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Updated: Crudearea Offers An Online Graphic Art Marketplace

(By Vikas SN and Nikhil Pahwa) Crudearea is an online art marketplace which intends to allow Indian and International artists sell graphic artwork to art enthusiasts. The site was founded by Shweta Bhandari of WebChutney and Bindu Nair Maitra, previously the editor of Kyoorius Design magazine, although Maitra has quit the company (CrudeArea) last month and is currently on a sabbatical. The site is being mentored by Webchutney Founder Sidharth Rao. CrudeArea has 21 artists on board, and as per a New Indian Express report, offers artists commission per sale, although there is no information on the exact commission offered by the site to the artists. Crudearea offers graphic artworks across various categories like Abstract, Digital Art, Illustration, Line Drawing, Retro and Sketch: mostly urbane, funky and quirky art work which will appeal to the hipster crowd. It allows customers to buy Framed Art Prints and Canvas Prints, or artwork without any frames (Art Prints). The search on the site allows browsing through art pieces based on recency and pricing, as well as art category and size. There is also a keyword-based search box which allows one to search for their preferred art. Not Crowdsourcing It's worth noting that unlike many designer apparel sites, CrudeArea isn't crowdsourcing artwork: it isn't allowing any artist to create their own marketplace and retail their work, and there isn't an online upload or submission process; It's not "print on demand". Instead, CrudeArea appears to be curating its artists, and its FAQs suggests that artists can feature their artwork on the site only by partnering…

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