[NetBehaviour] Selling digital art

[Antonio Roberts]

> Or you can sign prints or provide certificates of authenticity -
That still goes falls in line with the value being based on scarcity.
Each of the digital prints is still as authentic as the one before it.

> You can always do prints with those nicer materials (archival paper/inks
> etc.) and charge more for those.
That might be way forward and I have no problem with this.

> There are several startups that do blockchain-based editions of digital
> works. ascribe for example:
>
> https://www.ascribe.io/
>
> (I've met some of the people from ascribe but don't have any involvement
> with the project. Other services are available etc.)
I spoke with them a few months ago as well. In fact, I recommended
that they talk to you ;-)

> You could crowdfund the edition and have the prints as backer rewards at
> various levels.
On a separate level I have some problems with crowdfunding campaigns.
When artists are exchanging making unique art for $10 I think it
undervalues the artist. (I promise that I don't see problems in
everything!!!)

> Crowdfunding works best with things that are events with a narrative
> people can get involved with, so you'd probably need to do annual or
> biannual crowdfunding events for projects or (groups of) editions.
>
> You could also sell shares in a work/project/edition in return for e.g.
> sponsorship mentions at shows (like at the end of a crowdfunded movie or
> book).
I understand what you mean, and in time I will use crowdfunding as a
way to fund my general artistic practice, but in this case I want to
be able to sell physical art in exchange for money money money and
have the interaction stop there.

Antonio

On 2 November 2015 at 03:47, Rob Myers <rob at robmyers.org> wrote:
> On 01/11/15 03:23 PM, Antonio Roberts wrote:
>>
>> My motivation behind this decision was my belief that the value of an
>> artwork should not be based on scarcity.
>
> +1
>
>> If I had used expensive
>> materials or if making multiples was labour intensive then I could see
>> more justification in raising the price and producing less. However,
>> in my case they were relatively inexpensive digital prints and so
>> making multiples was less of a problem.
>
> Treat it as tipping or patronage in return for a touch of the artist's aura?
>
>> This presents a problem if I want to make more money from things like prints.
>
> You can always do prints with those nicer materials (archival paper/inks
> etc.) and charge more for those.
>
> Or you can sign prints or provide certificates of authenticity -
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/http_gallery/22348355411/
>
> There are several startups that do blockchain-based editions of digital
> works. ascribe for example:
>
> https://www.ascribe.io/
>
> (I've met some of the people from ascribe but don't have any involvement
> with the project. Other services are available etc.)
>
> that takes the prints out of the equation altogether. :-)
>
>> Crowdfunding (patreon, kickstarter etc) has been suggested in the past
>> but that is more about supporting the artist, not about making money
>> directly from the artwork itself.
>
> You could crowdfund the edition and have the prints as backer rewards at
> various levels.
>
> Crowdfunding works best with things that are events with a narrative
> people can get involved with, so you'd probably need to do annual or
> biannual crowdfunding events for projects or (groups of) editions.
>
> You could also sell shares in a work/project/edition in return for e.g.
> sponsorship mentions at shows (like at the end of a crowdfunded movie or
> book).
>
> - Rob.
>
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