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b-uncut: the virtual gallery gets real!

// November 17th, 2009 // Comments // b-scene

Last night b-uncut came alive in the flesh. A big shout out to everyone who came and partied with us. The whole team worked really hard and put on a fantastic show. There was great art, great conversation and a bit of the aha factor as press, collectors and artists saw first hand what we’re about at b-uncut.com.

Artists in attendance included Philip Letts, Stephen Farley, Blandine Martin, Sandra Wray, Sayed Hassan, Jason Ellis, and Shikyba Azizi. The evening began with cocktails and a casual stroll around our gallery space where visitors and members of the press got a chance to view some fantastic art and talk to the b-uncut artists in person.

There was quite a buzz (and it was not the prosecco talking) surrounding Letts’ unique ‘blur Photography’ pieces, charismatic Farley’s visually (and physically!) stimulating ‘textural’ art (everyone was compelled to rub it) and Azizi’s dark but captivating sculptural installation.

Philip Letts, founder of b-uncut, gave a demonstration of how to navigate the website to a crowd of 50 including artists, online and offline press, collectors, and art enthusiasts.  The demo provided insight into the theory behind b-uncut’s ethos:  create an art marketplace that is artist centric as opposed to the traditional (and played-out) dealer centric marketplace in position now. We are a unique crowd, all about empowering the artist through the power of the net, so visit us at our home on b-uncut.net or b-uncut.com. And get ready for our next party – SPRING WAREHOUSE. We’ll keep you informed.

So what’s b-uncut about then?

// November 4th, 2009 // Comments // b-hind the scenes

We thought it was about time we took you on an intimate tour of b-uncut, just because we’re nice like that!

- b-uncut.com is our main home and the place where you can find our virtual online gallery. The gallery puts art lovers and buyers within one degree of separation of an infinite number of talented international artists, whether you’re looking for painters, photographers or digital artists. Social Media is about being transparent so we wanted to point out that our artists keep 80% of the total amount of the pieces they sell, whilst the remaining 20% help us run our website, blog and do things like put on events.

- The b-uncut store is THE place to get personal with art. Wearable art. Drinkable art. Usable art. Whatever or whoever you’re buying a gift for come and browse our online store and buy something affordable and unique, while supporting our great artists’ talents. This is not another opportunity for us to greedily line our pockets by selling art on products; we like to give a little nudge to our emerging talents and help them work in a studio instead of selling transgenic chicken burgers at McDonald’s. The b-uncut store is an opportunity for artists to create and for you to gift and decorate.

- b-uncut.net is the cool place to hang out if you’re an artist: meet fellow artists, have a chat and share your art with the rest of the community. We have forums for artists, blogs, you name it! Artists have the opportunity to develop and grow in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.

- The b-uncut blog is dedicated to the coverage of international art. Each week, we spotlight notable and emerging artists, exhibitions, events, and trends, bringing you the best the art world has to offer in an easily digestible format. Subscribe to our RSS feed – what are you waiting for?

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