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Where thou art?Finding and experiencing art in a
connected world
Karolis Karalevicius | @ideaburner | @seekfineart | www.seekfineart.com
Humans have been making art for a while. ~37,000+ years!
Similar hand stencils were found in El Castillo cave in northern Spain, dating back to 37,300 years. CREDIT: Kinez Riza.
Fine art is still mostly offline
This is a gift shop boutique, not a gallery
Takes a long time to find your way
Everyone goes to MOMA, but what about 197 other SF galleries?
…but we search onlineI have 2 hours
and want to see art
How we discover fine art in 2016
Number of art/gallery iOS apps released
0
2
4
6
8
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
iOS apps releasedPRODUDCT First released to iOS
artlyst 2010ArtAround 2011ArtStack 2012Real Real 2012
Artbit 2014Vango 2014
Saatchi Art 2014Paddle8 2014ArtLocal 2014See Saw 2014
Float 2014Curiator 2014
Artsy 2015evlo 2015Aura 2015
1st Dibbs 2015
All of these want to keep you online.
}IRL
(In real life)
Credit: https://dribbble.com/opwann/buckets/180265-icebergs
}Seeing fine
art on a screen
Where is fine art?
Art galleries Artist studios, private collections
Art Museums
Which do you prefer?
Galleries are art temples, but most of us don’t go to galleries.
By the numbersArt
Museums
Art galleries
Artist studios, private
~ 5,500 globally
~ 50,000 globally
~ ?
Yet…Art
Museums
Art galleries
Artist studios, private
Open but few go visit
Open to public
Limited, mainly events
How to find them?Art
Museums
Art galleries
Artist studios, private
Open to public
Open but few go visit
Limited, mainly events
} Google Cultural Institute
How to find them?Art
Museums
Art galleries
Artist studios, private
Open to public
Open but few go visit }} Google Cultural Institute
Limited, mainly events
Experiencing art
What is connected art?
VR | AR | IRL | Online
Connecting mediums
Credit: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/08/arts/design/at-seattle-art-fair-the-interaction-between-technology-and-modern-life.html
Internet and technology made a dent in providing access to art online,
however most of it is an approximation of the real life experience
meet art.
Seek Fine Art mission:
make art more accessible (both online and offline)
improve the way we experience it
“We have art in order not to perish from the
truth” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Thank you.
Please meet SFA founder Agne Christensen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFPbuLWS4Fo
