Most don't look like anything special.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 1 comments link this postThe title of this post is the money quote in a USA Today article that talked about artist-bloggers who were making a living using their blogs and eBay.
Still, for most dealers, gallery owners and museum curators, artist/bloggers are just not worth their interest.
"Most don't look like anything special," says Howard Rehs, co-owner of Rehs Galleries in New York. Dealers work with buyers "who are looking to build collections that have some relevance, importance or meaning." The bloggers are just "a little blip in the art world, something that will fill a niche for those people who want to buy something real and not just a poster."
Maybe, but it's a niche that is growing. People such as Togel of ArtByUs.com see the artists' roles almost as educators for art-buying neophytes. Buyers "can make their mistakes; they can grow, learn what is good, what isn't, what they like, don't like," he says. "After you bring art to the masses, eventually some of them are going to go to galleries to buy."
That is how you write "sour grapes" in three paragraphs instead of just two words. I would say that any buyer who shells out a few dollars for an original painting think they are special, and that's all that matters. As with newspapers and other media, people are finding they don't need the middleman (in this case, galleries) to tell them what they want or to help them get it.
I've had Duane Keiser, the artist featured in the story, on my Lone Prairie blogroll for over a year now. His art is fantastic, despite what the snootiest art gallery owner might say.
I tried selling via eBay about four years ago, to no avail. I don't know if times have changed or if I'll be able to get a foot in the door on this trend. I have no idea if it's on the waning cycle or not. Nevertheless, I've started to list paintings for sale on eBay, and you can check them out here.
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1 Comments:
I could live with the critics quite well, thank you, if I was selling a painting-a-day on a 4x6 board for $360!!! I think that winning bid of $360 is in the end the answer to the dealer who whines, don't you?
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