I have a conundrum regarding selling art that can easily be reproduced. Recently a curator suggested that I make limited edition prints of my artwork available at a premium price. In the past on a couple of occasions I've made prints (around 100) of my work available but not under the premise that they're limited edition. This was reflected in the price.
My motivation behind this decision was my belief that the value of an artwork should not be based on scarcity. 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. This presents a problem if I want to make more money from things like prints. Does anyone have any experiences of alternative approaches to selling digital art or work that can be easily reproduced that fit with these ethics? 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. Thanks for any advice, Antonio -- ============================ [email protected] http://www.hellocatfood.com ============================ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
