Page 178 - Sketchbook page developing the Real Art Access & Value Standard within Pieter Lategan | STUDIO, focusing on human-made art, process, archive, certificate, provenance, and access to real art in everyday spaces.
Page 178
Real Art Access & Value Standard
What should we do in the 20th of June 2026?
Focus mainly on real art and real living,
artists in stores.
This is a pilot project, not an idea.
The problem in art is that many people live with
printed art, mass-produced decor and
anonymous wall pieces, while living artists
struggle.
AI-generated images become very common.
An image can be produced quickly, endlessly and
cheap. This makes it feel like human
is less important when it is not.
For me, or the art of Pieter Lategan | STUDIO,
it is the opposite. Human matters more.
Handmade, sketchbook, ideas, physical surface.
It is about the artist process, has archive,
certificate, provenance matters MORE.
For me, future is helping real
art access & value standard.
The aim is not to make it cheap.
I think of making real human art easier
to find in places where we work:
interiors, furniture spaces, stores, offices.
Art System / Art Control
Pieter Lategan
20 June 2026 — 22:12
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Sketchbook Page P174 - Real Art Begins with Trust
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Real Art
This idea or work starts with my own
working and my own achievement and my studio.
The artwork is structured:
silence,
weight,
shape,
material presence,
balance,
distance,
and humanity.
The work is not only viewed,
but it is documented,
preserved,
placed,
and understood.
Change the art enough that people
see art and that it is...
The Artwork
- Title
- Date
- Medium
- Dimensions
- Process notes
- Archive number
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Provenance record
- Each photograph
- Studio archive
And why work like this?
This starts to build trust.
Art Real
Pieter Lategan
20 June 2026 - 20:22
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
This page is particularly important because it shifts the discussion from "How do I make art?" to "How do I build confidence in original art?"
Sketchbook Page P180- Real Human Art Beyond Galleries
Page 180
Real Human Art
I do not believe that art
only has to be in galleries, museums
or elite spaces.
Galleries are important,
but not the only route
between artist and public.
We need stronger bridges between artists,
interior designers, furniture stores, shops,
arrangers, office boardrooms, lobbies,
guesthouses, and everyday environments
where we live and work.
People buying furniture also need to
discover art.
Businesses designing boardrooms should
also be able to consider original work.
Real artists need to live
instead of painting.
Real Art Access & Value Standard
is the place where
Pieter Lategan | STUDIO
is trying to begin
to think through this problem.
Art
Pieter Lategan
20 June 2026 - 22:29
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
This page is particularly significant because it moves beyond discussing how art is made and begins to address where art belongs. It proposes that the future of original art is not confined to galleries but can extend into architecture, interior design, workplaces, hospitality, and homes.
Sketchbook Page 181 - Real Art in Homes | Developing a Complete Art System
Page 181
Real Art in Homes
If I ask:
What makes work worthy of sale?
Why does a buyer know that work is real?
How are artists' documents and processes recorded?
How can art become easier to access?
How can artists build and learn through long-term documentation?
How can art enter interiors, businesses, games, innovation, and create serious value?
This is all a completed system.
It is only an idea and direction at the moment.
Pieter Lategan | STUDIO
→ Carefully developed through sketchbook pages, notes, art process, documentation, archive records, certificates, website pages, and selected public posts.
→ Not a fixed model.
→ It develops properly.
→ Photograph properly.
→ The paper.
Art System
Pieter Lategan
20 June 2026 — 22:39
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Sketchbook Page 182 - The Real Art Framework | Human Authorship
Page 182
The Real Art Framework
→ Archive properly.
→ Explain properly.
→ Price properly.
→ Build trust.
→ AI is not a real human artist.
→ Art must become more human.
- Documented
- Physical
- Traceable
- Present
Look at the following website:
Verisart.com for certificates.
This site authenticates artists' work.
You get a digital certificate.
This is a blockchain system.
It provides a timeline.
Certificates evolve with the creator.
Authors own...
AI is not the artist — humans are.
Art System
Pieter Lategan
20 June 2026 — 23:24
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa