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Tuesday, 03 October 2006 |
Your home is meant to be a unique reflection of your personality. But for many of us, custom-made furnishings are tantalisingly out of reach, and travelling to source exotic pieces isn’t an option. Rather than coveting these luxury accoutrements, look to your empty walls for inspiration, advises Valerie Kabov. Original artwork is the ultimate way to put your signature on an interior, enhancing its design, altering perception of the space, and creating an atmosphere that reflects your personality and taste as well as the different zones within your home.
With a little guidance, collecting art for your home can prove an enormously rewarding educational and cultural experience – and a valuable investment. If you’re a fine-art novice, knowing where to start’s the biggest obstacle. But buying and collecting art need not be intimidating. Today’s art market isn’t the ivory tower it once was, and while newspapers may quote million-dollar-plus art price-tags, you can buy quality contemporary originals for as little as $200, farewelling mass-produced prints forever. |
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Tuesday, 03 October 2006 |
Choice of Super provisions, which came into effect on 1 July 2005, is widely expected to lead to a surge in DIY Funds and with more individuals considering a wider range of assets for their personal funds. In this climate, fine art is attracting new attention from investors, especially as an acceptable investment for the purposes of Superannuation Funds for a number of years. So it is a pertinent time to review the characteristics of this unique asset class and the regulations, which apply to investment in art in Australia.
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