The name of the village means "Nicola the Lazybones" in Russian, but the two weren't looking for a place to relax; they needed a retreat in which to make art.

村庄的名字在俄语里是“懒骨头尼古拉”的意思，然而两位艺术家并不是来找休闲去处的，他们要找的是一个僻静的地方，好安心搞艺术。

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The name of the village means “Nicola the Lazybones” in Russian, but the two weren’t looking for a place to relax; they needed a retreat in which to make art.

村庄的名字在俄语里是“懒骨头尼古拉”的意思，然而两位艺术家并不是来找休闲去处的，他们要找的是一个僻静的地方，好安心搞艺术。

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They call it "peasant art" - potters used to make clay dishes and used leftover clay to make toys for children.

这种手艺被称作“农夫的艺术”，以前陶器匠人用粘土制作餐碟，剩下来的粘土就给孩子们做玩具。

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But they are made out of basketball shoes that the artist cut and changed to make his art.

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But there is a flaw in every great heist which none of the films ever seem to acknowledge - despite the huge risks the criminals take and the value of the stolen art, they never make much money.

BBC: Thieves fail to profit from stolen works of art

Since sites selling art online are unencumbered by the physical infrastructure of the traditional gallery or auction house, they can also make their commissions lower and the whole business of buying art much cheaper and more accessible.

FORBES: Would You Buy Art Online?

They make us wonder about the role of brands in art.

FORBES: Less Fartsy, More Artsy: The Evolution of Advertising Into an Art Form