Jessica is the voice behind the platform’s deep-dive interviews and artist profiles. With a decade of experience in arts journalism, she has an uncanny ability to peel back the layers of a creator’s process, revealing the "why" behind the work. At Arca Hex Chibto, Jessica manages the editorial calendar and works directly with international galleries to ensure readers have a front-row seat to the world’s most significant exhibitions. She is passionate about storytelling and believes that every artist’s technique holds a secret worth sharing.
Shifting Taste Meets New Tech Collecting isn’t just about dusty paintings or rare baseball cards anymore. For Millennials and Gen Z, the idea of what’s valuable is shifting and fast. These generations grew up online, streaming video, sharing images, and curating digital identities before they ever set foot in a gallery. So, it makes sense […]
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Why Artists Keep Returning to Dreams and Memory Dreams offer direct access to the mind’s backstage places where logic takes a backseat and symbols speak louder than facts. For artists, this isn’t just novel. It’s gold. The subconscious serves as an unfiltered source of imagery, emotion, and metaphor materials that resist over explanation and lean
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Seeing With New Eyes in 2026 When your surroundings change, your mind usually follows. That’s why travel remains one of the most effective resets for the creative process. New streets, new sounds, and unfamiliar customs throw you off balance in the best way. That disorientation cracks open space for new ideas to push through. Cultural
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See the World with Intent Inspiration is often hiding in plain sight. Artists who train themselves to truly observe the world around them begin to notice beauty others miss. Seeing the ordinary with fresh eyes is a powerful creative habit and it starts by being intentional. Look Closer at the Everyday Begin with a simple
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Start Before You’re Ready Waiting to feel ready is a trap. Ideas rarely show up fully formed, and chasing perfection upfront slows everything down. Daily creativity doesn’t need polish it needs presence. That means putting something on the page (or screen) every day, even if it’s clumsy or unresolved. Start small. Ten minute sketches. Fast
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What’s Fueling the Shift Toward Eco Art Climate change is no longer just a talking point it’s shaping what people buy, including art. As global temperatures rise and extreme weather becomes the norm, buyers are leaning into work that reflects urgency and responsibility. This isn’t about trends or aesthetics alone; art is becoming an expression
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Market Momentum in 2026 The global art market isn’t just surviving it’s climbing. In 2026, overall valuation broke past the $80 billion mark, a solid 7.6% jump from the previous year. After the volatility of the early 2020s, this steady acceleration signals renewed confidence especially as both established and first time collectors return to the
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Digital Ownership Has Gone Mainstream NFTs aren’t just a blip anymore. They’ve dug in as a credible form of ownership in the contemporary art world. What started as an experiment has moved into the realm of accepted practice especially among younger, digitally native collectors. Art isn’t just hanging on walls; it’s stored in wallets and
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Why Thematic Collections Stand Out There’s something unmistakably powerful about a collection that holds together visually. It’s not just about owning beautiful pieces it’s about shaping a narrative. Consistent visual storytelling, whether rooted in form, mood, or palette, gives a collection intentionality. Every piece speaks to the next. Viewers feel it, even if they can’t
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Know What You’re Dealing With Before you can protect art, you have to understand it. Start with the medium. Oil paintings are vulnerable to heat and cracking, watercolors fade fast under light, and digital pieces have their own storage and authenticity challenges. Mixed media? That’s a category with rules still being written. Know what’s on
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