Comments on: My first online art purchase http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html on art and perception Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mwball http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-696 mwball Sun, 07 Jan 2007 07:06:45 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-696 My name is Michael Ball, and last year I decided to make the leap and start an online business. Here it is: YourArtShows.com. My interest in the project stems from my love of art. My background is in theatre, and I have a well developed aptitude for the appreciation of visual art, but no formal training or expertise. The idea for the site came from my frustration with browsing for art on the web. I like to surf around until I find a work that intrigues me, then I save it as my desktop/background to enjoy for awhile. As I’m sure you know, there are numerous online galleries, but few of them are very browser friendly. They usually require a lot of clicking around through lists and text before ever getting to the art, and then it is most often a single work by an artist, or a lot of work by just one artist. The thumbnails are usually small and difficult to assess. I tried to build a site where it is easy to see a lot of art. If the art looks good, and the site pleasant for the viewer to manipulate, the site should sell more art. That was my thinking. That, and that the site should be a co-op of sorts, where the member artists can use their collective presence to increase exposure, sell more easily, and, as a group, build favorable relationships with businesses in their respective areas. I think we have the basic structure by which to build a great website that can become a valuable resource for artists interested in increasing art sales online. My name is Michael Ball, and last year I decided to make the leap and start an online business. Here it is: YourArtShows.com. My interest in the project stems from my love of art. My background is in theatre, and I have a well developed aptitude for the appreciation of visual art, but no formal training or expertise. The idea for the site came from my frustration with browsing for art on the web. I like to surf around until I find a work that intrigues me, then I save it as my desktop/background to enjoy for awhile. As I’m sure you know, there are numerous online galleries, but few of them are very browser friendly. They usually require a lot of clicking around through lists and text before ever getting to the art, and then it is most often a single work by an artist, or a lot of work by just one artist. The thumbnails are usually small and difficult to assess. I tried to build a site where it is easy to see a lot of art. If the art looks good, and the site pleasant for the viewer to manipulate, the site should sell more art. That was my thinking. That, and that the site should be a co-op of sorts, where the member artists can use their collective presence to increase exposure, sell more easily, and, as a group, build favorable relationships with businesses in their respective areas. I think we have the basic structure by which to build a great website that can become a valuable resource for artists interested in increasing art sales online.

]]> By: Birgit Zipser http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-695 Birgit Zipser Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:33 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-695 Thanks Leslie for your support. But A & P is no longer Karl's baby. It belongs to all of us. All of us are shaping it!! Thanks Leslie for your support.

But A & P is no longer Karl’s baby. It belongs to all of us. All of us are shaping it!!

]]> By: Leslie Holt http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-694 Leslie Holt Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:14:48 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-694 Karl, Thanks for the apology. I do appreciate criticism and actively look for it, but I don't like feeling attacked. I know you did not mean it that way. We go too far back to have such drama between us, in my opinion. Or maybe that was part of the problem... I like what you are trying to do with the blog, even if I don't like the outcome at times. It is your baby and people can come and go as they please. And leave your mom alone =) Karl,

Thanks for the apology. I do appreciate criticism and actively look for it, but I don’t like feeling attacked. I know you did not mean it that way. We go too far back to have such drama between us, in my opinion. Or maybe that was part of the problem…

I like what you are trying to do with the blog, even if I don’t like the outcome at times. It is your baby and people can come and go as they please.

And leave your mom alone =)

]]> By: David http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-693 David Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:45:18 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-693 Birgit, I'm touched that you remember :) Birgit, I’m touched that you remember :)

]]> By: Birgit Zipser http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-692 Birgit Zipser Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:34:22 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-692 Leslie, if that is any comfort, David also defended me once against Karl by saying "why do you pick on your mom?" Leslie, if that is any comfort, David also defended me once against Karl by saying “why do you pick on your mom?”

]]> By: Karl Zipser http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-691 Karl Zipser Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:33:40 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-691 Leslie, Sorry to be such a jerk. I apologize. Leslie,

Sorry to be such a jerk. I apologize.

]]> By: David http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-690 David Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:33:28 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-690 It's not that interesting to me either, but when I go to the grocery store I see all those tabloids. Maybe we have to be famous before there's a market though. It’s not that interesting to me either, but when I go to the grocery store I see all those tabloids. Maybe we have to be famous before there’s a market though.

]]> By: Leslie Holt http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-689 Leslie Holt Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:29:46 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-689 Drama is often marketable, but I think our drama gets a bit tiresome, rather than lively. Of course I could just be burnt out on it all at the moment as I was a recent particpant in some drama." It wasn't that entertaining for me, but maybe an outsider would find it so... Drama is often marketable, but I think our drama gets a bit tiresome, rather than lively. Of course I could just be burnt out on it all at the moment as I was a recent particpant in some drama.” It wasn’t that entertaining for me, but maybe an outsider would find it so…

]]> By: David http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-688 David Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:58:13 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-688 Oh, I'm not knocking it. I'm just saying it might be marketable :) Oh, I’m not knocking it. I’m just saying it might be marketable :)

]]> By: Birgit Zipser http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-687 Birgit Zipser Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:54:37 +0000 http://karlzipser.com/2006/12/my-first-online-art-purchase-2.html#comment-687 David, I used the word 'gossip' in the same context a couple of weeks ago. But then someone told me that some of that disputing can be useful: (1) a little drama keeps A & P lively. (2) it helps us to understand one another better. So much is missing in cyberspace compared to face-to-face interactions. David,

I used the word ‘gossip’ in the same context a couple of weeks ago. But then someone told me that some of that disputing can be useful:

(1) a little drama keeps A & P lively.
(2) it helps us to understand one another better. So much is missing in cyberspace compared to face-to-face interactions.

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