Comportamiento del coleccionismo de las artes visuales contemporáneas de la ciudad de Guayaquil post-pandemia

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative research is to analyze the behavior of contemporary art collecting in post-pandemic Guayaquil. This work aims to provide a study that explores the behavior of collecting in Guayaquil based on the motivations towards collecting, the positive and negative points that have been generated, and the new opportunities that have arisen after the pandemic. In this investigation, information has been collected through semi-structured interviews as a data collection tool, as well as an interview carried out in another investigative work in 2021. In addition, the analysis unit was assembled in such a way that the participating subjects are close to the world of art in order to have a clear perspective that clearly responds to the objectives of this research. From the results obtained, it is shown that the motivations towards collecting have changed in such a way that a closer relationship between collector and artist is now preferred. This goes hand in hand with a positive change to collecting which was the use of social networks that expedite the purchase and sale of works. This consequently brings a negative change if this medium is abused since it causes a superficial market, preventing the maturity of collecting and contemporary art.