Today is also the day to reveal the second and very important facet of this blog-space. While coffee to us is the blood that runs in our veins, it is only the means to achieve a greater end. The end is so varied that just using the word 'art-workshop' does not really do justice to it, in case its wide spectrum is not perceived correctly. SYB will be a place which not only sells coffee but also promotes art of all and any genre. Anything that is creative and demonstrable will be promoted here in this virtual space. So if any of you guys out there write, paint, sing, play music, dance, do dramas, write clever computer programs to do something 'cool', please please do let us know. All of you and especially if you are at a stage similar to us (which is at the starting point, full of passion and rearing to go ahead), please write to us and SYB will make it its business to know you and get you the right viewer-ship.
With this aspect in mind, I would like to put in a few words about our visit to the Black sheep art gallery in Oxford City, which we visited yesterday. We were just passing by this place when some of the really nice paintings from this gallery caught our attention. Also the gallery was nicely heated, making us automatically walk into it... since I am new into the art scene, I was generally looking at some of the oil paintings which were displayed. Punit on the other hand was having an interesting chat with the lady at the counter (and casually name dropping as well, and talking about the similar paintings he has seen in Paris and Tate Britain). One of my favourite one there was an abstract sky painting with a burst of red in it. Another one and I think by the same artist, Jonathon Show, was a deep blue sky with lightning in it.
With this serene picture in my head, I am going to sign off here. Although I had some more stuff to share, I think its time to call it a day for today.
Coming up next
-writing a busniess model
-marketing ideas for SYB
Sell coffee, not your soul
Nice! just had an idea of having the coffee cups coloured with those pianting ideas
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I think this should be added to the list of marketing ideas....its a good way to promote art and sell coffee in cool attractive cups.
ReplyDeleteHey Aradhita, you may seriously be interested in an idea my friend Shamit is trying out now, that of promoting amateur artists. I'll ask him to get in touch with you?
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