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Have a read of the blog I wrote on this extraordinary piece made exclusively at George Smith!

Its the colors or number of diamonds which matters.

Beautiful Funchal, Madeira is the place where Cristiano Ronaldo is born. Funchal is the capital city of Portugal's Madeira archipelago. It's backed by hills, and known for its harbor, gardens and Madeira wine cellars. The centuries-old Funchal Cathedral, which mixes Gothic and Romanesque styles, is notable for its carved wooden ceiling. Fronting the harbor is the São Tiago Fortress, built in the 1600s. It now houses the Contemporary Art Museum, with a large collection of Portuguese works. #meinschiff #tuicruises #meinschiff1 #funchal #madeira What is Brighter? The Ship 🚢 or Island 🏝️?

What are metaphysical hermeneutics? How can we best 'decode' the absurd? Does art require a criteria? What are the metaphysics of advertising? If I see that a company can create the VERY GREATEST art. Surely that's the best and most impressive thing they can do? Beverage advertising is my very favourite. How do you advertise something you sip, drink or gulp? Any. Way. You. Want. When your brilliance is casual, fun, grandiose, amusing, elegant, boisterous - and a spectacle? And innovative? It is impossible to ignore. You have transcended and defied all. 'What am I advertising? At this level of mastery? Sublime brilliance. That's all. We're casually demonstrating our greatness.' If Radiohead can release an EP that's not an LP and their EP has 7 tracks that are better than any LP that year with 12 tracks. Then? If a brand releases an art exhibition or installation? Or puts on a concert? And it's worth everyone's endless attention, curiosity and fascination? Guess what they now associate with your brand. Everything wonderful. The key element is surprise. A cheeky surprise, a funny surprise, a safe surprise, a reassuring surprise, a comfortable surprise. When it comes to the spectacle there are many ways to engage with it and different stages to your participation in it. Noticing Staring Being entranced and hypnotised Pondering what you're seeing while you try to process it all Studying it to better understand what's going on and how it does what it does Finding out who the puppet master is. The Wizard of Oz Telling yourself it's not worth your time and that you have cooler stuff to do Being intrigued again, knowing you might never see it again Enjoying it with someone and wanting to validate aspects of your shared experience, perception and interpretation Decompressing from the experience and debriefing These are personal notes on the various stages, variously experienced by various groups/types of people when they see a spectacle. When your spectacle takes place somewhere iconic? Now it's much easier to stage an iconic spectacle. And you will want the very best photographers, painters, drawers, and visisual artists on hand to interpret it and manufacture pop art and timeless art. Right then and there. Stage a pop up ART HAPPENING. Or a pop up Da Vinci workshop. You're manufacturing popular culture and soft power and influence and brand worth in REAL TIME. In a luxurious tapestry. You must be efficient and effective about it. It's like you set up your spectacle. Then you set up your circus in 5 minutes and get to it. Media circus, your provocation, your fashion elements, and as many mixed media artists as you can afford. Then upload it all, send it to your graphic design person or the artists work it all. And you have branding, PR materials, low and high art and all kinds of art to share with the world. About how THIS was that THRILLA IN MANILLA or that Bigfoot Sighting. I always loved illy coffee. Now, even more! Congratulations!

Impressive to say the least. Ergonomics and style beautifully merged to create a Statement.

Venus of Milo Exhibition Started (1964) On 8 April 1820, on the Aegean island of Milos, the Greek farmer Yorgos Kentrotas dug out pieces of stone on the island. When put together, they formed a standing statue of a beautiful woman. Venus of Milo Discovered. Yorgos hid it from detection but the statue was discovered and confiscated by the Ottoman officials who ruled the island. The French ambassador to Turkey, the Marquis de Rivière, bought from the Ottoman and next, a French naval admiral asked for it. After being presented to Louis XVIII, it was donated to the Louvre in 1821, where it found a permanent home. On 8 April 1964, a special exhibition opened at the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo. The Asahi Shimbun newspaper obtained permission from the French Government to exhibit the work in Japan, taking advantage of the fact that the Tokyo Olympics, an event of Greek origin, were to be held in the autumn of that year. The exhibition attracted 831,198 visitors in Tokyo until 15 May, and was on display at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art from 21 May to 25 June, attracting a total of 1.72 million visitors to the two museums. https://lnkd.in/gKBsACqm This was the sole opportunity that the exhibition was shown outside France. Japanese newspaper companies have correspondents abroad and build up a strong network of contacts with embassy staff and others. It is therefore not unusual for newspapers to organise touring exhibitions. Exhibitions in Japan are of limited duration and are heavily promoted by the organising newspapers and affiliated TV stations, which is why visitors are often swamped, making it difficult to appreciate the artworks at a leisurely pace. In the Louvre, you can view the works in a more relaxed manner. #OnThisDay #onthisdayjapan #todayinhistory #VenusofMilo #thelouvre #ミロのビーナス #ルーブル美術館

VIDEO preview of the exhibition: 2:18 minutes

Great days are coming for the Pool-Billiards industry. More and more organizations value billiards higher than ever before and investments increase year after year. The World Billiards Museum in Yushan, China highlights the culture that every player knew about but most people who hadn’t had the chance to engage more with billiards, didn’t! Take a look at the video and let me know what you think in the comments section. *If you were looking for the right moment to invest in pool-billiards, that would be now. #billiards #pool

In August 2023 I joined the global Antler start-up program that helps entrepreneurs develop their business ideas at the speed of light ⚡, and provides access to pre-seed funding. One big take I had from the program was "Characteristics of a good problem to solve": 1) Painful: So painful or expensive without fixing, that potential users have a high willingness to pay. 2) Popular: Millions of people are afflicted. 3) Frequent: Users experience the problem several times per day. 4) Growing: Structurally growing potential market. 5) Urgent: This needs to be solved right now. 6) Unavoidable: The problem will still exist, despite e.g. regulatory changes. I struggled between running an idea ticking all the boxes from my experience in the logistics industry, and another idea within ART. The art idea DID NOT TICK ANY OF THE BOXES. ❌ 🤦♂️ Guess my choice of venture? Those of you who know me. Art of course... 🤗 Long story short. No VC backup at this stage, but the iteration continues. At the speed of a turtle, we are now entering step one in trying out a new concept of experiencing art... The Public Art Gallery aims to be a globally accessible physical art gallery by connecting artists, art collectors, and curated venues. Our mission: To transform selected spaces into vibrant galleries, capturing the true spirit and meaning of art. 💚 Whatever happens, I´m proud that we now collaborate and iterate with one of the largest coffee shops in the Nordics; Waynes Coffee, and one of the most recognized art galleries in the Nordics; NOA Gallery. The concept at this stage is very low-tech, manual, and hands-on 📠. Nevertheless, we have learned a lot already, and I´m looking forward to the next 999 steps before the idea looks something at the level I´d like it to be. 😁 Next time you are in Stockholm, grab a coffee at Waynes Coffee ☕☕☕, Vasagatan 40. Take a rest, experience the art 🎨 from Catarina Kent, and take a moment of self-reflection. And please send an e-mail to henrik@thepublicartgallery.com with your thoughts. Good or bad, everything is appreciated! 🙏 Thank you Robert Hedlund Gustavo Reis Lars Ragnå Mikael C. Cecilia Göthlin Catarina Kent for believing that bumblebees can fly. And to Antler and Magnus Grimeland with your team for a great learning experience! 🚀 🚀 🚀 You all rock! #art #artexhibition #waynes #stockholm #noagallery #thepublicartgallery #antler