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Why Invest In Art

Yes, you heard it right- art is a major form of investment, and it is been so for a very long time, perhaps even longer than the traditional forms of investment (except for land).  But unlike the traditional and the conventional forms of investments, art has some additional values as well- such as aesthetic value, emotional value, aesthetic appeal, memories, nostalgia; art can titillate the human mind and the sense, art can make one cry, smile and laugh.  But do you think gold investments, or NFTs, or stocks in the equity market is going to illicit similar responses from you? The chances of that happening are very less or negligible. Why? this is because Stocks and shares do not have an intrinsic aesthetic value. You cannot expect to put them up on your wall and solicit satisfaction and aesthetic pleasure from looking at it. Nor it increases the value of your house, or improves your taste in life and art.  Art is an investment which is unlike most other traditional and conventional for

Understanding NFT- The Basics

NFT stands for non-fungible tokens and is based on the block-chain technology, just like crypto currency. It is baked by the block-chain tech and the market is actually booming. It has been seen in the last that investments in the same has gone up by 300%, which has brought tremendous returns to the investors. It is a brave new arena of investment, where art meets tech, and together they meet finance and the world of trading.  Experts believe that just like crypto currency is going to change the financial system in the near future, NFTs have the potential to change the face of art, how art is perceived and how art is treated as investments in the near future. It is also an example of many wonders of the blockchain tech.  Why it will change the face of art investment? Well for starters, art investment was something that only the rich got to do. It is something that the nobility has been doing for over centuries all across the globe, and has been out of the purview of the common folks. B