{"id":5270,"date":"2011-10-06T12:21:26","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T19:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/?p=5270"},"modified":"2012-07-19T13:13:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T20:13:04","slug":"san-diego-art-dealer-salazar-fine-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2011\/10\/06\/san-diego-art-dealer-salazar-fine-art\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Art Dealer: Salazar Fine Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>[Business Profile]<\/i><\/p>\n<h1>The Heart of Art: Salazar\u2019s San Diego<\/h1>\n<h4>Interview: San Diego art dealer Alexander Salazar<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5299\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/salazar.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/salazar-300x269.jpg?resize=300%2C269\" alt=\"\" title=\"salazar\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/salazar.jpg?resize=300%2C269&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/salazar.jpg?resize=1024%2C920&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/salazar.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reviewermag.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/salazar.jpg?w=2700&amp;ssl=1 2700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexander Salazar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"reviewermag\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nStory by Orin Louis<br \/>\nPhoto by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leo.malevanchik.photo\">Leo Malevanchik<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\nAlexander Salazar &#8212; one of the friendliest people I\u2019ve met as well as one of the busiest. We met this summer at his (awesome) \u201cwhite party\u201d at the W Hotel. Everyone I ask about the man utterly reveres him; as we speak, I begin to understand why. He\u2019s not very large in stature and doesn\u2019t wax flashy, but his trademark blonde ponytail, bright eyes and warm, easy smile make him stand a head above the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>His downtown studios feature the works of a diverse variety of international and local, established and emerging artists. With impeccable qualifications and over 15 years of art dealing experience around the country, art parties, exhibitions, lectures, philanthropy, community and charity events are his lifeblood. <\/p>\n<p>OL: What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>AS: I\u2019m trying to give Californian artists a diving board. It\u2019s really not about me. I\u2019m an art matchmaker. I\u2019ve been doing it for 14 years. In San Diego, I match local [artists] with local [buyers]. Nobody\u2019s done that before.<\/p>\n<p>OL: Why is that important?<\/p>\n<p>AS: Most people know to go to L.A., New York, or Europe. I\u2019m trying to teach artists to build a reputation locally first, and then people will grab you. I\u2019m working toward changing the attitude.<\/p>\n<p>OL: What motivates you?<\/p>\n<p>AS: Number one, I have to like it. If I don\u2019t, I can\u2019t represent. This comes from years of experience. Liking something is across the board for anyone buying art. You buy what you like and invest in what you love. When you are spending a lot of money, it becomes a serious purchase. I pick my artists based first and foremost on what I like; then based on what my clients want. Of course, it\u2019s much easier if they have an idea of what they want.<\/p>\n<p>OL: How do you choose a piece for a location? [He recently placed over 40 artworks in the San Diego W Hotel (in which we speak).]<\/p>\n<p>AS: I make sure it doesn\u2019t just match, but that it actually fits in with the vibe of the area and the people coming in and experiencing it. A lot more is involved than just matching color. Sometimes you can settle on something that is so completely different and it works.<\/p>\n<p>I studied art at Colorado College before earning a master\u2019s at Boston College. Then I earned another master\u2019s in Russian iconography at Harvard.\u201d \u201cReally?\u201d I ask, surprised by this choice of study. \u201cSo much of art is religious,\u201d he explains. \u201cI have my business and my personal and my business is very contemporary\/modern. Religious art is my personal passion. My other personal passion is giving people what they want.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>OL: You love your job, huh?<\/p>\n<p>AS: Yeah, it\u2019s a lot of fun, actually!<\/p>\n<p>On our way out, Alex pulls me aside to add, \u201cThe most important thing is that there are not enough galleries for artists in SD. Artists need to get together\u2026I am merely encouraging them to collaborate.\u201d Although, I\u2019ve heard this from many in this town before, it\u2019s refreshing to hear it from someone actively working toward a solution.<\/p>\n<p><b>5 spaces dedicated to art now.. 30,000 sf in art space, all within a one block radius.<\/p>\n<p>625 Broadway &#8211; Brokerage Offices &#8211; By Appointment Only<br \/>\n635 Broadway &#8211; Artist In Residence Studio<br \/>\n640 Broadway &#8211; Art Gallery<br \/>\n1040 7th Avenue &#8211; White Box Contemporary &#8211; Exhibitions By Appointment<br \/>\n640 C Street &#8211; Artist in Residence Studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit Alexander Salazar Fine Art at three art spaces in Downtown San Diego.<br \/>\n1-619-531-8996<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alexandersalazarfineart.com\">alexandersalazarfineart.com<\/a><br \/>\nAS@alexandersalazarfineart.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Business Profile] The Heart of Art: Salazar\u2019s San Diego Interview: San Diego art dealer Alexander Salazar Tweet Story by Orin Louis Photo by Leo Malevanchik Alexander Salazar &#8212; one of the friendliest people I\u2019ve met as well as one of the busiest. We met this summer at his (awesome) \u201cwhite party\u201d at the W Hotel. Everyone I ask about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[574],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7385,"url":"https:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2012\/10\/22\/art-scene-san-diego-gallery-salazar\/","url_meta":{"origin":5270,"position":0},"title":"Art Scene San Diego: Gallery Salazar","author":"admin","date":"October 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"VideoA Cocktail and Art Party of sorts...Tweet Video interview with then-artist-in-residency program selectee MC Carini is HERE. 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