The internet has affected the Art Industry in a positive way. The Art Industry allows the internet to enhance the current market instead of becoming a destructive technology. The use of the internet in sales of oil paintings is fairly new and there hasn't been any real data showing if sales are very good or very bad. The information so far, indicates sales are slow on the internet.
People still have the desire to go into galleries, view paintings and then make their selection.
However, the internet has provided customers with information needed to make their purchase. This site is going to show three ways in which the internet has affected the Art Industry - Education, Internet Art and new business for the Art Industry. The internet has provided a new medium for sharing art history. The Smithsonian Institute takes full advantage of the internet to share art history. This is a new form of art which is a direct result of the internet.