The only thing I discovered after browsing through that site is that I am too poor to own art.
If you like printed digital art, you can buy them from [Curioos](http://www.curioos.com/) at a relatively cheap price.
Amazon launches Amazon Art marketplace
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#32I've worked for a string of online art retailers and publishers over the the last decade, and I'm a bit baffled by this move by Amazon. I just don't think it's a very good way to browse for art. That said, if you know specifically what you want, it's a pretty good way to connect with galleries.
My guess is "soon" we'll have a 500 dpi full color e-ink kindle to admire rentable art. And perhaps a giant e-ink kindle to hang on the wall for exactly that purpose.
One of my long term "in my infinite spare time" projects has been to build a nice small (well, what passes for small now...) HDTV size digital picture frame and rotate artwork on it. I figure if I can keep the capital cost under a couple hundred bucks (no problemo) and power consumption under a hundred watts (aka about $100/yr, also Probably no problem) then I'll do it. This is all well within my ability to do it, other than spare time.
I don't want a COTS digital pix frame because the API (if any) sucks and you can't buy one bigger than roughly a postcard whereas I want "big artwork" sized. Also I want high res.
Another interesting idea about "real art" is most TV user interfaces have the lamest most uncool backgrounds and "artwork" I've ever seen. I'd like a nice piece of real art instead. A big digital clearinghouse would help.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you refine your search to exclude prints, you can find original Dali for $78,500[1]. I'm not finding a lot of information on the "limited" nature of many of these lithographs, though. 1: http://www.amazon.com/Baie-Port-Lligat-LHomme-Croix/dp/B00E1...
You'd think that for $78,500 they could waive the $50 shipping fee.
I'm surprised nothing is covered under amazon prime shipping.
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#34The only thing I discovered after browsing through that site is that I am too poor to own art.
You're too poor to own art whose primary defining characteristic as art is that it's too expensive for poor people to own.
Link to poor people art please? (And please don't let it be Homer Simpson art---i.e. garbage smashed together. And I don't count digital prints as art.)
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#35The only thing I discovered after browsing through that site is that I am too poor to own art.
If you like printed digital art, you can buy them from [Curioos]( http://www.curioos.com/ ) at a relatively cheap price.
Thanks. In a related note, if you can get your hands on high-res digital versions of these prints, http://www.phdposters.com is great for cheap poster printing.
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#36The only thing I discovered after browsing through that site is that I am too poor to own art.
If you like printed digital art, you can buy them from [Curioos]( http://www.curioos.com/ ) at a relatively cheap price.
Curioos is NOT "digital art", It's barely a printer for "Digital painting".
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#37I've worked for a string of online art retailers and publishers over the the last decade, and I'm a bit baffled by this move by Amazon. I just don't think it's a very good way to browse for art. That said, if you know specifically what you want, it's a pretty good way to connect with galleries.
My guess is "soon" we'll have a 500 dpi full color e-ink kindle to admire rentable art. And perhaps a giant e-ink kindle to hang on the wall for exactly that purpose. One of my long term "in my infinite spare time" projects has been to build a nice small (well, what passes for small now...) HDTV size digital picture frame and rotate artwork on it. I figure if I can keep the capital cost under a couple hundred bucks (…
You could use Flickr's API to acquire the images. Filter on interestingness, favorite tag and size. If it is only for your personal use, there are no limitations -- otherwise filter on license.
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#38The only thing I discovered after browsing through that site is that I am too poor to own art.
What I discovered is I may be too poor to own art but I can create it for people who are rich enough to own it. With time and the right opportunities I can increase the price until my name == expensive art.
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#39quick question: does anyone know of a service that serves free (as in »free beer«) art (paintings, photography, illustrations etc.) to download in high resolution so you can print them yourself?
gallerix.ru has a lot of relatively hires art: http://gallerix.ru/album/Museums
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#40I've worked for a string of online art retailers and publishers over the the last decade, and I'm a bit baffled by this move by Amazon. I just don't think it's a very good way to browse for art. That said, if you know specifically what you want, it's a pretty good way to connect with galleries.
My guess is "soon" we'll have a 500 dpi full color e-ink kindle to admire rentable art. And perhaps a giant e-ink kindle to hang on the wall for exactly that purpose. One of my long term "in my infinite spare time" projects has been to build a nice small (well, what passes for small now...) HDTV size digital picture frame and rotate artwork on it. I figure if I can keep the capital cost under a couple hundred bucks (…
If you come across e-ink prices for TV-sized formats (e.g., 30-60" diagonals), let me know. At the right price, I think there are a lot of interesting things that could be done.