CH Facebook Cover Contest

Artist Peer Schlieperskoetter wins our first ever image competition

CH recently hosted a competition in search of new talent and a new cover image for our Facebook page. We called upon our community of skilled artists, designers and creatives for image-based entries that would engage and inspire other readers. The original piece of artwork needed only to contain the phrase “Inspiration for Creative People” and fit the spatial parameters of a banner image—the rest …

Paddles ON!

Auction house Phillips partners with Tumblr for its first ever digital art auction, selling YouTube videos and video game screenshots

Although its main focus has been on contemporary art and design in the last decade, Phillips has never held an auction dedicated to digital art—until now. The historic international auction house partnered with Tumblr (undoubtedly one of the most popular platforms used by emerging and established digital artists to share their work) for Paddles ON!, an exhibition and auction curated by Lindsay Howard that showcases …

Jonas Lund’s Art World API

A digital installation exploring art through technology and science

Still abuzz from his shared online experience art piece “We See In Every Direction,” the Swedish-born, Amsterdam-based artist Jonas Lund is launching a new project, called Art World API. Lund’s interdisciplinary attack on art combines internet-embedded works with video and installation art, as well as a performance element. Utilizing networked systems, Lund gathers volunteer explorers and charts social interactions on the web. Known just as …