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a[n]d conversations – Simon de Pury about passions and emotions [2]

Truly impassioned and ‘obsessed’ by art, charming and eloquent, Simon de Pury has occupied many roles – dealer, collector, curator, auctioneer, entrepreneur. He is a real insider of the art trade.

Called both as the Mick Jagger and the Peter Pan of auctions, Simon de Pury has been devoted to bringing art to the public and turn the world onto art – all fueled by his own deep passion for the art world.

Last week, he presented his first book “The Auctioneer” about iconic ups and downs in his career.

Watch here the second part of our interview, where he talks about passions and emotions.

a[n]d conversations – Simon de Pury about the art business [1]

Truly impassioned and ‘obsessed’ by art, charming and eloquent, Simon de Pury has occupied many roles – dealer, collector, curator, auctioneer, entrepreneur, he is a real insider of the art trade.

Called both as the Mick Jagger and the Peter Pan of auctions, Simon de Pury has been devoted to bringing art to the public and turn the world onto art – all fueled by his own deep passion for the art world.

Yesterday, he presented his first book “The Auctioneer” about iconic ups and downs in his career.

a[n]d spoke to him recently about the art business, passions and emotions of collecting art, and how young artists build their own public image in today’s new media world.

Studio visit – Janne Kyttanen (Los Angeles)

Finnish designer and conceptual artist Janne Kyttanen is known for his pioneering work with 3D printers.
In 2000, Janne founded an innovative agency specializing in 3D printing design and was the first designer to commercialize high volume 3D printed products, including creating the world’s first 3D printed lights and shoes. Janne’s work has been extensively exhibited and integrated into permanent design collections at leading galleries and museums around the world.

Atelier visit – Alan Mirkovich (London)

Most of us use smartphones every day, and many of us connect to Instagram, but can you ever imagine a smartphone making a huge professional change to one’s life? The story of the Russian new media artist Alan Mirkovich began less than a year ago, when he published on social networks his first ‘photo-painting’ made on his iPhone. Now he has an office in London dedicated to the task of marketing and distributing his work which now sells all over the world. Alan believes his creations not only delight the eye, but also empower the spirit. This claim is validated by therapists and philosophers who love his work. Be inspired!

Atelier visit – Ernest Zacharevic (Penang, Malaysia)

Walking the streets of Georgetown, Penang, off the west coast of Malaysia, you would be excused for thinking that the city was one big art gallery.  Georgetown has been the artistic playground for our next featured artist: Lithuania-born Ernest Zacharevic. Ernest was invited to paint a limited number of murals in the inner city, as part of the 2012 George Town Festival, but since then he hasn’t stopped.  Enamored with Penang, Ernest’s work is interactive and is often disseminated worldwide via social media platforms by visitors to the city who have been delighted to discover them.
Visit Penang soon before these fantastic works fade away…

Atelier visit – Jewels Stevens (Melbourne)

From Melbourne, Australia comes Jewels Stevens.  A creator of luxurious abstract paintings.  She’s had a number of solo exhibitions and artist residencies in the United States and Singapore and places as far afield as Iceland.  Her work is heavily inspired by music and when you see Jewels for the first time there is no doubting the importance color plays in her life.  She draws inspiration from meditation and with a focus on getting so ‘in-touch’ with music, at times she feels she is painting music itself.  Take a look!

Atelier visit – Angki Purbandono (Jogjakarta)

A stark prison is not usually a place to find inspiration, but for Indonesian artist Angki Purbandono of Jogjakarta, it was a very different experience. His short time in prison for marijuana use laid down some important stepping stones in his scanography career and importantly for him it provided an environment to share his knowledge and love of art with others. Angki’s work is pure innovation. His scanography is described as alluring and fascinating and is becoming increasingly sort after by collectors…. And what is scanography some of you may be asking? Take a look!

Atelier Visit – Juan Ford (Melbourne)

Our a[n]d crew headed to Melbourne, Australia to meet the ‘hyper realism’ artist, Juan Ford.
With numerous international exhibitions under his belt, he was also a finalist in the renowned Archibald Portrait Prize at the Gallery of New South Wales in Australia.

When you first set eyes on a ‘Juan Ford’ painting you’ll swear you’re looking at a photograph. Juan Ford pushes the boundaries of realism with each of his works, often examining how our environment mixes with humanity.   For Juan Ford we are all a part of nature and he believes the environment we live in needs to be nurtured and preserved.  His artistic mission is to transmit this message via is work. Remember – you are not looking at a photograph…

Artist Meeting – Vinc

VINC was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1961. A gypsy artist and wanderer, his love for traveling began with his first trip to California with his parents at the age of fourteen. Eternally commited to glamour, to that little something that playfully lives in all of us with a mischievous glint, Vinc presents his Girl Playing Over the Fire series. Entombed in resin, the time-honoured high heel shoes which women love provacatively personifies the gender with passion. A tribute to the female paradox, he exalts women with grace, laced with the ambiguity of luxury and temptation.

Vinc’s art, in all its forms, diffuses the same energy, so pure and so powerful that it could make a lame man want to jump up and dance to some Rock ‘n Roll.