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  • Contemporary drawing

    Contemporary drawing

    Drawing is one of the oldest types of art. Over time, the techniques and subjects of the drawing evolved incessantly. In particular, drawing is considered one of the most effective means of expression, which is why it has become the favorite tool for the diffusion of ideas and beliefs. Today, contemporary drawing has obtained its proper recognition, becoming a figurative art no longer less precious than painting.

    Recent tendencies in Contemporary drawing

    The most recent history of the contemporary drawing shows us a new trend towards experimentation and convergence of multiple compositional techniques in the same work. In 1960 the creative curtain rejected the traditional approach in favor of abstractionism. Subsequently, a new interest in figuration became established globally.

    Recent tendencies in Contemporary drawing
    Salifou Lindou, Mother and her daughters

    After the 70’ies a new path for drawing opened towards cartooning and editorial illustrations. That is also due to the development of technical drawings in the fields of architecture and engineering.

    In recent decades, in particular, artists have crossed the boundaries of drawing, giving it new connotations. Drawing has become performative. It has been enriched with new techniques and materials. The artists began to use different creative approaches in the composition of the work. For example, British artist Roger Ackling used a lens to burn marks into a piece of wood. He ‘drew’ on the wood with the heat of focused sunlight!

    Contemporary Drawing: a new status

    As Rose B. writes in ‘Allegories of Modernism: Contemporary Drawing‘, MoMA, New York, 1992

    Today, contemporary drawing has obtained its proper recognition, which has become a figurative art no longer less precious than painting.
    Hom Nguyen, Youman

    “As drawing has moved toward its new status it has asserted both its linear autonomy and its conceptual control over other disciplines. Although increasingly an independent mode, it has become inextricably mixed with other mediums, with painting and painterly devices, with color, and with the paint itself. Distinctions between painting and drawing – and printing – have become blurred, and the support no longer invariably serves as a dividing line between disciplines.

    A new language of the visual arts has thus emerged in the last two decades based on an expanded field of operations for each of its disciplines, on new relationships among them, and on the use of technological means.2In the past contemporary drawings were usually treated as less valuable artworks than paintings. Recently they seem to be enjoying a renaissance among art enthusiasts. According to Artprice, the auction prices for drawings by established artists have been rising for 5 years. The popularity of contemporary drawings is also increasing. “

    Systems and process of Contemporary Drawing

    Some of the most remarkable contemporary artists today use collage techniques. Consisting of the combination of techniques, fabrics, and other elements, it was recognized as a valuable artistic approach just at the beginning of the twentieth century. Contemporary collages can include other media, even elements digitally composed. The new variety of artistic options influenced the usage of traditional instruments like pencils, graphite, inked brushes, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, crayons, charcoal, pastels, and chalk. For example, Cameroonian artist Salifou Lindou’s works are a mixture of materials. He shapes, structures and restructures with sheet metal, leather, steel, paper, etc. He is constantly experimenting with new elements.

    Systems and process of Contemporary Drawing
    Salifou Lindou, Les Politiciens

    Contemporary drawings nowadays feature a new mix of instruments and surfaces like wood, cardboard, leather, plastic, and canvas. Especially emerging artists keep challenging drawing as an art form. In the last decades, artists have continually pushed the boundaries of what a drawing can mean and be – radically redefining it.

  • Yayoi Kusama’s message of hope

    Yayoi Kusama’s message of hope

    Yayoi Kusama’s is one of the most important names in the contemporary art scene. The famous Japanese artist, however, is among many who have been personally affected by the coronavirus. In particular, the exhibitions dedicated to Kusama scheduled this year at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. and the New York Botanical Garden have been postponed to a later date. Despite this, the artist felt in these days the urgency to send a message of solidarity and hope.

    The uplifting poem by Yayoi Kusama

    The artist wrote a poem that puts solidarity and resilience first. It is not the first time that Kusama shares a message with a strong inspirational connotation. A flyer accompanying Kusama’s solo exhibition at David Zwirner in New York last fall featured a few words on her practice, bearing the statement, “I will never cease dedicating my whole life to my love for the universe.” This time, however, Kusama wanted in particular to reassure her fans in the face of the concern raised by the pandemic.

    The uplifting poem by Yayoi Kusama

    The Japanese artist’s statement acknowledges that “we find ourselves on the dark side of the world,” but assures readers that “we shall fight this terrible monster,” referring to Covid-19. “Now is the time for people all over the world to stand up,” she writes, “My deep gratitude goes to all those who are already fighting.”

    Yayoi Kusama’s message to the world:

    Though it glistens just out of reach, I continue to pray for hope to shine through
    Its glimmer lighting our way
    This long awaited great cosmic glow

    Now that we find ourselves on the dark side of the world
    The gods will be there to strengthen the hope we have spread throughout the universe

    For those left behind, each person’s story and that of their loved ones
    It is time to seek a hymn of love for our souls
    In the midst of this historic menace, a brief burst of light points to the future
    Let us joyfully sing this song of a splendid future
    Let’s go

    Embraced in deep love and the efforts of people all over the world
    Now is the time to overcome, to bring peace
    We gathered for love and I hope to fulfill that desire
    The time has come to fight and overcome our unhappiness

    To COVID-19 that stands in our way
    I say Disappear from this earth
    We shall fight
    We shall fight this terrible monster

    Now is the time for people all over the world to stand up
    My deep gratitude goes to all those who are already fighting.

    Revolutionist of the world by the Art
    From Yayoi Kusama

    Yayoi Kusama: a brilliant artist

    Yayoi Kusama is today considered among the most important contemporary Japanese artists. She has worked in a wide range of disciplines: visual arts, dance, fashion, design up to writing and musical composition.

    Yayoi Kusama wrote a poem that puts solidarity and resilience first. It is not the first time that Kusama shares a message with a strong inspirational connotation.

    Her production embraces the surrealist current, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Art Brut, Pop Art, Land Art, and even Psychedelism.

    But it is by digging into her most remote experience that we find the interpretative key of her artistic career. From an early age, Yayoi suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorders and multiple hallucinations due to perpetrated domestic violence. Kusama began painting at age 7. At 10, hallucinations began and the painting was the means that allowed her, since childhood, to externalize her complex inner world. Born in 1929, at the end of the 1950s she moved to New York, attracted by the experimental potential of the art scene of the time.

    Her works are exhibited as permanent exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Tate Modern in London and the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. Since the late 1970s, Yayoi has lived in the Seiwa psychiatric hospital in Japan, by personal choice, but continues to paint every day in the studio in Shinjuku.

  • World’s Greatest Art thefts

    World’s Greatest Art thefts

    Throughout history there have been striking art thefts that have inspired iconic characters and films, but what are the most famous art thefts in history? From the mysterious disappearance of the Mona Lisa to the recent events at the Laren museum, we retraced some of the most unique stories of stolen works of art!

    Stolen Works of Art 

    The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring

    Vincent van Gogh

    World's Greatest Art thefts. The history of The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring

    The most recent case of art theft coincides with the artwork author’s birthday. On March 30 in fact a painting by Van Gogh was stolen. The painting is”The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring”. It dates back to when the painter was 30 years old and had recently returned to live with his family. The event took place in Laren in the Netherlands on Monday. Security footage shows the theft author who smashes a reinforced glass door to run away with the precious artwork.

    “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” was part of a loan from the Groninger Museum. The painting was needed for an exhibition inaugurated in January which would continue until May. Due to restrictions to contain coronavirus infection, the museum was closed and will likely remain so until June.

    The Mona Lisa

    Leonardo Da Vinci

    World's Greatest Art thefts. The history of The Mona Lisa

    However, in the history of thefts of works of art, the most striking and still shrouded in mystery is that of the “Mona Lisa”. Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, stolen from the Louvre in August 1911, was found two years later in the Florentine home of Vincenzo Peruggia, a former employee of the Parisian museum.

    The thief, who closed himself in a closet and came out with the canvas hidden in his coat, justified himself by saying that it had been a patriotic act to bring the Mona Lisa back to Italy.

    Portrait of a woman

    Gustav Klimt

    Stolen Works of Art. The history of Portrait of a woman by Gustav Klimt

    The theft of Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of a woman” was discovered on February 22, 1997. The work disappeared on the occasion of an exhibition on Klimt. After thirteen years, the painting will be found and recovered in January of this year.

    According to the Italian culture councilor Papamerenghi, this was the second most valuable artwork that went missing in Italy. Particularly relevant for the Italian art scene, the painting is second only to a work by Caravaggio that disappeared from Sicily in 1969.

    The Scream

    Edvard Munch

    Stolen Works of Art. The Scream by Edvard Munch

    In February 1994 two masked men entered the national gallery in Oslo and stole the most representative work of the painter Edvard Munch. Instead of the canvas, hung on the wall without any alarm or protective glass, they left a note saying “thank you for the lack of security”.

    “The Scream” was found 3 months later in a hotel in the capital and brought back to the museum. However, in August 2004 it was stolen again by armed robbers to the teeth. The famous painting was recovered two years later by the Norwegian police.

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft

    Stolen Works of Art. The history of he Isabella Stewart-Gardener Museum in Boston

    On March 18, 1990, two thieves disguised as policemen entered the Isabella Stewart-Gardener Museum in Boston and stole 13 paintings. It was probably the largest robbery of works of art in history. Among the canvases were stolen “The storm of the Sea of ​​Galilee”, the only maritime landscape painted by Rembrand.

    It was a theft with great resonance and for the discovery of which was offered for the first time a reward, never collected, of 5 million dollars. None of the 13 works of art have ever been found. The museum still displays the empty frames of stolen paintings today.

    It is often easy to find them because their value is linked to authenticity; therefore without documents proving their legal provenance, they are in most cases impossible to sell.

  • The Art Market in the time of Coronavirus

    The Art Market in the time of Coronavirus

    More than a month has passed, how is the art market responding in the age of Coronavirus? Nowadays all businesses face unthinkable challenges and the art market is confronting an unprecedented phase. With the great events of this year postponed to an unknown date, art buyers are definitely moving to online for contemporary pieces.

    Art market latest results

    The primary art market is the one that resented most of the current situation. Last month’s results, in particular, show that sales seldom topped impressive amounts. However, people are actually continuing to buy art.

    The Art Market in the time of Coronavirus

    In particular, the interest of people is moving towards more contemporary artwork. Recent sales show that emerging artists are taking the scene. Art Basel Hong Kong’s online edition opened on March 18 with 235 galleries and a total of $270 million worth of art. There, in particular, a Marlene Dumas reached $2.6 million and a painting by Luc Tuymans the $2 million. Zwirner sold out of its virtual presentation of Harold Ancart’s new pool works, priced at $40,000.

    The sales point out an increasing interest in emerging contemporary artists. Globally also the art market, like many other activities, has stopped due to Coronavirus. On the other hand, art galleries, in line with other companies, have accelerated their digital transformation process.

    An era of changes: the Art Market in the time of Coronavirus

    Given the singularity of recent weeks, it’s too early to predict what sort of recession and recovery we may be headed for. Many saw in all of this, a valuable opportunity to renovate.

    Mary Bartow, Head of Sotheby’s Prints & Multiples department stated:
    “Online sales in 2020 alone have been especially robust. They raised $35+ million to-date and climbing daily. The recent sales spanned Modern and Contemporary African Art, 20th Century Middle Eastern Art, 20th Century Design. Collectors are still actively buying in the marketplace”

    An era of changes: the Art Market in the time of Coronavirus

    Especially in the US world, after the stock market crashes of the last two months due to the Coronavirus alarm, the use of art as a guaranteed asset against bank loans has been found to be more popular. Given these concerns, an increasing number of investors have sought liquidity by providing works of art as collateral, both for traditional investments and to offset losses from equities.

    The United Kingdom maintained its second place with a 20% share, at around an estimated 12.7 billion, down 9% on an annual basis. China remained the third-largest market, with a slight drop in market share of 1% on an annual basis to 18% and an estimated trade of 11.7 billion despite the slowdown in economic growth.

    The art market in the time of coronavirus is challenging. For collectors, with more time at home these days, it is the ideal opportunity to check portfolios and make sure that they are up to date. All provenance, export, and import, purchase and sale documentation, condition, restoration, and exhibition should be kept together for each artwork of private collections.

  • History of art collecting

    History of art collecting

    Collecting today is largely about contemporary art but the history of art collecting has very ancient roots. The origins of this phenomenon are thousands of years old. Over time, it has followed the social and cultural evolution of the human being, becoming a mirror of time. Indeed, the great contribution of collecting is not only purely artistic. Many collections around the world show the tastes, trends and aesthetic canons of eras and put us in front of wide knowledge.

    History of art collecting in ancient civilizations

    The oldest example of collecting is that of grave goods. It is a custom known to all ancient civilizations. This consisted of the accumulation of valuables for religious and sacred reasons. This custom has allowed us to reconstruct a very important part of the life of the populations that preceded us centuries and centuries ago. In particular, the documentation to date covers over three thousand years of human history, which would not have been accessible without this precious and newborn form of collecting.

    In Roman times, collecting consolidated further. It becomes a ritual and a reason for pride. Often part of the preserved objects came from war booty acquired after the victorious conquests of the Roman army. The objects then become a symbol of triumph. However, the phenomenon does not only concern the Romans with military positions. Already in Roman times, private individuals began to take an interest in this distinctive practice, recognizing it as a reason for prestige.

    In the Middle Ages, a theocentric vision spread. Religion is once again the main reason for collecting. In this period precious collections include relics and objects related to the passion of Christ. Over time, the phenomenon will become private again, with the valuable contribution of some prominent female art patrons.

    History of art collecting from the Renaissance to the eighteenth century

    In the 15th century the history of art collecting once again turned its gaze to the private sector. The first “studioli” were born in Italy, small private offices dedicated to cultural discussion. In this period, collecting becomes programmatic and aimed at educational purposes.

    ©Franck Schneider, Collection du Musée d’art et d’histoire, Genève

    In fact, in the 16th century the first Wunderkammern spread in Northern Europe. These are rooms of important residences that host ancient artifacts or specimens of natural history. For this reason, Wunderkammern are considered to be the ancestors of modern museums. These places represented the natural combination of the search for unique pieces and a systematic cultural approach.

    The bourgeoisie finally makes its way into international collecting. Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the great collections belonged either to the clergy and to the nobility, or to the great industrialists of the rich bourgeoisie. When the concept of artistic heritage as public finally takes over, the collections become accessible to everyone.

    History of art collecting from the nineteenth century to present day

    It is in the 19th century that the bourgeoisie becomes the undisputed protagonist of art collecting. The cultured bourgeois devotes passionately itself to the search for unique pieces to add to their collections. The history of collecting lives a moment of wealth destined to last a long time. It is precisely in this period that collecting becomes more “contemporary”. The paintings and works that become part of important collections are increasingly directed towards contemporary artworks.

    ©centroleon.org.do

    So we come to today’s art collecting, which mainly affects privates and businesses. This phenomenon is truly a mirror of the times, but in the various changes, it keeps its core intact. People love art but why become an art collector? Collecting manifests itself in the guise of overwhelming curiosity, a desire for possession and sharing. What’s true is that people who appreciate art, are able to find emotional connections with artworks. Who is aiming for becoming an art collector perceives something that goes beyond the sculptural or pictorial representation.

    Interested in art collecting? Follow our tips to invest in art safely and browse our gallery to find impressive contemporary artworks!

  • Head of a Woman by Picasso on sale for $10 Million

    Head of a Woman by Picasso on sale for $10 Million

    Head of a Woman by Pablo Picasso is an artwork with a particular history. After belonging to a family of German-Jewish bankers for many years, it was ceded during Fascism. Many years later and after numerous debates, the claim for ownership of the artwork is ascertained. The painting then returns from the National Gallery of Art in Washington to the heirs of the banker who owned the Picasso. The drawing is now up for sale for $ 10 million.

    Picasso’s Head of a Woman on sale

    Head of a Woman depicts the harmonious face of an unknown woman. Depicted in the foreground, the woman seems to have an expression of serene acceptance not without a little melancholy. The work is a drawing pastel, further evidence of Picasso’s passion for drawing on paper.

    The owner of the artwork was Von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, a descendant of composer Felix Mendelssohn. However, the wealthy banker belonged to a family of German Jews. For this reason, when fascism reached the political peak, Mendelssohn took drastic measures. The banker who owned at least 15 other significant artworks, sold the Picasso for a devalued price, fearing the Nazis would confiscate his estate.

    So it was that in 1934 the art dealer Justin Thannhauser bought the drawing. It was not until 2001 that Head of a Woman arrived at the National Gallery of Art through a donation.

    The transition from the National Gallery of Art to Mendelssohn’s heirs was not without friction. In fact, the important American gallery has raised serious doubts about the legitimacy of the Mendelssohn request. The museum said it has decided to transfer ownership of the drawing in a settlement “to avoid the heavy toll of litigation.” The decision, it said, “does not constitute an acknowledgment of the merit or validity of the asserted claims.”

    A new museum dedicated to Picasso

    After the two museums in Paris and those in Malaga, Barcelona, ​​Vallauris, La Coruna, Monaco and Antibes, what promises to be the largest Picasso’s museum in the world will soon be inaugurated.

    Picasso’s Head of a Woman on sale

    The ambitious project bears the signature of Catherine Hutin-Blay, daughter of Jacqueline Roque. She was the last wife of the Spanish painter and inspirational muse until his death. In the new museum it will be possible to admire a thousand paintings and sculptures. Works mostly unknown and dating back to the last period of the artist, from the rich private collection of Catherine Hutin.

    There are already eight museums in Spain and France that pay homage to the greatest abstract painter of all time. But this new museum dedicated to Picasso in Aix-en-Provence will be the largest of all.

    This extraordinary museum will rise in the seat of a former convent. A real wealth for the French town, already well-known for having given birth to Cézanne.

    The project also includes a documentation center with an auditorium, a ceramic and engraving workshop, a library, and a space for temporary exhibitions. According to forecasts, the project will be completed in spring 2021. 47 years after his death, the Spanish artist continues to catalyze the attention of the market and the interest of art lovers from all over the world!

  • Art and Interior Industry: a perfect binomial

    Art and Interior Industry: a perfect binomial

    Art and Interior Industry are a combination that has become essential in modern homes. Top designers consider the role of artworks in an environment to be fundamental. Not surprisingly, the most important brands of home and interior decor now work with artists, while many others turn to trusted art advisors.

    The concept of art designing and wall art

    The definition of art designing refers to the design process that develops around a work of art. In particular, this approach wants art at the center of the idea for ​​furniture. This is why industry experts love particularly works with a great visual impact.

    Certainly, the choice can fall on both painting or a sculpture. Contemporary artists continue to demonstrate that applying patterns to art is not always possible. And so it should also be when art meets interior design. It is not said that an artist’s picture should be hung in an important frame. With this, we only want to emphasize that interior designers do not want art confined on a privileged shelf. Instead, what they claim is complete integration.

    ©www.jessicazoob.com

    Wall art, for example, allows determining the style and personality of an environment. First, it provides an instant color palette. But the couple art and interior industry is also based on other points. The work of art points to a sense of texture, and also give completion to a room.

    The personality of a room between Art and Interior Industry

    How to interpret the relationship between art and interior industry from homeowners’ perspective? The best design of a house is one that reflects the personality of those who live there. A piece of art, more than any other piece of furniture, implies a whole series of emotional connections. Often in choosing a piece of art, the homeowner chooses something in which he recognizes himself. But after all, everything is allowed when choosing a work that will live in your home. Sometimes we are led to pieces that remind of particular moments, other times we choose works that represent causes, or ideals of life.

    The personality of a room between Art and Interior Industry
    ©aprilrussell.com

    In particular, interior designers have recognized that art gives identity before even aesthetic beauty. This happens for a simple reason: because art is powerful and essential. Whether it’s a gigantic bronze sculpture, or a picture with a delicate texture and a relaxing color palette, the artwork brings life to space, brings bold elements into the room or is just the perfect piece for the composition. Above all, a piece of art is the only interior design piece that tells a story.

  • Loneliness in Art

    Loneliness in Art

    Several painters and artists throughout history have been interested in depicting the faces of loneliness in art. At a time when human contact finds insurmountable barriers, this type of art becomes a mirror in which we can all glimpse our reflection. It is the feeling that Edward Hopper‘s bitter canvases arouse us, as well as Edvard Munch’s tearing ones. And yet, despite the similarities, the type of loneliness that these illustrious artists paint is profoundly different from what we live with today.

    Alienation in Modern Art

    One of the greatest American painters used to capture urban landscapes to underline the alienation of his canvases’ protagonists. Edward Hopper is, not surprisingly, one of the artists who best represent the fragility of the psyche and the loneliness that accompanies man throughout his life. In particular, Hopper’s figures are crystallized in a modern, often frenetic world. Still, they don’t seem to be a part of it. Probably for this reason, his characters often have their gaze turned towards indefinite points. As if their presence in a certain space-time point was only the result of chance.

    Several painters and artists throughout history have been interested in depicting the faces of loneliness in art.
    Morning Sun by Edward Hopper, 1952

    In this period Hopper’s paintings are experiencing a period of revival. This is the result of the empathic connection that everyone, confined to our homes, feels towards the artist’s figures. Yet, despite being so familiar, Hopper’s alienation is very different from ours.

    If in Hopper it is the same modern society that leaves us on a background in which we do not feel totally integrated, the alienation to which we now submit is the result of a global emergency. In particular, our alienation, which leaves us physically confined and distant, unites us in a common purpose; that all this will end soon.

    Edward Hopper is, not surprisingly, one of the artists who best represent the fragility of the psyche and the loneliness that accompanies man throughout his life.
    Room in New York by Edward Hopper, 1932

    Thus, it becomes clear that unlike Hopper’s men and women, our, more than loneliness is physical confinement. Also thanks to the commitment of the artists on social media, this dramatic situation is leading to human and extremely empathetic implications.

    The different faces of loneliness in Art

    Son of Expressionism, Munch wanted to represent reality from an internal critical eye. He wanted an art capable of giving reality a much deeper and more introspective reading.

    Square of Italy by Giorgio de Chirico, 1913

    On the other side, De Chirico explored the solitude of modern man in a completely foreign environment.

    Certainly, the cultural background emphasized this artistic orientation. Even for him the historical period was determining: the two world wars, Fascism, without neglecting the high ascendancy that philosophers of the caliber of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche had on him. All, inevitably, had repercussions and influences on the artist and in his painting.

    Art is man’s favorite tool for crystallizing moods and emotions over time. All the drives of the human soul find space in art. From the simplest to the most intricate ones, art offers the possibility to stop a perception and make it visible. In particular, the faces of solitude in art have many different variations and intents. However, all these painters seem to emphasize that in solitude there are extraordinary forms of freedom, if not physical, certainly of thought.

  • Banksy, new record at online auction and the history of the lost graffiti

    Banksy, new record at online auction and the history of the lost graffiti

    The London online auction dedicated to the prints of the mysterious artist Banksy grossed 1.1 million pounds (1.4 million dollars). A total that rose drastically compared to the initial estimate (about 650 thousand pounds).

    Banksy at the online auction, the little girl with the balloon

    Banksy at the online auction, the little girl with the balloon

    The auction was pulled by two versions of the graffiti artist’s silhouette, the “Girl with a Balloon”. According to a recent survey, the girl with the balloon is the most loved contemporary artwork in Great Britain. It became famous after being destroyed during an auction in 2018.

    The version of the work sold in London was the one with the pink balloon. The piece reached £ 375,000, the highest price. A second version with red balloon grossed £ 106,250.

    New records have also been set for famous Gangsta Rat, Love Rat, Di-Faced Tenners, Applause and Grannies. This was the second edition of the Banksy Online auction series.

    The first was held at Sotheby’s in September last year. On that occasion, the lot with the highest value was again taken up “Girl with balloon” sold for 200 thousand pounds. It started from an estimate between 60 thousand and 80 thousand pounds.

    This last result of Banksy comes at the anniversary of the disappearance of another great work by the artist. The artist’s tribute to Tarantino and the cult film “Pulp Fiction”.

    Banksy’s tribute to Tarantino, the murals of Pulp Fiction

    In the graffiti the characters of the film Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta were painted in the 1994 film “Pulp Fiction”. Bansky in the work replaced their guns were with bananas.

    However, in 2007 the London transport company decided to cover Bansky’s work with a layer of pain. The motivation was that the graffiti on his walls created an image of social decadence and civil negligence.

    Banksy's tribute to Tarantino, the murals of Pulp Fiction

    Basky’s iconic image, which at the time became one of the artist’s most famous graffiti, was estimated to be worth more than € 300,000.

    Countless fans of Bansky and Tarantino visited the graffiti. The work became world-famous, and each print of the graffiti was sold for around £ 1,000. In 2012, the same press reached a price of £ 12,000.

    In particular, after the famous street artwork was canceled by the transport company, a group of artists repainted the wall with the words “COME BACK” in capital letters.

    Today only the myth of the lost work remains a tribute by Bansky to the genius of Tarantino who with the film Pulp Fiction has marked a turning point in cinema.

    Countless fans of Bansky and Tarantino visited the graffiti. The work became world-famous, and each print of the graffiti was sold for around £ 1,000.

    Thirteen years have passed and today Banksy is one of the most famous and popular artists of Contemporary Art. Characters like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Jude Law are collectors of Banksy’s works.

    In fact, street art is somehow now cleared by urban planning regulations. Indeed, the debate has begun as to whether it is lawful or not to remove street artworks from the place of belonging. And while critics and society ask to maintain the identity of the work immovable, the prices of the works of street art artists rise to prices never imagined.

  • Art and Business: an evolving dialogue

    Art and Business: an evolving dialogue

    Art and Business – and in a broader sense culture and business – are two dimensions that, historically and more or less consciously, have always dialogued with each other.

    In recent years, smaller companies have decided to invest continuously in projects related to contemporary art. Not only for communication purposes, and with great attention also towards emerging artists. Perhaps the most suitable even for those who do not have large budgets.

    Innovation for businesses, art at work

    Innovation for businesses, art at work

    There are deep ties between large companies and contemporary art such as that of Prada, as well as corporate collections rich in masterpieces like in the case of Intesa Sanpaolo. A great example is that of the European Parliament art collection, which counts more than 400 artworks.

    There are many business realities that have opened their doors to contemporary art. The relationship between art and business grows particularly with quality and research projects. Going beyond sponsorships and acquisitions, becoming in a certain sense exhibition spaces themselves. More and more companies, even small or peripheral ones are taking charge of the production of new works.

    Art and Business - and in a broader sense culture and business - are two dimensions that, historically and more or less consciously, have always dialogued with each other.

    In Milan, for example, Leonardo Assicurazioni offers an exhibition program that includes three exhibitions a year. The artists involved so far are all young, with a common focus on research and experimentation. The director of Spazio Leonardo Gian Luca Buzzetti commented on the project:

    “The goal is to become a social reference point for our community. Making us a flywheel in this growth and evolution of our city. By breaking down the boundaries of business through the willingness to host citizens in events, forums, exhibitions. In search of positive contamination”

    Art and business, a matter of growth

    The investment of private companies in the arts and culture sector is a growing phenomenon. The sponsorship of cultural initiatives spread considerably over the years. It quickly became one of the favorite forms of marketing for companies, eager to associate their image with other ideals, other than business objectives.

    The contact with contemporary art becomes a daily experience that can positively influence the well-being of employees.

    Art is seen as a healthy discontinuity factor, called to generate a rupture and then a mending to create a better perception of one’s work and corporate identity. Creativity, social commitment, innovation are the results on which to value this contamination.

    Art and business, a matter of growth

    Art consumption is, in all its forms, experiential and significant. Value and authenticity are the meaning of art as it is such and are visible through the interaction with its audience.

    In particular, the relationship between art and business favors an authentic exchange capable of producing advantages for both players at stake, with positive repercussions on the territory.

    The function of the artistic product oscillates comfortably between the ethical and the educational. Between the playful aspect and the engaged aspect, however, transmitting the values ​​of the contemporary present.

    Can arts and culture therefore represent an opportunity for companies to innovate and grow?

    An increasing number of cases including the E-Extraordinary Project of the Ermanno Casoli Foundation in Fabriano, an international benchmark are confirming it!

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