Places, faces, people, technological tools that act as an intermediary between a reality and one's gaze, one's ideas, one's thoughts. In this microcosm moves the Milanese photographer and film-maker Matteo Delbò from Milan, who has traveled the world equipped with technological means and intellectual honesty.

The principle of reality is the basis of his work which consists in photographing and shooting particular or ordinary situations that if you look from a certain point of view become extraordinary. After graduating from the National School of Cinema, Matteo won the David di Donatello Award for best short film.

He broadcast live for the site of the first Italian newspaper "Il Corriere della Sera" and for MTV NEWS following natural emergencies, demonstrations and riots during the "Arab springs". For the H24 agency he filmed 20 feature film reportages, winning some of the most prestigious Italian awards: "Naples, life, death and miracles" Flaiano Award for the best Italian reportage in 2007, "State of fear" Ilaria Alpi Award for the best long Italian documentary in 2007, Flaiano Award “Catia's choice” for the best Italian reportage 2015.

For Al Jazeera English he shot documentaries for the Witness end Compass program and worked for Sky news from Mosul, Iraq. He currently works for the RAI "Report" program. The passion for visual culture combined with dedication and innate talent also made it possible for Matteo to win the World press photo 2019 in the digital store category for the short film "Ghadeer" where you can breathe dust and suffocating heat.

There was talk of fidelity to the principle of reality, before which everyone knelt down: skeptics, atheists, rationalists, Christians, but one wonders above all looking at Matthew's works: it is not that we suffer from too much reality, thinking that reality is, simply, what the optical illusion trains us to, and this reality enters through the window, suffocating us like the heat of Mosul? This defect in the gaze censors us of the obvious, at the time when the art of watching and filming can also be a mockery of truth.

Matteo Delbò's activity, built above all on relationship and sharing, leads us to deep reflections, first of all that relating to the adoption of the criterion of experience as the only source of human evidence, to put it in Fondane, on the value that today attributes to metaphysics and to the importance of skinning the foundations of civil life.

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Los Angeles, CA, April 05, 2021 -- Content creation has seen a surge of talents in recent years due to vast digitization. With the help of compact and mobile devices, many people are able to bring out their creative talent in front of the world. Samuel Ben is a rising actor and content creator, who has made a sensational entrance into the digital content creation industry. After successfully completing his film-making and acting classes, the brilliant artist has become quite a success with his popular comedic videos.

Samuel Ben has been participating in different acting scopes since he was only 16. Since then he has also been making short films on the internet. He has earned more than $5000 in revenue with his creative works. His professional videography and world-class acting have gained him huge popularity all over the world. Through relentless hard work and dedication, he has been able to improve his camera and acting skills in just a matter of time. After facing so many obstacles in the industry, the determined artist used them to fuel his passion and flourish in the future.

The 19-year-old actor, videographer, and content creator have established a successful business where he offers different types of photoshoots, video shoots at an affordable price. His high-quality photography and videography have earned him a great reputation in the field. He started his business in 2018 and has come a long way in establishing a prominent online presence in just 3 years. Starting from about 1340 viewership, he has gained audience engagement from more than 24,000 people with his consistent good work.

Samuel Ben is a young and talented content creator and actor, who has been making drastic changes in the creative industry. Known for his gritty and natural acting skills, he is always getting invited to act in other’s films or shoot a video for them. He plans to make more films and short skits and publish them through his social media. He hopes to infiltrate the mainstream film industry with his boundless artistry. For collaboration, people can reach him through his Instagram.

Bloomfield, NJ, USA, April 7, 2021 -- Nye & Company Auctioneers’ two-day, online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction, April 21st and 22nd, caters to its international audience, be they interested in contemporary design or more traditional collecting categories. Included is a large selection of modern furniture, rugs and lighting from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island, while simultaneously bringing a strong selection of noted, blue chip artists’ names to market.

Start times both days are 10 am Eastern time. Of the roughly 600 lots, included will be Part II of the refined collection of Cornelia and Simon Michael Bessie of Lyme, Conn. Both are well-known and respected in the literary publishing world. Mr. Bessie was one of the co-founders of Atheneum Books (N.Y.) in 1959. A year later, Cornelia joined the firm in an editorial capacity.

Cornelia was introduced to fine art as a child by her parents, Hanns and Kate Schaeffer, owners of the Schaeffer Gallery in New York City. Her passion was Old Master works on paper. The auction features works by artists such as Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Claude Joseph Vernet, Jacques Philippe De Loutherbourg, Jean-Louise-Andre-Theodore Gericault and Dominico Valeriani.

Further headlining the auction are works from the Steve and Stephanie Alpert collection. Steve Alpert has unbridled enthusiasm for all types of fine and decorative art. He and Stephanie are known in collecting circles, and their passion for collecting shines through in each object they collected. Also, their support and patronage of contemporary artists is nothing short of amazing.

From the Alpert holdings, one will find numerous examples of Leonard Baskin’s lithographic portraits of Native American Indian Chiefs. The Jack Beal pastel titled Chincoteague Refuge captures the ambiance of the beach, while Frank Stella’s abstract circular wool wall tapestry, titled Sinjerli Variations II, and a similarly abstract burst of color and geometry in Victor Vasarely’s aluminum Kroa sculpture, are just two examples of visual excitement up for bid.

International consignors contributed to the auction as well. A French collector consigned a fine ink drawing by Georges Braque of Diana the Huntress and Kees Van Dongen’s watercolor of a man, while a New York/Italian family is selling a wonderful collection of prints and multiples. Highlights include a Henry Moore lithograph from the Mother and Child series; a Jasper Johns lithograph of a face (Black State) from casts from untitled and a Mixografia on handmade paper by Helen Frankenthaler. These are just a few of the many fine artists represented in the group.

Also in the prints and multiples category is a superb pochoir in colors by Joan Miro titled Femme et Chien devant la Lune, 1936. It was a gift from Henri Matisse’s daughter-in-law to the United States Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island), and his wife Nuala. The portrait depicts a woman and dog in front of the moon. The bold primary colors create a vivid, striking visual experience.

From local sources, several New Jersey private collectors are offering pieces that include a Louis Majorelle-attributed leaf-carved mahogany vitrine and drawings by Boris Lovet-Lorski, Raphael Soyer, Don Freeman and others. From another estate will be a maritime scene by Emile Gruppe, a winter view of Washington Square Park by Guy Wiggins and a village scene by David Burliuk.

Nye & Company continues to offer another round of fabulous objets d’art from a Short Hills, New Jersey and San Francisco, California collector. A Manhattan collector decided to part with a superb portrait of a gentleman by Jozef Israels. The darker, somber tones of this work and the piercing eyes of the sitter draw the viewer into his soul, creating a dynamic portrait experience.

A handful of pieces from the estate of William Hodgins will cross the block for the last time. The renowned and widely published Boston-based interior designer was an Architectural Digest, AD100 decorator. He was once described as “a beacon of American Classicism”.

A Philadelphia-area collector relocating to North Carolina will begin deaccessioning his vast holdings with Nye and Company. The first tranche includes a group of Black Forest-style carved violins of German origin. These exceptional fiddles have the tops of the necks carved with lions and a variety of other animals and faces, transforming them from merely an instrument to a fanciful work of folk art. Also represented in the collection is an Arts and Crafts smoking stand with an inset Isaac Broome ceramic tile and folio-desk.

Just as there is variety in the violin carvings, there is an exceptional group of 18th and 19th century lighting devices coming from a private New Jersey/New York collection. These pieces come in a variety of materials such as glass, tole, wood and iron examples. A particularly rare piece is the folding book-form traveling light, guaranteed to brighten any traditional Americana collection.

Both sessions will allow real time online and absentee bidding, which will be available on LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Bidsquare.com and the Nye & Company website: www.nyeandcompany.com. Telephone bidding is available on a limited basis.

People can bid in absentia and online. An online preview is being held April 7th through April 22nd, at www.nyeandcompany.com, www.liveauctioneers.com, www.bidsquare.com and www.invaluable.com. Anyone looking for additional images, condition reports or info about an object is invited to visit the Nye & Company website, or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For more information about Nye & Company Auctioneers and the Chic and Antique Estate Treasures online only auction on Wednesday and Thursday, April 21st and 22nd, please visit www.nyeandcompany.com. The full color catalog can be viewed in its entirety now, at www.nyeandcompany.com, www.liveauctioneers.com, www.bidsquare.com and www.invaluable.com.

About Nye & Company Auctioneers:
John Nye had a long and fruitful career at Sotheby’s before he and his wife, Kathleen, acquired Dawson’s in 2003 and started Dawson & Nye. With the move to Bloomfield seven years later, they renamed the business to Nye & Company (Auctioneers, Appraisers, Antiques). The firm is nationwide, but the vast bulk of the business comes from trusts and estates in the tri-state area. For more information about Nye & Company Auctioneers please visit www.nyeandcompany.com.

Newly elected president Joe Biden recently signed a series of executive orders to follow through on his campaign pledge to combat our greatest existential threat – climate change.

In short, the bold action underscores that the future is bright for the solar industry.

For example, Biden "directs the federal agencies to procure carbon pollution-free electricity and clean, zero-emission vehicles to create good-paying jobs and stimulate clean energy industries."

This is seen as the first step to reorient federal energy purchases around clean power resources and spend $400 billion on federal procurement of green resources such as renewables, batteries and electric vehicles.

Biden is taking a proactive approach. He noted, "We can't wait any longer'' to address the climate crisis.”

On his first day in office, Biden signed orders to rejoin the international Paris Agreement and rescind federal permits for the Keystone XL pipeline project and other oil, coal and gas infrastructure projects.

The Biden-Harris administration also pledges to streamline wind and solar projects on federal lands.

The new administration has set an ambitious goal of eliminating pollution from fossil fuel in the power sector by 2035, speeding up what is already a market-driven growth of solar and wind energy, and lessening the country's dependence on coal, oil and gas.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in 2019, 61% of the nation's electric power came from natural gas and coal, 20% from nuclear and 17% from wind, solar and other renewable energy.

Given the culture and climate of the new administration, those numbers will be changing and the future of solar appears to be bright.