativity.  The internal motivation that comes forth in the act of creation outweighs the final result, the art piece... That's what I feel...