Painting by British university student, Nick Lord, commissioned by
degreeart.com, one of a number of websites that promote ar
Growing numbers of affordable art websites suggest
that it can, attracting new and young collectors eager
to invest in the art stars of tomorrow -- for as little as
$20.London, England (CNN) -- The internet is
increasingly the preferred space for people to do
their shopping. But can it also be a platform for
selling original art?"One of the things that I learned
through the years was that people come through the
door of any gallery with a considerable amount of
baggage and a lot of preconceived notions about
what the art world is like and what buying art is
like," said Jen Bekman, founder of affordable
art website 20x200.She set up 20x200, she
said, so that more people could have access
to art, and so that talented, emerging artists
could have a platform to exhibit and sell their work.
"I'd say most artists nowadays have a website or
use the internet in some way to promote their work
-- it's a given," said London-based painter Chloe
Le Tissier, who promotes and sells her work
online as well as in galleries.After all, young
artists can't wait around for the likes of art
impresario Charles Saatchi to buy up their
degree shows, says Isobel Beauchamp, whose
website degreeart.comsells work by artists fresh
out of art school. The internet is a way, she says,
for artists to show their work to the widest possible audience.
With increasing amounts or original art available
to purchase at the click of a mouse, CNN
selects a handful of affordable art websites
known for the quality of the work they sell --
as well as for their reasonable prices.
20x200
20x200 was set up by New York-based art
dealer Jen Bekman in 2007. It sells limited
edition prints (a limited run of a specific piece
of work) in a variety of sizes. Smaller prints
sell for as little as $20, all the way up to $5,000
for larger works. Those by young and emerging
artists sit alongside works by established names
such as U.S. artist Lawrence Weiner.
"We (sell to) people who are utter novice
collectors and people who are very serious
collectors, who sit on the committees of museums
and things like that," said Bekman.
Ugallery
Ugallery was set up by friends Alex Farkas, Stephen
Tanenbaum and Greg Rosborough while they
were still at the University of Arizona. It now
represents the work of 350 artists.
Prints, sculptures and paintings can be snapped
up from as little as $25, though the average price
of artworks sold through the site is $400. "We
wanted to provide a place where people could
buy original, affordable artworks, without the
intimidation of stepping into a gallery," said
Tanenbaum.
DegreearT
Degreeart was set up by London art and
fashion graduates Isobel Beauchamp and
Elinor Olisa in 2003, and features work by
artists schooled at some of the best art institutions
in the UK. Prices start from £25 ($40) for a limited
edition print, all the way up to £15,000 "People were
really interested in buying art by emerging artists,
hoping a little for someone who would be worth
a lot of money in future, but didn't know where to to look," Beauchamp said.
Fans of the site include seasoned buyers as well
as novices and prospective buyers are welcome
to pop into their gallery on Vyner Street in East
London to check out the works in person.
ArtStar
ArtStar offers a curated selection of limited
edition and original artworks, with prices for
limited editions starting from as little as $25.
"We want artists to be able to share their
work with collectors around the world," reads
ArtStar's website. Helmed by New York art
advisor Chrissy Crawford, the work on ArtStar
is carefully selected by seasoned art experts and
the website features a curated online gallery.
But will the internet replace the traditional gallery?
Beauchamp thinks not. "I don't think physical gallery
spaces will ever die out," she said.
"People enjoy going round and browsing," she
continued. She stresses that that though Degreeart
is online, she and Olisa are always on the end of the phone.
"We still want to provide that personal service," she said.
degreeart.com, one of a number of websites that promote ar
Growing numbers of affordable art websites suggest
that it can, attracting new and young collectors eager
to invest in the art stars of tomorrow -- for as little as
$20.London, England (CNN) -- The internet is
increasingly the preferred space for people to do
their shopping. But can it also be a platform for
selling original art?"One of the things that I learned
through the years was that people come through the
door of any gallery with a considerable amount of
baggage and a lot of preconceived notions about
what the art world is like and what buying art is
like," said Jen Bekman, founder of affordable
art website 20x200.She set up 20x200, she
said, so that more people could have access
to art, and so that talented, emerging artists
could have a platform to exhibit and sell their work.
"I'd say most artists nowadays have a website or
use the internet in some way to promote their work
-- it's a given," said London-based painter Chloe
Le Tissier, who promotes and sells her work
online as well as in galleries.After all, young
artists can't wait around for the likes of art
impresario Charles Saatchi to buy up their
degree shows, says Isobel Beauchamp, whose
website degreeart.comsells work by artists fresh
out of art school. The internet is a way, she says,
for artists to show their work to the widest possible audience.
With increasing amounts or original art available
to purchase at the click of a mouse, CNN
selects a handful of affordable art websites
known for the quality of the work they sell --
as well as for their reasonable prices.
20x200
20x200 was set up by New York-based art
dealer Jen Bekman in 2007. It sells limited
edition prints (a limited run of a specific piece
of work) in a variety of sizes. Smaller prints
sell for as little as $20, all the way up to $5,000
for larger works. Those by young and emerging
artists sit alongside works by established names
such as U.S. artist Lawrence Weiner.
"We (sell to) people who are utter novice
collectors and people who are very serious
collectors, who sit on the committees of museums
and things like that," said Bekman.
Ugallery
Ugallery was set up by friends Alex Farkas, Stephen
Tanenbaum and Greg Rosborough while they
were still at the University of Arizona. It now
represents the work of 350 artists.
Prints, sculptures and paintings can be snapped
up from as little as $25, though the average price
of artworks sold through the site is $400. "We
wanted to provide a place where people could
buy original, affordable artworks, without the
intimidation of stepping into a gallery," said
Tanenbaum.
DegreearT
Degreeart was set up by London art and
fashion graduates Isobel Beauchamp and
Elinor Olisa in 2003, and features work by
artists schooled at some of the best art institutions
in the UK. Prices start from £25 ($40) for a limited
edition print, all the way up to £15,000 "People were
really interested in buying art by emerging artists,
hoping a little for someone who would be worth
a lot of money in future, but didn't know where to to look," Beauchamp said.
Fans of the site include seasoned buyers as well
as novices and prospective buyers are welcome
to pop into their gallery on Vyner Street in East
London to check out the works in person.
ArtStar
ArtStar offers a curated selection of limited
edition and original artworks, with prices for
limited editions starting from as little as $25.
"We want artists to be able to share their
work with collectors around the world," reads
ArtStar's website. Helmed by New York art
advisor Chrissy Crawford, the work on ArtStar
is carefully selected by seasoned art experts and
the website features a curated online gallery.
But will the internet replace the traditional gallery?
Beauchamp thinks not. "I don't think physical gallery
spaces will ever die out," she said.
"People enjoy going round and browsing," she
continued. She stresses that that though Degreeart
is online, she and Olisa are always on the end of the phone.
"We still want to provide that personal service," she said.
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