BE OPEN Art is happy to announce its first ever Artist of the Year, selected by the biggest vote among the monthly ratings.
Our congratulations and the €500 prize go to Theophilus Tetteh (NiiOdai), an experimental and expressionist artist from Ghana.
BE OPEN Art is happy to announce that Marcel Lisboa, graphic designer based in São Paulo, Brazil has been voted the Artist of the Month by the visitors of art.beopenfuture.com
Aiming to showcase emerging talents, every month we invite everyone passionate with art to choose the best artist among those exhibited in our online gallery. Congratulations to Marcel Lisboa whose impressive and arresting work has gained him a majority of votes in March!
We also take the opportunity to applause to all the featured artists and thank everyone who voted.
Source: Artrepreneur.
Every art collector has to start somewhere. From taking a peek at artworks that artists donate to a good cause, to finding ways to collect editions and more commercial artwork, there are many ways to develop a solid, impressive art collection on a reasonable budget. Read more
Source: Artsy.
By 2019, we’re well beyond the question of whether collectors are willing to purchase works they’ve only seen online. (Spoiler alert: They are!) The most exciting developments in the online viewing room space will doubtlessly come from galleries with the energy and resources to experiment with the form of what a virtual exhibition can be. Scott Indrisek explores how online viewing rooms function. Read more
Source: Coins Weekly.
Authored by renowned cultural economist Dr Clare McAndrew, the annual analysis provides fresh insight into a complex market, identifying key trends and assessing the impact of wider economic shifts. Insights from the report by the Art Basel and UBS include the decade’s second-highest level of global art market sales in 2018, active buying by millennials, and growing engagement with online sales.
Source: Discovery Art Fair.
“Emerging artists” is a term pertinent to the art market, implying a group of artistic creators who have gained some recognition, but not yet reached a high point in their careers. While they show significant potential, not many of them will reach the highest top of success. Ana Bambić Kostov examines if it is possible to discover the next star of the art world. Read more
Source: Artwork Archive.
You don’t need to be an art historian to build the collection of your dreams. Whether you have questions about who to connect with or how to prepare for your first big purchase, just follow these nine top tips from Artwork Archive, one of the most respectable resources that provides emerging collectors with tools they need to set out on your journey into the art world. Read more
Source: Artwork Archive.
Abstract paintings can sometimes be confusing to understand at first glance, but they also have a deep appeal to them if done right. When it comes to actually making a purchase in today’s art markets, determining which pieces are of quality can be hard to do. This article offers most important points to focus on when buying abstract paintings. Read more
Source: Artwork Archive.
Starting out as a new collector, it can feel like miles and miles of unknown terrain stretched out ahead of you. One of the most important first steps to building an art collection of your dreams is figuring out what kind of art you even want to collect—which involves lasering in on your own tastes. Read more
Source: Artnet.
Millennials, now ages 21 to 38, offer huge new market potential for auction houses, dealers, and art advisers. They are the fastest-growing segment of collectors among high-net-worth clients surveyed last year by US Trust. Art dealers and auctioneers are getting creative to tap into the coveted new demographic. Read more
Source: BBC.
The future may be uncertain, but some things are undeniable: climate change, shifting demographics, geopolitics. Devon Van Houten Maldonado of BBC asks artists and curators to imagine the changes and trends that will influence the art world in the next two decades, as well as what purpose art serves, now and in the future. Read more
Source: Artnet.
The scale and contours of today’s art world would have been largely inconceivable to dealers, auction-house professionals, and collectors 30 years ago. The business of the past has been replaced by a multibillion-dollar international industry. Tastes have changed; non-Western economies have emerged as essential forces; and what was once a quaint cottage industry has become surprisingly corporate. Tim Schneider explores how this transformation has become possible. Read more
Source: NY Times.
Collecting fine art is as much about beauty and desirability as it about the investment value. Given how strong the art market has been over the past few years, many collectors may not be prepared if the economy slows and the appetite for art cools. Paul Sullivan of The New York Times examines art as a valuable but illiquid asset. Read more
Source: The Art Newspaper.
Faced with economic uncertainty, turmoil in Hong Kong, Brexit and a shrinking auction market, the art trade has some justifiable anxiety about the coming year. Georgina Adam of The Art Newspaper asked five leading figures for their predictions, and despite the concerns they expressed, they found reasons to be cheerful too. Read more
