tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post8970446211498661571..comments2024-03-03T15:13:42.413-03:30Comments on Illustrated Life: To date or not to dateJeanette Jobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-88954624673536057372010-11-24T16:23:32.459-03:302010-11-24T16:23:32.459-03:30I used to date the front but then ran into the sam...I used to date the front but then ran into the same issues you all have. Occasionally a client will ask me to put the year on the front. Now I write the title, media, copyright symbol, signature and date on its back. As a custom framer,too many have called or come by with pieces they love or have inherited and nothing but an illegible scrawl on the front...not a clue who the artist was, etc. So you can't even Google their name.Kay Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278195988164884346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-63554416761079237572010-11-20T12:21:25.732-03:302010-11-20T12:21:25.732-03:30I agree.
I've only started again putting the y...I agree.<br />I've only started again putting the year on the back w/ pertinent info.<br />If I see a piece I love, it's the art that connects with me and the age would not deter me. That said, I'd be interested to see more current work to see how the artist has developed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-91498060656980821652010-11-19T20:42:33.447-03:302010-11-19T20:42:33.447-03:30Thanks for the input, its always good to hear what...Thanks for the input, its always good to hear what other artists are thinking on this subject.<br /><br />I believe we're all on the same page more or less in terms of not dating work on the piece itself, but keeping a record in the background for ourselves.<br /><br />I'm not quite sure where this fear of older works comes from with galleries and exhibitions.<br /><br />Perhaps as you say Carolyn, the same painting reappearing over and over would smack of an artistic stagnation, wouldn't it?Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-37130845030033910922010-11-18T16:12:31.140-03:302010-11-18T16:12:31.140-03:30I don't date my work any more, but I document ...I don't date my work any more, but I document it separately, informally on my blog and soon--formally--on paper, for my own records.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-51425232373268882822010-11-18T11:33:46.377-03:302010-11-18T11:33:46.377-03:30An older date would not be a deterrent to me if I ...An older date would not be a deterrent to me if I wanted to purchase a piece of art. I would not buy a work of art as an investment but because I really liked it and wanted it. But, one time I went to an art fair at this local cultural festival a few years in a row. Some of the artists were bringing in the same painting over and over and I picked up on this right away. I immediately got the impression that they were very stagnant in their careers having painted no new works. I would avoid the possibility of giving others this impression of me.<br /><br />Personally, I keep track of dates because I studied history in college and I want to keep good "primary source" material for other people in the future. It is my family who will most likely end up with a large amount of work on their hands someday and I would like to help them out if I can. Dates are an easy thing to keep track of at the time, but they can be very hard to reconstruct after the fact.Carolyn A. Pappashttp://capappasart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-40235634484877139982010-11-18T06:04:47.463-03:302010-11-18T06:04:47.463-03:30What an interesting post - as a 'paint for fun...What an interesting post - as a 'paint for fun' person, I guess I had never thought about this. I always date my sketches simply for my own information.<br />I am surprised (perhaps I should not be...) that date matters to someone buying art. I would just buy what I loved, regardless of date. <br />I can see that the 'to date or not to date' is important for those who are selling their work. I fear Lisa is right and the obsession with 'the latest thing' is being reflected in current attitudes towards art works too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-12243520490831031202010-11-18T05:27:34.640-03:302010-11-18T05:27:34.640-03:30I don't date any of my work any more as near t...I don't date any of my work any more as near the start of my career a gallery who had shown interest in my work from a brochure did a complete about turn when they saw some of the work 'in the flesh' dated on the front from two years before. I had explained that the themes I worked on were developed over long periods of time and the older work was still as relevent but this held no sway.<br /><br />Like Carolyn I keep detailed notes in my sketchbooks with dates included. One thing that would date some of my work if someone took the time to look are the pieces that I blog about or sketchbook pages I put onto flickr. I look forward to what other artists have to say, maybe I should rethink this.<br /><br />Personally a date on a piece of artwork wouldn't put me off buying as the purchase would be because of a connection to the work. Maybe it's a reflection of how society seems to always want the latest thing - kudos for being of the moment? It's a interesting topic for thought/discussion.Lisa Le Quelenechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939073566444931704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-47337232935027608772010-11-18T00:17:28.774-03:302010-11-18T00:17:28.774-03:30I don't usually date pieces that are intended ...I don't usually date pieces that are intended to be "finished works," although I do keep records of them in my own notes. I do think that including this info on the back is a good idea. <br /><br />In my sketchbooks though, I write the date and time that I finished them, and sometimes a start time as well (for timed sketches). Sometimes I make these notes a part of the sketch and other times I just write it on the edge where it is not so visible. <br /><br />I also keep a diary where I write about what I did artwise day to day. In that I also make a point to write in the day of the week as well as the month and date. I find that this helps to jog my memory when I reread old entries.Carolyn A. Pappashttp://capappasart.comnoreply@blogger.com