Watches inspired by works of art: Swatch X Centre Pompidou

Saturday March 12th, 2022 , More than art

WATCHES INSPIRED BY WORKS OF ART: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND COLLECTABLE ONES

The link between Swatch and art has always been strong.
Swatch has reproduced so many works of art that art has made its way out of museums, onto our wrists, and onto the streets all over the world.

Swatch has been a main partner of the Venice Art Biennale for many years and each time offers a special watch to collect, but it is also committed to supporting artists thanks to its decade-long experience at theSwatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai.
Discovering the new collection of watches inspired by the works of art at the Pompidou is not a surprise but a great confirmation.

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NFT and crypto art: 10 artists to follow

Saturday March 5th, 2022 , More than art

NFT AND CRYPTO ART: 10 ARTISTS TO FOLLOW

The NFT and crypto art sector has grown unstoppably in recent times, creating some important personalities in the industry who can be considered to be crypto art influencers.

These are artists who use social media to showcase their digital works and disseminate them to an ever wider audience.
They are true pioneers in interpreting the link between art and the metaverse and, according to a survey carried out by FLU PLUS, an integrated influencer marketing suite owned by FLU, the phenomenon is expanding to the point of involving museums and galleries: suffice it to think of the creation of the Seattle NFT Museum, the first NFT museum opened on 14 January in Seattle.

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Want a Career in the Arts? Learn One of These Languages First

Wednesday February 2nd, 2022 , More than art

WANT A CAREER IN THE ARTS? LEARN ONE OF THESE LANGUAGES FIRST

If you’re looking for a rewarding and intellectually stimulating career in the arts, you couldn’t have picked a better time to start. The sale of arts and antiques globally hit a record $50 billion last year, with the number of deals, openings, and new job openings skyrocketing across the sector.

If you want a career in the arts, whether as a dealer, a curator, an analyst, or a buyer, you need the right skills to stand out. Jobs in the high arts remain incredibly competitive, and even a master’s degree in the topic is rarely enough to break into the roles at the top galleries and auction houses.

Famous by chance: true stories become legends in books, comics and films

Thursday December 2nd, 2021 , More than art

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FAMOUS BY CHANCE: TRUE STORIES BECOME LEGENDS

It can happen by chance that the true stories of ordinary people become legends and end up in the contemporary collective imagination.

Did you know, for example, that for the creation of the character Indiana Jones, George Lucas was inspired by a man from Padova? And do you know who the real Zorro was?
In this post, I’ll introduce you to some true stories that have become legends and turned people who would otherwise have been forgotten into famous people by accident.

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3 Tips To Help Artists Create The Perfect Home Studio

Thursday November 25th, 2021 , More than art

3 TIPS TO HELP ARTISTS CREATE THE PERFECT HOME STUDIO

Artists can find inspiration in so many different places, but it is always useful for them to have somewhere they can call home. The right studio can be a base of operations and the perfect creative space, while it may even allow your imagination to run wild.

But, where should you set up your studio? There are plenty of options on the table and some people may want to have a specific space solely for their artistic endeavors. However, for others, the home could well be where the heart is.