Over 500 Quality Art Pieces Uploaded in 4 months as Artyii Reaches out to Asian Emerging Artists

Artyii's efforts to reach out to Asian Artists a huge success as the company switches track to marketing to art buyers in 2011.
By: Nico Theodorus
 
Dec. 30, 2010 - PRLog -- If you’ve ever felt intimidated stepping into a fine arts gallery – not knowing enough on how to appreciate art, what price ranges to expect, and even what questions to ask – then you’ll literally feel at home when you’re shopping for art on Artyii.

Artyii is leading a revolution in how art is seen, appreciated and bought. It is an online platform for emerging Asian artists to showcase, interact and sell their original works to art direct to dealers, art lovers and to get selected by galleries for formal representation. Their focus is on Asian art.

With a low price point (the price of a print) for an original, gallery grade art work, casual buyers like interior designer Ragnhild Flatabo Narverud, has no reservations with buying art online.

“It’s great to see professional art critics and the community commenting on a piece I like.” Indeed, e-commerce sites that offer social validation is a norm today and Artyii represents a move for fine arts to embrace this phenomenon.

Moreover, co-founder Shannon Lim mentions that, “On this platform, buyers get a holistic view of an artist and his works since buyers get to interact and read artists’ personal profiles. And buy direct from them.”

“We aren’t targeting the experienced art collectors, who, I agree, may wish to physically see an art piece” says Nico Theodorus, marketing VP at Artyii.

“Rather, we’re looking to convince first time art buyers on a budget, and businesses such as restaurants and 3-star hotels to purchase through us”

With a wide variety of original art pieces and framing options, it’s interesting to browse through Artyii’s virtual gallery of Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Singaporean and Malaysian art.

Their facebook page, aptly named Best of Asian Art, is also teeming with activity as artists from the region stream in, eager to get noticed by galleries and art buyers.

However, it’s not all smooth sailing for Artyii - language barriers and the lack of IT familiarity amongst artists are two major obstacles that the company is trying to overcome with the design of their platform.

And, it remains to be seen if the market is ready to buy art online. Nevertheless, it doesn’t hurt to appreciate good art.

http://www.Artyii.com

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Artyii is Asia's first online platform housing an ecosystem of Asian emerging artists, international art lovers, galleries, schools and other art establishments.
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Source:Nico Theodorus
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