Kris Gebhardt, a mixed-media impressionist painter, is adrenalized because he and his wife, Angela—who is an abstract artist in her own right, as well as Kris’s business partner—are front-row spectators as the stale, over-sanctioned industry of last century collides with the vibrating new way to buy and sell art. Like today’s authors who write and sell books without publishers, or…
Whether your art collecting is serious or recreational, maintaining adequate records for the artwork is equally essential as getting sufficient insurance coverage and performing proper maintenance. Adequate records present a potential buyer with something beyond the visual appeal of the piece. Records may provide a background story that the buyer connects to, a detail about the artist that the buyer…
Shantell Martin is a London-born, New York-based visual artist who has collaborated with notable creatives like Kendrick Lamar and global brands like Max Mara. Martin is known for her larger-than-life wall pieces, canvas work, and installations, consisting mostly of playful black-and-white illustrations filled with whimsical characters and messages. When we interviewed Martin, she disclosed details on her background, inspirations, current…
by Meagan J. Meehan Socrates Marquez is a Dominican born, self-taught and artist who was presented with a ArtExpo New York SOLO award. Socrates is known for his use of bold string-mop markings combined with images and his signature paint-splatter technique allow him to create pieces of art that are vibrant and stimulating, pulling the viewers in and inviting them…
Last spring, Redwood Media Group announced its first-ever [PLATFORM] Artist of the Year contest, sponsored by Art Brand Studios, a comprehensive art publishing company with over 30 years’ experience in the industry. The awards contest, offering prizes totaling $375,000 in value, was created to find the next “it” artist, offering the winner a contract with Art Brand Studios, exhibition opportunities,…
PAUL BRANDEJS – F335 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Paul Brandejs is an abstract artist who works with acrylic and photography on sculpted canvas. By applying a variety of acrylic techniques to photographic imagery, he combines the best of each medium—the precision of digital photography with the unpredictability and fluidity of paint. Reflecting on his art, Brandejs shares, “My inspiration can come…
Congratulations to Juan Luiz Perez, who handily won the 2017 Artexpo New York Poster Challenge with his captivating mixed-media work Worlds Unite. Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1970, Juan Luis Perez is a self-taught artist who has lived all over the world, including Spain, France, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, and the United States. Having immersed himself in many different cultures, Perez…
Maximizing trade sales to broaden your distribution and give you more time to create art The traditional way of selling art through brick-and-mortar galleries works. But if you find yourself creating marketing materials, building websites, packing boxes, and accounting for your sales when you’d rather be painting, sculpting, or blowing glass, then it’s time to consider selling to the trade.…
Larson-Juhl, manufacturer and distributor of fine custom picture frames, is teaming up with Chelsea Frames, Manhattan’s leading art and picture frame studio, at Artexpo New York 2017, coming to Manhattan’s art and design destination, Pier 94, April 21—24. Jennifer Harlan, Larson-Juhl North American Sales Director, shared some history on the partnership. “Chelsea Frames has been a valued partner for over…
FrameWorks is a diversified, woman-owned commercial framing company and art gallery with a longtime retail presence in Miami and a national footprint in the commercial contract framing industry. FrameWorks was launched in 1989, when Christine Sweeny moved to Miami and opened a frame shop in the heart of Coconut Grove called Kennedy Studios. In1995, Sweeny rebranded the business as FrameWorks,…
