Acquiring art… one of the life’s great mysteries. How does one outside the ‘art world’, itself a grey and dubious term, go about buying? Didn’t I read that an embalmed shark went for $12M to Steve Cohen? You did. Numbers will numb the impulse…
Tag: Borbay
Painting of Insert Coins in Downtown Las Vegas
It was back to Vegas… and this time, I decided to paint Insert Coins (which is so hot right now). It took three short sessions, one bloody finger and many adult beverages… but I got the job done.
Borbay’s Studio Update, Dexter, Vegas, MJ
It’s official — I’m putting out a newsletter. Want in on the inbox goodness? OK, on to the action. We will start with Dexter… Read more
Born In Blood, Both Of Us — A Portrait of Dexter Morgan
A Commissioned Portrait of Samantha
Mormon Row Cowboy Barn — Jackson Hole — A Borbay Painting
When I was commissioned by Matt and Allison to create a Jackson Hole-inspired painting, they wanted me to experience things for myself, so it was wheels up, next stop Wyoming.
“The Balloon Guide” Album Cover, an MH the Verb Collab
MH the Verb‘s new album, “The Balloon Guide”, drops February 11, 2014 — I painted the cover. If you’d like to keep reading, I’ll share how this project came to be creatively; and I’ll include the business details.
Walter White, I Am The One Who Knocks, by Borbay
Visiting some galleries in late 2012 with his Wife Marla, a gentleman by the name of Robert Oringer who never considered himself an art guy/collector, had an epiphany moment. He saw some collage art and it got him thinking about the crazy collection of NY Post issues he had amassed over decades— piles of NY Posts meticulously protected and stored away without any objective in mind. So he went to Google and began to search the Net for collage artists, one perhaps to convert his collection into art when he stumbled upon another Post fanatic… yours truly.
55 West 11th Street, A Commissioned Painting
I’m delighted to share my first completed painting of 2014: a commission of 55 West 11th Street in Manhattan. Ironically enough, I painted this in Minnesota.
ARTPROV at the Cancer Support Community of Southern Connecticut Gala
Last night the ARTPROV team jumped into our trusty limo mini-van and set course for Connecticut. Our destination? The Second Annual Gala of the Cancer Support Community of Southern Connecticut emceed by New 12 Connecticut Anchor Gillian Neff at The Waterview. Major bonus? A slide show on mitochondria by Thomas Lynch, MD (not literally).