Giacometti Sculpture breaks world record on Sotheby’s Auction

February 6th, 2010

Certainly no crisis on the Art market. A sculpture by the famous Swiss art sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) has hit a new record during auction for the highest price ever of 65 million pounds (74 million Euros).

“L’Homme qui marche I” is a life size bronze figure of a moving man and faces a great recognition value for Giacometti.

According to Sotheby’s it has just beaten Picasso’s record of his work “Boy with a pipe” that has been sold 2004 for about 104 million dollar, which was just under Giacometti’s.

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Sotheby’s glimpse on Zero Foundation Düsseldorf – Great property from the ‘Sammlung Lenz Schönberg’

February 2nd, 2010

Sotheby’s is showing 49 works for auction on the 10th February in London from the famous Schönberg Sammlung. A great Amount of these works are from the 50ths artist’s movement ‘Zero’ in Düsseldorf, Germany. Among the works are names such as Fontana, Richter, Klein, Manzoni and much more.

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Artition: Interview with Patricia Shin

February 1st, 2010

I am delighted to post an interview with the great Artist Patricia Shin. Her way of drawing lines and circles is very sophisticated. She is great in creating patterns in black and white and most of her works really create a 3-dimensional sphere. Read more to understand her works better:

Artition 
How would you describe your work/art/style?

PS: My artwork is mainly music based. I was trained to be a musician from my early childhood, and I later discovered that I could use my musical intuition in my paintings. I try to translate the music into visual images based on the rhythm of the music I hear.

Artition: 
What or who inspires you?

PS: I am inspired by people who pursue their passions and are driven to accomplish their goals in life. I believe that this world is filled with uninspired people who are full of lost potential. It is those who have a passion for something that truly make this world beautiful. 

Artition: 
Is there a message you want to communicate with your art? 

PS: I want to communicate that music is not only something you can hear, but something that you can feel and is visually pleasing.

Artition: 
How do you like artition and what would you like to be added or changed?

PS: I think artition as a concept is a great idea. I would like to be able to replace flash with html5 on the site. 

Artition: 
Who would you like to change life with for one day?

PS: My 2-year-old nephew. It would be fascinating to see the world in the eyes of a child. 

Artition: 
Who is your favourite artist?

PS: Liubov Popova

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Prototypes and Experiments IV

February 1st, 2010

Prototypes and Experiments IVOhne Titel
21st January – 6th March 2010

Tomás Alonso
Michael Antrobus
Arash & Kelly
Thomas Feichtner
Gitta Gschwendtner
Crispin Jones
Ronen Kadushin
Simon Maidment
Nucleo
Damien Poulain
Vladimir Rachev
Hiroko Shiratori
David Sutton
Nina Tolstrup
Vandasye
William Warren & Carl Clerkin
Joe Wentworth
Ben Wilson

The Aram Gallery is delighted to open the fourth in the ongoing series Prototypes and Experiments with a new batch of exhibits sourced from the studios of emerging and established designers. This time there are a significant number of objects exploring ideas in metal.

Prototypes and experiments are critical elements in the development process of any new design. The prototype is the manifestation of the design idea on its way to production; experiments are more like steps on the way. The prototype, being part of a process, makes more real an idea that will lead to a final piece, and is not made with the intention of being sold or shown outside the designer’s studio. Experiments are also unique artefacts but are even less refined and sometimes constitute a partial sketch on the way to the prototype.

These objects however, can hold a rare charm; there’s an increased closeness to the designer’s imagination, and a directness to the making that often changes when manufacturing and marketing forces are fully integrated. The objects might be characterised by a technical or material discrepancy, compared to the final product, due to a lack of access of the designer to technology at the process stage. It’s a stark contrast to the current wave of limited editions – which has made for the unique to be diluted by multiples and for the production piece to be restrained in order to increase the value of singular pieces.

The Aram Gallery is interested in the way designers think and work. We have chosen to present these unique artefacts as part of an ongoing search for insight into the design process. Prototypes and Experiments will include selected drawings alongside the pieces taken from the designers’ physical or digital sketchbooks.

Curator: Daniel Charny
Assistant Curator: Ellie Parke
Gallery Director: Zeev Aram

For press information please contact Anna Meyer at Origin Communications on 020 7278 0068 or email anna@originuk.com

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Victoria Febrer – Vinografias y Vistas II

February 1st, 2010

Vinography

Victoria Febrer is exhibiting the works of her recent project “Vinografias y Vistas II” in Valencia, Spain on

Saturday, 6th February 2010 at 8 p.m. until Tuesday 23rd February 2010, 9 p.m.

All Artitions are herewith more than welcomed to join the event and see some of here great works that are made uniquely with red wine on paper.

Galería Artis
C/ Cirilo Amorós 78, 46004 Valencia SPAIN
+34 96 351 37 61

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$130 million Picasso gets ripped by accident

January 28th, 2010

New York. On friday last week a woman made a 6inch big tear drop on the lower right-hand corner of Picasso’s famous ‘The Actor’, while attending a class at the Metropolitan Museum.

The spokesman of the Museum stated that “She lost balance during this class session.”

The Picture immediately came to the Museum’s conservation studio for repair. “Fortunately, the damage did not occur in a focal point of the composition, and the curatorial and conservation staffs fully expect that the repair, which will take place in the coming weeks, will be unobtrusive,” the museum said.

This is not the first time that a Picasso suffered from a teardrop. The 1932 picture of Picasso’s mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter was about to be sold for a record $139 million. Because of a tear, the sale fell through and the painting’s estimated value fell to $85 million — a drop of $54 million.

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Artition: Interview with Shaun Gribouski

January 25th, 2010

Starting off this week with Shaun Gribouski and his interview with Artition.

Shaun seems to be fascinated by humans and urban lifestyle in our modern society. He draws with charcoal and pastel and paints with acrylic in a fascinating way. Creating shadow and light is one of his greatest talents and certainly his brand-mark in the works.

Artition: 
How would you describe your work/art/style?

SG: I view my art as a cross between expressionism and realism, created by fusing passion with technical calculation. My work usually focuses on people or some aspect of human society because I believe that they are the most powerful and interesting subjects. Humanity, from its beauty to its brutality, is one thing that any viewer will relate to.

Artition: 
What or who inspires you?

SG: My greatest artistic inspiration is Hip-Hop music. The best Hip-Hop is to me the epitome of that fusion of emotion with the technical. Aside from that, humanity is my inspiration. I draw inspiration from vast and varied sources, some of which directly translate into my art, while others fuel the emotion that drives me to create. A quick list of a few of these many diverse sources: strong and beautiful women, the AK-47, Rio de Janeiro, the legacy of slavery, the Boston Celtics. As you can see, there is little overt connection between all of these things.

Artition: 
Is there a message you want to communicate with your art?

SG: It can be debilitating to art when the artist focuses too much on the message because it often sacrifices quality in an attempt to say something specific. I might have some idea in mind as I’m making art, but my energy is directed at the process of creation. If a message comes through, so be it, but people can take whatever they want from it. All I hope to communicate is the passion that went into making it, because there is an interconnectedness of all people, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, or any of the other lines we divide ourselves along. I’m not saying that in a “peace on earth”-type way, just that raw feelings are pretty much the same. Anger is anger and joy is joy, regardless of how disparate the triggers of such feelings are.

Artition: 
How do you like artition and what would you like to be added or changed?

SG: I like that it is designed in an attractive and unpretentious manner and that it is user-friendly. It is excellent as is and at the present time, I don’t see anything that warrants change.

Artition: 
Who would you like to change life with for one day?

SG: It sounds a bit cliché, but I’ve never wanted to be anyone else.

Artition: 
Who is your favourite artist?

SG: My favorite artist is Nasir Jones. He is not a visual artist, but I’ve never felt more moved and inspired by anyone else’s work than I have by his. Nas excels in every aspect of his art. He has every unteachable quality that an artist could ever want. For me personally, his album Illmatic is the single greatest piece of art ever made.

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Artition: Interview with Heather Riccardi

January 16th, 2010

After a long break of interviews we decided to focus a bit more on the biggest value in our network again: The artists!
And here is the first interview:

Heather Riccardi has joint our network a few weeks ago and already caught our attention. Her way of playing with color, may it be watercolor or a lot of oil/acrylic, leads always to the outcome she aims for in her works.

Especially her abstract paintings deliver either an illusion or a complete halt, when she paints her authentic “X” on the last layer. All though it seems her works are complete, each one is linked to the other forming an endless ellipse. We asked her some questions:

Artition:
How would you describe your work/art/style?


HR: 
I have always been, since a child an Expressionist – in every way really. Expressionism I believe is where I fit in, in my abstract work as well as some of the figurative work I have done.


artition: 
What or who inspires you?

HR: 
My son most certainly is an extraordinary inspiration, he helps open my eyes and mind again with a child’s detail, brightness and really see things again for the first time, giving a perspective and a contrasting simplistic complexity. He is certainly foremost in inspiring me, however many things are inspirational, conversations, light, a drive in the car, walk near the water, music. If one allows themselves to be open, one will be inspired.

artition: 
Is there a message you want to communicate with your art?

HR: 
There is, however it is up to each of you to interpret it. This is a very strong belief of mine, and I have had this belief from the beginning, when my work began to have a meaning or message. I refuse to force a message onto another person, if I am communicating properly and well, the viewer will understand and feel the message as an emotion. However I also believe that if two people look at one of my paintings and understand something different or feel a different emotion, it is not a testimonial of my lack of communication but of the differences we all have.

artition: 
How do you like artition and what would you like to be added or changed?

HR: 
I believe Artition has what it needs to be successful. What I enjoy about it the most is it gives artists a genuine opportunity to see the work of and communicate with other artists on a daily basis from all over the world, that is remarkable prospect, a unique opportunity and advantage our generation has from prior generations, technology. It is important for me as an artist to be in contact with not only artists in my own community or locale, but having the ability to be in contact and view current work of artists outside of the States to me is extraordinary, imagine how much we could influence each other or collaborate on a world level instead of locally – possibly a start of artitionism?? Could be an interesting movement in art, involving artists throughout the world. 
What would I suggest as a change? Maybe an easier way to upload and update details of the work. I have not had a chance to thoroughly move around the site to see how it really works, so I may have some other suggestions (or questions more likely) as time goes on.

artition: 
Who would you like to change life with for one day?

HR: 
This is a difficult question, funny thing.. it took me so long to be comfortable with myself, in my own skin, I think I may just want to be myself and sit in Cy Twombly’s studio for a day, having the opportunity to exchange conversation and ideas. If I had been asked this question 10 years ago… the answer probably would have been a little different.

artition: 
Who is your favourite artist?

HR: 
Cy Twombly

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Smart starts Design competition

January 13th, 2010

“Style your Smart” will be the next big competition by SMART. You will have the chance to win prices worth 5000 Euros and more, if you send them your design template until 26th February 2010.

For more information visit:
www.styleyoursmart.com

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Ausgehen 1-3 – Schauspiel Köln

January 11th, 2010

Last Saturday, January 9th, “AUSGEHEN 1-3″ premiered at Schauspiel Köln. The play is a tryptich based on texts by Barbi Markovic, Ödön von Horvát and Georg Büchner, and is all about going out in times of social changes. In 3 acts, each one based in a different generation, “Ausgehen 1-3″ creates a picture of the youth, its movements and depressions.

The next performance will be on Thursday, 14.01.2010, and from there on 21.,22., and 23., February 2010 again.

Marius Bubat of COMA wrote the entire music for this play and does also act on stage. If you’re living in Cologne or plan to visit soon, this is something you shouldn’t miss! Click HERE for more details (sorry, german version only).

Photo credit: Sandra Then / Schauspiel Köln

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