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Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Post by danmchugh »

duxup wrote: post #24

I like to go to the local art institute's sale for students. I've found some amazing things there for ~$50 to $100. Personally I would find it hard to spend a great deal more than that based on a web view. The difference between 'meh' for me and 'amazing' is very subtle / really shines when you see it in person. Still a great idea.

We agree, displaying art on a website is very different to seeing it in-person.

It's hard to replace seeing something in-person but we would love to bring some of that experience to our site. We are currently working on ways to display this better and give more context for the art.

Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Post by [deleted] »

danenania wrote: post #52
RickS wrote: post #32

Edit: huge props to the team for shipping a fix for this in minutes. --- I want to love this idea, but I struggle to get past the lack of full price when browsing. It says "$48 • 24 months" and expects me to intuit that the product costs $1152. Or rather, I worry that it expects me not to intuit that. Breaking the absolute price into a series of less frightening numbers to obscure the magnitude of a purchase feels sl…

"I want to love this idea, but I struggle to get past the lack of full price when browsing. It says "$48 • 24 months" and expects me to intuit that the product costs $1152." This seems like kind of a nitpick when lots of expensive things (not just cell phone plans) are priced this way. Apartment leases, car leases, internet/cable service, and insurance all come to mind. Saas subscriptions also commonly frame pricing…

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Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Post by travisjungroth »

dang wrote: post #94
travisjungroth wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The failed startup Paul Graham did before the one that took off. It was putting art galleries online. Obviously you’re different, but it was close enough to make me laugh. Someone replied to me with the story.

Looks like you've made the first Artix reference on HN in 7 years: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... (The name has since been used for a Linux distro and a FPGA board, but HN Search supports omitting terms.) A revived link to the site made pg go "Holy shit." in 2007. That doesn't happen often either: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46411 Whilst searching, I ran across another Artix…

That’s nuts. I would have taken 50 to 1 odds that it wasn’t that long.

To me, this proves that HN isn’t really full of pg fanboys. It’s like knowing the flop album an artist released before their first hit.

Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Post by itcrowd »

JohnFriel wrote: post #80
itcrowd wrote: post #39

I like the idea of making art more accessible by spacing out the payment. Congratulations on the launch! I won't comment on the art for sale, because I think it is too much in the eye of the beholder but I will give some feedback on your website and concept. - Why fixed installments? Why not say "this piece costs 300$ buy now, or pay 10 installments of 35$ or 20x20$" (forget the numbers, just an example). - why are t…

> - Why fixed installments? Why not say "this piece costs 300$ buy now, or pay 10 installments of 35$ or 20x20$" (forget the numbers, just an example). We're considering adding more options like that. The only reason we haven't so far is that we're weighing it against overwhelming people with too many options and also other features we want to implement. > - why are there so few pictures of the work? If I buy a piece…

Thank you for the extensive reply :)

Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Post by danmchugh »

hhs wrote: post #92

This is amazing! Have you thought about adding details about what materials the artists used besides noting the basic supplies like “canvas” and “oil stick”? As a buyer, some may be interested specifically on what colour name / brand of materials the artists used. And if ambitious, why they used those items over others?

This is a great idea. It's definitely something we will look into. I love the idea of being able to explore more of these details in detail.

Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Post by kleinishere »

Tech stack question -

Incredible website that is both feature rich and succinct to the content. As far as marketplaces go, there are some known platforms (e.g. ShareTribe) and payment options (e.g. Stripe Connect) - did you all "build" from the ground up or "buy" in putting this together?

Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Post by JohnFriel »

dbcurtis wrote: post #100

I love what you are trying to do. My family has a few artists in it (none full-time enough to pay the rent) so I have a visceral understanding of the passion that drives your idea. After looking at several paintings, I found it difficult to get excited about any of them. Not because I didn't like them, but the web site just doesn't give the art presence. I mainly looked at oils and acrylics, and I could not get any i…

> So I love the idea, but to me it seems the challenge you face is how to present the art. Sorry I don't really have any great suggestions -- more views of each piece that allow for examining the technique? More careful lighting of the photos in a way the best complements the art? It is a big challenge and I don't have any great ideas.

I agree with you on this! We're planning to roll out detail shots and installation shots soon, and I think those will go a long way to helping viewers get a sense for the IRL presence of certain works.

Also, while we don't have a concrete plan for it yet, it's clear that some artists need help photographing their work.

> Very sincerely best of luck, I hope you succeed for your artists.

Thank you!

Re: Launch HN: Art in Res (YC W20) – Buy art directly from artists

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Post by cdubzzz »

danmchugh wrote: post #97
rhizome wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At least on the front page, the site does a self-reload which breaks the back button. This isn't merely annoying, or a dark pattern...it's just plain obnoxious and something I thought was left back in the "stickiness" 2000s. That a login page is tacked onto this is a new twist though, I'll hand them that.

Thanks for bringing this bug to our attention. I'll make sure this is added to the top of our bug-fix queue. Were you a guest user or logged in when this happened?

Guest -- just a first arrival from HN.
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