Being an artist is a full-time job, so discovering the value of your work is essential in order to sustain yourself and grow. Pricing your artwork is a completely different world than producing it. Bearing in mind that the strength of the market dictates a large part of the value of the pieces, how do you determine their price? What makes a piece more successful for sale? Finding the best way to evaluate your work is a big challenge for both beginners and experienced artists. To help you, we've put together some useful advice to follow when setting the value...
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The Portuguese retrospective exhibition Paula Rego at the Tate Britain art museum has already opened! In London, there are more than 100 works, ranging from the first, from the 1950s, toThere are some more recent ones in which he addresses social issues, such as the “Aborto” series.Her son Nick Willing said the exhibition represents a "symbolic" victory over the discrimination she suffered as a woman and a foreigner. Learn more about this exhibition here.
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the mexican artist Frida Kahlo marked history due to his magnificent self-portraits with a strong dimension that influenced the vision of thefeminism, homosexuality and Mexican culture around the world. With vibrant colors involved in Latin cultural traits, the painter portrayed the events of her life, her relationships, suffering, intimate female issues such as abortion, in addition to her political and cultural convictions. This article explores the intense life of one of the most important Mexican painters of the 20th century,from ten paintings.
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Acrylic paint, derived from plastic components such as oil, was developed in the 1940s for industrial use, that is, for covering interiors and exteriors of buildings. Artists began to use acrylic as a way to explore their technical capabilities, because due to the aqueous form of the paint, it is feasible to interact with other means and plastic techniques, thus introducing the possibility of producing works of mixed techniques.Do you want to take your first steps in the world of acrylic? In this article we have collected some hints and tips to help you get familiar with the necessary materials...
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