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A mix of .ART news, stories straight from our community, and practical advice you can actually use. We write about digital presence, creative work, and the more fascinating corners of the domain world—with room for curiosity, opinion, and the occasional deep dive.


The Art of Making GIFs: Digital, Animated & Full of Personality
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.
May 6, 2021


Instagram Quick Emoji Reactions: To Use or To Disable?
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 […]
Apr 30, 2021


“Burn.art Labels the act of Burning as Art”: Digital Artist Pak on his new Project Following the Sotheby’s Sale
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 […]
Apr 26, 2021


How to choose the perfect domain name for your art website
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 […]
Apr 25, 2021


The Art of Comics & Cartoons: Graphics, Superheroes and Illustrations
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 […]
Apr 15, 2021


10 Rules for Writing Articles for Your Website
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 […]
Mar 19, 2021


How is Elon Musk's Girlfriend Grimes Making Millions Selling NFT Art?
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 […]
Mar 15, 2021


The Art of the Interview: Uslada – Nature and the Flow of Life
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 […]
Mar 11, 2021


The Art of the Interview Meets the Art of Writing: Gilda Williams, Writer on Contemporary Art
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 […]
Mar 7, 2021


The Art of the Origami: Animals, Motor Skills and Patience
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, […]
Mar 2, 2021


How to Make a GIF for Beginners: Step-by-Step Instructions
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 […]
Mar 2, 2021


The Art of the Circus: Performance, Acrobatics and Magic
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 […]
Feb 18, 2021


Jamie Burke and 100xARt: A True Story of the Rising Art Order
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 […]
Feb 16, 2021


The Art of Dance; Choreography, Movements & History
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 […]
Feb 12, 2021


The Art of … Being Inspired By Food; Not Playing, Just Making
Who never heard a parent of theirs, while sitting at the kitchen table telling you, a little bit annoyed, "Don't play with your food!"? As life inspires artists and as food is pretty important in life, it isn't surprising that food has been a constant source of inspiration from 16th-century Italian painter to the Pop […]
Feb 5, 2021


5 Artists Who Got Inspired by the Pandemic and Unleashed their Creative Powers
2020 was not the year many of us have expected. It has been a global turmoil. The news was rarely positive. Yes, everything will be ok, but it could be so much better with art! Focus on 5 artists who hold onto art to cope, rethink, connects and more! Featured image: A mural by […]
Jan 1, 2021


Animals too Are Unique: Focus on 5 Artists who Devote their Talent to that
Animal. They are the object of our fascination from a young age. They have been an undeniable inspiration of artists for centuries from the Lascaux painting to contemporary artists. .ART adopters have been enchanted and visually stimulated to put their talent to showcase the beauty, presence, gravitas of these living entities that belong to the global […]
Dec 24, 2020


Subversive Materials – 5 Artists Who Are Repurposing Mediums
Artists have this inherent quality; they can see the world with other lenses. Their mind seems to be wire in an alternative way that leads them to think creatively about everything. Featured Photo: Double Mona Lisa | Peanut butter and jelly, 1999 by Vik Muniz Inspiration can come out of the most mundane moment. The […]
Dec 22, 2020


After the Artist is Present - Is the Artist Dead? Interview with William Deresiewicz, Author of the Book "The Death of the Artist"
"How Creators are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech" is the subtitle of the book "The Death of the Artist." Based on hours and hours of interviews with a wide range of artists – musicians, visual artists, writers, illustrator and more – this book casts a sobering still, unfortunately, truthful […]
Dec 17, 2020


Pieces by Pieces – 5 Collage Artists Who Adopted the .ART to Show Their Work
Cut-and-paste, move around, reorient, overlay. Creating something new from many sources, some old, some more recent. Adding layers, pieces, superposing them, cutting again, editing, rethinking, dissecting to see new textures emerging, unique patterns and creating new narratives. Feature image: collage by Hannah Hoch Collage has been around for a long time – or at least […]
Dec 3, 2020
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