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Purchasing Artwork

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Toddsteez
Posts: 82 - Karma: 20
I have a lot of empty wall space in my new apartment and I have nothing to cover them with; so I'm wondering if anyone has any insight into online art shopping.

I have no intention of buying any original art pieces for loads of money, but more of the prints of some cool pieces.

So I guess my question is: Where online can I find affordable works of art that are for purchase?

Aug 27 2013 3:28PM
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Wood_Wizard
Posts: 805 - Karma: 899
Op just go to a thrift store, or salvation army. Chances are they have a pile of old art that you can buy for pennies, some of it will be pretty shitty but you might stumble upon a really cool piece. I recently found this for $5.00
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its also an original work and not some shitty print on canvas that you normally find.
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Aug 27 2013 3:37PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7598 - Karma: 20,034
How much are you planning to spend?

This guy has some of the dopest art out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/neli0

You can e-mail him here: hello@nelio.fr

His original drawings are about 200 euros, I don't know what he does for prints.
Aug 27 2013 4:18PM
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DENIM_CHICKEN
Posts: 526 - Karma: 2,558
Yeah i'm looking in to buying a abstract piece for my room. I might just make a huge splatter paint mural and put it on my wall, with the prices I'm seeing now.
Aug 27 2013 4:21PM
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loomis
Posts: 945 - Karma: 176
I just have posters, its a lot cheaper
Aug 27 2013 4:24PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
Go to www.juxtapoz.com. They cover a lot of lesser-known artists, but there's a ton of really good stuff in that magazine. Just scroll through articles until you find someone you like, and then you can go from there and see if you can get prints from them.
Aug 27 2013 5:57PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
Posts: 7618 - Karma: 4,727
I'd recommend thrift stores, second hand stores, etc. I found this AWESOME hand drawn trail map of Vail at a second hand store in IL. It was drawn in 1975 and is about the size of a typical painting...idk maybe 2ft tall by 3 ft wide ish. It's fucking sick.
Aug 27 2013 7:00PM
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Dan.
Posts: 7201 - Karma: 1,126
Kaws prints.. whenever he releases them they're actually pretty damn cheap, but sell out in seconds.
Aug 27 2013 8:30PM
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MFM
Posts: 842 - Karma: 77
i volunteered moving shit at a local church this morning and scored a nice original portrait of jesus and one of those holographic posters and changes pictures depending on how you look at it, also of the man.
Aug 27 2013 9:08PM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,602
This. He might not be your style but Alex Pardee has some awesome stuff and a lot of prints available.

Go here:
Aug 27 2013 9:17PM
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hindu2
Posts: 75 - Karma: 161
Don't give any money to painters, they are douchbags.
Aug 27 2013 9:39PM
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Algebra
Posts: 5215 - Karma: 1,677
You could buy some of mine
Aug 27 2013 9:43PM
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RimJobber
Posts: 3313 - Karma: 10,058
We should have a NS art selling/buying thread. I'd be willing to do some bigger pieces to sell to NSers
Aug 27 2013 9:45PM
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bigbromskier
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 330
I'm a big fan of this guy: http://patperry.net/store/
I have 'out in the yard' it's pretty rad. pretty reasonable pricing and high quality prints.

unless you want something in particular you can't beat the thrift store, though.
Aug 28 2013 12:21AM
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level_juan
Posts: 137 - Karma: 167
his stuff is amazing, i love his Alaska inspired work
Aug 28 2013 1:02AM
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