This is the work of artist Peter Demos—a great example of contemporary abstraction. I first discovered his work a few years ago through my then-business partner, Michael Souter. Michael has a thing for pure abstraction, so it wasn’t a shock that he loved Peter’s work.

Andrew's journey into art is rooted in his design background, which has significantly shaped his approach from the start. In our conversation, he shared how he's moved away from the way he began creating art—meticulously planning his compositions—to embracing a more spontaneous interplay of colors on the canvas. It's less about starting with a concrete idea and more about letting the paint flow and evolve naturally.

Prints by Duch artist Ellen de Meijer.

“Where do you find cool artists?” That’s the question I hear all the time. Everyone who’s into art is always on the hunt for new talent. Unearthing these hidden gems takes some real intuition and a bit dedication, but it’s not impossible. Let’s dive into how I do it:

One ordinary day, while I was swiping through the usual mix of dances and pranks on TikTok, something extraordinary grabbed my attention. It was a video of Weston Lambert, deeply engrossed in his work, transforming glass and stone into phenomenal sculptural pieces.

In art, lines represent a conceptualization of the real world that can help us in our perception of objects, depth, distance, etc. Appearing as marks on a paper, lines help us perceive a three-dimensional, dynamic world represented on a two-dimensional surface.

One of the clearest memories I have of my child as a toddler was watching her navigate the grand expanse of the three Richard Serra sculptures on permanent display at DIA Beacon.