I loved his gallery. He was very curious and responsive. He had IT and knew how to see IT. Love your commentary - what a life! Keep it going . . . live it --beyond the walls! ART and LIFE are a mix . . .
I am going to do what this did in Jamaica. I feel I will get that art gallery that will change things in the Caribbean. I am touch!!! This is the greatest documentary I have ever seen about the visual arts and art gallery. Please keep his dreams alive. wow wow. Thanks. I am an artist too. Christopher Irons from Jamaica, remember this name.
Absolutely superb movie about attorney Allan Stone's obsession with the fringes of the art world and immersion into the art world. I love the interior design of his home, shown early in the movie. There is a collector (also formerly in the legal profession) in Southern California with a personal collection of primitive art that may rival that of Allan. Such art does have an energy, and its addictive.
I can relate to this story. I'm a collector and I feel love for some objects. I feel like they are happy I found them and gave them a home where they are admired and cared for. I am probably nuts.
No Gaita, Not nuts. Rather it sounds more like you have a deep appreciation for crafted things and I guess them to be either oddly unique or whimsical in nature. I'm a collector myself of many loved things.
Allan stone died in 2006 at the age of 74 leaving a LARGE collection of art and in 2007 christies offer 71 works of art from his collection netting $ 52,423,000 and through the years his estate offers some items to be auction in sothebys netting $ 71,356,005 even more( the collection is divided in 3 or more seperate auctions ) and in 2018 rago auction offers some pieces from his collection ( the price realized from his collection were hard to calculate ) so overall the collection total number is $123,779,005 ( the results from rago and some lots from sothebys were not included )
He was an artist. You can't really judge him because you don't really understand how his brain was "wired". His emotional response to the pieces he was collecting is more than relevant....I wish I met him :)
There's a point at which 'collecting' can become hoarding, even when it is amassing 'art' in its various forms. To be able to afford such a huge personal amount of 'art' that no one sees is much more of a self indulgent act.
He is gifted with an eye for art. Where other art gallery owners dont see an Artist's potential, he sees and feels what the painting evokes and eventual potential. Just like his father was, mine is also one big unsupportive d**k to my passion. Thank you for sharing this inspiring video.
He took care of the artists. The art took care of his spirit. And now the art's value will take care of his children and grandchildren because the collection sold for $54.8 million on the 9th of May, 2011: www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artmarketwatch/sothebys-allan-stone-collection-5-10-11.asp
It must be difficult for his family to live in such a house, full objets. I think he should have a place for himself and his art, and other place for his wife, kids and family. He suffers from art compulsion, it works like an addiction. I wonder if they have a living room, where do they receive visitors?
This is insane. It's just art. There's no hope in art. Trust in Jesus Christ, that He (God in human form) paid your penalty for sin. If you do this, you will be saved from sin and hell. And then you will have hope, because you are set for heaven.
ARTIST CRAFTSMAN & ENTREPRENUERS: My worse fear on returning to America after living and earnings a living in west-Africa eleven (11) years as a jewelry-craftsman were to depend on someone or organization for a job.. And All praises to the Creator, it wasn't necessary.. Thanks to the wisdom of a dear friend, Dr. Margaret Burroughs who during one of her visits to Ghana, I enquired as to could I earn a living as a craftsman when I return to America? "Kojo, no one gonna give you a job unless you've been authenticated, so your best bet is to do as you have done here (Africa) MAKE YOUR OWN JOB. which eased my mind on the matter. 1st, Search out Afro-centric minded Americans that supported Black Artist’s Artworks. Such as; ”MY SANKOFA" or "THE ARTIST'S ODYSSEY.” Or both For details amazon.com: www.amazon.com/Curtis-James-Morrow/e/B074TWSKKW/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 ALSO; mysankofa2012.artspan.com/ IF ONLY YOU WWW PEOPLE WERE AROUND 30/40 AGO. 😢😁
The finger movements he uses when trying to explain why a piece of art has it or doesn't he is attempting to elucidate the essence, energy of the artist in the work. He could be described as a human barometer. He wanted to capture this magical energy into himself hence the compunction to collect things that fed his own spirit. It's how I felt about him when I listened to this documentary.
when I heard that Thiebaud's "culinary creations" just preceded the POP ART craze, I was amazed at his good luck/timing. It took him from invisibility, to be the new darling of the art "Whatever".
1:31 is that just a straight up dead body? Edit: I’m gonna go off on a limb here and say, “Yup, that’s a human corpse.” And not a single word was said about it...
Big love, and a great eye for art, but that doesn't make him an artist. Only in the age of apropiation, people would say a collector is an artist. Making art makes an artist.
Really? Allan stone died in 2006 at the age of 74 leaving a LARGE collection of art and in 2007 christies offer 71 works of art from his collection netting $ 52,423,000 and through the years his estate offers some items to be auction in sothebys netting $ 71,356,005 even more( the collection is divided in 3 or more seperate auctions ) and in 2018 rago auction offers some pieces from his collection ( the price realized from his collection were hard to calculate ) so overall the collection total number is $123,779,005 ( the results from rago and some lots from sothebys were not included )
The Art collectors : Very good collection this is not only art gallery but thought and thinking and the result of that thought can be seen in this gallery and one good things he praise all these thought who has create one can inspire to see this Documertary film any creation is not possible Without doing or thinking one who has create it has think so much about it and it is his satisfaction of mind and happiness of life As for example Vincent van Gogh one of the world famous Artist he want to an artist in his life but he was very poor in his early life even his painting was not sold in his life only three four painting were sold in total life in his carrier he struggle in many way but his brother help him for whole life Once upon a time people and children said he is a mad person so the create one thing say some thing about story of life.
