Whether you’re a curious-eyed newbie, an old-school patron or just looking for something to fill an awkward space, buying art can be daunting. Getting your hands on the right work can be difficult, but we’re here to help. With Thrive’s mini-guide to traditional auction-buying, getting in touch with local artists via social media, and even freeing your mind to expand your perception of what art actually is, we’ve made it easy – even your kid could become an art buyer.
With New Zealand’s borders as closed as they have been for more than a year, it might be a stretch to describe our geographic isolation as ideal. But it is… for buying local art, anyway. We don’t need to go head-to-head in multimillion dollar bidding wars with one-percenters to secure overinflated artworks or a Banksy – we can get world-class art right here.
If we focus our attention inwards (mindfulness-style) we’ll see that what we’re looking
