Buy what you love
dallasvoice.comTips on how to purchase art for your home DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Chris Huffman, gallery manager at Maestri Gallery on Exposition Avenue near Fair Park, said many of his clients are beginning collectors. “If you like it, then get it,” he said is his initial piece of advice on how to choose art.
Talk to people at galleries and find someone you trust, he added, but warns, “If a gallery is showing above your budget, you’re not in the right place.” Don’t buy a piece to match the color scheme, Huffman said.
Because after a few years, you’ll repaint; different colors will come into fashion. The art you purchase should transcend fads in color. “As a design studio, we’re not about matching art to the sofa,” Huffman said.
The sofa will wear out; art doesn’t wear out. Don’t buy a large piece because you have a large wall, Huffman said. That eight-foot space can be taken up by two four-foot canvasses.
