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Research - Museum Construct

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Different types of artists create as they collect objects for them to put into their own rendition of a collection in a museum. Such as ; The Hunter is always on the hunt for something to add to their collection. The Impulsive Buyer is the one that buys on instinct. The impulsive buyer walks into a gallery and immediately falls in love with a work. Without hesitation, the purchase is finalized. This collector likes to be surprised and must be immediately moved by a work. The Adventurer   overlaps with the impulsive buyer but deliberately seeks out unknown, new artists, galleries and fairs. They have an international scope and an open mind, always looking for fresh talent. The Art Flipper is little liked by artists, gallery owners and other collectors. This collector is in it for the money, and with dollar signs in his eyes, he effortlessly parts with works that have increased in value. The flipper does not buy the work of emerging artists to support them, but rather to benefit from it

Research - Transgression And Taste

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Transgressive art aims to outrage or violate basic morals and sensibilities. The term transgressive was first used in this sense by American filmmaker Nick Zedd and his Cinema of Transgression in 1985. From an academic perspective, many traces of transgression can be found in any art considered offensive because of its shock value; from the French Salon des Refusés artists to Dada and Surrealism. Philosophers Mikhail Bakhtin and Georges Bataille have published works on the nature of transgression. Transgressional works share some themes with art that deals with psychological dislocation and mental illness. Transgressive art refers to art that attempts to push boundaries. In an effort at social critique, transgressive artists often use shocking themes and images. Robert Mapplethorpe is one such artist. Another transgressive artist is Andres Serrano. Serrano worked with photographs and painting, and some of the themes he used were the Ku Klux Klan  (like leads to his works related),