Philip Letts launches 'Facebook' of the Art World

Philip Letts launches the 'Facebook' for the art world today!


Philip Letts, irreverent international artist, today launched the Facebook for the Art World - called b-uncut. MySpace and Facebook have been a huge global phenomenon over the last couple of years and now it is time for the art world to have its own. Artists and the art world can communicate freely and unite across borders and boundaries in this digital network.

Philip Letts has worked with a team of developers for the last year to be able to bring a social network to the Internet worthy of the art world. Artists of all kinds as well as art collectors, critics, writers and even dealers can set up their own profiles at www.b-uncut.com and upload their personal details, art, videos and playlists. Then they can join online forums, discussion groups and blogs moderated by leading members of the art world.

"Given my profile and experience on the Internet, it was a natural for me as an artist to launch b-uncut. And so many members of the art world have been pressing me to do this. The art world needs to be dragged into the digital age - and what better way to do it. First I developed b-uncut for my artist friends as a kind of virtual co-operative - now it goes live to the world!"

b-uncut is a Social Network for artists and the art world created and mediated by artists. It has been designed, tested and guinea-pigged from the ground up by the art world. It is tailor made. And www.b-uncut.com goes live today!

b-uncut - set yourself free!

Philip Letts "White on Black" in Saatchi Gallery

The above image, "White on Black" from my dots series has just been entered into the Saatchi Gallery Showdown.

You can vote for it online by clicking the link www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=87890.

Thanks for the vote!

Artists freed (Radiohead included)

There is a trend forming which will gather pace and soon affect all artists - freedom! Whether you are a painter, photographer, film maker, actor, writer, musician or video artist, things are a changing. For the Internet is gradually dislodging the iron grip that the middle men have yielded for so long.

Radiohead is the latest in a groundswell of artists breaking ranks with convention, brazenly discarding music labels, publishers, media conglomerates and even dealers, galleries and retail outlets. Going it alone, setting up their own web sites, distribution channels and events - you can even flog your own t-shirts online!

After all, if you have know how, marketing on the Internet is getting ever more cost effective and increasingly accurate and effective. The artist of tomorrow will need to know how to launch themselves and manage their careers, channels and PR like never before. This could mean they make more money, but they will have to work harder and be more business savvy - yep that horrific term rears its ugly head.

Artists will also need to bandy together to create greater clout - the sum of many... And to put my money (web skills) where my mouth is I have launched a social network for artists of all kinds to get together and share their works, ideas and soul. It's called b-uncut and you can find it, in beta, at www.buncut.ning.com.

Let's get together, help each other and set ourselves free!

Philip Letts "Black" in Saatchi Gallery Showdown!

The above image called "Black" from my "Rotten Apple Series" has been selected for the latest Saatchi Gallery Showdown, where selected artists from around the world go head-to-head.

You can vote for my piece online by clicking this link www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=79277.

Every click/vote counts! Thanks.

Philip Letts publishes novel online - it's free!

I have just published my debut novel online after 3 years in the works! It's called "Death in Girotondo". The book is free online, supported by ads.

"Death in Girotondo" takes us to the heart of Tuscany and is a sensitive and thought provoking novel about a woman's fight against a viscious husband and a chauvinist world. One for the Oprah book club? Yeah right...

I hope you enjoy it - and please tell your friends. Find it by clicking this link.

Saatchi Gallery showing Philip Letts work

The above image has been entered for the Saatchi Gallery Showdown. It is on display this week and anyone can vote for it next week. It also for sale through the Saatchi Gallery.

To view it go to www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=79277.