The importance of buying original artworks Owning original artworks seems to have acquired, over time, a status of “elite”, and is seen as a “conquest” only possible to a few. For the “average people”, acquiring an artwork is summarized in buying a piece from a commercial shop, massively reproduced, hidden in the idea that the… Continue reading
The importance of buying original artworks
Welcome to the biggest online art gallery in Europe!
Welcome to the biggest online art gallery in Europe! The best of all? shairart allows you to have access to the best contemporary artworks, filed anywhere in the world, from the comfort of your home. This online art store was created in April, 2014, with a simple goal: Make art accessible to all! After almost… Continue reading
Buy art online as an investment
Buy art online as an investment Investing in stocks, real estate funds or any of those traditional options, is getting increasingly outdated! As seen in that fatidic ‘Black Monday’ from which the art world did not escape, financial markets and art industry are more related, not only because of the artworks’ prices (art auctions are breaking records),… Continue reading
Contemporary Artworks – TOP 10
TOP 10 contemporary artworks Kumi Yamashita – Profile (1994) Kumi Yamashita sculpts using light and shadow. He builds single or multiple objects and place them in relation to a single light source. The complete contemporary artwork is therefore comprised of both the material (the solid objects) and the immaterial (the light or shadow). Guy… Continue reading
How to sell artworks online and become a global success
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
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