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If you value the integrity of your images, you should take the necessary steps to protect them. In this article, we explain how to help stop your photos being stolen and misused online. Online image theft is, unfortunately, extremely common, and anyone who uploads their images online is at risk. In fact, around 85% of […]

In the last few months the non-fungible token (NFT) art space has exploded and data shows that there’s been over 4.9 million sales worth well over $128 million to-date. But what EXACTLY is the NFT, and why all the craze now specifically? Cryptocurrencies and blockchain have disrupted nearly all areas of our human life. Perhaps […]

The .art Domains is always focused on supporting the art community. In these testing times, mostly, the world is lived online. We are happy to announce our new FREE website builder to kickstart your online presence in only a few easy steps. This tool is free to use and accessible to all .ART domain holders […]

Ulvi Kasimov is included amongst activists, artists, auction professionals, curators, dealers, gallery owners, museums and not-for-profit leaders, media, government officials and tech innovators. Yesterday, Observer released its third iteration of the Arts Power 50. .art Domains founder, Ulvi Kasimov, has been named amongst 49 of his peers to receive this great honour. In these testing […]

The .art Digital Twin is a digital letter of authenticity that is simple to register and impossible to use. It has been years in the making. One of our new online solutions, the .art Digital Twin, has received a U.S. Patent. Three years after the initial application, UK Creative Ideas Ltd received news that the […]

If you're acquainted with the art world, you're probably aware of a debate that has been raging for years: where does art fall on the spectrum between pleasure and politics? Do we want art to challenge us, do we need to know where our favourite artists' political opinions lay, and do we really want art […]

If you're new to the world of digital art, take a look at these expert-approved books and get learning. Traditionally, digital art was denied the right to be taken seriously, let alone to be considered an integral part of our culture. However, the 21st century made the question of whether digital art is ‘true’ art […]

Estimated to run for the next 10+ years, this promises to become one of the longest running art collaborations. Through volatility.art Matt Kane, a Chicago-born artist and self-taught programmer, aims to produce and sell digital art NFT to represent a day in the life of Bitcoin. His Right Place & Right Time, a programmable artwork […]

Online art communities offer a sense of belonging that goes beyond simply being a mindless consumer. Find out why it's so important for you to build your community, and our top tips on getting started. You wouldn’t be surprised to learn that we’re accustomed to sharing huge amounts of content online. From photos of our […]

As featured on Artnet: Philip Hoffman shares his thoughts on the role of provenance, transparency and "mistruths" in the art world with the Founder of .art Domains Ulvi Kasimov. A former finance director at Christie’s, Philip Hoffman now advises some of the world’s largest art funds, insisting on keen due diligence and transparency in all […]

September 9th marks the beginning of a global journey for Ars Electronica festival. The 2020 pandemic urged for the format to be revisited. As one amongst many others festivals and art fairs, they have turned their physical event online but Ars Electronica was turning into a world they were familiar with. This year for the […]

"The biggest challenge for me is to broaden the understanding of new media art's aesthetics, which is often perceived as geeky, obtuse and lacking a 'human touch". Above: Will Pappenheimer, Proxy, 5-WM2A, 2014. Screenshot from augmented reality application. Christiane Paul is a renowned new media art theoretician, curator, and critic. She also serves as an Associate Professor […]

You might've heard about food and wine pairings, but have you ever considered book pairings? Reading two books interchangeably at the same time can bring about unexpected feelings and ideas. .art Domains Founder Ulvi Kasimov talks about his favourite book pairings below. There are many well-known food and drink pairings that, when combined, taste completely […]

There are countless benefits to creating and maintaining social media as an artist today, but truly, nothing compares to having a personal, official website for your audience to turn to. That’s exactly why today we’re going to run through why it’s so essential that every artist creates and maintains a website, and why simply putting […]

.art Founder Ulvi Kasimov on the importance of brand naming and .art pricing algorithm. <br /> Where does a venture begin? Obviously with a concept, from the initial idea. It is summarised in words and other sign elements (diagrams, figures, tables), but there is no doubt that inevitably, any project starts with a name. It […]

.art Founder Ulvi Kasimov shares his observations and predictions on the way human brain and, as a consequence, human-created industries, will be reacting to the ongoing information change.

Five years ago, on July 17th, the .art team won a private auction to determine who would operate the .art domain registry. Founder Ulvi Kasimov shares his experience of venture investment and recalls an important lesson in commitment and success. Venture investment, en vogue right now, has been around for a relatively short period of […]

Digital architecture pioneer Hani Rashid discusses how the technological revolution of the past two decades is now breathing new life into construction industries while profit-driven thinking is preventing architecture from elevating and contributing to a higher quality of life. Above: Miami’s famous MacArthur Causeway designed by Asymptote Architecture NYC Hani Rashid + Lise Anne Couture […]

Founded in 2008, Austria-based Domino Art specialises in the organisation, design and execution of innovative domino art projects. .art spoke to Mathias Ritter, software engineer and domino artist, who has been building domino rallies since he was just six. Above: Austrian Domino Art set up 3,000 dominoes for an advertisement in Indonesia. Domino art is […]

While it's important that your website is concise and easy to navigate, thinking outside the box will help set you apart in a sea of unoriginality. Imagine if Salvador Dali or Pablo Picasso had to market themselves in the 21st century. I, for one, am certain that their websites would be reflective of their respective […]