Arts & Entertainment
The LA Fine Print Fair is Free and Awesome!
The LA Fine Print Fair is worth the drive for many reasons.
Four big reasons to attend the LA Fine Print Show:
- Admission is free!
- You will see and touch hundreds of amazing works!
- The California International Antiquarian Book Fair is two blocks away!
- Pasadena and San Marino architecture is breathtaking! Bring your camera!
There are other, less obvious but more compelling reasons to consider
owning fine prints. The fine print is such a versatile, affordable art
form. Anybody who is looking to own something historic and original
should peruse these offerings.
Consider the following:
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Affordable. Prices vary, but you will find an astonishing number of works for $50 – $400.
Size. Most fine prints range from paperback-sized to
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about 12 square inches. They will fit anywhere, including your hip
Airstream trailer.
Original, Historic and Limited. You will encounter
prints and styles from artists you recognize. Their beauty and
importance are timeless. The print runs don’t normally go higher than
200, so there is a natural limitation. They started as hand carvings by
artists in media such as limestone, wood, wax, etc. and hand-fed singly
through a press, often more than once depending on the colors. These
were never mass produced and it shows.
Subject Matter. Prints cover everything. Rather than take my word for it, check out the subject matter list from Annex Galleries, one of the event participants.
Color. The inks and dyes from the respective time
periods were made to last and are brilliant. The same holds true with
the monochrome wood cuts. Note how something like this just pops:
Original. Granted, everybody’s definition of
original is different and there is no accounting for taste. I don’t
care! I am opinionated on this subject and I must share this anecdote:
Sometimes I enter an expensive home and notice an original Dali or Erté
on the wall. I say to myself “this person buys their art at Martin Lawrence Gallery.”
Find and indulge your taste. Surround yourself with beauty. It is easier and more affordable than you think.
