<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:01:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@matejtomazin/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[GETTING YOUR STORY ACROSS (MARKETING AND BRAND AWARENESS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It doesn’t matter if you’re the CEO of a design studio, a student at the Academy or working retail by day and creating art by night — a day only has 24 hours. If then you want to make something out of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/gettingyourstoryacrossmarketingandbrandawareness-n09sgol4gs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/gettingyourstoryacrossmarketingandbrandawareness-n09sgol4gs</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:01:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLISHING YOUR STORY (THE ARTIST STATEMENT)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist statements, even though they might appear like a load of pretentious art-talk (which many of them sadly are), serve a very important purpose: presenting your passion in a bite-sized package, to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/polishingyourstorytheartiststatement-t9eprnfzh7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/polishingyourstorytheartiststatement-t9eprnfzh7</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:03:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[STORY IS EVERYTHING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be it online or in person, there’s a lot of competition in the arts. And the fact that the art world is much smaller compared to the world of business, law or medicine, only makes it harder for any one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/storyiseverything-eocu720iqf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/storyiseverything-eocu720iqf</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 15:52:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRICING YOUR ART THE RIGHT WAY Part III: Constructing and communicating your price]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last two blunders we discussed the importance of calculating ones base expenses and all-around financial needs on a monthly basis and the concept of added value. Today, I’d like to combine the two]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/pricingyourarttherightwaypartiiiconstructingandcommunicatingyourprice-m12qczvjtf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/pricingyourarttherightwaypartiiiconstructingandcommunicatingyourprice-m12qczvjtf</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 07:07:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRICING YOUR ART THE RIGHT WAY Part II — Value and Worth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar Wilde once wrote: “A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.” A true artist therefore should be the exact opposite, but not due to ignorance towards the ever-present]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/pricingyourarttherightwaypartiivalueandworth-pztiibwns8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/pricingyourarttherightwaypartiivalueandworth-pztiibwns8</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:12:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRICING YOUR ART THE RIGHT WAY Part I: Expenses and Resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating a beautiful work of art is hard by itself, but when it comes to putting a price tag on whatever we made, it does tend to get even harder for most of us artistic types. The question for today (and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/pricingyourarttherightwaypartiexpensesandresources-rjs5bzl3q9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/pricingyourarttherightwaypartiexpensesandresources-rjs5bzl3q9</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:10:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SYMBOLS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just as with sweeteners and coffee, you have natural and artificial options to spice up your art, too. Both sweeteners and symbols are created by moulding reality to our will, but unlike aspartame and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/naturalandartificialsymbols-0fp1o93dii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/naturalandartificialsymbols-0fp1o93dii</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 19:49:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ART AND ENTERTAINMENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[More and more you see art shows being coupled with support programs that, to an art goer from a couple of decades ago, would resemble more a visit to the local club than an actually gallery — albeit a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/artandentertainment-ffgna4bqxj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/artandentertainment-ffgna4bqxj</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 08:05:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ART HAS NO PURPOSE, ONLY CONSEQUENCES ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An interesting sentence, uttered by a friend of mine while we were chatting over drinks, was that “Art has no purpose, only consequences.” and these six words really struck a chord with me. In today’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/arthasnopurposeonlyconsequences-j1tlqszv2m</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/arthasnopurposeonlyconsequences-j1tlqszv2m</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:15:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOW TO MAKE ART THAT TRANSFORMS PEOPLE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating art is a two step process; first you obviously have to make it, but then you also have to show it and present it to the public, and hopefully leave an impact on the world (preferably for the better).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/howtomakeartthattransformspeople-o8mo3c7b02</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/howtomakeartthattransformspeople-o8mo3c7b02</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:28:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CREATING A SYSTEM IN WHICH YOUR ART PRACTICE AND CAREER CAN FLOURISH Part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can one create their own system? Or better yet: How can we find already created ones, that we can reappropriate and reuse to fit our own needs? First, we need to look at a basic way of understanding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/creatingasysteminwhichyourartpracticeandcareercanflourishpartii-htp9fnzsex</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/creatingasysteminwhichyourartpracticeandcareercanflourishpartii-htp9fnzsex</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 19:02:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CREATING A SYSTEM IN WHICH YOUR ART PRACTICE AND CAREER CAN FLOURISH Part I]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago I had the great pleasure to interview Amy Whitaker, an associate professor at NYU and author of two very interesting books: Museum Legs and Art Thinking. Our conversations and her writing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/creatingasysteminwhichyourartpracticeandcareercanflourishparti-wk2453icp1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/creatingasysteminwhichyourartpracticeandcareercanflourishparti-wk2453icp1</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 05:57:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY PLAYING BY THE RULES IS SOMETIMES IMPERATIVE FOR CREATIVE PROGRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world can be a weird, alien and sometimes even completely incomprehensible place for many of us. Most tackle this issue by learning about one part of it, and try to understand it enough so as to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/whyplayingbytherulesissometimesimperativeforcreativeprogress-xb28c74i9c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/whyplayingbytherulesissometimesimperativeforcreativeprogress-xb28c74i9c</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:09:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOW TO BUILD A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR YOUR CREATIVITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we think about creativity and inspiration, we might picture an image of a spirit, a muse, that comes forth from the heavens and touches us in funny places at the most random of times imaginable. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/howtobuildagoodfoundationforyourcreativity-k6eyani6e6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/howtobuildagoodfoundationforyourcreativity-k6eyani6e6</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:49:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FORM AND FUNCTION — THE NEVER-ENDING SEARCH FOR MEANING AND PURPOSE ]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be frank, all comments on either the meaning or purpose of anything are irrelevant in the grander scheme of things, because all are but a form of ideology, a kind of software that runs in our minds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/formandfunctionthenever-endingsearchformeaningandpurpose-m937ph4a0i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/formandfunctionthenever-endingsearchformeaningandpurpose-m937ph4a0i</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 21:11:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IS THIS ART?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countless figures throughout history have tried to explain this incredibly complex question: What is art? And more importantly, what isn’t art? But still the institutions have no real answer, no common]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/isthisart-yjnd6andyc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/isthisart-yjnd6andyc</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:11:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ON FINDING YOUR PLACE AND MAKING A STAND ]]></title><description><![CDATA[People have two intrinsic desires; to know themselves and to find a place in their environment. We constantly search for better ways, a clearer image of who we are and continuously try to place that projection]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/onfindingyourplaceandmakingastand-fu3xonhppl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/onfindingyourplaceandmakingastand-fu3xonhppl</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:01:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[QUALITY AND QUANTITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of people today speak of quantity as the defining factor in getting your message into the world — with Gary Vaynerchuk being at the forefront of this movement. And while I have been following this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/qualityandquantity-n5179khhe3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/qualityandquantity-n5179khhe3</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2019 19:04:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE TRAP OF MASTERING A CRAFT]]></title><description><![CDATA[They say we are born as empty slates, pure white canvases onto which life leaves its marks and in the end produces a singular, unique imprint of colours, shapes and forms. While this may or may not be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/thetrapofmasteringacraft-n53sj9vu1q</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/thetrapofmasteringacraft-n53sj9vu1q</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2019 17:02:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DETERMINING THE VALUE OF YOUR ART: CREATING ATTENTION ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art is emotional and as such its value is determined absolutely subjectively. The big question though is how, because even though ambivalent, subjectivity can still give us a lot of various starting points]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/determiningthevalueofyourartcreatingattention-4c34fb9duh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@matejtomazin/determiningthevalueofyourartcreatingattention-4c34fb9duh</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matejtomazin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 16:00:45 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>