British Web site draws artists and buyers

Published: April 30, 2006 at 11:14 AM

LONDON, April 30 (UPI) -- An online London art gallery is allowing collectors and artists to save money by cutting out the middleman -- getting them together on a Web site.

Launched by British art mogul Charles Saatchi, the Web site gives collectors and galleries around the world an opportunity to view new talent and buy works directly from the artists instead of going through a dealer.

More than 500 artists have posted their work in the "Your Gallery" section of the Saatchi Gallery web side, according to a report by the CBC News.

"The viability and relevance of the project might also impact on the way that much business is conducted within the art world in the future," Saatchi said in a statement.

As one of the biggest art patrons in the world, Saatchi is reported to have a modern art collection valued at more than $450 million.

© 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Airlines' performance slipped in October (4 min)
Kurt Warner earns NFC player honor (15 min)
Gradkowski earns AFC player honor (38 min)
Oil supplies down, gas up in week (40 min)
Crude oil prices fall on inventory report (45 min)
Grain futures mostly lower Wednesday (59 min)
British road sign 'only' has it backwards
fark
Photoshop this pianist and his fans
Neighbors beg a woman to stop feeding the vultures. Wish she would just carrion with her life
Woman who drank herself unconscious sues hospital for resulting leg amputations; not expected to...
Never visited any remote Pacific islands like Tahiti before? Better hurry before they're drowned...
Today's Fark-ready headline: Boise boy licks pole, gets stuck
Australia on collision course with giant iceberg. Crikey