3. What first drew you to 20x200 and what do you love most about it? This was almost two decades ago now, but I think I visited the Jen Bekman gallery with one of my classes at NYU and 20x200 was just starting. I had been a fan of Wegman since I was a child and always had his calendars. In middle school I started getting into photography myself and I actually used to photograph my childhood dog who was so patient and sweet and would let me put funny wigs and clothes on her and I would create calendars for my parents. When I discovered that Wegman was part of the 20x200 series I knew I had to have one and it was the first piece of art I ever bought myself. It felt so special having what felt like a little piece of history in my own home and made me feel connected to the world as an artist and a lover of art.\xa0 4. What's your personal style? What types of art do you gravitate towards? I love everything bright, loud and colorful. My husband and I joked that our interior designers biggest job with us was just reeling me in and keeping me from going too crazy. Because while I love bright patterns and colorful things, I'm also really affected by the spaces I'm in and wanted something peaceful and calming that felt both chic, playful and home-y at the same time. Not an easy task! Some of my other favorite art pieces include a 5-foot tall floral jaguar statue by Tricia Paoluccio that was created as part of a fundraiser for wildlife conservation, multiple oversized painted butterflies by Ashley Longshore that hang across the room from a couple of our 20x200 pieces, and a bright blue and pink Damien Hirst print from his limited edition series with the Heni Gallery. I don't believe in buying art just to fill a space or decorate, rather I collect art I love and have built the spaces around it to accommodate the art.\xa0 |