Artist Resale Rip-off - artmarketblog.com When the Australian government announced that they would be introducing a resale royalty for artists I was extremely impressed and excited to say the least. Although there are many people in the art market who view the resale right as...
PHOTOGRAPHY is an art that shows the heart of the one's behind this... There are many issues concerning pictures protraying differnt aspects and styles. In the Philippines, the dilemma begins when...
Brown's choice in art is conventional in many respects and shows a good solid taste if perhaps a little dark. The Hodgkin piece with typically the painting going on to the actual frame is an interesting choice. "...
Every year universities from all over the UK present the work of their graduating visual art and design students in what are know as “degree shows”. As a result of the art market boom, what were once shows more...
A new blog is devoting itself to chronicling the paranormal escapades of what the author refers to as "the most haunted painting in the world". The admittedly eerie painting, featuring an octagon shaped house framed...
The Toronto Fringe festival began last night, as downtown came alive to celebrate live performance. For the next two weeks, Torontonians as well as visitors to the city that Canada loves to hate can visit the...
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Just because the 2008 Sydney Biennale is a non-commercial show (meaning that the works are not for sale) doesn’t mean that the biennale isn’t a great opportunity for investors and collectors to scout out new...
Style In Progress 2008 is happening in the Queen St. West alleys in Toronto on July 13 2008. The event is a celebration of hip-hop culture, and runs from 11am to 7pm.Over 100 graffiti writers painting all day,...
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Last week a debate was opened in the forums of the popular art site redbubble regarding their new NSFW Rules. What is Porn? Their rules are fairly straight forward and more than fair in my mind....
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Well someone has to choose otherwise we'd have statues and other pieces of placed all over the place and who's to say what the quality would be. I'm sure that some of these rejected pieces are really good - maybe...
Winner of Next Star Artist 2008 - nextstarartist.com It is with great pleasure that I can announce the winner of the Next Star Artist competition (http://www.nextstarartist.com) for 2008 as being Herb Williams !!!...
June 30 2008 Christie's London will auction a painting by Lucian Freud, "Naked Portrait with Reflection" which will be Lot#18; part of an auction sale; "Post War and Contemporary Art (Evening Sale). The work is...
Saving the Art Market - artmarketblog.com Are you aware that it is estimated that between 10% and 40% (depending on who you talk to) of artworks on the market are fakes or forgeries? Did you know that according to...
Loud rock music may not only damage your ears, and I've listen to my share and attended many concerts but according to an article in the London Independent it may also damage your art, and may be even your building....
Spencer Tunick was at it again this week in Ireland. A few days ago an installation, photo-shoot, was organised on the grounds of Blarney Castle in Cork and today one is being done at...