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“Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
Authentic: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2023
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“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” — Judy Garland
Do Not Destroy NFT Store:
Word Series: What It Means To Be Authentic Poster (Black)
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Size: 5400 x 7200 pixels (18 x 24 inch)
Kind: JPEG image
Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
Both physical and NFT items are now available in our store.
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Was modern art a weapon of the CIA?
There are conspiracy theories suggesting the CIA supported abstract expressionism during the Cold War to showcase artistic freedom in contrast to Soviet realism. While there’s some historical connection, the idea that modern art was a “weapon” is debated among scholars, and evidence supporting a deliberate strategy is limited.
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“The more influential the original, the more copies it has.” — Tamerlan Kuzgov
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“Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.”— Roy T. Bennett
NFT Abstract Art 0001 Series: The Origin of Self-belief.
2015-2020
Size: 5400 x 7200 pixels (18 x 24 in.)
RGB, JPEG
Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
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“What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.” — Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973)
Femme à la montre
1932
oil on canvas
51 ⅛ by 38 ⅛ in.
Sold: $139.4 million
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“I have my pace and way of living, and I’m not looking for something.” — Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly
Untitled
1970
oil based house paint and wax crayon on canvas
61 ¼ x 74 ¾ in.
Price realised
USD 69,605,000
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“I have found that in accepting and immersing myself in subject matter I paint with more intensity and that the ‘hows’ of painting are more inevitably determined by the ‘whats’.” — David Park
David Park (1911-1960)
Two Heads
1959
oil on canvas
24 x 26 in.
Price realised
USD 1,022,500