Comments on: ArtFlock aims to disrupt gallery monopoly http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/07/artflock-aims-to-disrupt-gallery-monopoly/ Tracking the UK's mobile and web start-up ecosystem. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:55:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: msn http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/07/artflock-aims-to-disrupt-gallery-monopoly/#comment-76225 msn Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:24:52 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/07/artflock-aims-to-disrupt-gallery-monopoly/#comment-76225 thaks thaks

]]> By: Jof Arnold http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/07/artflock-aims-to-disrupt-gallery-monopoly/#comment-34870 Jof Arnold Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:04:20 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/07/artflock-aims-to-disrupt-gallery-monopoly/#comment-34870 The problem artists will have with this it is that conventionally the reason (other than greed) gallery owners take such a high commission is because of huge amount of work involved in promoting artists to the right buyers. A website like this will presumably be far less hands-on - consequently the cynic in me sees this site as a kind of "expensive etsy", where anything that matches the color of someone's curtains sells well and serious art doesn't. That's not to say that's not a bad thing (provided it makes money), but if that's the case then, as Travis points out, the competition is fierce and, worse still, is FREE to the artists. By the way, my first startup was in this space... it didn't work out. lol :D The problem artists will have with this it is that conventionally the reason (other than greed) gallery owners take such a high commission is because of huge amount of work involved in promoting artists to the right buyers.

A website like this will presumably be far less hands-on - consequently the cynic in me sees this site as a kind of “expensive etsy”, where anything that matches the color of someone’s curtains sells well and serious art doesn’t. That’s not to say that’s not a bad thing (provided it makes money), but if that’s the case then, as Travis points out, the competition is fierce and, worse still, is FREE to the artists.

By the way, my first startup was in this space… it didn’t work out. lol :D

]]> By: Travis http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/07/artflock-aims-to-disrupt-gallery-monopoly/#comment-34434 Travis Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:18:34 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/07/artflock-aims-to-disrupt-gallery-monopoly/#comment-34434 Well, it is impressive what Ed has done on his own, but I think this site is missing the boat a little, at least in the sales area. Places like Imagekind are already way ahead of everyone in changing selling game for artists (giving them an even better percentage -100% - than Artflock). As well, original artwork is being sold in droves on places like Etsy, for the same kind of return. However, Artflock does have some valuable tools that could be expanded for an overall artist promotion and management functionality for artists. Features like Artflock's "Stockist" are intriguing. Well, it is impressive what Ed has done on his own, but I think this site is missing the boat a little, at least in the sales area. Places like Imagekind are already way ahead of everyone in changing selling game for artists (giving them an even better percentage -100% - than Artflock). As well, original artwork is being sold in droves on places like Etsy, for the same kind of return.

However, Artflock does have some valuable tools that could be expanded for an overall artist promotion and management functionality for artists. Features like Artflock’s “Stockist” are intriguing.

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