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Buying Traditional Aboriginal art, can be an overwhelming experience often exacerbated by stories of bad practice and unethical treatment of artists. How do you know that the work of art you are considering has been ethically made and distributed? How do you know who made it, what it means and if the artist was paid a fair and equitable amount?. Firstly, it helps to understand who is selling the artwork. It will either be an art centre, an individual (consultant/dealer/freelance) or a gallery. These groups have different aims and objectives. https://topdidj.com/
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Research Speak to a range of people in the industry but most importantly, from whom you are considering buying Traditional Aboriginal art. Don’t be shy about asking them many questions. You seek to ascertain if they pay the artist the correct value of their work (are they undercutting the artist and making a large profit?), what are the artists working conditions like and was it made by the artist they say it is made by. If the person is reluctant to share information with you, that might be a warning. Try to gauge their knowledge of the artwork/artist/art center/community. This question serves as an indication of how connected they are to the artist/community or art center and may make you feel at ease knowing that people are not taken advantage of.
Can they provide a certificate of authenticity Certificates of authenticity are made by Art Centres and accompany works of art to prove its authenticity and its origin (provenance). The certificate will have the art centres details on it—NOT the gallery/consultant— as well as the artists' details and the artwork details. Different art centres certificates look different, however they all have the same information on them: Name of Artist Information about the artist, such as language group, place of birth, skin name. Picture of the artwork and in some cases the artist Title of painting Size of the art work – make sure it matches the artwork.
Beware of forgeries Aboriginal artists are often exploited by either their work being forged by Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal people. Or by falsifying authentication documents, or more covertly, exploiting the socio-economic poverty of artists. This occurs when artists need money fast and so sell their work for cheaper than what it is worth on the market in order to get money quicker.Individuals who make an unfair profit on top of sales are called carpet-baggers. They undercut artists because they pay less for works than what the market dictates. They can also distribute forgeries or works that have been acquired unethically. They are not accountable to an organisation or body that ensures best practice (for example the Indigenous art code or Australian Commercial Galleries Association) and are often known in the sector for unscrupulous dealing, so ask around.
Security and privacy When you buy something online, you send your credit card details encrypted with SSL to the server which houses the merchants site - but how does it get from there to the merchant? All too often with ordinary unencrypted email - open for anyone to read like a postcard. We use encryption software to protect the privacy of your order information from our server to us. PGP uses 2048 bit encryption where the industry standard SSL uses at the most 128 bit encryption.
Topdidj Website:https://topdidj.com/ contact number: 0414 888 786 Email: sales@topdidj.com Address: 363 Gorge Rd, on the crossing with Jaensch Road, Australia
