Artists Evaluation form by an expert in contemporary art

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Artist information

Name:
DHAdmann
Website or Link where can be found information of the artist:
https://dhadmann.com/
Short Bio:
I grew up in Mexico in a pseudo middle class family and separated parents. My mother fought tirelessly to give us the best education, in Mexico the best schools are the private ones and among "better" it is, more expensive, even when those who administer it are Catholic priests. Being in these schools I could see that my friends had many things that I did not have: luxury cars, huge houses, servants, vacations in Europe, etc. This made me question my origin and give food to my work. However, before questioning me what I had was only a discomfort and a complex. But I could see that there were few who had a lot and many who had little, my mother wanted to take us to that social level through an education in expensive schools, but now I realize that I only had half of the information for get to that status, because the other half had to come from my house. When I discovered art and began to study and observe it, I realized the similarity between the third world and the inequality that I had experienced in my childhood and the world of art. I also realized that there were people of great influence in the art world because they were rich and not because of their knowledge and merits in this. So I pose the question that has been the basis for all the development my work and projects. If these people, because they are rich and without knowledge of art, can be influential in the art world, how can a person with knowledge in art and without being rich influence the world of art? This is how my search and research began, which has led to projects and mechanisms to democratize the decisions that define the importance of artists and the price of works. From models that include a greater number of people with knowledge in art and not from a populist perspective.
Concept or discourse:
The only way how I found to transgress the borders of art is through the deconstruction of the art market. The Art market has been pivotal in the writing of art history and in the definition of "good" and "bad" art and artists. My belief is that there are forces pressuring the art market change and Internet is playing a central role on it. In the artist’s career to become famous, the artwork and the person lose its matter, like any people in virtual environments. Nevertheless this particular dematerialization is a construction based on his prominence or prestige, the results of people's attention. "Attention by other people is the most irresistible drugs... This is also why it is becoming popular in our society to rank income in attention above money income"* In order to find answers to the question: What art is?, I do research in the art market. I pretend to knock down its elitism inserting democratic art models. The main characteristic of these art models is: Everybody can participate of the artworks in a affordable way, and at the same time play the game of the prestige. This means that any person can participate in the speculation of an artist or an artwork, independently if it’s an expensive artwork or from a famous artist. The models I propose allows artworks having low prices while its speculative value do not decrease. This models works like a virus in the art world, because if this artworks are showed and sold by art institutions, those art institutions (who create the fame of the artists and artworks) are accepting that its decisions can be questionable by any person. And the democratization of the art market succeed. Internet is a democratic media. It is an environment in which the artwork and their mechanisms can be accessible for everybody. Besides being virtual, the Internet has something physical behind. Manuel Delanda calls "the new materialism". As we human beings are physical, we need a physical experience in the artworks. This is why I create hybrid artworks with a virtual part (online) and a physical part (offline). * Georg Franck "The Economy of Attention", 1995
Artwork:
https://dhadmann.com/index.php/dhadmann-works-collection https://dhadmann.com/dhadmann-works

Artist's work Quality Certification by an expert in art - Evaluation form

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