Adam Reeder and Pan’s Ipod – artmarketblog.com

Adam Reeder and Pan’s Ipod  – artmarketblog.com
If I am going to be honest I have never really been a big fan of classical figurative sculpture but after being introduced to the work of California based artist Adam Reeder I may have rethink my position. Judging by the pictures on his website, Reeder is a very [...]

Investing in Social Art Projects – artmarketblog.com

Investing in Social Art Projects – artmarketblog.com
A new project called Trust Art (http://www.trustart.org) which is described as “A stock market for cultural renewal” has recently been launched by the founders of Fame Game (http://www.famegame.com). According to the Fame Game website “FAME GAME is a rapidly-growing website that maps and analyzes your social connections and [...]

MYARTSPACE 2008 Scholarship Winners – artmarketblog.com

MYARTSPACE 2008 Scholarship Winners – artmarketblog.com

MYARTSPACE (myartspace.com), the awesome online venue for the contemporary art world, has just announced the winners of the 2008 MYARTSPACE undergraduate cash scholarship competition.   The scholarship is intended for students who exhibits exceptional artistic excellence in all mediums of the visual arts including photography and video, both contemporary and traditional [...]

Reevaluating Undervalued Surrealist Art – artmarketblog.com

Reevaluating Undervalued Surrealist Art – artmarketblog.com
A little while ago I wrote a post about rise of the value of Surrealism. That post was an general introduction to the Surrealist movement so I will now, in continuation from the last post, explain the factors that have led to an increase in the popularity and value [...]

Korean Photographer Myoung Ho Lee – artmarketblog.com

Korean Photographer Myoung Ho Lee – artmarketblog.com
A tree or a picture of a tree?, that is the question. Well it’s not THE question but it is the question that one asks ones self when confronted with the awesome  “Tree” series of photographs by Myoung Ho Lee. Myoung Ho Lee is a young Seoul, Korea [...]

Art and the Veblen Effect – artmarketblog.com

Art and the Veblen Effect – artmarketblog.com
No, it’s not a typo or a made up word – there is such a thing as a Veblen Effect.  First of all, a Veblen good is basically a type of status symbol that people people purchase because it is expensive and is perceived as an exclusive and luxury [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year – artmarketblog.com

Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!!!

Art Meets Design with Ron Arad – artmarketblog.com

Art Meets Design with Ron Arad – artmarketblog.com

The world of contemporary design is illuminated by a small number of bright stars whose popularity has an industrial production base, whose reputations have been confirmed by museums and whose prices are driven by galleries and auction rooms. Ron ARAD is indeed one of these design stars: from [...]

The Herb Williams Phenomenon – artmarketblog.com

The Herb Williams Phenomenon – artmarketblog.com
With the huge amount of attention that crayon artist Herb Williams (http://www.herbwilliamsart.com), the inaugural Next Star Artist (http://www.nextstarartist.com) competition winner, has has been receiving of late I think that the use of the term phenomenon is extremely apt. Over in the UK, Herb’s work has appeared in Brittain’s [...]

Chinese Art Loses Lustre – artmarketblog.com

Chinese Art Loses Lustre  – artmarketblog.com
Copyright@Artprice.com

In 2007, China redistributed the cards in becoming the third auction market globally. Beijing and Hong Kong have rapidly established themselves as new growth relays and the scene of some particularly aggressive investment over the past two years. The most impressive sale results have been achieved at Poly International Auction [...]

Invest in Art this Christmas – artmarketblog.com

Invest in Art this Christmas – artmarketblog.com
With Christmas holidays just around the corner for most and a buyer market waiting to be taken advantage of, why not take the opportunity to either add some awesome works of art to your existing collection of start an art collection. To give you a bit of a [...]

New ArtCast: Art Collecting 101 – Art Market Trends – artmarkeblog.com

ArtCast: Art Collecting 101 – Art Market Trends – artmarkeblog.com
I was recently interviewed by Sharon Burton who is the founder and creative director of Authentic Contemporary Art (http://www.authenticartonline.com) for the Authentic Contemporary Art Blog Artcast (podcast) which was titled “Art Collecting 101 – Art Market Trends“.  Based in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area, Authentic [...]