J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam uses data and technology to bring back the voice of Rembrandt

J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam uses data and technology to bring back the voice of Rembrandt

On February 28 at Amsterdam’s most famous museum, the Rijksmuseum, the voice of Rembrandt was unveiled. A group of experts, working together with ING Bank, has used voice technology, research and data to recreate the painting techniques, personality, language and voice of the Dutch master. The results are featured in ‘The Rembrandt Tutorials’, as narrated […]

Teek Mach’s Grisaille to be performed at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the New Frontier Section

Teek Mach’s Grisaille to be performed at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the New Frontier Section

Grisaille, the two-part mixed reality (MR) painting experience created by experimental artist Teek Mach, will be performed during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The piece is included among the New Frontier section, Sundance Film Festival’s curated collection of media works from creators pushing artistic innovation across new mediums that include VR, AR, MR and AI. […]

Artists and Twitter create 20th anniversary #PortraiTT of the Audi TT

Artists and Twitter create 20th anniversary #PortraiTT of the Audi TT

Audi UK and We Are Social collaborated with Twitter and five amazing artists to create the official 20th anniversary #PortraiTT of the Audi TT. From illustrators to digital sculptors to graffiti artists, the Audi TT inspired them, with Twitter voting to help shape each final piece. Each artwork was published through Audi’s Twitter account and also […]

AR app brings portraits to life in new display celebrating black British achievement today

AR app brings portraits to life in new display celebrating black British achievement today

The National Portrait Gallery’s largest acquisition of portraits of Afro-Caribbean sitters has gone on public display for the first time in Black is the New Black: Portraits by Simon Frederick a new display at the Gallery. The display brings together exceptional figures from the world of politics, business, culture, religion and science, photographed by artist […]

Top Smartphone E-brand Honor Kicks off Latest Global Campaign with UK Artists

Top Smartphone E-brand Honor Kicks off Latest Global Campaign with UK Artists

Honor, a trendy, young and innovative smartphone e-brand, kicks off a series of partnerships with young emerging contemporary artists around the world, as part of its latest global creativity campaign ‘Honor Your Creation’. Clara Bacou, a UK-based digital technology artist will be the first to take part in the collaboration. “Honor has always been creative […]

Ikea’s New App Can Help Kids Bring Any Old Cardboard Box to Life

Ikea’s New App Can Help Kids Bring Any Old Cardboard Box to Life

 Ikea isn’t just a giant in the world of home furnishings—it’s also one of the world’s largest producers of paper packaging. And even as today’s children connected digitally more than ever, the basic cardboard box still provides them with endless possibilities. In its latest creative project, which debuted at Cannes Lions on June 20, […]

Perrotin reveals its new Instagram strategy in collaboration with BETC Paris

Perrotin reveals its new Instagram strategy in collaboration with BETC Paris

Instagram is the social media meeting point for the art world: it’s where the public, galleries, museums and artists showcase their videos and pictures. All while rendering art more accessible and shareable, it has its limitations, offering masterpieces squeezed into tiny 1080px by 1080px. #BACKTOART is a controversial call to action from Perrotin – an […]

Rapidly growing art app ‘Artland’ receives funding from art heavyweights and sports stars

Rapidly growing art app ‘Artland’ receives funding from art heavyweights and sports stars

Artland, a platform dedicated to connecting art collectors and galleries worldwide, which was founded by Danish brothers Mattis and Jeppe Curth, has just announced a successful round of funding. The new investors include one of the world’s most famous handball players, Mikkel Hansen; Olympic dressage champion Andreas Helgstrand; musician and songwriter Shaka Loveless; and Airhelp […]

Virtual Reality Comes to Tate Modern for Modigliani

Virtual Reality Comes to Tate Modern for Modigliani

Tate and HTC VIVE are pleased to announce a new partnership for Tate Modern’s major upcoming exhibition, Modigliani. Visitors to the gallery will be able to enjoy a new integrated virtual reality experience right in the heart of the exhibition, the first of its kind at Tate, vividly enhancing our understanding of one of the early […]