The portrait of Edmond de Belamy was knocked down for $432,500 at a Christie’s auction last October. But who was Edmond de Belamy and why was his portrait sold for such an amount? The artist of the portrait is listed under the name “Obvious” and Edmond de Belamy never really existed. This painting is the … Continue reading AI Generated Art
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Digital Ghosts
Blade Runner 2049, The Bar SceneA miniature hologram of Frank Sinatra sings in a dystopic abandoned bar. We don’t often think about digital humans, and when the job is done right we don’t necessarily notice their existence at all. Movies like The curious case of Benjamin Button, Blade Runner 2049 and performances like the late’s … Continue reading Digital Ghosts
The power of love
Lacta is a chocolate brand under the umbrella of Mondelez which is only distributed in Greece and it is mainly intertwined with the concept of Love. Lacta has a very strong and distinct brand identity and every St. Valentine’s Day it comes out with a campaign related to love, usually in the form of branded … Continue reading The power of love
Will streaming change Cinema?
What do Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" Oscar wins mean for the future of the Cinema and how Netflix has changed the film market landscape? This is undoubtedly a first in the modern film industry that is changing rapidly and strives to adapt to the existing logic of international distribution. Roma, Alfonso Cuaron’s latest movie is a … Continue reading Will streaming change Cinema?
Netflixed
Twenty years have passed since a software engineer, Reed Hastings, paid a late fee of 40$ for “Apollo 13” in his local video club. That incident triggered a wild idea that would completely change the entertainment industry as we knew it. In 1997, two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, founded Netflix, an … Continue reading Netflixed




