You can find the most beautiful artwork on the streets of New Orleans, sometimes on sidewalks or hanging in cozy shops. Even the guys that hang their paintings off the gates of Jackson Square bring to mind the memories of how New Orleans artists have always told our story.
Two NOLA artists, one a graphic designer another a web developer want to infuse the cities art scene with the power of the Internet by providing an online artist portfolio engine dubbed postMedium. Created by Erik Kiesewetter & Rami Sharkey, postMedium is an online system that would allow artist to have a digital art gallery. According to the postMedium site, most artists are without the time, money, knowledge or resources to establish an effective online web presence. With the systems portfolio management tool, artists can update their online portfolios, add new content and images, and take control of their online presence.
To bring this idea to fruition, the dual is using kickstarter, a website that allows people to donate money to their project to get it off the ground. We talked to Erik & Rami about postMedium, their vision, and what artists will get out of it.
