Declaration
Declaration
The Philosophy Behind The Art of Freedom.
Sovereign Individualism Through Art
A Vision of Sovereign Individuals
My vision is a world of Sovereign Individuals living the principles of Sovereign Individualism—individuals who govern their own lives, respect the sovereignty of others, and live together peacefully through voluntary relationships.
The Sovereign Declaration expresses the principles that inspire my artistic work: individual dignity, self-government, personal responsibility, and peaceful voluntary coexistence.
I believe in the freedom of every individual to create, to choose, to determine what they value, and to establish relationships through mutual consent.
The Art of Freedom is my artistic expression of these principles.
Through Minnaar Money and the Minnaar Fine Art Library, I create, collect, and exchange art to advance peace and freedom.
EXPLORE SOVEREIGN INDIVIDUALISM
Forever Art — Freedom in Practice
The Minnaar Fine Art Library offers a practical expression of individual freedom through art.
Individuals can discover original and personally selected fine art, enjoy eligible artworks through refundable deposits, and return or exchange them as their tastes and interests evolve.
There is no predetermined return date. Artworks may be enjoyed for as long as desired, subject to their individual checkout agreements.
The Library creates opportunities for artworks to circulate peacefully among people who appreciate them.
Each participant chooses what is beautiful, desirable, and valuable according to their own judgment.
Each checkout or exchange is established through voluntary agreement.
The Freedom to Choose. The Freedom to Enjoy. The Freedom to Exchange.
Minnaar Money — The Art of Freedom
Minnaar Money is my ongoing conceptual artwork exploring beauty, value, individual sovereignty, ownership, and peaceful voluntary exchange.
Each registered Minnaar receives a unique identity, permanent Catalogue record, Certificate of Authenticity, and assigned Sovereign Value (SV).
1 SV = 1 Troy Ounce of Silver
Sovereign Value is my individual artistic valuation. It provides a consistent reference for Library deposits and eligible exchanges of privately owned artworks.
Through the Minnaar Touch, I designate original and personally selected works as Minnaar Money while preserving their original authorship and identity.
The Minnaar Fine Art Library allows these works to be experienced by individuals whose personal judgments, interests, and preferences may change over time.
Privately owned Minnaars may also continue to circulate through voluntary trades and eligible Treasury exchanges.
In this way, art becomes an ongoing expression of freedom, individual judgment, and peaceful cooperation.
The Art Is the Medium
I believe that art can communicate ideas beyond the objects themselves.
A painting, sculpture, drawing, or other artwork may be admired for its beauty, appreciated for its craftsmanship, or treasured for the meaning it holds for an individual.
Those judgments belong to the individual.
Through the Minnaar Fine Art Library, I invite people to experience art freely, discover what they love, and allow their relationships with artworks to evolve.
Each voluntary exchange becomes another expression of individual sovereignty.
The art is the medium. Beauty is the language. The philosophy is the message.
Steven Minnaar
Artist & Collector
Founder, Minnaar Fine Art Library
Forever Art. The Art of Freedom.