Public Art Brings Urban Renaissance

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Public Art Brings Urban Renaissance...

One of the many urban renewal projects is reclaiming billboards such as:

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Murals bring color, life, creativity, & a sense of ownership to a sometimes vapid existence in a concrete mass of rectangular structures. Engaging with the huge amount of talent & vision to enhance our cities & towns is a trend that goes from Eureka, CA (eurekart.org) to Australia, as shown above in the above painting, to all over Europe. Art, no longer shuttered behind museum walls with formidable entrances & sometimes entrance fees, public art is to be enjoyed everywhere, all the time!

As a public art enthusiast, I wanted to make note that there are investment angels awaiting to alight once contacted by artists seeking funding to create projects (creative-capital.org) This organization in NYC has a vast network of ideas to see artistic projects to be well-funded, understanding the long term value  art has on our communities.

Amidst the sad & bad news about urban decay, just like the tiny flowers growing out of the crack in the sidewalk, urban murals & the cities that embrace concepts of public art, are doing more that decorating utility boxes, although that can be perceived as a miracle in itself.

Public art engages the business community for funding, the city councils for allocating resources, communication between groups of people who may, or may not have reached out to one another under different circumstances. It increases the real estate value for those areas that are riddled & enhanced with public murals. Tourists along with locals, are eager to share stories, take photographs, laugh & enjoy positive changes in our society.

MEN & HIGH END JEWELRY

MEN & HIGH END JEWELRY

King Henry VIII portrait by Hans Holbien 16th century

"Men are increasingly choosing to adorn their outfits with jewellery & bracelets are still dominating in the men's jewellery category, with stacking and layering being a continued trend in this sector of the market" - Duke Du (link below)

https://blog.silverbene.com/weekly-top-5-news-in-the-jewelry-industry-sept-6-2019/

Of immediate interest as well is that the September Hong Kong Jewelry Fair will be held as planned.
This is despite continuing protest & confrontations within the city.

The political turmoil could give some business persons pause about attending the jewelry show, as well as other international events held in the city. With the advent of the Internet, all governments are more careful about how they treat the citizenry.

In the many years that I sold fine jewelry, I sold mostly watches to men & personal jewels to women, or to men to give to women. Handsome jewelry for men Louis Vuitton designed a new high end collection, which triggered my choice of King Henry VIII's portrait, designed by Francesca Amfitheatrof, inspired by medieval heroines. Let us not forget, how much King Henry VIII loved pearls, you can see his daughter wearing a famous pearled strewn gown which took multiple servants to help her get into & out of, but also to march about for festivities.


 Mikimoto is famous for its beauty pageant crowns as well as maintaining strong traditions of classic beauty. In 1893, Kokichi Mikimoto began his production of blister pearls. This method of seeding or nucleating, was the basis for this Japanese jewelry industry. (PEARLS OF CREATION by Marge Dawson)

Another designer, Tom Ford, is actively showing on the runways with a padlock theme, done in necklaces as well as earrings.
There are so many interesting & insightful news items in the jewelry industry covered by The Silverbene Blog, check it out.