Check your pockets. Phone/camera/video? Nearly everyone on the planet has access to some form of photographic device, and images from our lives are shared everywhere. While the quality of reproduction steadily climbs the part that photographs struggle to convey are the emotions of the photographer. How were they feeling when they pressed the button? What...Read More
In 1501, 26 year old Michelangelo commenced work on his iconic sculpture David. Michelangelo was ‘considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime’ (Encyclopaedia Britannica 2012) and his art is still accessible and clearly revered more than 500 years later. Like many historical sculptural works David stood tall for over 350 years outdoors before being...Read More
Recently Mike and I watched a quirky little documentary called “Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock?”. It follows a female truck driver from California who purchased a painting from a charity shop for $5 that could be a Jackson Pollock original worth millions. Paul Biro, a forensic art expert used by several international museums, matched...Read More
Dennis Hopper was well known for his acting career but this YouTube video shows he was also an art collector with a very personal approach. “So my idea of collecting is not going and buying bankable names, but buying people that I believe really are contributing something to my artistic life.” Dennis HopperRead More
Why commission a painting? There are many reasons why someone would commission an artwork but the most common ones are that you admire an artist’s style and would like to specify a particular size, colour range or subject. Perhaps you would like to create a long-lasting memory of somewhere or someone important to you. Whatever...Read More