Where Original Art Finds Its True Value
Connecting artists of renown with connoisseurs of discernment — one original work at a time.
Artisan is a live, revenue-generating art marketplace connecting India's most experienced and internationally exhibited painters with collectors who understand the true value of original art. Available now on Android and iOS. A web portal is in active development.
Original art has always had value. For the first time, it has the right platform.
The market for original fine art has historically been defined by exclusivity of access rather than exclusivity of quality. Galleries in a handful of cities. Auctions accessible only to those already in the room. Artists of extraordinary talent selling work below its true worth because the collector who would have paid full value never encountered it. Artisan was built to end this mismatch - bringing original, authenticated paintings by experienced and internationally recognised artists directly to the collectors who love and understand what they represent.
India's most talented painters - artists who have exhibited globally, whose work carries decades of craft and thought - have long lacked a trusted digital platform that understands and represents the true value of what they create.
Genuine art connoisseurs - people who buy original work for love of it, not speculation - struggle to find authenticated, high-quality original paintings outside the limited geography of established galleries and auction houses.
India's original art has a global audience that has never been systematically connected to the artists who create it. Artisan ships original works across the globe - removing geography as the barrier it has always been.
A marketplace built on the only currency that matters in art - trust.
Artisan is not a general art listing platform. It is a curated marketplace where every work listed is an original painting by a verified, experienced and renowned artist. No prints. No reproductions. No compromise on provenance. The platform exists to do one thing with precision: bring the right work of art to the collector who truly deserves to own it.
"The purpose of Artisan is not simply commerce. It is restitution - returning original art to its true value, and returning that value to the artist whose patience, skill and vision created it."
Live on Android and iOS. Web portal in active development.
Artisan is a fully live, revenue-generating platform built by CIS IT Solutions as technology partner for Shri Sai Crafts. The mobile application is available on both major platforms. The web portal, which will significantly expand collector reach and artist listing capability, is currently in active development.
Live on Google Play Store. Full artist and collector experience - browse authenticated original works, connect with artists, purchase and arrange international shipping of original paintings.
Live on Apple App Store. The same trusted, curated experience for iOS users - bringing the full Artisan marketplace to every collector with an iPhone or iPad, anywhere in the world.
The Artisan web portal at HandsAndBrushes.com will expand the platform's reach significantly - bringing the marketplace to desktop collectors, enabling richer artwork presentation and supporting the global shipping workflow.
Purpose-built logistics integration for the safe, insured delivery of original artworks internationally - with the care and documentation that original paintings require and that their new owners deserve.
A marketplace that generates value for every participant in every transaction
Artisan's business model is built on the principle that a platform creating genuine value for artists and collectors will generate sustainable commercial returns - not by extracting from either, but by enabling transactions that would not otherwise have happened at all.
A transparent, artist-fair commission on each completed sale - structured to ensure the artist receives a meaningful proportion of the transaction value that reflects the true worth of their work.
Premium listing tiers for artists seeking enhanced presentation, featured placement and access to the platform's most engaged collector audience - for works of exceptional significance.
End-to-end shipping and insurance services for original artwork - a value-added service that removes the single largest friction point in the international original art market.
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Artisan is live on Android and iOS and is currently in the revenue generation stage - with original artworks listed, transactions completing and international shipping fulfilled. The next milestone is the launch of the Artisan web portal at HandsAndBrushes.com, which is in active development by CIS IT Solutions.
Shri Sai Crafts and CIS IT Solutions - built on a shared belief in the value of original art
Artisan is the product of a deep strategic partnership between Shri Sai Crafts - the art expertise, artist relationships and curatorial vision behind HandsAndBrushes.com - and CIS IT Solutions, the technology organisation that built and continues to develop the platform. The partnership is built on a shared conviction: that original art deserves a platform as thoughtful as the work it carries.
Artists, collectors and partners who share the belief that original art has a price worth paying
Artisan is a living ecosystem that grows stronger with every artist listed, every collector engaged and every work of art that reaches the home it belongs in. We welcome three kinds of conversations.
Experienced painters who have presented their work nationally or internationally and whose original paintings deserve an audience that understands their value. Artisan is the platform built for this work.
Collectors who buy original art for love of it - for whom the authenticity of provenance, the uniqueness of the work and the story of the artist are as important as the painting itself.
Galleries, art institutions and cultural organisations seeking a trusted digital partner to extend the reach of the artists they represent to collectors beyond their physical and geographic boundaries.
Three ways to be part of what Artisan is building
Whether you are an artist ready to bring your work to the right audience, a collector searching for original work of genuine quality, or an organisation that wants to explore what the Artisan platform can do for the artists you represent - the conversation begins here.
For experienced and renowned artists whose original paintings are ready to find their true audience. The Artisan curation team reviews every application to ensure the platform maintains the quality its collectors trust.
Download the Artisan app on Android or iOS and browse original paintings by India's most experienced artists - works that carry the full weight of a career, shipped safely to wherever you are in the world.
Galleries, art institutions, cultural bodies and organisations seeking a strategic digital partnership with Artisan and CIS IT Solutions to extend the reach of original art to a global collector audience.
Original art.
Its true value.
Its rightful owner.
Artisan is live now on Android and iOS. Browse original paintings by India's most experienced artists - and bring home a work of art that was made for someone who truly understands it.
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