Art tempo by Dodorye

Tracey Emin Bed Sells for Millions

The dirty, unmade bed with yellowing sheets by British artist Tracey Emin has sold for £2,546,500 or $4,351,969 USD (including buyer’s premium) at a Christie’s auction in London. I already had my fun with the Emin bed last month, so I’ll keep it short. My Bed, the iconic, controversial work from 1998 more than doubled the auction estimate by Christie’s, but I’m not surprised at all. I thought it could have made much more than it did.
If I was running a small regional art museum I would have begged, borrowed and stolen to purchase the bed, whether I hated it or not! People would come to see the bed, even if it’s just to complain about how shit it is. You could sell them a postcard of it while they whinge and whine. Writers will continue to write about the work and your little regional museum would be mentioned again and again. If money was really tight you could even charge people money to have their photograph taken while sitting on the bed 
Charles Saatchi bought the controversial work in 2000 for £150,000, which isn’t a bad investment return. Here’s what I had to say about the used bed previously.

Mrs Conservative By Traver Dodorye

Traver Dodorye recently created some pieces of work that will focus more on his upcoming marketing project. Who am I marketing will take a big hit to the fort Lauderdale area. Traver stated that being an artist can be tough with trying to get into galleries and  doing art shows. Florida is a tough area to be an emerging artist with galleries showing more of international artists. This marketing project will certainly get people familiar with finding out who I am. This piece is not included in the project but was inspired to do.

Why buy a condo when you can buy a Condo by Traver Dodorye

Update Studio 57 Traver Dodorye

 When the night falls Traver is on his way from work thinking about multiple things, family, art, life etc. He states that his upcoming projects normally are pending in his mind more than half of the day and when a 25 year old only gets 3-4 hours of sleep a day you know something is wrong....or right? Mr. Dodorye speaks about wanting to change not only the art industry in Miami but worldwide. When it comes down to purchasing art or getting collectors to buy art it is not easy quotes the young and talented artist. He states staying up late nights no sleep and just working at getting better as an artist and a family man. Traver states "any and everybody can be an artist its all about expression, but the business part of the art industry is what is difficult". Marketing, networking and staying consistent is the hardest part to the artist. Four times a week the artist makes his way to his Studio for at least 4-6 hours a day. He shares with us some drawings he did recently and he is working on a huge project in the studio, "Fucked up in Pari" which is about 60x80. Share your thoughts of the recent drawings. More of Travers work can be seen here www.dodoryeart.bigcartel.com 

"Fucked up in Pari" by Traver Dodorye

  

Recently the Miami based artist was inspired by some friends of his that were sharing there nocturnal nights visiting France. He stated that all three of them are working on a clothing line and went there to get a feel of the fashion atmosphere and just to see a different part of the world outside of New York.

Inside an Art Collector’s Converted Bunker in Berlin

                                               
                                                  
                                              
     
For most people, a former Nazi Air raid shelter would not be considered an ideal place to live, but for art collecting couple Christian and Karen Boros, an early 1940s bunker in Berlin is the perfect home. Located in the central part of the city, the building has been modified into a spacious penthouse-cum-art haven that boasts a gallery and vast storage, a space that the Boros family is proud of. Enjoy the video above to find out more about what it’s like living in a part of history and check out Freunde von Freuden for more.

The 2014 Annual Medicom Toy Exhibition in Tokyo

The good folks over at The Hundreds had the pleasure of visiting the much anticipated Medicom Toy annual exhibition at the Parco Museum in Tokyo. Here we see a first look at unreleased limited edition pieces, collaborations such as Peanuts x A Bathing Ape and dioramas with real action hero figures. Although the exhibition has already closed earlier this week, you can stop by the Medicom Toy stores here for a chance to get your hands on one of the new July releases. Check out the recap above and keep an eye out for some of the goodies if you find yourself in Tokyo.