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The Artist and His Studio

The document discusses the history of artists and their studios. It notes that before the Renaissance, artworks were unsigned, but artists began claiming authorship by affixing marks to their paintings. Studios had two areas: the studiolo for private work and the bottega open to apprentices and clients. The document also discusses the roles of various players in the art world like curators, collectors, dealers, and museums and how they influence artists and the circulation of artworks.

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The Artist and His Studio

The document discusses the history of artists and their studios. It notes that before the Renaissance, artworks were unsigned, but artists began claiming authorship by affixing marks to their paintings. Studios had two areas: the studiolo for private work and the bottega open to apprentices and clients. The document also discusses the roles of various players in the art world like curators, collectors, dealers, and museums and how they influence artists and the circulation of artworks.

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The Artist and His Studio

Before the Renaissance Period, artworks were left unsigned.

Artist claiming authorship for their works by affixing their mark onto the surfaces of their paintings were a
big milestone in the history of the artist.

Studio- personal space of the artist.

Two segments: Studiolo and Bottega

In France, on the other hand, academies and art salons become popular as they did not only support the
production of art but also the discourse around them.

During the latter part of the 1800’s, artist began to question the merits of the stringent artistic training
and education, but it was during the 1900’s that art was truly liberated from the traditions of the past.

Other Players in the World of Art

In Howard S. Becker’s Art Worlds, he asserted that “all artistic work, like all human activity, involves the
joint activity of a number, often a large number of people.

The work always shows signs of that cooperation.

There is an assumption that an artist works in solitary; that the only time the external world is allowed it
would be when the work is displayed ad when in circulation.

Administrative/ Managerial Roles:

For independent artist, those outside the wing of the gallery as a “stable artist”, sometimes require the
assistance of an artist manager in order to manage their career and sometimes to help them in promoting
themselves to the art world as well.

Curator

The role of the curator is more of the interpretation and development of the artwork or the collection
through establishing the significance, relationship and relevance of these materials. It is also expected of
them to have the ability of research and write, as an arbiter of design and layout and deciding for the
display and hanging of materials for the exhibition.

Collector

Is someone who not only appreciates art but knows art, understands its behaviour and patterns,
becoming a key player in making or breaking an artist’s career or shaping the course of a museum’s
collection.
Art Dealers

Those whose direct hand is the distribution and circulation of the artworks through a variety of means,
such as direct sales, through galleries, and auction houses.

They are expected to have a specialization in art form, style, medium or period; market trends and even
the interrelationships of the other key players in the art world.

Museums

Are mandated to fulfill is the display of artworks for the education of the public and the appreciation of
these objects.

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