Art is universal and famously abstract, but nearly every human being alive appreciates art in some shape or form, from paintings to music to dance to poetry or stories. One popular form of art is the visual kind, and artist galleries across the United States may show the breadth of American art past and present. Paintings, sketches, and similar physical art has long since captured the American imagination, from Andy Warhol’s eccentric works to Jackson Pollock’s drip paintings to the nature paintings of Bob Ross and the popular works of Georgia O’Keefe. Meanwhile, in Florida in particular, Latin American art, cuisine, and culture in general has a beloved place in society. In Coral Gables or Miami, for example, an artist gallery may showcase popular Latin American painters’ work, and art galleries there may include Cuban art paintings or Columbian artists or the works of Jose Perdomo or Fernando Toledo. An artist gallery of Latin art may keep the Latin culture of Florida alive and well, and what is more, an artist gallery does not have to be confined to a museum. Art also has an important role in commercial settings such as offices, hotels, or even doctor or dentist waiting rooms. In that sense, an artist gallery can be found nearly anywhere.
The Market for Art
This is quite a market, not surprising given the universal love of art. While art is subjective, of course, many works may appeal to a broad audience, and an artist gallery in Miami or Coral Gables may draw big crowds. Around the world, the art market was valued close to $64 billion USD, and paintings has proven itself the most popular media that can be found in collections around the world. Nearly 83% of paintings in collections are paintings around the world, and this compares highly to the 15% rate of collages, drawings, and works on paper. In the United States in particular, nearly 113,000 nonprofit art organizations are hard at work promoting and protecting art, and they employ nearly 2.2 million artists in the American workforce today. It is easy to say that art is a strong force in the economy. But paintings are not only an attractive image; in fact, art can provide a very real mental boost to anyone who sees it, and many commercial buildings make use of that fact.
Art for the Office
An office is a place for work, but the employees there are human beings, not robotic arms, and these people always have a love for art. Studies have been done on this topic, and the numbers show that American employees are often much more creative, motivated, and productive when their work environment is made more attractive somehow. Even if art is subjective, and “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, the placement of art in the workplace can have a positive mental boost on anyone who sees it. This is part of the larger field of interior decor, which also includes placing potted plants and arranging desks and tables in creative ways.
The exact numbers vary, but studies consistently show that having a creative, pleasant work environment makes for creative, productive employees, and office managers may take an interest in that. Paintings, framed photos or sketches, and potted plants together can work that mental boost on employees every day, even the employees aren’t looking at those art pieces steadily like they would at a museum. It’s more of an ambiance, and employees may like simply knowing that the art is there and sometimes look at it during breaks or when they first arrive. An office manager may even hold office-wide elections on what sort of art to have installed in the office, and employees could offer suggestions on what sort of pieces to have hung on the walls. Other public spaces such as doctor office or dentist office waiting rooms can make use of art to calm the patients and put their minds at ease, and the same may be done in a hotel to make it more homely and welcoming. In that case, the sort of art being put up may be determined by the manager, and influences by the style of hotel.