Reality TV's Crowdsourced Art Champion!

// June 17th, 2010 // b-Crowd, b-scene, b-wired // b-uncut

“Work of Art: The Next Great Artist,” a new reality series on Wednesday on Bravo, features Simon de Pury, China Chow and a competition for artists. It has Sarah Jessica Parker as an executive producer and the winner receives $100,000 and a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum. As a committed supporter of artists at b-uncut we welcome a step that will take art into the homes of millions. The traditional art industry’s aristocratic bubble is diffusing to a widespread phenomenon. Online art networks and marketplaces are the foundation for this shift. Historically, Fine Art was a joy and fetish of a wealthy elite but now, web enabled, REAL & AFFORDABLE art is available to buy from AUTHENTIC, SKILLED and LOCAL artists. b-uncut is leading a crowdsourced art revolution, facilitating access to great quality, fair priced artwork from artists that receive the fairtrade they deserve.

Well as much as we can wince at fine art getting the X-FACTOR treatment, it’s kinda refreshing to see emerging art see a more commercialised environment. “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist” will conjure a wider spread discussion to what kind of art has more value. The series is a free-for-all pitting representational artists against conceptual ones and so on. Good huh? These debates and tussles were exercised readily behind a silk curtain but now released to the people to question and decide. This is cool isn’t it!? Artists…gasp the fresh air, your time has come.