outsourcing the kinda of art one would want to see.

interesting notion

perhaps you should change the title of this idea to depict the true meaning of your idea. which i think has potential

This looks like D4V's idea: http://www.cambrianh...v&submit=Search Is it the same?

Blue,

thansks for the link, the ideas are indeed following the same motivation. However the novel element I'm trying to introduce here is the possibility for the public to "commission" some art work, post some requests on the work they would be willing to buy and at what price. You can view it as a sort of "mecenat" by the masses, the same system used in the italian renaissance that made a lot of artists thrive, but replacing a few rich lords by the much broader online community...

does it make sense ?

Like it.

A commissioning site for art. Let the highest bidder win.

Make it so!

good one! i lik it!

All ready have this, many sites do this all ready.

Cool idea, man, go for it!

I don't think you can easily describe what kind of art you'd like to commission. That's why people do it first then try to sell on ebay or prints on DA.

I think this kind of commission system wouldn't be good for the artists. I could ask for a picture of SF Bay like you describe, get a dozen variations, and not like any of them even if they all met my specs exactly. When people commission art, they choose an artist, not a topic. They find an artist with a style they like which makes it very likely they'll find the commissioned work appealing. The artist may follow instructions on content (or not) but you're basically commissioning a style.

You could show me hundreds of pictures of SF Bay and I might hate them all or love one or two for fairly undefinable reasons. On the other hand, I could pick an artist I like and be almost certain that I'd like all his new work regardless of content.

In china they do this on every corner: many artist offer this service
Tommy

This goes against REAL ARTIST WAYS....

This is wal-marting the art world.

]V[oogy

Moogy,
you can look at it another way. If you are an artist and you need to make both ends meet, you could use this kind of service. Nobody forces you too :)

It might be an avenue for engaging more people in art and art appreciation.

Whether artists choose to produce works in response to what the public has to say is always up to the artists.

This idea has the potential to make art and the understanding of art more accessible to more people, by presenting it in a format that will appeal to a new audience.

I understand your Wal-Mart comment, Moogy, but I don't think the situation will be any more or less Wal-Martized than the world today already is. This product has the potential to inspire more people to creative and to experiment. In other words, the bar might be raised, not lowered. One can always hope ;-)