Like most people collecting art the process began for me simply enough with a love for the work. Over time taste changes and becomes more refined. It ultimately capitulates in the face of the overwhelming amount of wonderful art one encounters over life, and leads to a certain specialisation.
What begins as an accumulation of art is a clear journey in hindsight. Preferences become clear, expertise grows, and a collection emerges.
I began collecting in the 1990s, a process that was informed by my studies as a photographer. I studied both the process of creating a photograph and how to make a work of art. My education covered a wide terrain, from technical processes to art history, and thus formed the basis for my appreciation of art.
Twenty years after embarking on a business career I took time off to purse my own artistic practice. It provided me with another way of seeing work, and recontextualized my approach.
The current focus of the collection is art that begins life as photography but is formed by the artist’s intervention. This could include painting, cutting, collaging, illustration, burning, scultpural layers, or a combination of techniques that lead to unique works that began life as an image. There was an Artnet article a few years ago that covered it nicely.
Please reach out if you have any questions. Best is sending an email to info@roth.foundation.
Nothing is for sale, though works are available for exhibition loans to accredited institutions.
Thanks, Yoram Roth
