Why do we buy calligraphy and painting art?

俗话说得好，“家中无字画，必是俗人家。”人喜欢在家里悬挂或者收藏一幅画，更多的是文化带来的享受。

As the saying goes, "if there is no calligraphy or painting at home, it must be a vulgar family." Chinese people like to hang or collect a painting at home, which is more the enjoyment brought by culture.

审美上：通过作品，可以愉悦我们的生活。例如将艺术品作为朋友、亲人间的礼物去纪念彼此生命中重要的一刻，生日或婚礼。而这份礼物将作为一个永恒的元素，流传、牵绊着双方，或是作为传家宝延续到将来。

Aesthetically: through works, we can enjoy our life. For example, take art as a gift between friends and relatives to commemorate an important moment in each other's lives, birthdays or weddings. As an eternal element, this gift will spread and bind both sides, or continue to the future as an heirloom.

思想上：由于艺术是一种表达方式艺术家对世界的看法，当我们在选择购买的作品时也间接反映我们在各方面的价值观，以及对世界的理解。

Ideologically: since art is a way of expression, artists' views on the world also indirectly reflect our values and understanding of the world when we choose to buy works.

那么，如何收藏字画呢？

So, how to collect calligraphy and painting?

一，如果你在画廊或者展会上看到某件艺术作品，并且瞬间就爱上了它，那么，条件允许，你就马上直接购买；二，你花时间通过艺术学院或美术馆学习后在理性选择购买。

1、 If you see a work of art in a gallery or exhibition and instantly fall in love with it, you can buy it directly if conditions permit; 2、 After you spend time studying through an art college or art museum, you choose to buy rationally.

而阅读艺术杂志和新闻文章的艺术部分是一种很好的学习方式，它会让你去考虑购买什么，并在考虑理解什么是你喜欢的作品时，从而能得到你想买怎样的艺术作品。

Reading the art part of art magazines and news articles is a good way to learn. It will let you think about what to buy and understand what works you like, so as to get what works of art you want to buy.

在阅读时，即使遇到一些评论家写的关于艺术文章是你不可理解的，甚不必要的，也不要轻言放弃。因为，评论家的观点是否对错，他会都让你进行思考，而这些思考会伴随你的学习升华，并一直留在你身边，帮助你了解自己的生活与想购买的作品。

When reading, don't give up even if you encounter some art articles written by critics that are incomprehensible or even unnecessary. Because whether the critic's point of view is right or wrong, he will make you think, and these thoughts will sublimate with your learning and stay with you all the time to help you understand your life and the works you want to buy.

言鼎字画网签约书法家吴玉献作品

Works of calligrapher Wu Yuxian signed by Yanding calligraphy and painting network

如何收藏字画？字画收藏购买前的四问

How to collect calligraphy and painting? Four questions before buying calligraphy and painting collection

伦敦大学近期进行了一项科学调查，得出的结论是，欣赏艺术品与爱上一个人对大脑有着相同的影响。调查中，当每个参与者看着波提切利和莫奈的画作时，参与者大脑的血液流向与快感相关的部分以及欲望区都增加了10％的数据。所以说，当你想买一个艺术品时，更重要的因素是你应该热爱它。同时，为了避免购买作品时全部被主观感受所引起，您在选择作品时也应该自问自己以下四个问题：

A recent scientific survey conducted by the University of London concluded that appreciating art has the same effect on the brain as falling in love with a person. In the survey, when each participant looked at Botticelli's and Monet's paintings, the blood flow to the pleasure related parts and desire areas of the participants' brain increased by 10%. So when you want to buy a work of art, the more important factor is that you should love it. At the same time, in order to avoid being caused by subjective feelings when purchasing works, you should also ask yourself the following four questions when choosing works:

1、这件作品让我感觉到了什么？

1. What does this work make me feel?

你喜欢它吗？你讨厌它吗？它会唤起一种怀旧感吗？无论是什么感受，这件作品也一定要对你是有所刺激的，因为当你将它购买后，它会融入到你的日常生活中，如果你对它无动于衷，那它就失去了艺术本身的功效。

Do you like it? Do you hate it? Does it evoke a sense of nostalgia? No matter how you feel, this work must also stimulate you, because when you buy it, it will be integrated into your daily life. If you are indifferent to it, it will lose the efficacy of art itself.

2、我喜欢它是什么？颜色，形状，形式，主题？

2. I like it. What is it? Color, shape, form, theme?

当你要创作一个系列的时候，需要清楚你喜欢这件作品的哪一点。作为一名买家，在你开始探索每件作品的时候，记录下你喜欢它的哪些地方，这将有助于你了解你喜欢什么。

When you want to create a series, you need to know what you like about this work. As a buyer, when you start exploring each work, record what you like about it, which will help you understand what you like.

3、不能确定喜欢它的原因到底是什么?

3. I'm not sure why I like it?

不知道没有错，但一定要有。因为一件作品可以给观者创造出一种感觉，这是有价值的。

I don't know there's nothing wrong, but there must be. Because a work can create a feeling for the viewer, which is valuable.

4、它是否让我以不同的方式看待这个世界？

4. Does it make me see the world differently?

虽然看到一件特定的作品，仅仅感到高兴并决定拥有它就足够了，但艺术家的作品确实有一些值得一说的地方，它能让你审视内心，思考你如何看待这个世界。因为没有人能保证你投资的任何东西会增值，所以它是否让你以不同的方式看待这个世界尤为重要。

Although it is enough to see a specific work and just feel happy and decide to own it, there are some places worth talking about in the artist's work. It can let you look at your heart and think about how you see the world. Because no one can guarantee that anything you invest in will increase in value, it is particularly important whether it allows you to see the world in a different way.

言鼎字画网签约书法家吴玉献作品

Works of calligrapher Wu Yuxian signed by Yanding calligraphy and painting network

作为投资，新兴艺术类是个不错选择

As an investment, emerging art is a good choice

购买艺术品需考虑的因素是你对作品的爱，因为在往后的日子，它将陪伴在你左右。而如果以投资为目的去购买艺术品，新兴艺术家的作品算是一个不错的起点。一则由于他们的价位普遍还在起步阶段，较低；二则由于这类艺术家的作品类型还有相当长的上升空间。

The factor to consider when buying art is your love for the work, because it will accompany you in the future. If you buy art for the purpose of investment, the works of emerging artists are a good starting point. First, because their price is still in its infancy, it is low; Second, there is still a long way to go because of the types of works of such artists.