Simple really. There is no where else currently on the web where you can post content without there being some kind of hidden agenda, and your information and data being used to further someone’s ends. This is the only place currently on the web where people are actively engaging with each other, and pursuing a meaningful dialogue. This is the only place on the web where the creators and designers are actively involved with their users. In the short time I have been on Ello, I have made new friends, found new artists, gained access to new and exciting work, and seen a lively, exciting and thought provoking interaction and dialectic.
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For quite a while now as you all know, I have been doing my Artists Feature Friday blog post, and basically just posting nice images of other artists work from my Flickr list. That’s all very well, but leaves me rather dissatisfied. I have come to the conclusion that there is too little support for emerging artists, and those who do not have a ‘name’. There are some great art & design mags out there, but very few that feature artists that are not already established and/or commercially successful. Now, I get it. They need to make a buck, and that’s fine, but is an unsatisfactory state of affairs. It also smacks somewhat of elitism and snobbery, of which the art world is rife as it is. So, I have decided to start featuring artists, designers, photographers etc, that will include an interview and selection of work.
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