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About Us
Art.sy is the place to discover and share original fine art online. Art.sy inspires a passion for collecting by making the experience of discovering, sharing, and buying art integral to new ways of interacting on social media and emerging technology platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and the iPad. Art.sy will bring the energy of social media and emerging technologies to the traditional fine art world.
Benefits
Art.sy makes the process of discovering and sharing art transparent, rewarding, and fun.
Discover: Our powerful search engine technology, tailored to original fine art, helps you find art you love using various criteria, including traditional ones like period/style (e.g. Abstract Expressionism), new categories such as stage of an artist's career (e.g. rising star or mid-career), and pragmatic criteria such as size, color, and location. Art.sy will even recommend art you'll love but haven't yet discovered, based on works you or your friends within your social network like.
Learn: Engage with art and the stories behind it by exploring each artist's profile, career arc, exhibitions, awards, and reviews. Or watch a video interview, which gives you a window into the artist's personal inspirations, challenges, and creative processes.
Connect and Share: Once you've found art that suits your taste and budget, contact the artist or their gallery to ask a question, discuss pricing, or arrange a viewing. You can even create your own gallery of favorite artwork, and share it with family and friends on Facebook and Twitter.
Team
Carter Cleveland
Carter founded Art.sy as a student at Princeton University, where he earned a degree in Computer Science and Engineering. Representing Art.sy, Carter won 2nd place at the Princeton Business Plan Competition, was one of three finalists at the MIT-sponsored Mid-Atlantic Business Plan Competition, and won First Place at the Next Gen Conference at Stanford.
Sebastian Cwilich
Sebastian launched the Christie’s private sales division and co-led its integration into Haunch of Venison gallery after Christie's acquired the international gallery in 2007. During this time, Sebastian co-led the New York gallery, overseeing the multi-million dollar design and construction project of the award-winning 20,000 sq. ft. gallery in Rockefeller Center and the gallery's high-profile inaugural exhibition: Abstract Expressionism – A World Elsewhere, curated by David Anfam. Sebastian is also Co-Founder and Chairman of ProyectArte, a not-for-profit professional art school for emerging artists that, now in its 8th year, has become a leading arts education institution and is supported by hundreds of individuals and multiple foundations and Fortune 500 companies.
Alexander Wolf Galimberti
Alexander is a technologist with a focus on social media and front-end development at early-stage startups such as Zandigo (now Zinch.com) and GoodCrush.com. He holds a degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University.
Caroline Lau
Caroline is a marketing professional with experience developing programs that integrate online acquisition and retention strategies with offline marketing. Prior to joining Art.sy, she directed marketing efforts and operations as a founding team member at the venture funded startup, GiveReal. Caroline has also worked in strategic marketing consulting at Rosetta, the top 10 independent interactive agency, and the Chinese Works of Art archives at Sotheby's. Caroline holds a degree in History with concentrations in History of Science and East Asian Studies from Princeton University.
David Cleveland
David is an art historian, independent curator, critic, and novelist with over 30 years of experience in the gallery and collecting world. He is author of A History of American Tonalism, and has published articles in American Art Review, The Magazine Antiques, and since 1999 has been a regular reviewer for ARTnews magazine.
Eugene Luzgin
Eugene Luzgin is a technology executive with experience in technology architecture, software development, and project management. Prior to joining Art.sy, he was a Project Manager at Deutsche Bank, worked in various development roles at Oracle, Guidewire, EPAM, and ATP, and founded his own web design company. Eugene holds master's degrees in Computer Science from San Francisco State University and Theoretical Physics from Far East State University.
See-ming Lee
See-ming is an award-winning art director, designer, photographer and technologist with 10+ years of experience working in interactive media in New York City. His work has been featured in Business Week, Forbes, The New York Times, and Vanity Fair, and recognized by the Omni Intermedia Awards, One Show Interactive Awards, and Graphis Interactive Annuals. His notable clients have included Bank of America, British Airways, IBM, Prada, McKinsey & Co. and Morgan Stanley. See-ming holds a degree in Fine Art with a concentration in Graphic Design from Yale University.
Sergey Timofiychuk
Sergey is a software engineer with a degree in Computer Science and Radio Electronics from Kharkov National Technical University of Radio Electronics in Ukraine. Prior to joining Art.sy, he held development roles at EPAM Systems, Basis Bank of Ukraine, and CS Ltd, the largest provider of online banking systems in Ukraine.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Art.sy work?
Art.sy makes the process of discovering and sharing art transparent, rewarding, and fun.
Discover: Our powerful search engine technology, tailored to original fine art, helps you find art you love using various criteria, including traditional ones like period/style (e.g. Abstract Expressionism), new categories such as stage of an artist's career (e.g. rising star or mid-career), and pragmatic criteria such as size, color, and location. Art.sy will even recommend art you'll love but haven't yet discovered, based on works you or friends within your social network like.
Learn: Engage with art and the stories behind it by exploring each artist's profile, career arc, exhibitions, awards, and reviews. Or watch a video interview, which gives you a window into the artist's personal inspirations, challenges, and creative processes.
Connect and Share: Once you've found art that suits your taste and budget, contact the artist or their gallery to ask a question, discuss pricing, or arrange a viewing. You can even create your own gallery of favorite artwork, and share it with family and friends on Facebook and Twitter.
As a collector, why should I buy art on Art.sy?
Although art is best viewed in person, you can't fall in love with it unless you've discovered it first. Art.sy uses the latest technology and social media tools to bring a world of art to your fingertips, allowing you to connect with photographs, prints and paintings you might not have found otherwise. Art.sy uses the latest technology and social media tools to help collectors of every stripe and means discover and share great original art.
For new collectors, Art.sy offers the opportunity to navigate the complexities of the art world at their own pace, and to tailor their search to suit their taste and budget. Art.sy gives all collectors—from those just starting out to art world veterans—access to a large collection of high quality artwork and up-to-date information all in one place, and the social media tools to learn about and share art they like with others.
Ultimately, Art.sy inspires collectors to explore and discover art they love, and empowers them to make confident and informed buying decisions.
As a gallery or artist, why should I join Art.sy?
Art.sy provides a universal marketing platform for galleries and their artists, using the latest technology and social media tools to engage existing collectors and galvanize a new pool of potential art buyers.
Exposure: Art.sy allows collectors to discover high-quality artwork and sends collectors through your doors, taking a commission fee only on works sold.
Insight: Art.sy allows collectors to search and explore art by various criteria, and to share what they like on their social networks. Art.sy uses that information to help match collectors with artists and galleries whose works are most likely to interest them.
Education: Art.sy empowers collectors with the tools to discover and educate themselves about art they love, giving them the confidence to become more engaged and active collectors.
Community: Art.sy puts collectors in closer touch with artists and galleries, forging a deeper appreciation of the creative process and a dynamic relationship between collectors, galleries, and artists.
What kind of art can I find on Art.sy?
Art.sy focuses exclusively on original fine art such as painting, printmaking and photography. Printmaking includes lithographs, relief prints, silk screens, etchings and other intaglio techniques, but does not include mass-market reproductions of an artwork created in other less unique mediums. Accordingly, unlike some other online destinations, we do not offer posters, Iris prints, or giclées. Furthermore, all printmaking and photography must be sold as part of a limited edition of reasonable size.
How does Art.sy guarantee high quality art and artists to its collectors?
Art.sy's art advisors—art historians, critics, and consultants with decades of experience in the art world—recruit distinguished artists and galleries. In turn, these artists invite their most respected colleagues and students to exhibit on Art.sy. This peer selection process enables Art.sy to feature a broad array of high caliber artists. Accordingly, collectors will find works in a wide range of styles and at both ends of the price scale, from established high-profile stars to emerging artists (including recent MFA graduates from top art schools) just beginning their careers.
What categories of artwork does Art.sy encompass? Do you offer more traditional collecting categories and secondary market works?
Art.sy offers artwork in a range of collecting categories in both the primary and secondary markets. Because different collectors prefer to search for artwork using different methods, Art.sy allows you to search using various criteria, including traditional ones such as period/style (e.g. American Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Photorealism), new categories such as stage of an artist's career (ranging from rising stars to mid-career artists and internationally renowned stars), and pragmatic criteria such as size, color, and location.
Why does Art.sy have no .com extension?
Our domain name is short, simple, and easy to remember. We invested in the special 5 letter Art.sy domain because social media greatly favors very short links. Additionally, using Art.sy's URL shortener service, you can easily share artwork you love with your friends via Twitter or Facebook.
Further questions?
Contact us at support@art.sy with further questions.