Do artists want to sell their art online? We hope so.
artFido has now been up and running for almost 9 months. Over that 9 months we’ve learned a lot. We’ve redesigned the site to make...
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Will new art do away with old art?
There is no doubt that new forms of communication are putting pressure on old forms of communication to ship up. Or shut down. Every week...
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Art Lives Online – How the internet is giving life to art online
Yesterday the artFido Facebook page reached 20,000 likes. Now for the Nikes and Cokes of this world, that may not seem like much of an...
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Art and Technology – Where will the future take us?
There can be no doubt that the advancement of technology has had an impact on art. Not only has it increased the ability to share,...
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Top 200 Artists of the 20th Century – The Times Readers Poll
The Times recently released the results of its reader survey of the Top 200 Artists of the 20th Century. After 1,461,523 votes, the results are...
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Top Ten Tips for Visiting Galleries and Exhibitions
artFido may exist online, but that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate art offline as well. Many of the sellers on artFido are bricks and mortar...
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Drugs and Alcohol – Creative Inspirations, Crutches or Distractions
Art, drugs and alcohol have gone hand in hand for centuries. Van Gogh was an avid Absinthe drinker and was known to finish a long...
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How to catalogue Aboriginal art – The ACAA confirms standard guidelines
Aboriginal art has played a huge roll in raising awareness of Aboriginal culture, myth, and community within Australia and throughout the world. It has also...
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How to sell art online – the artFido.com way
Trying to get your head around how to sell art online really isn’t that different to trying to understand selling art offline. It all comes...
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New Zealand art, New Zealand artists and artFido
Australia and New Zealand have many things in common. We share a monarchy for a start. But our similarities don’t stop with the Crown. We...
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Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read – Criminal, Comedian, Artist, Aussie
Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read. It’s a name most Australians over the age of 20 will be familiar with. A name that brings fear, loathing, laughter...
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Gotye, Emma Hack, Natasha Pincus – The art of music video
The music video to Gotye’s worldwide number one hit, “Somebody I used to Know” has, as of writing this blog, been viewed more than 213...
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Affordable art Melbourne, Sydney, and beyond. artFido’s taking affordable art online.
Where can I buy affordable art? It’s a question worth asking. With the costs of storage, staffing, and advertising, most traditional auction houses are unable...
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Banksy Prints, Graffiti and a New Art World Order. Art or mainstream vandalism?
“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.” BANKSY It’s created by revolutionaries, gang members, vandals, advertisers, and...
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Dog Portraits, Art Galleries, George Stubbs and $3.6 million
Dogs are more than man’s best friend. They’re also very good art subjects. Or so it would seem from the amazing popularity of dog portraits...
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What is Pinterest? And is it promoting Art or Porn?
Here’s another site you really should be aware of. Pinterest. What is Pinterest? Well, as the name would hopefully have you guessing, it’s a “Virtual...
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Looking at art is like being in love. Just not as messy.
Don’t go looking for happiness in love. You’re just as likely to find it by looking at art. So says Semir Zeki, Professor of Neuroesthetics...
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Classify art by colour? How dare we.
Delicious is one of the biggest social bookmarking sites in the world. If you’re not familiar with it, you should be. Delicious allows users to...
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Is Aelita Andre the real deal? What’s art anyway? Can a kid create art?
There has been a lot of talk about Aelita Andre. At the age of 2, the cute little Australian was already being called a master...
