On 26 Mar, 2003 With
The South African fine art community of collectors and investors may be a distant hemisphere away from the elite of Europe’s summer worldwide tour that began in Venice Biennale this year. However, analysts predict that the steady upward curve in the world’s fine art market that began in 2002 will continue to push prices through the roof. One of Europe most elite social scenes began their quest from Venice, where fleets of private jets took collectors to the Basel Art exhibitions, following onto Documenta in Kassel and finishing their pursuit by raiding Sothebys in London. Sale of contemporary art works reached unprecedented heights at auction. The event saw Francis Bacon’s self portrait sell for a record $40m, twice its reserve…
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On 26 Mar, 2003 With
A very broad word like Fine Arts would mean different things for different fields. For example, in arts it is defined as the creation of beautiful objects; artistic work that is meant to be appreciated for its own sake, rather than serve some useful function. In education fine arts would means as a college course in arts; a course of study designers to teach students practical artistic skills as well as the theory and history of art. Have you seen the difference of both definitions? Whatever the most appropriate denotation for this word is, it only proves that enough knowledge and learning is required to know more about of the things which are not that familiar to a person. Have…
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On 25 Mar, 2003 With
Fresh air, great light, and a well organized space are essentials assets if for an art studio. Having a stdio like these encourages you to want to spend time there, and helps boost creativity once you are there. But because many of the products used by artists emit volatile airborne chemicals and other pollutants, it’s important to select an air cleaner that can remove them effectively. Here are 5 features that will insure your cleaner will make your art studio a productive and healthy place to be. Has a Filter for Chemicals-Oil paint, acrylics, sprays all make for great art work, but are big contributors to poor air quality. The volatile organic chemicals that many of these products emit can…
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