D'Stassi Art: High-end contemporary art & key emerging artists

D'Stassi Spotlight: Adam Handler

Our latest addition to the Distassi Spotlight roster

April 17, 2020

Adam Handler, born in Queens - NY, creates dynamic works that express naive chaos through themes of loneliness, imagination, solitude and connection. Handler studied life drawing in Italy and has shown works at exhibitions all around the world, from New York to Seoul. As Adam describes, “when these styles of works that you see were conceived I specifically turned off my mind and allowed only emotion, actions and spirit to guide the works.” This is exemplified in the bold, bright strokes that Handler employs.

D'Stassi Art Inspired speaks to Janie Schaffer

For the first instalment we spoke to Janie Schaffer, a fashion industry entrepreneur who created and built the incredibly successful brand Knickerbox and held the position of Chief Creative Officer at Victoria's Secret.

DA Presents: Inspired is a new article series where we ask talented individuals from various industries to explain the effect that art has had on them professionally. We explore to...

Buying before they're big

If you are fortunate enough to buy an artist’s work before others catch on then you may be rewarded financially; however, you have also benefited from owning a work that you appreciate aesthetically in the meantime.

As in many creative endeavours, it takes a true lover of art to spot an emerging talent. Eventually, the market lets prospective buyers know who the big hitters are, but...

Covid-19 - What effect will it have on the art market?

We asked professionals from across the art industry what their opinions were.

April 9, 2020

These are difficult and challenging times, with many people around the world seeing significant changes to their circumstances. There is no doubt that the current health crisis will disrupt lives, jobs, quality of life and the economy for many years to come. It is difficult to underplay the changes that are imminent. Whilst we remain rightly focused on our health and that of those we love and care for - we wanted to look forward in order to understand what effect coronavirus may have on our industry.

Forbes - The Art Market Is Beating The Stock Market

Barden Prisant

March 27, 2020

I turned to the most objective data available: auction prices. As publicly-reported sales between knowledgeable and willing buyers and sellers, they are not unlike stock trades. I then developed the equivalent of a Dow Jones Industrial Average for art. As the Dow includes blue chip companies, this art index needed equivalently blue chip artists. To represent Modern art, I chose Picasso; for Contemporary, Warhol. For 21st C. artists, I needed to create a basket including Banksy, Yayoi Kusama, KAWS, and Damien Hirst.

D'Stassi Art partners with Age UK (COVID - 19)

"We are donating all profits from the sale of works on our Spotlight Store to Age UK for the next month." March 29, 2020 In these uncertain and challenging circumstances we’re extremely grateful for everybody who is continuing to take care of us. Frontline health workers, public sector employees, teachers and a whole host of other people are doing amazing work. We have decided to partner with Age UK to support those who are the most at risk from coronavirus, namely older individuals. "They need our help now more than ever and more money is needed to provide crucial services. We are donating all profits from the sale of works on our Spotlight Store to Age UK for the next month. Let’s be there for them, they have been there for us."