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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 112158, member: 37&quot;]No thought of this at all.&nbsp; This thread is about how people respond to art.&nbsp; I think most people are like you.&nbsp; Whether or not they choose something for their home is often based on how they emotionally respond to a work.&nbsp; As I said in the OP, I am hoping this provides some insight into why people appreciate certain works and dislike others.&nbsp; As I said, there is no right or wrong and I sincerely hope I never come across as judging someone&#039;s taste in this thread.&nbsp; That said, I am also entitled to an opinion and may be coming from a different place than some of the others.&nbsp; I hope my perspective is also helpful.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We are in the same boat.&nbsp; I grew up in a home without any art of any kind on the walls.&nbsp; My field of formal study was in the hard sciences originally, and later in social sciences.&nbsp;&nbsp; As an adult, I may have displayed some art but really never thought much about it.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t until I was in my 40s that I really began to think about art as a compliment to the arts and crafts furnishings I had collected.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Once the cat was out of the bag, I never looked back.&nbsp; Collecting art has become a passion and a compliment to my business.&nbsp; I have been a voracious student for the past 15-20 years but am self-directed.&nbsp; In the process, I have amassed and dealt in a fair amount of original art works.&nbsp; I hope this has provided an opportunity for others to examine their relationship to art through this thread.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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