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The Art of Collecting

Opens: 19 Mar 2021

Making collecting art a pleasure since 2008

Just starting out or adding to your collection, there is always the question of where do I begin? Don't worry, we have made it easy for you.

From editions to originals, emerging artists to household names. We have a selection of modern and contemporary artworks that will make you wish you has more wall space.

Don't forget, you can enjoy a 10% off everything in this viewing room for the next 72 hours. Simply use ART2021 at the check out.

Begin With a Budget

If you plan to invest in art regularly, start by setting an annual budget.

Magnus Gjoen

The Minton Scarab

2020
Archival pigment inks on paper
Edition of 25
Signed and numbered by the artist
50cm x 50cm

£300

Buy with an Interest Free Loan

Pay 10x instalments of £30.00

Did you know Magnus Gjoen has released an Art Therapy colouring-in set? Inviting art-lovers to create their own masterpieces to escape the boredom of Coronavirus restrictions the set included three of the artist's most loved prints on fine archival paper, inspired by traditional pieces of Sèvres porcelain. Gjoen also showcased the various interpretations via a digital gallery on his website, allowing for a sense of interaction and togetherness during a time of isolation.

The Connor Brothers

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation (Sepia)

2019
Hand painted vintage paperback with silkscreen
Edition of 2 plus 2 artist's proofs
Signed by the artists
21cm x 27cm
Sold framed

£1,850

Buy with an Interest Free Loan

Pay 10x instalments of £185.00

The artists became official ambassadors for CALM in 2019, which allowed them to continue their important work around mental health, male suicide and masculinity. Most notably, the artists auctioned off 12 unique prints, representing the 12 men who take their own lives every day in the UK, and a limited edition print at Bonham's, London. All the editions sold, raising a staggering £80,000 to aid CALM and their life-saving work.

David Spiller

Such a Perfect Day

2018
Screen print on paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
93 x 92 cm
Edition of 95

£2,000

Buy with an Interest Free Loan

Pay 10x instalments of £200.00

Such a Perfect Day depicts two characters, The Thomsons from the iconic comic books, Tintin. Spiller combines pop culture imagery and song lyrics to create his distinctively optimistic artworks. He passed away in June 2018 and in an interview with WideWalls, his wife, Moira Cameron said “I believe his wish to “make paintings that put some magic on the walls” will be his legacy.”

Embrace Social Media

“There’s no denying the importance of Instagram in the art world, perhaps never more so than during the pandemic,” says Hang-Up’s director Ben Cotton.

Bridget Riley

Leap

2008
Screen print on paper
Edition of 75
Signed and numbered by the artist
84cm x 45cm
Sold framed

£13,000

Buy with an Interest Free Loan

Pay 10x instalments of £1,300.00

Bridget Riley is one of the top ten most expensive living British artists and one of the top ten most expensive living women artists. In 2016 her 'Untitled (Diagonal Curve)' fetched an outstanding record of over £4.3 million at Christie's, almost three times its high estimate.

Harland Miller

Armageddon: Is It Too Much to Ask? (Large)

2017
Polymer-gravure with photo-etching and block-printing
Signed and numbered by the artist
180 x 119.5 cm
Edition of 50

£28,000

Did you know that Harland Miller draws influence from writers Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway and the artists Ed Ruscha, Mark Rothko, Anselm Kiefer, and Robert Rauschenberg?

Think outside the canvas

If you’ve found an artist you like but are baulking at the price of an original, consider a print instead. Hang-Up’s Business Development Director, Charlotte Bain, is a huge fan of editions, pointing out that collecting them offers a novice buyer the flexibility that originals can’t.

Tim Fishlock

What a Time to Be a Lie

2020
Acrylic gouache on wooden panel
Original
Signed by the artist
100cm x 66cm

£2,000

Buy with an Interest Free Loan

Pay 10x instalments of £200.00

Joe Webb

The Bridge

2021
Collage on paper
Original
Signed by the artist
40cm x 47cm
Sold framed (20.8 x24 cm image size)

£1,250

Buy with an Interest Free Loan

Pay 10x instalments of £125.00

Don't just go for big names

Though having a Hockney or Bridget Riley on the wall may be your ultimate dream, collecting young, affordable artists offers a unique kind of pleasure.

Grayson Perry

Animal Spirit (Pink)

2016
Etching with chine collé on paper
Edition of 35
Signed and numbered by the artist
78cm x 64cm

£8,800

Perry’s critique of the male dominated financial sector takes the form of a half bull, half bear beast. The irrational animal is surrounded by symbols taken from the names of patterns seen in Japanese Candlestick graphs, supposedly invented by 16th century Japanese rice traders. Speaking of the crash of the financial markets in 2008, Perry said “There seemed to be an idea that the market was guided by a neutral ‘dead hand’ and the market was entirely rational but we found out in the crash that it was just as prone to emotional weather as any human system.”

Don't take it too seriously...

There’s a lot to take in when you start an art collection, but don’t let it overwhelm you. The most important advice we would give is, as always, to have fun and buy what you love. After all, if you like looking at an artwork, the chances are that lots of other people will do too.

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