START SOMA is an art gallery in San Francisco on a mission to connect emerging artists with new collectors and dissolve the inaccessibility of typical ‘wine and cheese’ art shows. In December of 2005, founder John Doffing launched START MOBILE, the world’s first retail art gallery for mobile devices. For only two bucks, users can download an array of art from literally hundreds of progressive artists spanning the globe inspired by a variety of styles and display it on their mobile device.
According to Doffing:
“Cell phone wallpaper has long been limited to banal graphics, contrived iconography, and blurry clip-art of models in bikinis, with the launch of START MOBILE, we are bringing some absolutely amazing original artwork to a brand new medium.”
We love the idea of new technology promoting non-traditional artists who’s art has typically been stigmatized and reserved for the streets and putting it in the pockets of the public – crippling the elitism of the traditional art scene.
Some our favorite artists available include: Chuck Anderson, Shepard Fairey, David Choe, D*Face, Vulcan, and Chor Boogie.
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