If you had asked me what I thought about art and creativity a few years ago, I would’ve replied with something like: “Art is a powerful and sacred phenomenon that can transform our very essence.” And while I still believe…
Regardless of how proficient a writer, painter, or sculptor becomes, no matter how much knowledge they gather up over the years, it will probably never really feel enough. The feeling of having to, but not exactly knowing how to be…
We all have probably encountered this scenario in our lives: After months of nothing you finally get an opportunity to work with a business or individual that needs some creative work done and after the first coffee you both really…
Continuing yesterday’s blog about morality and aesthetics in art, today I would like to introduce an interesting read (there’s also a nice movie about it, you can watch here) that can explain a bit of why contemporary art has become…
Our society has been transformed by the internet, Hollywood movie production and the idea that social media moves us to impress people we hate by buying stuff we don’t need with money we don’t have. But without wandering off into…
“Study Finds Artists Become Famous through Their Friends, Not the Originality of Their Work” is the title of an interesting article, published on Artsy a few days ago. While a bit of an overstatement, it has a lot of truth…
It was the year 1943 and most of the western world was at war. Amongst the war-ridden population, a few beams of light emerged — forever to change society as we know it. It was indeed a time of scientific…
They say good art captivates you, but great art can transform your life. But like with any sales pitch, the real question is: how much is the premium of going from good to great really going to cost me?! Value…
Have you ever wondered about who decides how much our morning coffee costs? Or why diesel prices are suddenly skyrocketing? In 1776 a Scottish thinker indeed living up to his name, Adam Smith published his work The Wealth of Nations,…
Consider a well crafted, aesthetically pleasing object like A Sacra Conversazione: The Madonna and Child by Renaissance master painter Titian. Quoting an article from Reuters magazine written in 2011, it “was the top-priced work during a week of Old Master…