ArtBreak:Selling and Sharing Art Online

March 17th, 2009 in News, by Head Honcho

Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh is recognized in our time as a brilliant artist. And yet, it is hard to imagine that during his life, he only sold only one painting, and that he died penniless. Stories of artists who died penniless are many. The reason may be varied; they may just have focused solely on their craft or they simply had no means of selling them to the public.

As to the latter reason, it should not be as hard to sell artwork in our time as before, as there are now more ways of selling nowadays. The internet is one great example of a place where an artist can showcase his work to everyone.

One website which offers a place for artists to share and sell their work is Artbreak. Through the website, artists can know showcase their works to the public, giving them an avenue of making money off their works.

Artbreak is a great place for artists to share their masterpiece online. Their works can be commented on by other members. But the best feature of Artbreak is that it allows the artists to sell their work in the site. Art pieces can be priced from $1 to $10,000, depending on the quality and reputation of the artist. While there may be reservation from potential customers in buying artwork online, the Artbreak still contributes to the art community bridging the divide between artists and art enthusiasts.

There is also a forum in the site in which the anyone - whether artist or art lover - can interact with other members of the site. The website has a very vibrant community, as can be seen in the forum, where artists actively post in the discussions. Thanks to Artbreak, artists and art lovers alike can now have a website to converge.

Here is a video of an artwork being made, which was later made available at Artbreak.