First of a Kind Asian Art Sales and Art-Sourcing Portal Launches in Singapore

    SINGAPORE, December 18, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Officially launched in December 2010, Artyii is out to debunk the myth of a "starving artist". Their platform (www.artyii.com) is an "invite-only" community of artists and art professionals consisting of independent art dealers, galleries, interior designers and curators. Their focus is on selling high quality, original, Asian art.

With their artist database growing daily, Artyii has been attracting six figure investments from wealthy art angels who recognise the potential in lower priced, original art by emerging artists. Their Facebook page, appropriately titled "Best of Asian Art", is also teeming with activity.

"The quality is actually quite astounding and some of them are actually approaching us to sell on their behalf because galleries take an exorbitant commission for the number of potential customers they provide their artists with," co-founder, Shannon, an art lover herself, mentions.

His partner, 24 year old Cai, reiterates, "Most artists do not have access to traditional galleries and galleries usually would like to minimise their risks by only taking on only tested and proven artists."

While it is true that the quality of work overall may not be as good as work done by master artists, emerging artists (who range from fine art graduates to experienced hobbyists), provide one benefit to art buyers - an excellent bargain.

Experienced art buyer, Ragnhild Flatabo Narverud from Norway, shares this sentiment. "I bought an exotic piece of silk painting that had contemporary characteristics from a promising artist in Vietnam for the price of a print here in Norway. And this, I know, isn't some replica sold on the streets of Ho Chi Minh."

Others, like computer engineer Nico Theodorus, says that he prefers to buy art by physically seeing the piece in a gallery. He says that to buy art online will require more than just a good price point.

The founders goes on to mention that the platform provides a comfortable environment to study the artist, read his profile and assess comments on the artist's piece by other art professionals. Unlike galleries, which may be intimidating to step into, Artyii is therefore able to provide unbiased and fair market information, from the comfort of your own home.

Successfully registered artists on Artyii are able to set their own prices, based on a factual guideline, to sell their works. Artyii claims that its role is to market artists online, facilitate the payments, and take care of the logistics of framing and shipping the artwork worldwide.

Already, artists are emailing the founders to thank them because galleries are calling them up and mentioning that they saw their profile on Artyii.

In addition, Artyii provides commissioning orders to selected artists as part of their initiative to "crowd-source" art from their network of artists.

Are you an emerging Asian artist? Or an art lover looking for affordable wall paintings for your home or office? Now you know where to click.

You may contact the founder, Shannon, at [email protected].

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