This is part one in a larger series of articles on Video Game Art Collecting. In this series we will cover:
Beautiful and cool
Why buy video game art? The answer to that question is different for everyone. For us at Cook and Becker, the main reason we started a gallery for video game artwork, is that video game art is often beautiful, cool and interesting to look at. A high-quality video game art piece on a wall in your house, office, or game room just looks great. Video games are also one of the biggest and most influential contemporary mediums, which makes video game art culturally relevant for our time too. Many of the best designers and artists have created art for games. If your home or office is a reflection of you, and games play or played a big role in your life, it makes sense that you want to express that via some video game art on the wall. One of the greatest things about a video game artwork - like all art - is that one image can evoke a special feeling or a memory of playing a game or a particular time in your life.
Apart from the purely aesthetic or cultural aspect, art collecting itself is a fun hobby and can be a great passion. Maybe you are a collector who sees a future monetary value increase in video game artworks? Right now, there is a lot of high quality art available at prices that are still very affordable. Which makes it an attractive proposition for value collectors.
- Part 1. Why You Should Collect Video Game Art
- Part 2. What's It Worth? Value Development In Video Game Art
- Part 3: Art Printing Styles and Material Conditions
Beautiful and cool
Why buy video game art? The answer to that question is different for everyone. For us at Cook and Becker, the main reason we started a gallery for video game artwork, is that video game art is often beautiful, cool and interesting to look at. A high-quality video game art piece on a wall in your house, office, or game room just looks great. Video games are also one of the biggest and most influential contemporary mediums, which makes video game art culturally relevant for our time too. Many of the best designers and artists have created art for games. If your home or office is a reflection of you, and games play or played a big role in your life, it makes sense that you want to express that via some video game art on the wall. One of the greatest things about a video game artwork - like all art - is that one image can evoke a special feeling or a memory of playing a game or a particular time in your life.
Apart from the purely aesthetic or cultural aspect, art collecting itself is a fun hobby and can be a great passion. Maybe you are a collector who sees a future monetary value increase in video game artworks? Right now, there is a lot of high quality art available at prices that are still very affordable. Which makes it an attractive proposition for value collectors.