Art Basel, THE contemporary art fair If you want to invest on a Basquiat or Andy Warhol piece, you do not have to go very far! You just need to go to Basel, in Switzerland, and visit Art Basel! From every European art fairs this one is, without a doubt, the most prestigious and selective… Continue reading
Art Basel, THE contemporary art fair
How to find the right frame for your artwork?
How to find the right frame for your artwork? After buying the artwork that was missing at your space, comes the time to make a decision that is also important: choose a frame for it. Finding a frame that is suitable for the artwork, without obfuscating its protagonist, may reveal itself more difficult then you… Continue reading
10 emerging artists to keep an eye on
10 emerging artists to keep an eye on The last two years have been incredible for the artistic market! Art fairs from around the world, such as Arco Madrid, Art Miami or Art Basel broke their visitors’ record plus their sales record, with artworks that reached values like those other times of glory. Christie’s‘ and Sotheby’s’ auctions have also… Continue reading
Art for all! Just one click away
Art for all! Just one click away Embedded on the context of the 18th edition of the Cerveira Biennial 2015 (18th July to 19th September), adjacent to the theme “Looking at the Past to Build the Future”, the International Contemporary Art and Museology Conference, focused on the theme of the production and musealization of the… Continue reading
The artist, the spectator and the female nude, by Joana Lopes
The artist, the spectator and the female nude, by Joana Lopes The approach to the nude has been transversal throughout the history of mankind and of art. The feminine body as element of cult, connected to the cosmos, to divinity, as sensual recourse and erotic was widely discussed throughout the entire history of western art… Continue reading
Who didn’t want to be a little bit Peggy Guggenheim?
Who didn’t want to be a little bit Peggy Guggenheim? Ok, we confess: we have a little passion for Peggy Guggenheim! It is not difficult to understand why, right? Besides representing the greatest exponent of female emancipation and freedom, Peggy was an exonerating art collector with an enviable touch of eccentricity. Born in New York,… Continue reading
Shocking I must say! Intervention Art
Shocking I must say! Intervention Art Any artist wants to leave their mark and most of them take this goal very seriously and, sometimes, to the extreme. So, for this to happen the artist quickly realizes that if he manages to shock the spectator the easier it gets to leave his mark and, most importantly,… Continue reading
Art and Eroticism, by Ricardo Reis
Art and Eroticism, by Ricardo Reis “Eroticism is only one of the many slopes that are part of the huge panoply of ways and contexts of expressing yourself artistically, meaning, eroticism is part of life, and art is only its reflection and vice versa. Personally, I use the artistic nude as a way of expressing… Continue reading
Appropriate or inspire? Making art on, with and for the internet
Appropriate or inspire? Making art on the internet, with the internet and for the internet By this time, we all have completely surrendered to the internet and to the infinite possibilities that it provides. Basically, any type of information that a person needs, the internet has. If we have questions we can also ask the… Continue reading
Fashion Designers and their Incredible Art Colections
This is a discussion that will not become “old fashioned”. Is the fashion industry vulgarizing the artistic industry? Or is this popularization of art a good thing for both markets? Are fashion and art occupying the same physical space on our society? FASHION DESIGNERS AND THEIR INCREDIBLE ART COLECTIONS We do not need to make… Continue reading