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And I LOVE that.

I want to quickly say that while I do call myself an artist, this website is not going to be about my art.

I should probably also point out that any of the pictures used on this website are really to give it a bit of color and to make it more interesting than a pile of boring print. The pictures are not really relevant to the content of this website.

Hi.. I am Rob Anderson

I am a confusing mix of labels. Whilst I am and have been a full time artist, I am really more of a designer-artist or sculptor that an artist as you know it.

In fact I do not really try to promote my art commercially and while some of the pieces can be bought that is not what I am about.

If you really want to label my money side – then I am a marketer or a small business consultant.

So what I am finally getting to is to say that this website is in fact more of a portal to get you to the real destination that you were headed in by getting to this page.

Looking to view art and all its varieties…

These are some of the better known websites that will get you to some good viewing. Please remember that While I highly recommend that you go to …
bid or buy.co.za
to look at what is available it is more often than not that you would be better off at the websites that are purely art orientated and the same site allows any artist to display their art on the site without prejudice.

http://www.southafricanartists.com/ is a good option as it has a large amount of art on its website and ..

http://www.art.co.za/ has some high quality works.

Art galleries are driven by money, both the costs involved in promoting an artist and then in the sales that they can achieve of that specific artists work. Now I would say that that is all OK, but it allows for all sorts of crap to creep into the industry as the galleries are few and there are a lot of  artists.

There are thousands of artists that have shunned the galleries for what they really are and they all run extremely successful art businesses out of the small and beautiful towns across the country in places like Clarens.

Many gallery owners would trash those artists as kitch or “amateur” and other ridiculous labels. Until they have a need for a similar artist, and suddenly an artist that is a glorified decoupage crafter is suddenly catapulted into stardom because some gallery owner says so. All very sad. But do not be fooled the gallery owners and the hangers-types and the art investor’s all know exactly how and why it all works. And more power to them. Just like wall street.

So enough of the ranting – there is also a huge amount of crappy art, and that is to be expected. BUT it is important to remember that there is a buyer for every single artwork out there.

Give everyone a fair chance.

Finally a little warning to the Opinionated snobs – look at what has happened to the newspaper industries worldwide, and worry about your off-line Galleries.

Worry a lot!

Looking to sell and promote your own art…

That is initially very simple, get a correctly done website and start to brand your name like a maniac. If you like I am available to give you free advice and I would even go so far as to offer you a free website to get you started.

That is not the hard work. I will be giving you some training manuals and a long list of work that should keep you out of mischief for years. But if you do it correctly within a year or so you would have got your name properly exposed to the art world, and should therefore be earning great crust from your efforts.

Easy Peasy, to understand… hard hours of work to make it happen.

Why would I do this? Firstly I myself was in a position where I wished that I could know how to promote myself properly and earn money from doing the ART that I love.

Secondly I will be earning a small commission from your hosting so I am not being such a saint.
Ultimately I hope to build up a network of artists that refer each and are a community.

Thank you for your time here. If you need to contact me about the free website then here are my details.

Rob Anderson

+27116161072

+27825725446

rob@designsmith.co.za

For most of my life i have been involved in creative career choices.

I have been an interior decorator both commercial and domestic, i have benn a kitchen designer and designed hundreds of kitchens.

I have done garden landscaping and done furniture design.

All along I have kept up a non stop interest in hobbies like pottery. I would complete a course – master the art of “x” and get restless and move on.

Around 1996 or so I started to manufacture hammocks from home.

The initial hanging chair evolved very quickly into a luxury padded hanging hammock chair.

Within a few years the range of hammock related products had developed to about 15 different styles of hammocks.

There was a natural progression towards all types of designed furniture. custom made pieces.

Wooden frames were added and it was not long before I was fiddling with different art forms.

My interest was more the application of the art than the art itself. It helped that the main thrust of the furniture inquiries were aimed at the Lodge industry, and therefore a lot of the ideas developed into that direction.

Large over-sized wooden frames soon went toward outdoor art, which slid into a variety of directions and lent strongly towards a boiler cement 3D type product.

The bulk of my commissions were for 3D animal pictures as that was the industry that I was supplying the most.

However the 3D cement concept could very easily be ramped up to cover huge building facades or 2 hundred meter wall logos.

I am an addict of taking the idea of mixed media to a whole new level.

Finally I have reached a place in my life where i now find i am able to do art pieces purely for the joy and experimentation of the idea.

So you need to be warned that this website is not just a past pictorial, but also a sort of place holder and might have stuff added daily of I might never visit again. Time will tell.

Being slightly eccentric and not a little weird I am incapable of sticking to only one form of project at a time.

Finally having said that what I really wanted to tell you was that the ideas are out there and if you have the courage we could develop some great and very unique ideas that will be original and be well worth the effort.

In the meantime…..

All production of the hammock side will stop shortly and will only be sold as a how-to-make-your-own-hammock book from then on.

For now you are able to purchase a few of the original products.

Please contact me directly if you need any advice or have questions.

Rob@designsmith.co.za

Rob

+27116161072

+27825725446

The home base is in Kensington Johannesburg.

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