Albright-Knox Art Gallery recently decided to auction off 207 items from its permanent collection.
The famous Artemis and Stag bronze statue, hand crafted by a Roman sculptor some 2000 years ago sold for a record $25.5m making it the most expensive sculpture ever sold at auction, along with the most expensive antiquity, and the 24 other items sold along with it Thursday bring the gallery’s total haul to about $64.2 million.
The sale took more than 10 minutes, with the bidding increasing in $100,000 increments and confined to only four people. There were, it seems, no contending phone bidders, so it’s safe to say that the atmosphere in the room was likely extremely intense.
The bidder was identified as European, watch this space to see if it ends up back on public view.
Imagine your DNA hanging on the wall. As strange as it sounds a new company has come forward with an amazing process that turns your DNA into a piece of modern art. Originally established in Holland, a company here in the UK have just taken over the rights to market the process.
You can choose from a range of products that present your DNA:
3 sizes of portrait
60 x 40 x 3.8 cm - £415
90 x 60 x 3.8 cm - £590
140 x 90 x 3.8 cm - £745
dnaCode- £1200
To create the dnaCode, your personal code will be etched by laser into a solid, high quality, clear crystal block measuring 12 x 18 x 8 centimetres. The product is a three-dimensional visualization of your DNA.
dnaPhoto - £485
The dnaPhoto is printed on high quality photo paper and is unframed. It is available in the following size (h × w) 60 × 60 centimetres.
So what’s the process?
DNA ART
Surely this is one of the best gift ideas on the market at the moment!
If you’re looking for luxury home furnishings with an environmental conscience you may want to check out Eco Boudoir a new online boutique set up by graphic designer and art director Jenny White.
According to Jenny, her intention was to create sustainable, luxury homewares with “luxury and great style without being too eco, but also satisfying my conscience by designing products that wouldn’t harm people or the environment.”
Her web site goes on to say:
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Private jets will soon be able to have Versace interior styling added in what will surely be the ultimate flying fashion statement. In a joint venture with TAG Aircraft Interiors Versace are set to produce unique cabin designs for the rich and famous.
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You have the ultimate luxury sound system or TV system but you don’t really want the big, bulky speakers spoiling your decor. What do you do?
The answer might be to buy some SoundArt speakers.
Described as:
“One or two canvas speakers, sleek subwoofer box, your choice of picture and, of course, your choice of music. Transform your interior with stylish canvas art speakers and make cumbersome traditional speakers a thing of the past. No complicated set-up, just hang on your wall, plug in your music source and enjoy the space around you. From music to movies the audio options are endless. Almost any audio source can be played through your Hi-Fi, iPod, DVD, CD or use the output on your AV system.
Unlike thicker, conventional box speakers, which essentially push air, SoundArt speakers generate a natural acoustic sound through vibration, in the same way a note from a solo violin fills a concert hall. With SoundArt, there are no moving parts, the canvas becomes an integral part of the sound board.”
By all accounts the sound quality is excellent and the standard artwork isn’t bad either! Retails for £1,999 ($3,698).
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