Foreign Artists Selling Art At Global Prices
As technology becomes more and more available, the world seems to be getting smaller and smaller. At Imagekind, we’re particularly grateful for this phenomenon as we get to enjoy different styles of art from lots of different countries around the globe, that otherwise might never be seen.
Juliana Maz, Bogota, Columbia
http://julianamaz.imagekind.com
Dion van Huyssteen, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
http://digitumdei.imagekind.com
Ibrahim Lujaz, Maldive Islands
http://notsogoodphotography.imagekind.com
For a person interested in economics, there is another very intriguing thing going on here. Out of curiosity, we looked into the Per Capita GDPs of several of the countries that some of our foreign artists are selling from.
Colombia – $8,600 annually
(2006 CIA estimate)
Maldives- $8,249 annually
(2004 IMF estimate)
South Africa - $13,300 annually
(2006 CIA estimate)
USA - $44,000 annually
(2006 CIA estimate)
Let’s say that an Internet consumer strolls along looking to decorate their new apartment. They buy a few pieces of framed art from Imagekind, delivering, let’s say $150 to the artist. To someone in the United States, that’s a couple nice nights on the town. To an artist living in Bogota, that same $150 is a month’s rent on their apartment or art studio. Now, that’s pretty neat.
September 14th, 2007 at 12:45 am
Wow I was wondering where that surge of views came from late last month. I finally got around to checking out the blog today and what do you know, there is my name.
Thank you Imagekind.
September 30th, 2007 at 7:28 am
That is really great, but I would much more appreciate it, if you had a website in Germany too, so I don’t have to pay for the shipping!