The Difficult Art Collector

Photos by Suzie Lake. Not developed into artworks like the Dorothy Cameron one below.

Towards a Different Art History

The Estate Art Collection

“Art is a serious, not a casual activity. It cannot be approached simply by the recognition only of the spectator's past experience. Any truly creative work should be a revelation to the beholder, an extension of his experience in life, not a confirmation of that which he already knows.”
- Speaking at the Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1958*

Ronald Bloore was discerning. Very discerning. As a professor he took it as his main mission to impart, inform and inspire discernment. However, Bloore warned, anyone with discernment, in any field, will reject the overwhelming majority of what is around them. And the overwhelming majority around them, or at least the majority of that majority, will want to reject them right back. This leaves one with the choice of becoming either a leader, an outsider or a comedian.

But there is really only one choice, that of being a leader / outsider / comedian. A small number will follow you, a great number will try to dismiss you but, if you are honest and perceptive, most people will like you.