ArtWire

04/09/2015

A series also helps in mastering a subject in addition to the obvious advantage from the sales perspective

If you make art for yourself and no one else, then make whatever you want. If you make art for the rest of us and you're interested in having us appreciate and understand what you're up to, you better make it in ways that give us a fighting chance to figure it out. You understand your art perfectly…

01/09/2015

Realistic pricing and strategy is key to a successful sale.

In order to price your art realistically, you need a basic understanding of how the art business works and how collectors shop and buy. You also have to step back and objectively evaluate the significance and quality of your art in relation to the vast quantity and variety of art that's on display a…

01/07/2014

A 1906 Claude Monet water lilies painting, Nympheas, has sold for £31.7m in London, the second highest price ever paid for the artist at an auction.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27991977

01/07/2014

Os Gemeos painted this Brazilian national soccer team plane.
Read more: http://hyperallergic.com/134343/mile-high-aesthetics-airplane-art-through-the-ages/

26/02/2014

- Chitrasanthe 2014 -

13/02/2014

Paintings that were either long thought lost or unknown now discovered. Some of them are Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Otto Dix and Max Liebermann.

Dozens more art works emerge at the house of Cornelius Gurlitt, the collector found with hundreds of paintings believed stolen by the N**is.

13/02/2014

Bansky's 'Kissing Coppers' (2005), from Brighton, UK -- set for Miami auction

http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/938-banksys-iconic-kissing-coppers-leads-street-art-auction-in-miami

10/02/2014

While the world is watching the XXII Winter Olympics opening ceremonies in Sochi, Russia, we thought it would be an interesting time to explore Arshile Gorky’s important Garden in Sochi series (1938–42) …

While the world is watching the XXII Winter Olympic opening ceremonies in Sochi, Russia, I thought it would be an interesting time to explore one of the most famous mentions of Sochi in art, Arshil...

10/02/2014

Polish street-art duo Etam Cru - street artists Sainer and Bezt

Given the extraordinary size of their epic street-art murals, it's probably safe to say that the Polish street-art duo Etam Cru is one of the next big things in urban street art. The duo, which consists of street artists Sainer and Bezt, creates massive street art murals that are often several ...

14/01/2014

A profile of Noureddin Zarrinkelk, the father of animated films in Iran, who was banned from filmmaking and teaching for two decades following the 1979 Revolution, featuring exclusive interview with him and clips of his famous animated films.

A profile of Noureddin Zarrinkelk, the father of animated films in Iran, who was banned from filmmaking and teaching for two decades following the 1979 Revolution,…

14/01/2014

Tyeb Mehta Painting - "Mahishasura" Sold for Double its Price at Christie’s first Mumbai Auction.

Mahishasura as a series was created after Mehta’s visit to Shantiniketan in the 1990s. Inspired by ancient mythology and Hindu literature, Mahishasura recounts the legend whereby the Brahmin Demon-King Rambha produces an invincible son through his union with a she-buffalo.