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.ART community welcomes a diverse pool of artists, professionals, institutions and arts aficionados on a daily basis. Today, we discover one of them – Micol Apruzzese, who's been building a creative community of her own under the verticalcrypto.art umbrella! With a background in tech and creative partnerships, Apruzzese combined her skills and passion to establish a […]

In its latest bid for the crown atop NFT auctions, Sotheby’s closed its second-ever NFT collection today, Natively Digital, with a record-breaking $11.8m sale of the rare alien Cryptopunk #7523. With dozens of participating artists, it was one of the largest auctions to date, exhibited across Sotheby’s galleries in NYC, Hong Kong and London. The […]

Worried to get the blank page syndrome? We’ve got your back: here is a guide to a friendly SEO article structure that will lead you through the structuration and the writing of the content of your article. Make sure to read to the end to become more familiar with SEO writing. Every text has a […]

In recent months, NFTs have become less of a novelty and increasingly accepted in the pop-cultural landscape. It is an excellent moment to look deeper into a marketplace doing things a little differently: Async Art, which resides on async.art. Async Art is an NFT platform offering space for ‘programmable’ art. Its basic concept works exactly […]

From forgery rings to straight-up denial to unbelievable stories and mastermind plans – fakes and forgeries are making the headlines more frequently than ever. Is it because we became better at spotting them, or is this phenomenon simply down to technological advancements? Picture this: you think you’ve just found the very last lost painting of a […]

In the age of total information overload, creating and sustaining a creative image or a personal brand is an art. Having your “piece” of the internet is an essential part of it – do you even exist if you aren’t online somehow? Despite all the user advantages offered by social media platforms, they come with […]

GIFs are very popular these days, and for good reason. They are fun, animated and an effective way to express your quirkiness and personality. Ready to learn more about them and discover some amazing GIF artists? Maybe you, too, will want to create your own.

Emojis can express emotions – such as support or dissatisfaction, and this can be valuable in the context of Instagram stories. They can be helpful in letting you evaluate the success of a given post, but they can also be used to excess. This article will teach you how to make the most of them […]

Earlier this April, Sotheby's auctioned its first NFT art by the digital artist Pak – the same week Pak launched a new website on the domain burn.art. Part of the artist's ongoing exploration of value, burn.art has their fans in anticipation of what's to come. In an e-conversation, Pak shares his vision. The intro Introducing […]

One of the hardest things in life is to name something or someone. When it comes to your website, the task of naming gets even harder. The name should be beautiful, relevant and unique. Unlike the situation where you try to pick a name for a child or a pet, you can’t just take any […]

Are you a Marvel fan? Do some of your best childhood memories come from books like Tintin, Batman or Archie? Is one of your favourite books as an adult a Maus album? If so, we invite you to jump in the swirling black hole and lose yourself in our latest article! Comics and cartoons are […]

Content is king! Keep it unique, high in quality, relevant – this blog post will help you make sure that your content sets you apart! Cover image: Susan Sontag by Annie Lebovitz When it comes to online marketing, text is a powerful weapon. But if you want it to have the desired effect (to attract […]

In the last few months, the non-fungible token (NFT) art space has exploded with Grimes making $5.8 million in a matter of minutes. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain have disrupted nearly all areas of our human life. Perhaps being most synonymous with financial services, you might be surprised to find that it has paved its way into […]

Today we feature Uslada, a painter and poet interested in beauty, nature, life, and even the Universe. Passionate about protecting the environment, she has decided to join this cause thanks to and through her art. Read our latest interview to get to know more about Uslada and her inspiring work. How did you begin your […]

Gilda Williams is an art critic, editor, writer and teacher who has extensively contributed and continues to contribute content to the art world. She is a lecturer at Goldsmiths College and has given talks worldwide about contemporary art and one of her favourite artists and area of expertise, Andy Warhol. Williams improved the writing quality […]

Historians have thoroughly documented paper folding traditions across the world, and most of them have arisen around China, Europe and Japan. Until the 20th century, they seem to be separate entities that are now somehow becoming more united. Origami is the art of paper folding; the word comprises two parts, ori meaning folding and kami, […]

GIFs can not only be a tool to liven up online conversations, but also a business tool. Want to learn how easy it can be to create your GIFs for either personal or commercial use? This article is made for you. A GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is an animated image that is used online all […]

Almost everybody on the globe is familiar with Le Cirque du Soleil or have been to a circus performance that has involved clowns, aerial numbers, jugglers and sometimes animals' acts. How did the circus start? When did it start and how it has evolved to become the contemporary circus we know today. Focus on The […]

Jamie Burke, CEO and Founder of Outlier Ventures, and most recently Founder of 100xARt, a digital fine art gallery on a blockchain, shares his journey of building an arts community in the virtual world. Hollywood has brought us a fair share of dystopian sci-fi stories in recent years, spinning immersive virtual worlds that appeal to […]

Alone or in a group, created in the hype of the moment or rehearsed for hours, the performing art that is dance creates moments of emotions. Focus on this unique art form! Featured image: Annie Leibovitz, Tribute to Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, 2007 Dance; a sequence of movements, someone moving their body. The .ART […]