One million Euro can buy you the top spot in this unique fundraising project
Posted on Dec 30 - Filed Under Miscellaneous | Comments
We received an email today from Yanick Dery about their new fundraising project called “The Photo Art Book 360″
Here is the concept: Yanick Dery Studio is going to publish a book of professional art photography of the donors (or the donors’ choice of subjects – I guess) who purchase a spot in the book. 75% of the revenue goes to the charity of the donor’s choice. The book is planning raise 55.5 Million Euros if all pages are sold out, i.e. ~41.6 Million Euros goes to charities (the rest covers everything else).
Here are some links to check out for more info:
http://www.yanickdery.com/360/
http://www.360book.blogspot.com/
We love these concepts, don’t you? Check it out.
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In the world of uber-exclusive modern carbon fiber clad exotic supercars this is one of the rarest. The Tramontana R is powered by an overhauled twin-turbo 5.5 liter AMG Mercedes v12 producing an astounding 720 brake horse power and 811 pounds per square feet of torque which rockets the 2795 chasis to 62mph in just 3.6 seconds and very capable of breaching speeds in excess of 200 mph.
What’s more amazing yet is Tramontana only produces 12 examples of this F1 inspired vehicle every year, and this is the only example on American soil. With a handful of Veyrons running around and even a couple Konigseggs in town, this is one extremely rare current production car – and as with all exclusive carbon clad super cars, it carries a hefty price tag – 500,000 euros (~ $742,000) to be exact.
Pictures were taken in San Jose, CA at Club Auto Sport. You can fan them on Facebook as well.
On the same note as our previous post and because Christie’s and Sotheby’s like to have similar auctions at the same time, here is a pick from Christie’s recent “Impressionist Modern Sale” auction event on Nov 4 in New York
“L’amore del mondo” by Giorgio De Chirico – sold for $902,500
From the lot description:
“L’amore del mondo of 1960 is a reworking of an earlier painting entitled Le mauvais génie d’un roi of 1914-1915 and now in the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Depicting almost identical scenes in which the details are executed skillfully and painstakingly, this work differs only from the earlier version in that de Chirico has introduced a mannequin, known as the troubadour, behind the vertical board which divides the composition asymmetrically, thought to be “originally inspired by a play written by de Chirico’s brother in which the main protagonist is a ‘man without voice, without eyes or face’” (On Classic Ground, exh. cat., Tate Gallery, London, 1990, p. 81). The troubadour was an important hallmark and recurring motif in his more carefully gauged and meditated compositions of later years. “Hiding” behind the board, the troubadour; “…is afraid of feeling in his back or his side the piercing arrow of a glance, even a benevolent one” (de Chirico quoted in de Chrico by de Chirico, exh. cat., The New York Cultural Centre, New York, 1972).L’amore del mondo is one of the great paintings in a series of “metaphysical” works where importance is given to the reallocation of reality and where the still life vocabulary is usually fantastic and based on intuition. De Chirico aimed to take commonplace objects and buildings out of their natural environment with the idea of suggesting a counter reality which would communicate with the subconscious mind. “The artist likes what reminds him of certain visions that he has in his mind and in his instincts, and which are his secret world that nobody can take away from him” (de Chirico quoted in op. cit.).
Underlying de Chirico’s philosophy of the metaphysical still-lifes was the writings of Nietzsche. In his complete works he writes: “Art is above all and first of all meant to embellish life, to make us to ourselves endurable… Hence art must conceal or transfigure everything that is ugly… A man who feels with himself a surplus of such powers of embellishment, concealment and transfiguration will finally seek to unburden himself of this surplus in works of art” (F. Nietzsche, Human, “All-Too-Human,” Part Two,” in Dr. O. Levy, ed., The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche, New York, 1911, pp. 91-92).”
Marino Marini’s sculpture titled Cavaliere was sold for $1,082,500 at Sotheby’s Impressions & Modern Art Evening Sale on Nov. 9, 2009 in New York.
From the lot’s note:
“A dominant theme of Marini’s art, the subject of horse and rider underwent a number of stylistic transformations throughout the decades, from the simple, rounded forms of the early 1940s, to the highly stylized, almost abstract manner of his late works. With its solid forms, the pronounced vertical and horizontal lines, and the figure of the rider firmly seated on the horse’s back, .Cavaliere. recalls the calmer, more harmonious renderings of the theme, which culminated in the famous wooden sculpture .The Town’s Guardian Angel. of 1949-50, and its monumental bronze variant dominating Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice. While the horse is represented in a moment of tension, its head and neck raised upwards, the rider still appears unperturbed, unlike the more dramatic, falling figures that dominated Marini’s sculpture of the 1950s.In choosing the subject of horse and rider, Marini draws on a long established tradition of equestrian painting and sculpture, that had its prominent place in more or less every period throughout the history of Western art, from small-scale votive renderings of early civilizations, to the grand, triumphant statues of modern-day rulers and military leaders. While firmly grounding his art in this tradition, in contrast to the often bombastic and politically motivated sculptures created by his predecessors, Marini’s horses and riders are the embodiment of a new, raw, elemental force. Having lost its significance in the sphere of transportation and warfare, the horse in Marini’s vision acquires a more spiritual character and, unified with the image of a nude rider, becomes a symbol of humanity. Carlo Pirovano wrote about Marini’s riders executed around this time: ‘The frenetic progress of Marino’s tragic allegory of modern man, compressed between superior idealities and uncontrollable irrationality, reached the point of greatest psychological tension in the early Fifties.The cause of this was the fundamental uncertainty of the outcome of a conflict that was increasingly linked to the primary nature of the protagonists rather than the perverse development of contingent events”
As reported by AutoBlog, 4WheelsNews and by many other sources, Bugatti is planning to introduce a front-mounted, 8-liter, 16 cylinder super-sedan with a price tag of $1.4 million.
The industry seems bent on 4 door performance saloons. e.g. Porsche Panamera, Fisker Karma, Aston Martin Rapide, Lamborghini Estoque
But this looks like the most badass performance sedan if you ask us.
3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 partial bathroom
1 unit, Interior: 3422 sqft
36 Calypso Cay, Destin, FL 32541
Map and directions
5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Interior: 6000 sqft, Lot: 16.50 acre(s)
Lockhart Road, Dunlap, TN 37327
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Bugatti Veyron spotted at Club Sportiva
Posted on Oct 22 - Filed Under Cars, Miscellaneous | Comments
A Bugatti Veyron was spotted at Club Sportiva in San Jose, CA.
You can read more about Club Sportiva: The Ownership Alternative on our previous post.
You can see more photos from the event at Club Sportiva’s Facebook Page. Give them some fan love and stay updated on new happenings and events.
Just in: The Annenberg Diamond by David Webb was sold for $7,698,500 at Christie’s New York Jewelry auction today.
Two paintings of Tyeb Mehta were bought in the million dollar range at Christie’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art event in New York on September 16.
Mahishasura – sold for $1,280,900
Two Figures – sold for $926,500
A sad actuality of this event is Tyeb Mehta recent passing on July 2, 2009. You can learn more about him on Wikipedia or through this editorial of the New York Times
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