I’m joining the movement - you can now buy my photographs!
My photographs are usually commissioned by clients - rarely do I sell individual work. But I’m going to embrace this project. It means that you can buy my work at an affordable price and in turn it will help other artists as I will buy their art. All photographs will be produced on a Hahnemühle fine art high-end artist paper which is stunning - making these gallery grade images!
The images might be a one off print that I’ve produced as a test print so when its gone its gone or it might be a short run of 30 images… I am not going to produce endless copies.
Why am I doing this?
Quite simply I had my commercial work annihilated by COVID19 like many other creatives… it has been a traumatic year losing work, initially it impacted both on my sanity and self esteem. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel I’m sure of that!
Where can I find your work?
Right here! In addition images on my website can be printed, some might not be available to the #artistsupportpledge project especially if you want it big or in a different medium. Simply ask me and I’m also happy to work on commissions.
What is #artistsupportpledge? And how much is your work?
Artist Support Pledge is a generous culture and dynamic economy in support of ALL artists and makers. Artists post pictures of their works for sale for no more than £200 (200 USD/ 200 Euro/ 300AUD/ 300CAD/ 20,000 JPY) plus postage. Everytime an artist makes £1,000 (or equivalent) in sales they commit 20% on purchasing the work of another artist using the hashtag. There are no enforcements, it is a system based on trust where everyone, at every level can contribute in supporting artists and makers.
Who started this movement?
An artist called Matthew Burrows from Wirral - like down the road from me!
“Matthew Burrows is an artist, who lives and works in East Sussex, United Kingdom. Matthew is the founder and director of the artist mentoring scheme Artist Support Projects and is a mentor on the Turps Studio Programme, London. Most recently, he founded the #ArtistSupportPledge to help artists during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Burrows was born in the Wirral UK. He studied as an undergraduate at Birmingham School of Art in 1990-93 and graduated with a Master’s degree in painting from the Royal College of Art London in 1995.
Burrows speaks of painting as a form of subsistence, dependent on and arising from the ground at his feet. His relationship with place is one of dwelling and ritual, a process of mythologizing, of drawing meaning from the particularities of the environment and his movement in and through it.”
How can I buy a print or contact you?
The simplest way is by bookmarking my website and watching out for image releases here or on Instagram.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
David