Aliya Sayakova

Aliya Sayakova was born in Ufa in central Russia. She started her mature studies in economic theory, which led to an interest in Art auctions and their market mechanisms. She came to the the UK in 2010 to do an MA at Warwick University under the joint French IESA programme, and she matriculated in early 2012. Her MA dissertation is the subject of this publication, entitled The Role of New Media for Contemporary Art Production. What her research revealed was the commodification of Contemporary Art fostered by the advancement of New Media. She concludes that whereas New Media was caught up in the energies released by the revolutions against the status quo, and enhanced the spread of the revolution generally, particularly through Street Art, this societal subversion did not release new artistic images in the purest sense. True art must be subversive, but it is at a more subtle level than open revolution, and is based on more subtle energies that have a broader and more long-lasting effect on the development of civilization. On completion of her dissertation, Aliya decided to pursue her artistic enquiries through internships, first at Saatchi Gallery and then at Sotheby???s Auction House in London. As an art critic, she has had her articles published in various UK publications, and her first e-book is to be released in 2013 with Duckworth Publishing.

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