Leonardo DiCaprio recently purchased an artwork that he spotted on Instagram, which had been posted by Copenhagen-based Gallery Poulsen when they were at the Pulse Fair in March see. Zach Feuer got calls inquiring about a 3-D bust by Jon Rafman when he posted a picture of it being unpacked at the Armory Show in 2014 see. Need any further reason to hop on the bandwagon? The posts with the most likes on his account are images of easily consumable colorful abstract paintings such as those by Petra Cortright and Marc Horowitz. Artists looking to get spotted—take note! Familiar faces often gracing the handle are , Lady Gaga, and James Franco. Expect to see thousands of likes on these pictures. But his feed, which consists of nothing but a visual diary of cute furry animals—specifically cats with attitude—has 106,000 followers. Post pictures of people posing in front of art especially with a cute child or an attractive woman Collector Stafford Broumand has a young man, who appears to be his son, stand in front of expensive works of art including those by such artists as Nate Lowman, Rob Pruitt, and. Meanwhile, Artsy specialist Elena Soboleva always gets more than 100 likes when she posts images of herself posing in front of art. As we gathered last summer, people like ridiculous enormous things see. However successful this idea was social media-wise , it may have been almost too successful. As artnet News broke the story earlier this year, one of those canvases went missing from the display. It had been stolen off the floor, though it was eventually returned see. Nudity, salaciousness, and profanity go a long way Jerry Saltz is the master of posting borderline offensive photos. His medieval images of beheadings, girls being spanked, or the classic nude model, always gets north of 1,000 likes on his account. While his racy posts got him kicked off Facebook see , his Instagram feed raged on unabated. Match your outfit to the art Get more followers if your bank account can handle it , by snapping pictures of yourself in a curated montage in which your outfit echoes the artwork on display. Blogger Pari Ehsan has made something of a name for herself doing this and racked up 206,000 followers on Instagram in the process see. Who says fashion and art are so different after all? The hilarious art world parody account is seriously on point. Follow on Facebook: artnet and our partners use cookies to provide features on our sites and applications to improve your online experience, including for analysis of site usage, traffic measurement, and for advertising and content management. See our for more information about cookies. By continuing to use our sites and applications, you agree to our use of cookies.
