<?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[ASTA HOUSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bidding Brilliance at Asta House]]></description><link>https://www.astahousemx.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:46:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.astahousemx.com/en/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pervertere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Descardano Mota (Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas)  has developed a painterly practice that resists visual comfort. Self-taught and possessing a distinctive visual language, he finds in oil paint the ideal medium through which to explore what often remains concealed: desire, solitude, anxiety, and the ambiguous territories of human experience. His restrained palette and the intensity of his contrasts transform flesh into an emotional landscape, where every body appears suspended between...]]></description><link>https://www.astahousemx.com/en/post/pervertere-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a42bffaeb5254b7b137e1c2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b31ed6_afcd3bdadd51487a8de602e5c812158e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Regina Favela | The Curated Hammer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pervertere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Descardano Mota (Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas) ha construido una pintura que se resiste a la comodidad visual. Autodidacta y dueño de un lenguaje propio, encuentra en el óleo la materia adecuada para explorar aquello que suele permanecer oculto: el deseo, la soledad, la ansiedad y las zonas ambiguas de la experiencia humana. Su paleta contenida y la intensidad de sus contrastes convierten la carne en escenario emocional, donde cada cuerpo parece debatirse entre la vulnerabilidad y el impulso....]]></description><link>https://www.astahousemx.com/post/pervertere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a42b81969b2dfbbf12924a4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b31ed6_afcd3bdadd51487a8de602e5c812158e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Regina Favela | The Curated Hammer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Value before consensus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karlos Ibarra, detail of artwork. Artist featured in the next Economies of Desire auction, October 2026. Most people confuse value with validation. Social media has directly influenced how we validate an artist or their work, as the number of followers and likes has become a parameter by which a product is valued. While this isn't necessarily negative, there are many factors that must be considered to properly value an artist. Understanding an artist's value from the beginning, that is,...]]></description><link>https://www.astahousemx.com/en/post/value-before-consensus-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1da331a66e3dc2e8eba3f3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b31ed6_b0f2ad72325e414081034f0ce50ab3be~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_886,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Regina Favela | The Curated Hammer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valor antes del consenso]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karlos Ibarra, detalle de obra. Artista presente en la siguiente subasta Economías del Deseo, octubre 2026. La mayoría de las personas confunden valor con validación. Las redes sociales han influido directamente en la manera en que validamos a un artista o su trabajo, pues la cantidad de seguidores y likes se ha convertido en un parámetro con el que se valora un producto. Aunque esto no es necesariamente negativo, existen muchos factores que deben considerarse para valorar correctamente a un...]]></description><link>https://www.astahousemx.com/post/valor-antes-del-consenso</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a17a81599efae37ffb8bc96</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:46:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b31ed6_b0f2ad72325e414081034f0ce50ab3be~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_886,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Regina Favela | The Curated Hammer</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>