Ponderings
Enjoy articles and poetry written by me, plus art related content from around the web
A Crypto-Collector’s Attempt to Flip the NFT of Jack Dorsey’s First-Ever Tweet—for Which He Paid $2.9 Million—Flops Big-Time
Now he’s trying to get Elon Musk to buy it. Last March, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey made headlines when he minted an NFT connected to his first-ever tweet, featuring the immortal line “just setting up my twttr.” It sold for the equivalent of $2.9 million to blockchain entrepreneur Sina Estavi. Held in the immediate aftermath of Beeple’s … continue reading
This Jackson Pollock Painting Could Become One of the Priciest Works by the Artist Ever Sold at Auction
The painting, estimated to sell for $45 million, measures just 31 by 22 inches. A modestly sized Jackson Pollock painting with an extraordinary presale estimate will be the top lot of Christie’s 20th-century art evening sale on May 12 in New York. Number 31 (1949), a colorful drip painting made in oil, enamel, and aluminum paint and … continue reading
Hong Kong’s Local Art Market Is Flourishing. But Under Its National Security Law, Many Fear an Artist Exodus
Sales have been strong at the start of the city’s fall art season—but it’s market appears to be operating in a parallel universe. Hong Kong’s fall art season started with a bang. Eager collectors crowded into the second edition of the boutique art fair Unscheduled, which took over the vacant former Topshop flagship store on … continue reading
To Ease Supply Chain Delays, Christie’s and the Shipping Company Crozier Are Teaming Up to Open New Sea Freight Routes
The partnership will open routes traveling between New York, London, and Hong Kong. Can a new partnership between the auction house Christie’s and the shipping company Crozier help ease the supply-chain woes caused by the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Earlier this month, the two art-world heavyweights announced plans for a new monthly sea freight … continue reading
The Artist Support Pledge: A Generous Culture for Artists & Makers
The ARTIST SUPPORT PLEDGE is a culture and economy of artists, and art lovers, led by Matthew Burrows, and started in 2020 in response to the COVID pandemic. It is now a global movement of connected artists and people who like art and want to support artists, in a sustainable economy across social media and the world.
Article About Me in Malaysia Expat Magazine (discount code included)
Thanks to Malaysia Expat magazine for a write-up. Although being in COVID lockdown has been quite difficult, especially trying to survive with so many businesses unable to operate, I have been able to get a lot of canvases finished, and put plans into place for a prosperous future.
Amazing Scrap Metal Sculptures in Thailand
“Baan Hun Lek” (บ้านหุ่นเหล็ก) is Thailand’s ‘home’ of towering steel robots and other lifesize and uncannily realistic sculptures made entirely out of recycled scrap metal parts.
Not Quite Rock Bottom
Once you had it all ambitions laid before you dreams achieved Touring the world without a hinder Laying your own claim like an ancient conqueror Always a full stomach no question for the morrow Your body strong feasting on delights Progress was paramount achievements plenty Objectives reached the crown was insight And now as the … continue reading
HUGE UPTICK IN ART BUYING DURING COVID
More art has been sold during the pandemic than the year before it.
Isn’t that strange?
So who is buying all this art? Where are they buying it? And which artists are benefitting from the windfall?
“Influencers” of the 21st Century
I’m really frustrated at how some words and terms have lost their true meaning and have been changed at the hands of the mindless snowflakes of the 21st century. In particular the word influencer. It really annoys me that these days mainstream media use this word to relate to unknown imbeciles (to put it kindly), … continue reading