How to sell artworks online and become a global success The competition is fierce in the art world, and it’s no longer enough for an artist to just create his work and wait for others to promote them to potentially interested people. Today, an artist must also be able to reinvent himself, have the ability… Continue reading
How to sell artworks online and become a global success
Doug Bloodworth’s photorealists oil paintings
Doug Bloodworth’s photorealists oil paintings When people first lay eyes on a piece by Doug Bloodworth, they remark what a beautiful photo it is. Everyday popular elements as comics, board games or film heroes, combined in a strong composition, of easy perception and exciting! Then, upon closer observation, they realize it’s not a photo but… Continue reading
The largest digital biennial
The largest digital art biennial The second edition of ‘The Wrong‘, the world’s largest (if not unique) digital art biennial is already happening. The particularity? This biennial takes place, simultaneously, in the digital world and in different physical spaces. Inaugurated on the 01st of November, it aims to create, promote and encourage digital contemporary art, making a positive forward-thinking, through… Continue reading
The presidential artistic choices
The presidential artistic choices From the moment that John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States, took the White House, there was a concern to decorate the space with artworks, although always with relatively safe and traditional choices such as historical paintings, landscapes, and of course, portraits. The truth is that art does change… Continue reading
ArtPrice’s Top 50 Contemporary Artists
ArtPrice’s Top 50 Contemporary Artists Artprice, the company that examines all the information about the art market, has released their annual list of Contemporary artists by annual sales. This 2015, Jean-Michel Basquiat comes out on top, again, but at a much lower level than last year! Next, you cand find Christopher Wool and Jeff Koons, even though the… Continue reading
New neural algorithm can make photos look like Picasso’s or Van Gogh’s paintings
New neural algorithm can make photos look like Picasso’s or Van Gogh’s paintings A group of researchers at the University of Tubingen, Germany, have developed an algorithm that can morph an image to resemble a painting in the style of the great masters. Technically called “deep learning” algorithms, they are already in use by companies… Continue reading
Art market hasn’t escaped to ‘Black Monday’
Art market hasn’t escaped to ‘Black Monday’ On a Monday that tested the nerves of the financial markets, almost no active escaped to the panic created by the fear of China’s economy deceleration. Even the art market, who usually don’t have big movements during August, was forced to ‘awake’, with many collectors trying to use artworks to… Continue reading
Surveillance art: yey or ney?
Surveillance art: yey or ney? For many this could be a new term… for others not so much. Using surveillance systems as a form of art is not exactly a novelty anymore, and emerged as a critic to the enhancement of surveillance imposed by a few governments plus the technology used to achieve it, especially… Continue reading
When art and music meet
When art and music meet Art is famous! Surely you’ve noticed that a growing number of renown celebrities from the music world and show business have been associating art to their image. Then there are other celebrities that actually make artworks of their own, which allows the dissemination of art among the media, confering it… Continue reading
Jimmy the Bull: The story of a divorce that aroused the desire to draw
Jimmy the Bull: The story of a divorce that aroused the desire to draw Rafael Mantesso’s third decade birthday party was not the usual cliché: the surprise party arranged by his wife, with all his friends opening bottles of french champagne, was a mirage. Instead, Rafael’s wife dumped him! “She left only empty walls and my dog… Continue reading