Record Breaking Art and Culture News – Will Billion Dollar Art Become The New Crypto?
The Cosmic “X” original painting titled “Warhol Naked” by American artist Jack Armstrong, may soon sell at $300 Million (USD). This will be big news in the art world, as it would set a new record for American art, breaking the current ‘Marilyn’ record.
Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn“ painting is 1 of 5 silkscreen on linen paintings of film icon Marilyn Monroe. It was created in 1964 and originally sold in 1967 for only $5,000. Last year, the “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” sold for $195 Million, making art the ultimate liquid asset in uncertain times. Jack Armstrong says “it is interesting that art is now completely financialized and a strategic part of every UHNW (Ultra-High Net Worth) portfolio.” The previous record for an American artwork was $110.5 million set in 2017 for the 1982 “Untitled” painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-09/andy-warhols-shot-sage-blue-marilyn-sets-new-auction-record
Armstrong recently declined a $200 Million offer for his Warhol Naked masterpiece, saying he understands it should bring a minimum of $300 Million in a private sale. The acrylic on canvas painting is his seminal work out of only 100 Cosmic X original art paintings created between 1999-2019. Andy Warhol made 32 Soup Cans that were originally priced at $100 dollars each, yet only 4 sold in a gallery sale. The current record for a soup-can painting is now $37.5 million.
Armstrong states, “I can appreciate that ‘Salvator Mundi’, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci and sold to Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (in the world’s most prestigious auction house) holds the current record price of $450 million for a painting, yet there is still a dispute regarding its authenticity.” https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/leonardo-painting-sold-for-record-breaking-usd450-3-million.html
With banks becoming insolvent around the world, places to store portable wealth are becoming limited. You can’t carry a building with you and gold is heavy. Between Bitcoin and art, art is a physical asset you can transport at a moment’s notice. If the internet suddenly goes down, you can’t move crypto currency or digital assets, including NFT’s.
Sukharev continues, “In today’s art market, people want solid provenance and the rarest most ‘exclusive’ contemporary art. This is what will drive the market. This is why Armstrong’s Cosmic ‘X’ Art may break the billion dollar level, with a single painting as it’s rarity, style, provenance are unquestionable. With only 100 Paintings ever made by Armstrong and his DNA in every painting, there will never be an issue of authenticity with Cosmic X art.”
Armstrong says, “With over 3,300 hundred billionaires in the world, billion dollar paintings will become commonplace in the future. The most valuable paintings will deliver much higher returns than crypto, while art insiders achieve multi-billion dollar fortunes like early crypto investors.”
People will exhibit billion dollar paintings in homes and in private museums. A luxury billion dollar art investment will be shared with family and friends. Currently, rare art is the #1 portfolio hedge with ultra-high net worth clients. Family offices, Venture capital firms, hedge funds, corporations and top billionaires will adjust their portfolios to include the most iconic art.
Armstrong says, “Much has been written about Warhol the artist. Andy was very kind to people, even though he’s been viewed as avant-garde and socially connected to the world’s rich and famous. This painting captures the true ‘spirit’ of Andy, with its deep red color and bold signature in white. Warhol is an image Andy spent his life creating.”
Jack continues, “The Warhol Naked canvas is set to take its place at the top of the world’s most valuable art. The graffiti-like colors around the edges of ‘Warhol Naked’ and bubbling ripples of paint throughout the painting show the incredible energy just under the surface that Andy only revealed to his inner circle of friends. The magic of Warhol the Pop Art icon is symbolic in this painting, created just 13 years after Andy passed. It’s Andy at his deepest level, stripped of all his facade, wigs and humorous wit. It is Warhol Naked !”
Armstrong says, “There are only 27 original paintings left in my collection and “Warhol Naked” will be sold privately at the highest bid in July 2025. I expect its sale will top the list price of $300 Million Dollars.”
Jack Armstrong (2025: 50 Years in Art). When I came to NYC in 1979 it was Magic! Warhol, Basquiat, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli & Michael Jackson became my friends.
When speaking with artist Jack Armstrong, his recollections of all the famous people he became friends with seems like a magical journey that became the essence of his Cosmic ‘X’ art. He met Warren Buffett, when he was still in his teens in Omaha, Nebraska. That was only the beginning. The two richest women of their time, Doris Duke and Alice Walton of Walmart Fame were early collectors of his paintings.
While living in NYC in the 1980’s, Freddy Mercury, David Bowie and Michael Jackson purchased his work and became friends. Luciano Pavarotti, Liza Minnelli and movie stars Steve McQueen, Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett and Elizabeth Taylor were his pals. Jack met Andy Warhol, who was speaking with Ralph Lauren, Estee Lauder and Oscar de la Renta in Bloomingdale’s Flagship Store in NYC. As they say, the rest is history. All became his friends.
Armstrong recalls, “I took Basquiat to ‘Odeon’ Restaurant in 1980 for a lunch with Andy. He had previously spoken with Andy on the street at St. Mark’s Square (Lower East Side, NYC) but Andy didn’t remember him.
In 1982, Art Dealer Bruno Bischofberger officially introduced them as he was representing both artists in Europe. Andy then introduced me to his powerful NYC Dealer Leo Castelli. Two years later, I turned down a solo exhibition at Castelli Gallery.”
Jack Armstrong and Liza Minnelli
Dancing every night at Studio 54, Limelight, CBGB’s, The Mud Club and later Club Area, Palladium and the Tunnel, Armstrong understood that nothing but the newest and most pure form of art would stand the test of time. So in 1994, he repurchased his art, burned every painting and left NYC after living 15 amazing years there.
Resurfacing in Los Angeles in 1999, Jack created his first Cosmic ‘X’ painting, which he says: “Comes from the feeling of reconnecting with our ‘inner star power.’ This is our true lifepath if we’re left to discover a free – Cosmic Way of Life – that our own magic creates.” Jack Armstrong and the Magic of Cosmic X Art for Millionaire Collectors
Priscilla Presley with Jack Armstrong – Beverly Hills.
Jack states, “There are only 100 Cosmic ‘X’ Paintings in the world. In the future when I’m gone, they will each sell for $1 Billion dollars.”
He goes on to say: “All magic on earth is created by simply believing in yourself. I watched Basquiat paint his heart out. First doing graffiti and running from the police. Then painting with Andy and watching all the art fans chase them both. It was surreal. Basquiat’s record price is now $110 Million and Warhol’s is almost $200 Million.”
Jack’s currently creating a $200 Million Bugatti. It will be a “One Off’ Cosmic ‘X’ Art Car, for a head of State in the Middle East.
He calls it the “Armstrong Art Trifecta” and says “As I’ve already painted the most expensive Art Bicycle and Motorcycle in the world.”
Armstrong’s “Cosmic Firebird” painting, became the subject of his “Cosmic Firebird Ballet.” It was both the mascot and centerpiece for the ballet, held at The Rose Centre Theatre on April 2, 2011.
Cosmic Firebird – $120 Million
Armstrong says, “being related to Astronaut Neil Armstrong was destiny, as Cosmic ‘X’ Art also took me to distant world’s I’ve reconnected with.”
Armstrong states, “My Painting Space ‘X’ was created in 2002 and actually seen by Elon Musk before he named his company SpaceX. He later named Twitter ‘X’ and now calls his rockets ‘Starships’ – several years after he spoke to me about my Cosmic ‘Starship’ Motorcycle.”
Space ‘X’ – $220 Million
In closing, Jack Armstrong states, “It has been an amazing 50 Years in Art. A true Magical Experience. I feel honored to actually meet 7 US Presidents – Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, Bush and Trump. In 2025, the last few original paintings in my ‘private’ collection will be offered for sale. The collectors who purchase them will be fortunate to own a Cosmic ‘X’ original, as there are only 100 in the world.”
Cosmic Harley – The Art Of The Motorcycle – World’s Most Expensive
In this article, I speak with international artist Jack Armstrong about his time in New York City, being friends with Andy Warhol and the magical essence of his Cosmic ‘X’ art. Jack Armstrong (2025: 50 Years in Art) (The Life of Luxury)
Also included, Armstrong features two legendary motorcycle artists: JohnBritten and AllenMillyard to a new generation that will appreciate their legacy.
Guggenheim Museum in New York ran a very successful art exhibition called The Art of the Motorcycle in 1998.
Britten Motorcycles
The Britten V1000 is a hand-built race motorcycle designed and built by John Britten and a group of friends in Christchurch, New Zealand, during the early 1990’s.
Britten Motorcycles were the brainchild of John Britten from New Zealand, where these astounding motorcycles were built. These incredible machines were hand-built by John & his team & why the Brittens look like ‘rolling’ art.
The never-seen-before engineering that went into the Britten V1000 earned it the name of the world’s most advanced motorcycle from Cycle World. It baffled major factories, who couldn’t understand how a handful of people in a small New Zealand workshop could out-smart teams of engineers with the financial resources of leading motorcycle manufacturers.
The Britten V1000 recorded 39 race victories and 12 further podiums between 1991 and 1999, as well as an impressive list of top speed records. In particular, 1993 was a special year for records, with the V1000 setting the fastest top speed at the Isle of Man TT, it took the New Zealand Grand Prix title, set the world record for the flying mile in the 1000cc and under category at 188.092 mph, the world record for the standing start 1/4 mile (1000cc and under) at 134.617 mph, the world record for the standing start mile (1000cc and under) at 213.512 mph, and the world standing start kilometer record (1000cc and under) at 186.245 mph.
It’s safe to say that the Britten V1000 will forever be one of the most iconic and innovative motorcycles ever built, with an equally iconic story behind how it came to the fore of motorcycling in the 1990s. John Britten truly was one of history’s motorcycling mavericks and it is a great shame that we would never get to see the true potential of his ideas. He died from cancer, aged 45, in 1995.
Turning a motorcycle into art includes the back story and the story is as much art as the motorcycle itself. Brittens now sell in excess of £1,000,000 each. Seven out of fourteen Brittens are on public display.
John Britten & his V-1000 (Photo: Jack Armstrong)
Allen Millyard artist
Allen Millyard is an artist, residing in this story alongside Andy Warhol & Jack Armstrong, The Guggenheim Museum & Britten Motorcycles. Millyard created rolling sculptures which are works of art and fully functioning motorcycles, that are wildly different from production models & shaped like prototypes.
In the early 1970’s Kawasaki brought out the H2, a two stroke 750cc three-cylinder motorcycle known as the “Widow Maker”. Allen decided he would make four and five-cylinder versions of this iconic classic motorcycle in the mid to late 1990s and that’s what started his incredible journey.
Since those early days, Allen has built a range of incredible machines which have earned him his own section of the Barber Motorcycle Museum in the United States. He built a Kawasaki Z900 and grafted another complete bank of cylinders onto it, creating a V8 1600cc machine. He accepted a challenge to build a Kawasaki Z1300 six-cylinder, increasing it to twelve cylinders and 2,300cc. That was more than a challenge, as the task was almost impossible, due to the engine design, but Allen didn’t let that stop him.
Since then, he has made six-cylinder Kawasaki Z900s, a four-cylinder liquid cooled two stroke Kawasaki with Yamaha liquid cooled barrels grafted on for a top end and numerous other machines. The way his creations ride is far more than the sum of their parts, which is surprising and enchanting in equal measure.
Kawasaki Z1300 (Photo: Jack Armstrong)
Millyard Viper V10 at the Essen Motor Show – Photo: Wikipedia – By MPW57 – Own work, CC BY 3.0, Link
(Photo: Jack Armstrong)
Jack Armstrong: Cosmic Artist
There are few artists with greater pull on the desire of art collectors than Jack Armstrong. He was friends with Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring in the 1980s. He taught David Bowie, Freddy Mercury and Michael Jackson to paint abstract and created his own style, Cosmic ‘X’.
His art has become the most expensive art in the world by a living artist and is hunted down by the greatest heavy weight art collectors. Jack Armstrong created and painted his Cosmic Starship Harley-Davidson twenty years after a conversation that inspired the idea with Andy Warhol himself. You can read about it here, featured on WikiArt
Cosmic Extensionalism
Cosmic Extensionalism, or Cosmic X is a new and unique style of art created by Armstrong himself. What is Cosmic Extensionalism? How did Jack create this new way of expression? What does this have to do with motorcycles as art? Read on and have faith.
A phoenix rising from the ashes of his own work, Jack founded Cosmic Extensionalism, or Cosmic X in 1999. He vowed to create a new style of art in 1994 when he repurchased all of his NYC art and burned it. Cosmic X is a genre of modern art created by Jack, five years after he burned his previous works. He is the art while he creates it. It’s about the loss of self/ego. This is evident in all spirituality. Buddhism teaches us that everything is one and nothing simultaneously. In ancient Greece acting was a spiritual practice making actors revered at that time. The hyper real acting movement of The Method encourages the actor to transform into their character while playing the role.
The art and the artist are one. As such, the viewer/perceiver of that art becomes the art and the art becomes the viewer/perceiver of that art. This is not some “spiritual waffle” just look at The Observer Effect where the existence of things changes when they’re observed.
Armstrong’s DNA is present in every painting and object he creates. When you buy an Armstrong artwork, you are certainly also buying a piece of the artist himself. He leaves a piece of hair and fingerprints present in all of his paintings and works. This gives Cosmic X art the ultimate provenance as it makes his work impossible to forge, unlike many other famous forgeries of artwork, as you can see here. How a FedEx Box Exposed a Fake Basquiat Museum Collection
His Cosmic X series consists of only one hundred pieces and it’s a conversation with the universe. He is the antithesis of Warhol’s Factory – his work is a universal process, as he channels each brushstroke. Armstrong is in dialogue with the universe and it expresses itself through him and his work. Many great artists, actors, writers and musicians explain their work as getting the ego out of the way to channel something magical through themselves and this is clearly how Jack works.
Armstrong with actor Rick Mora & the Cosmic ‘Starship’ Harley-Davidson (Photo-Jack Armstrong)
Cosmic Harley swapped for a high value painting.
The Cosmic Harley was swapped for a high value painting by Jack himself. After the sale in 2012, Jack remained in contact with the owners of the Cosmic Harley. They had fallen in love with his artwork and were especially keen on a painting he called Star Key #733. The painting was a $50,000,000 piece and Jack was wanting to bring the Cosmic Starship home again. So he swapped the painting for his favorite sculpture and the prodigal artwork returned home to Jack Armstrong. The Mona Lisa of Motorcycles – 50 Million Dollar Art Trade Deal (The Life of Luxury)
I asked him why he swapped a $50,000,000 painting for the Cosmic Starship Harley-Davidson and he told me that “it’s the Mona Lisa of Motorcycles.” He felt for such an iconic motorcycle, known in countries all over the world, he wanted it to be on display in a private collection or to be seen by the public. The Cosmic Starship had the bodywork removed and had been languishing in a vault for ten years and Jack couldn’t bear it not being on display. He said, “How can the Mona Lisa of motorcycles not be displayed?”
Cosmic Star Key #733 – $50 Million
First Time Ever
Jack Armstrong is the first artist to have been involved in a two-year Digital Retrospective of his artwork on giant screens in Times Square NYC. It was shown every fifteen minutes, twenty-four hours a day between 2018 and 2020. Millions of people around the world viewed it. Cosmic X Experience from Artist Jack Armstrong Comes to New York City (The Life of Luxury)
Alice Walton (Walmart Heiress) owns two Armstrong pieces, valued at $50,000,000 each. There is no other artist alive who fires up art collectors like Jack Armstrong. Everything he touches attracts global collectors, who desire the world’s rarest modern art.
Cosmic Harley and Actress Gretchen Rossi (Photo: Jack Armstrong)
Unusual Media
No other artist has expressed themselves on such unusual media as – cowboy boots, the most valuable handbag on earth, a bicycle and the iconic Harley-Davidson V-Rod. These works are magical creations and are walking, cycling and “rolling thunder” works of art. These are among the rarest Jack Armstrong 3D objects with a purpose and not simply paintings, but true art as these objects become his canvas.
Jack’s work speaks to collectors and his personality clearly matches his work. He is currently ‘Celebrating his 50th Anniversary’ as an artist and digitally sharing his work as the world takes notice. Armstrong’s 100Cosmic X Paintings – become more valuable each year.
Cosmic Starship Harley-Davidson. A rolling Jack Armstrong painting or a Jack Armstrong sculpture?
(Photo: Jack Armstrong)
Most famous example of the motorcycle as art: Cosmic ‘Starship’ Harley.
Clearly, the Cosmic Starship Harley-Davidson is the most famous example of the motorcycle as art. This piece has been featured worldwide in many, many publications in South America, all over Europe, the USA and the Arab nations. The bike has been featured in The Life of Luxury. Jack Armstrong Cosmic X Triptych – The Next Big Art World Investment (The Life of Luxury)
Even Damien Hirst could not achieve anything close to the $3,000,000 that Jack Armstrong achieved in 2012, which makes this the most expensive example of the motorcycle as art. Armstrong’s tenacity to do business his way, without using art dealers or auction houses, only working directly with buyers …. seems to have paid off.
Armstrong is a brilliant self-publicist who always gravitates towards the least ignorable route to publicity, as you can see in this short video of his launching of the Cosmic Starship Harley-Davidson.
It assures the buyer that they are buying a genuine piece from the artist and he issues a certificate to prove the provenance. The motorcycle has been featured in the Dupont Registry Magazine and has recently been featured on the front cover of Ultimate Motorcycling. The 50-million V-Rod- Jack Armstrong’s Cosmic Starship Harley (Ultimate Motorcycling)
Warhol Connection:
The Warhol connection is well documented. Armstrong used to ride his Harley-Davidson around New York with Warhol on the back in the mid 1980s. During this time, Warhol was producing a lot of work featuring motorcycles. They seemed to be springing up at every opportunity, both in his work and consciousness. After a ride through the city, Warhol asked Jack what he was going to do and he replied, “I am going to create a Million Dollar Harley.” Warhol replied: “You’ll become the Last Wizard of Art”. Warhol’s words became one of Jacks most iconic paintings.
Only twenty odd years later did Jack bring that dream into reality by creating the Cosmic Starship custom Harley-Davidson motorcycle. It was always conceived as a space craft, something moving through the universe and it became his canvas. It’s as much a piece of art as his paintings, some of which sell for over $100,000,000. Except it is the only motorcycle he has ever painted. Warhol bestowed “The Last Wizard of Art” title on Jack Armstrong because he respected him and he sincerely respected Jack’s work.
Andy Warhol’s Soup Can and Jack Armstrong’s Harley-Davidson
This Harley-Davidson is Jack Armstrong’s Campbell’s soup can. It’s his canvas and his painting that rides and rolls. No other living artist has lit up the world with such a real and yet ethereal piece of work as the Cosmic Starship Harley. It is the realization and manifestation of a dream that came directly from a conversation with Andy Warhol himself.
As Freud said, “Only the realization of a childhood dream can bring happiness”. I’m sure Jack Armstrong doesn’t care whether the Cosmic Starship is a childhood or adult dream he realized. It’s the realization of a dream. Whoever owns this piece of Armstrong is buying the realization of a dream cooked up directly from a conversation between Andy Warhol and Jack Armstrong.
Armstrong sets his own values
Armstrong sets his own values for his paintings, as he doesn’t use dealers or exhibit as such. In 1984, he turned down the opportunity for a solo show of his works. It was offered to him by the renowned art dealer Leo Castelli, the most powerful art dealer in America.
Armstrong has always represented himself and set the values of his artwork. Setting his own values rather than being told what they’re worth, is entirely faithful to the Cosmic ‘X’ mindset. Jack Armstrong clearly dances to his own tune and trusts his work like no other living artist trusts their own work. Or is he trusting the universal presence he experiences when he works?
Armstrong is currently on the January 2025 cover of Elite Luxeliving Magazine (Dubai Edition)
What is Cosmic Extensionalism, or Cosmic X? It is a new style of art founded by Jack Armstrong in 1999 in Los Angeles.
Cosmic X is a genre of modern art styles, as are the famous genres of “Cubism” by Picasso or “Pop Art” by Andy Warhol. It was originally founded as an organic art movement and is singular by comparison. Cosmic X requires the artist to become the art itself. This requires a unique state of mind to be reached, connecting to a universal presence which Armstrong believes exists in each being. It is this connection which creates the art, not the artist.
His Cosmic Starship Harley-Davidson certainly represents the most expensive Harley-Davidson ever sold when it went for $3,000,000 in 2012. However, Jack’s art has seriously increased in value since then. This Harley is a rolling Jack Armstrong painting and is unique. There is nothing else like it in the world. Warhol never created a motorcycle – which could be setting record prices today. Jack Armstrong beat him to it, making him ”The Last Wizard of Art.”
(Photo: Jack Armstrong)
Rolling Jack Armstrong Painting
The Cosmic Starship is a rolling Jack Armstrong painting and also a sculpture that rides. Jack opted to keep the Harley-Davidson V-Rod standard, because his work is enough. There is no other rolling Jack Armstrong motorcycle in the world.
If Warhol had painted a car that’s for sale, or a motorcycle, what value would they have today? Would either one sell for more than his $195 Million “Marilyn” painting? Warhol Auction – Marilyn Monroe (New York Times)
In closing, many believe that Armstrong’s ”Cosmic Starship Harley” will sell for more than $200 million in the near future. In the future, his ‘Warhol Naked‘ painting is destined to become the world’s first billion dollar artwork. Warhol Naked Will Sell for Record $300 Million (USA Art News)
In closing Jack Armstrong mentions his famous relative, astronaut Neil Amstrong and says, ‘Nothing is impossible when you communicate with the universe.”
Photo Montage from the “Cosmic Starship” Harley-Davidson Red Carpet Event
$200 Million Bugatti Art-Car Set To Smash Mercedes $142M World Record
Artist Jack Armstrong will unveil the World’s Most Expensive Car in Saudi Arabia – his $200 Million Bugatti ‘X’ hypercar.
It will celebrate Armstrong’s 50th Anniversary as an artist. As the founder of Cosmic ‘X’ Art, he worked with both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol at the start of his iconic career.
His painting ‘Warhol Naked‘ at $300 Million, along with his Cosmic ‘Starship’ Harley-Davidson motorcycle rate alongside the rarest modern objects in the world.
The current world record, a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe was one of only two ever made. It was sold from the Mercedes-Benz corporate museum in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2022 to a private collector for 141 million EUR (138 million GBP or 142 million USD). The record sale proceeds were used to establish the Mercedes-Benz Fund.
Armstrong’s Bugatti will be a “one-off” masterpiece that will crown his career records as a unique and internationally celebrated artist with the most expensive Bicycle, Motorcycle and Supercar in the world. Most Expensive Bike In The World
His Tony Lama “Cosmic Cowboy Boots” are the world’s finest at $6 Million. The company is owned by his fellow Omaha, Nebraska native – Warren Buffett. Armstrong is celebrated worldwide and recently featured in Esquire Magazine, Saudi Arabia. Artist Jack Armstrong: The owner of the most expensive paintings in the world
Armstrong will include African artist Denis Mutabazi of Tanzania on the new Bugatti Art-Car. Armstrong has previously worked with Mexican Artist Jaime Carbo. He says: “Mutabazi is Africa’s most unique artist and he developed a one million bead art process that no one else can replicate.” Denis Mutabazi – LinkedIn
Armstrong states that Carbo in Mexico and Mutabazi in Tanzania, “are completely unique in the same iconic vein as Warhol and Basquiat in creating new concepts. I am most fortunate to collaborate with both. These two artists will become legends in the future and it’s an honor to work alongside them.”
As for creating the most expensive art objects in the world, Armstrong says, “Warhol would be amazed at his $195 Million ‘Marilyn’ record, plus Basquiat at $110 Million for his Blue Skull painting and with Da Vinci in top place at $450 Million.”
Armstrong states, “I will retire in 2025. My legacy is my art and the wonderful artists I worked with in my career. With only 100 paintings in the world, Cosmic ‘X’ Art is the world’s rarest and I believe will reach One Billion Dollars for each original painting in the near future. I also offer sales in Bitcoin for my top collectors.”
In closing, Jack Armstrong states, “I look forward to unveiling my $200 Million Bugatti in Saudi Arabia next year. It will magically descend from the sky, just as I did with my Harley-Davidson in 2010. Somewhere in art heaven, high above Riyadh. I think Warhol and Basquiat will be smiling and watching this rarest Bugatti, descend to earth.”
Armstrong is the modern day Van Gogh and worked with global icons Warhol and Basquiat in New York City. He has exhibited his own creations worldwide, selling to some of the world’s richest billionaires.
Artist Jack Armstrong Will Create The World’s Most Expensive Handbag for Women. Priced at $7.3 Million.
The Cosmic X Star lady’s bag will be a one of a kind original and suitable for the ultimate client. The luxury handbag will be custom painted by Armstrong in his famous CosmicX style and he will partner with a renowned luxury brand.
Armstrong will partner with a leading luxury brand to exhibit the most expensive women’s fashion bag ever created. It will break all records including the Mouawad diamond handbag.
The price tag of $7.3 million is a reflection of the finest art accessory in the world, for the ultimate UHNW art collector. This art piece will be suitable for the most exclusive event or equally at home in the new owner’s private collection of art and fashion.
There will only be one original handbag and 100 Serigraph prints on exotic bags, created by Armstrong and the designer working closely together. A serigraph print is an original piece of artwork utilizing a process that applies ink through a silkscreen onto a material.
The 100 Serigraph print exotic handbags will be priced between $100,000 to $200,000 each, depending on the material chosen.
The Ultimate Gift, World’s Most Valuable.
Cosmic ‘X’ Luxury Bag to be exclusively named for the buyer:
If the Cosmic X Star handbag is purchased in advance of its completion, Armstrong will “name” the bag for the new owner. Like the iconic Hermes bag named for Jane Birkin, the new (icon/name) will always be identified with the ‘X’ bag, creating an ultra-current, fashion meets art – moment in time.
If Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos were to purchase it as a wedding gift for his upcoming nuptials with Lauren Sanchez, it would be renamed the ‘Lauren‘ bag – replacing the Birken bag in high fashion.
Just like the Elizabeth Taylor diamond, which was named for the film star, the Cosmic X Star handbag will carry its new owner’s name proudly into the future. It will be the ultimate gift for the ultimate UHNW couple or individual. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor_Diamond
Armstrong has completed only 100 paintings and art objects owned by UHNW collectors globally. This will be Armstrong’s final fashion statement, after creating the world’s most valuable painting, motorcycle, boots and bicycle. Although his last, the Cosmic X Star luxury bag will be perhaps his finest project.
The Mona Lisa Of Motorcycles In $50 Million Art Sale
Modern artist Jack Armstrong is once again the owner of the most expensive motorcycle in the world!
The Cosmic Starship Harley he sold in 2012 for $3 Million has recently changed hands in a record art sale. Armstrong exchanged his $50 Million Cosmic X Painting titled: Star Key #733 with the family that owned the custom painted Harley Davidson motorcycle.
We had the pleasure of interviewing Jack Armstrong and get his personal reactions to the big news.
The painting’s #733 title has a significant meaning. It is the exact ct. number of the 733ct Black Star Sapphire Of Queensland, which he loaned to Canada’s Largest Museum – The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. In 2007, the Black Star Sapphire Of Queensland was featured in the grand reopening of the Crystal Addition, which was the biggest event in the museum’s history.
The Black Star Sapphire Of Queensland was exhibited in the American National Gem Collection (Smithsonian Museum) from 1961-1969 and was owned by artist Jack Armstrong from 2002 – 2008. When Armstrong loaned the Black Star Sapphire to the Royal Ontario Museum for their Grand Reopening party in July 2007, the world once again got to see the most famous star sapphire in the world shine like the moon with the most perfect star gem on earth. The sapphire was the star of the show when the most important VIP’s arrived in Canada for the grand opening celebration that lasted a week. Royal Ontario Museum Royal Ontario Museum – Michael Lee Chin – Crystal Age at the ROM
The famous Sapphire was worn by both Priscilla Presley and Cher – on the first season of the “Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” TV Show.
“Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” TV Show
Armstrong says.“The Cosmic Starship Harley motorcycle is my masterpiece and will either be exhibited to the public once more or will be sold to a public or private museum, or collector. It will allow the public to see this one-off piece of motorcycle art history.”
Armstrong was quoted, “My motorcycle is now officially the Most Valuable Bike in the world. I don’t want it to be stored any longer in a vault and would like to see it reappear in a public or private collection. Similar to my friend Andy Warhol, it truly is my Campbell’s Soup Can.” Andy Warhol and Jack Armstrong: One Artist’s Soup Can Is Another’s Harley-Davidson
Paul Jayson is a well-known and highly respected UK Motorcycle historian, curator and restoration expert. He states, “The Armstrong ‘Starship’ Harley is simply the finest art motorcycle ever made.” The Motorcycle As Art – The Motorcycle Broker
The Cosmic Starship Harley had been stored in a climate-controlled vault for 10 years and has not been seen by the public since it’s 2010 World Premiere event in L.A., California. Attended by many celebrities, this amazing event was covered by the International Press. Jack Armstrong and actor Lorenzo Lamas were both filmed on the motorcycle at the legendary Bartels Harley Davidson. Jack also talks about Andy in the below video.
Armstrong says he feels a bit like Leonardo da Vinci, who travelled with his own “Mona Lisa” painting his entire life. Armstrong states, “Some things change your life. This Starship Motorcycle is like a part of my family. It’s the most iconic motorcycle in art history and I will now search for the right setting to display it. I want to share it with the art and museum world once again.”
Jack Armstrong – The Most Expensive Harley Davidson Motorcycle 10-Year Anniversary
Many in the art world believe Jack’s Cosmic Starship Harley motorcycle is a singular art masterwork. It stands alongside his other masterpieces: Warhol Naked, Cosmic X Paradigm and The Last Wizard as the most important works in “Cosmic X” art.
Warhol Naked
Cosmic X Paradigm
The Last Wizard
Armstrong says, “It seems amazing that I told Warhol in the 1980’s when I rode him on the back of my 1000 Harley Sportster in New York City that one day, I would create the world’s most valuable art motorcycle. Andy not only thought it was a great idea, but I actually saw him creating motorcycles in his Last Supper Exhibition for Rome just before he died.” The Vatican to Host Major Andy Warhol Exhibition – The Art Newspaper
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Jack continues, “It was possible that after all our rides together, Andy started painting motorcycles. 25 years later, when I was being photographed by the world press in L.A. I thought of my friend Andy and my old Harley and smiled for the cameras.”
Warhol was driven in his own Rolls Royce by Mick Jagger, Liza Minelli and Imelda Marcos. But Armstrong believes Andy riding on Jack’s 1980 Harley Davidson were the only times, Warhol ever rode on a motorcycle in New York City. Andy Warhol Cars Shows the Artist’s Love for Automotives – Sixtysix Mag
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Jack Armstrong feels the same way about the Cosmic Starship Motorcycle as he did with the famous sapphire. Saying “It needs to be seen so it can cosmically change the way people feel. As they view it, the motorcycle comes to life in extreme colors that make the mind bend. It changes their own reality in ways that only the viewer can describe after seeing this motorcycle live and in color on exhibit. I feel it’s an unforgettable experience in motorcycle and art history.”
Armstrong continues, “The person who will collect it and curate it in the future, can build a car or motorcycle collection around it. Or center it in any renowned art collection and watch it virtually steal the show, no matter what priceless paintings surround it. My Cosmic Starship Harley will become the ultimate conversation piece, when anyone who loves art enters its orbit.”
For Armstrong to trade one of his favorite paintings for possibly his favorite creation, is nothing new for the rebel artist. Jack states, “I created this motorcycle to be seen. The only way for that to happen was to remove it from its hidden existence. Let it shine again on the world stage, where it will occupy a place in the art and museum world like no other motorcycle can.”
Armstrong channels all his 100 rare, original paintings and the Cosmic Starship Harley motorcycle (a 2009 Harley Davidson V-Rod) from Universal Transcendence. He lets the object he’s painting to virtually come to life, by simply allowing the universe to flow through himself as the creation takes place. Oneness is the unique state of being that Armstrong says is not ‘only the ‘center’ of his talent but is also the metaphysical state of creation that created the stars.
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Photos Courtesy of Jack Armstrong
The 7 Most Expensive Paintings in the World – By a Living Artist
Cosmic ‘X’ Art is the World’s Most Expensive – 2022
When you speak about the most expensive art in the world, always the names ‘Basquiat’ and ‘Warhol’ come up, as sales of both artists work now exceed $100 million per piece. The still living member of the Warhol, Basquiat and Haring NYC Art Tribe is – Jack Armstrong. He has produced a significantly more rare body of work, fixed at 100 pieces and influenced by cosmic visions of enlightenment that uniquely helped him to discover a new style of Art that he founded and named – Cosmic ‘X‘ in 1999.
The official name: Cosmic Extensionalism has been written about worldwide. Yet, artist Jack Armstrong has never completely explained how he came to develop an art technique and style so completely different than anything else that has come before or after it in art history. When asked, he carefully explains it as: “A ‘universal transcendence’ in art and in artist that is a completely separate (new) art category and singularly unique in style and merit.”
Armstrong explains, “My Cosmic ‘X’ art revelation took place in July of 1999, exactly 30 years after Neil’s first ‘steps’ on the Moon In 1969.”
Jack continues, “I understood in 1999, that most major art: Exhibited in Art-Fairs, Galleries and Museums was turning into conceptual nightmares of ridiculous proportion, offering nothing except the marketing of mass-produced pieces called art. Yet often made by an army of minimum wage (artist) assistants.”
“It was then I experienced a revolutionary enlightenment perhaps similar to Mr. Musk and his Mission to Mars. In my vision I realized that incomparable information ran thru me from different dimensions. I used this information to create a new form of transmitting universal messages thru canvas and paint that can purely resonate into the universe for the ages.”
“I call it Cosmic ‘X’ because I channel it from the Universe and the other star planets we originate from.”
Jack further states, “One of my paintings is called ‘Ancient Universal Royals’ and that is the line we descend from. All this came in visions and dreams and the first painting was created in this vision. All the rest followed this pattern of letting the universe paint the art and using me only as a human facilitator.”
“This process is at a level that allows patterns & textures with words to appear from a universal alchemy I achieve through the meta-physical process I have developed with my universal cosmic X philosophy which induce trance like states that allow me to receive messages from other dimensions in cosmic revelations that are important for mankind to know as the ancient ones extend understanding which in essence is a cosmic reconnection for all beings.” Stellar discovery: Human bodies are 97 percent stardust, claim scientists!
Cosmic Extensionalism[1] or Cosmic X is a new style of Art which was originally founded by Jack Armstrong in 1999.[2] Armstrong was inspired by an ethereal experience he had with the famous gem stone known as the Black Star Sapphire of Queensland. The stone is believed to have magical powers. At the time he destroyed all of his previous works.
Cosmic X is a genre of modern art styles as is the famous genres of “Cubism” by Picasso or “Pop Art” by Warhol. It was originally founded as an organic art movement and is singular by comparison.
Cosmic X requires the artist to become the art they are creating, by feeling no separation between the art itself. This requires a unique state of mind to be reached, connecting to a universal presence, which Armstrong believes exists in each being. It is this connection that creates the art, not the artist.”
Armstrong’s hair, fingerprints and DNA is present in all his paintings.
One of Armstrong’s largest paintings and possibly the finest. Space ‘X’ is both magnificent and priceless. Its Universal Flow is unmatched by anything else in the world. Armstrong says it’s the same cosmic ‘flow’ in this century as The Starry Night was in Van Gogh’s time. “Whatever is written about the work, does not matter. It must be seen in person, as its experience will never be forgotten.” says the artist.
Warhol Naked
$300 Million, 2000 – L.A. California
Perhaps the most famous work of “Cosmic X”, along with the Cosmic Starship Motorcycle. Named for Jack’s great friend and mentor, Andy Warhol.
The Last Wizard
$120 Million, 2000 – L.A. California
Armstrong’s largest painting. With extreme color, texture, with magical universal messages written throughout the piece. Signed with Jack & includes the title that Warhol gave him: “The Last Wizard”. A seminal piece of Cosmic X Art.
Cosmic 1
$110 Million, 2008 – Palm Springs, California
One of Armstrong’s most extreme colored & textured pieces. Cosmic 1, takes the viewer into the Universe of Armstrong’s Cosmic X Art, an unforgettable journey from the finest contemporary artist in the world.
Cosmic ‘X’ Paradigm
$113 Million, 2019 – Palm Springs, California
Armstrong’s ‘Final’ & most complex cosmic painting. The artist refuses to describe it saying ‘each’ (viewer) can discover their own secret inside the painting. It is universal magic on canvas. Armstrong says there are several paradigms in the piece and viewers can travel, into different dimensions & lifetimes as their consciousness evolves & connects with its art portals hidden in the painting.
Cosmic ‘X’ #1
$113 Million, 1999 – L.A. California
The First Cosmic ‘X’ ART. It’s powerful Universal flow created Armstrong’s revolutionary Cosmic Art ✨
Cosmic Star Dream
$110 Million, 2006 – L.A. California
The cover image of Armstrong’s book “Cosmic X.” An exciting interplanetary journey with both Jack and ”Cosmic Star Dream” (written) on the painting. One of Armstrong’s personal favorites. A spectacular original Armstrong.
Andy Warhol called him “The Last Wizard of Art.” Warhol, Basquiat, Keith Haring, Liza Minnelli and Elizabeth Taylor called him their friend. He painted NYC walls with Basquiat and taught Michael Jackson how to paint. For decades, Jack Armstrong’s art has been collected by Billionaires and Celebrities.
The Collectors of Jack Armstrong’s Cosmic X
Since his early days, Armstrong originals have been collected by celebrities and cultural icons.
Jackie Onassis, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Elizabeth Taylor have all owned art from “The Last Wizard.”
The world’s richest woman, Alice Walton (Walmart), owns two of Armstrong’s Cosmic X paintings.
The Legacy of Record-Breaking Art
– “The Cosmic Starship”, a custom painted Harley-Davidson V-Rod, first sold for $3 Million in 2012. The World’s Most Expensive Motorcycle at $50 million in 2022.
– ”The Cosmic Starcruiser”, a custom Cosmic ‘X’ art-bicycle, sold for $3 Million at the Big Boys Toys event in Dubai, in 2014.
– “The Cosmic ‘X’ Tribute Glove”, to be featured in the upcoming “Mirroring Michael Jackson” documentary, has been listed at $10 million.
The Historic Opportunity:
The 7 Most Valuable Paintings in the World
These are the 7 most expensive paintings in the world by a living artist for 2022.
“Cosmic ‘fusion’ is the secret of the universe as it encodes everything.”
– Jack Armstrong
“To reach a state of ‘cosmic-fusion’ in life & in art you discover we are all universal code completely able to experience interdimensional travel and life based exclusively on our reconnection with the energy of stars.”
– Jack Armstrong
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The World’s Rarest Art: $100 Million “Cosmic X 100” NFT Digital Art
A new revolution is coming or is it already here? Three simple letters – NFT (Non-Fungible Token) are changing the world. One of the biggest opportunities now available is from famous, modern artist Jack Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong is excited to announce the creation of the biggest NFT art offering – the $100 Million “Cosmic X 100” NFT.
In 2021, NFTs are taking the tech world by storm. Utilizing “blockchain” technology, NFT assets are being sold in a virtual, online marketplace. Items consist of art, music, sports cards, as well as other collectibles. For example, Jack Dorsey is the CEO of Twitter and Square and sold his very first Tweet as an NFT, for over $2.9 million.
Jack’s “Cosmic X 100” NFT includes a collection of 100 digital images, representing all 100 of his original “Cosmic X” acrylic paintings. (Note: the above image is not the actual NFT). There are less than 30 of his original paintings available for sale. They range from $10-$113 million each. Therefore, the “Cosmic X 100” NFT art package of all 100 digital paintings for $100 million, is truly a bargain!
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Jack stated, “NFTs are a new digital paradigm for art and the world. The art world has moved 20 years into the future, in a virtual night with NFTs.”
“The Last Wizard” – Now Offered at $110 Million
The “Cosmic X 100” NFT is a unique, digital offering of 100 individual Armstrong “Cosmic X” images. At only $1 million dollars each, this offering provides the buyer an opportunity to acquire all 100 “Cosmic X” Images in the world – Armstrong’s life work.
All 100 NFTs will be sold as a group for $100 million. Therefore, they then can be auctioned, held privately, or sold privately at the discretion of the buyer – either individually or as a complete collection. We strongly feel the upside value is tremendous!
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens are essentially digital deeds or certificates, attached to the blockchain. When an NFT is created, a unique identifier, typically a string of numbers and letters records the creation date. It’s then added to a blockchain’s historical record.
The certificates are secured with blockchain technology, similar to what underpins Bitcoin and other crypto. It’s this information that makes each NFT unique, and as such, they cannot be directly replaced by another token.
NFTs are digital certificates that authenticate a claim of ownership to an asset, and allow it to be transferred or sold.
A quote from Jack Armstrong, “Museums will become digital art spaces as real estate and other commodities will all utilize blockchain NFT metadata to thrive in this new paradigm where everyone can participate.”
Jack has said, “Everything valuable is about rarity.” This is so true. But the current NFT craze may be changing that logic forever.
With 100 original Cosmic ‘X’ paintings available and 100 NFTs (1 of each painting in digital image), Armstrong currently ranks #1 as the rarest post modern art in the world. As a result, Jack Armstrong is on track to break every existing, record price in art.
The recent Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) NFT art sale in March, achieved a record $69 million. Even though the artist’s record price for a print is only $100. The art is titled “Everydays: The First 5000 Days.“ Beeple collected approximately $55 million from the sale and Christie’s auction house received about $14 million. This milestone makes NFTs a proven portal and the future of art sales.
NFTs now make individual art pieces unique. By synergizing NFTs with the proven rarity of Cosmic ‘X’ art, this creates a huge opportunity to collect the entire Cosmic ‘X’ art portfolio. This seems to us, the ultimate financial hedge by utilizing the world’s rarest art, with completely secure ownership on the blockchain.
It’s amazing that Vincent Van Gogh produced almost 2,000 works of art in his life, including over 900 paintings. The Dutch Post-Impressionist painter’s most famous piece – The Starry Night is an oil on canvas. The Starry Night‘ painting by Van Gogh would sell for more than $1 billion dollars if placed on the market today. It is Van Gogh’s magnum opus and the same will become reality for ‘Warhol Naked‘ – the seminal painting in “Cosmic X.”
On the other hand, artist Damien Hirst has produced many thousands of factory assisted paintings & art objects already on the market & has announced he will release 10 thousand more art NFT’S this year.
In conclusion, global art consensus dictates that only exclusivity and rarity drive the top of the market. The highest prices will be achieved by the rarest works on the market such as the $450 million Salvator Mundi painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. The reason Da Vinci’s art is expensive is because less than 20 originals exist in the world.
Let’s step back for a moment and learn more about iconic artist, Jack Armstrong’s incredible, art career.
While living in New York City for 8 years, Jack personally knew and collaborated with iconic artists Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. In fact, Andy actually called Jack “The Last Wizard of Art.”
Armstrong refused a solo art exhibition by Leo Castelli, who was the most powerful dealer of modern art in the world. Castelli also represented Warhol, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. As a result, he held the largest roster of famous names in art in modern history.
By refusing a solo show that would have made him known in the upper echelons of the rarified world of NY art in the 1980’s, Armstrong knew that he would have to find something new & unique. He realized that he needed to become as radical as Vincent Van Gogh’s work was in the 1880’s. History showed that Van Gogh was shunned by the art world a century before Armstrong’s “Cosmic X“.
An interesting fact is Jack’s first million dollar painting sale was to billionaire tobacco heiress, Doris Duke. Neither Basquiat or Warhol ever sold a million dollar painting before they passed away, in 1987 & 1988 respectively.
Over the years, he has sold paintings to many famous celebrities and wealthy people. His most expensive “Cosmic X” sales are to a Chinese billionaire and Alice Walton (Walmart heiress).
100 Original “Cosmic X” paintings were created over a 21 year period, after Armstrong repurchased his early works (painted in NYC from 1979-1994). When they were back in his possession, he shockingly burned them all. He told me that nothing would stop him from becoming the rarest painter in modern art history. The reason is due to the limited number of works available for sale and in the originality of a new style of art, that would take him almost 3 decades to discover and create.
In 1999, Jack Armstrong founded a new style of art and named it “Cosmic X.” He believes cosmic Extensionalism is a direct universal transcendence, in art and in the artist.
Cosmic Extensionalism or Cosmic X is a new style of Art which was originally founded by Jack Armstrong in 1999. Armstrong was inspired by an ethereal experience he had with the famous gemstone known as the Black Star Sapphire of Queensland. The stone is believed to have magical powers. At the time he destroyed all of his previous works.
Cosmic X is a genre of modern art styles as are the famous genres of “Cubism” by Picasso or “Pop Art” by Warhol. It was originally founded as an organic art movement and is singular by comparison.
Cosmic X requires the artist to become the art they are creating, by feeling no separation between the art itself. This requires a unique state of mind to be reached, connecting to a universal presence, which Armstrong believes exists in each being. It is this connection that creates the art, not the artist.”
Armstrong’s hair, fingerprints and DNA is present in all his paintings.
Highlights of Jack Armstrong’s astonishing career:
* 2010:
– In Los Angeles, Armstrong introduces the world’s first million dollar motorcycle as an ART- Object. It sells for $3 million dollars in 2012. The custom painted, Harley-Davidson motorcycle is currently on the market and now priced at $50 million.
* 2018 – 2020: – A 2 year digital art ‘retrospective‘ of Jack’s artwork appears for 30 seconds, every 5 minutes – 24 hours a day. This incredible display was seen by countless people on the giant 60 X 40 Ft. digital screen in Times Square, above the Ripley’s Museum in New York City.
22 years later, Jack Armstrong’s “Cosmic X” collection has become the rarest, original modern art in the world. Armstrong’s amazing Cosmic “X’ Triptych is currently priced at $250 million.
The remaining 25 “Cosmic X” (original) paintings are currently available with the actual DNA of Armstrong, in each painting. His artwork and paintings are amazing, plus prices keep skyrocketing. These stunning works were formerly held by the artist in his own private museum and are the finest original “Cosmic X” paintings in the world.
We believe that “Cosmic X” will be the next billion dollar masterpieces in the art world. Quality and rarity throughout art history have always produced the highest prices on the secondary market. Since the DNA of the artist is in each of the 100 “Cosmic X” acrylic paintings, their will never be a dispute with an Armstrong original. This was the case with the $450 million ‘disputed’ Da Vinci painting, that was auctioned by Christie’s.
Recently the name value alone of the 4 richest artists in the world have guaranteed that their inflated auction prices are justified. According to The Guardian, the 4 richest (living) artists in the world, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, M. Cattelan & Takashi Murakami all employ minimum wage art-assistants, who make every piece of art that the famous artists later personally sign. Many experts believe that the current value of these ‘artworks’ will greatly decrease in the future as thousands upon thousands of these ‘original’ works of ‘factory’ produced art will have saturated the markets & prices will deflate & collapse.
Jack Armstrong responds, “Art becomes salvation. There are no other rules.”
Plus the Tony Lama cowboy boots are ($6 million). He also completed a custom painted, Cosmic X Love Glove ($10 million) and Cosmic Mirage Hat ($7 million). Both pieces include gold flakes. They are a tribute to the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, in support of his new documentary movie – premiering later this year.
In addition, a new film about Armstrong is being planned for production in 2023 and titled:
BURN THE MASTERPIECE – COSMIC ‘X’
Jack concludes, “With NFTs, every artist can disrupt the system, which is art itself.”
Jack Armstrong “Cosmic X” Triptych – The Next Big, Art World Investment
Art has long been desired for its beauty and the unique creation of each artist. But art appeals to each person in a different and personal way. Some art lovers only like the works of a single artist. While others don’t care who created it. As a result, it’s one of the facts that makes the wonderful world of art so special. In addition, the new Jack Armstrong “Cosmic X” Triptych is another huge milestone in the art industry.
We are very proud to cover modern artist Jack Armstrong in numerous, published articles. He is definitely the leader of the Cosmic Extensionalism art movement. Plus, Jack holds the world record for creating the world’s most expensive bicycle (Cosmic Bicycle), boots (Cosmic Cowboy Boots) and motorcycle (Cosmic Starship Harley).
Lucky for the art world, Jack Armstrong is not done yet. He still has plans to create the most expensive car ever – the Armstrong-Bugatti Cosmic X Art-Car. We previously reported that a world record had been set for the most expensive car. It was a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO car that sold in an auction for $70 Million. Once completed, the Armstrong-Bugatti Cosmic X Art-Car will be valued at $100 million!
Now you can purchase an amazing group of Jack’s impressive art collection. The Jack Armstrong “Cosmic X” Triptych contains three of his most impressive pieces and is priced at $470 million.
1) Warhol Naked 2) The Last Wizard 3) Cosmic Starship Harley
Jack personally knew and worked with Andy Warhol, who of course was the leading figure in the visual, Pop Art movement. In 2001, Armstrong painted “Warhol Naked.” This incredible piece of art is a touching tribute to his friend Andy. Jack has stated that one of the proudest moments in his life was being dubbed “The Last Wizard of Art” by Warhol himself. Hence, what an honor that must have been for Jack to be told that in person. Brilliant and bold, this acrylic on canvas painting measures 24″W x 36″H.
“Warhol Naked” – Now Offered at $300 Million
But the largest and most complex painting Jack Armstrong ever painted is titled ““The Last Wizard”.” This colorful and visually brilliant, acrylic on canvas painting is 6 feet by 4 feet in size. Interestingly, it is his largest painting, but also showcases his complete mastery of the Cosmic X art form. The very one Armstrong personally founded.
Armstrong is quoted, “I feel the same way about “The Last Wizard” as Pollock must have felt about his painting “Blue Poles”, “Guernica” to Picasso, “Orange” by Rothko, and “Untitled” by Basquiat. In the future ‘The Last Wizard’ will break the records of his peers, but the power of all these larger than life works will remain as the signposts that signaled the future of art.”
“The Last Wizard” – Now Offered at $120 Million
The “Cosmic Starship Harley“ motorcycle originally sold in August, 2012. This incredible, pristine Harley Davidson V-Rod motorcycle was purchased new in 2009, by Jack Armstrong. It is definitely the very first, most iconic motorcycle ever painted by any artist. As a result, to see the Cosmic Starship Harley in person, is truly a VIP experience.
Cosmic Starship – Custom Harley Davidson – (Photo R. Nichols) Price: $50 million
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, art is flourishing. The value of art around the world continues to skyrocket. It has clearly become a sector not just for art collectors, but also serious investors. In 2019, the global art market was valued at approximately 64.12 billion U.S. dollars. It was slightly down from previous year’s total of 67.38 billion U.S. dollars.
According to The Global Art Market in 2019 report, Art Basel and UBS, their study states that in 2019, the “Global art market reaches USD 64.1 billion.” The report states 2019 experienced a strong but slight decrease in sales over the prior year. 2019 was down $3.6 million. After surpassing the UK as the world’s second largest art market in 2018, China holds its spot at #2. The U.S. continues to be #1 with 44% of global sales by value. The top three countries continue to dominate the art industry. The U.S., China, and the UK represent an amazing 82% of total art sales by value.
Private art sales at Christie’s and Phillips dramatically increased in 2019, by 24% to $811 million and by 34% to $172 million, respectively. On the other hand, Sotheby’s saw its private sales hold steady at about $1 billion in private art sales.
Online sales accounted for 5% of dealers’ sales in 2019. 3% based on galleries’ own portals and websites. In addition, the other 2% represent sales from third-party platforms. Although still a small percent of total art sales, we expect the use of third party online platforms and direct sales by artists, to continue to grow. Consumers and investors like the fact they can purchase direct from their favorite artist, from anywhere in the world.
There is no denying that art sells and can sell for very big money! The price appreciation for many pieces of art can be quite jaw-dropping. How is art valued? That is a complex question with no easy answer. But one fact we do know. At the time of sale, art is worth what a willing seller will sell it for and a willing buyer will buy it for.
Jack Armstrong personally knew Jean-Michel Basquiat, who was a Neo-Expressionist painter in the 1980’s. In May of 2017, one his paintings landed him in the record books. His “Untitled” painting set the record for most expensive painting ever sold at an auction by an American artist. The total auction price including fees totaled $110.5 million. Andy Warhol previously held that title when his “Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)” painting sold for $105 million in 2013.
Grégoire Billault is the head of the Contemporary Art Department at Sotheby’s New York and was quoted, “Tonight, Jean – Michel Basquiat entered the pantheon of artists whose works have commanded prices over $100 million, including Picasso, Giacometti, Bacon, and Warhol. This extraordinary canvas from 1982 has broken so many benchmarks … but those of us lucky enough to have been in it’s presence will only remember its awesome power. To think that it was created by a virtually – unknown 21- year old & was dismissed by critics, is humbling.”
1982 ‘Untitled’ By Basquiat – Sold for $110 Million
In 1973, the National Gallery of Art in Australia purchased “Blue Poles” by American artist Jackson Pollock. The modern abstract painting was bought slightly over 1 Million dollars in Australian currency. Today, that painting is conservatively estimated between 300 million and possibly over 1 Billion dollars!
“Orange Red Yellow” is a painting by Mark Rothko. He had social revolutionary views and believed in an artist’s total freedom of expression. His painting sold in 2012 for an eye-popping $87 million. At the time, it set a new record for post-war/contemporary art.
What is so appealing about the creative works of Cosmic artist Jack Armstrong, is the limited number of his paintings. There are only 100 “Cosmic X” paintings in existence and less than 30 are available for purchase. In addition, each acrylic on canvas painting is multi-layered, but also includes his personal touch. Interestingly, you can find Jack’s own hand prints, finger prints, plus DNA in each painting.
For those who look at art as an investment vehicle, consider this. In an article earlier this year – London Megamansion Sale Expected to Break U.K. Records at More Than £200 Million. It is now one of the world’s most expensive homes and the luxury property features 45 rooms. Think about it …. you can either own a $261 million (£200 million) mega mansion in London or invest in 3 pieces of the World’s Rarest Art, that can increase in value 10 times or more in the near future. It seems like an obvious choice!
We strongly feel that the creative collection of Cosmic Extensionalism art will definitely continue to rise in value. Therefore, whether you are a serious collector of art or an avid investor, Jack Armstrong’s creative works should definitely be on your radar. Will you be the owner of the Jack Armstrong “Cosmic X” Triptych?
In addition, The Life of Luxury can also offer personal, art purchasing service. Let us find that single piece of an entire art collection for you. We also provide a variety of luxury concierge services including VIP access to red carpet award shows, fashion shows, movie premiers, sporting events, celebrity “meet and greets”. private parties and much more. It’s time you finally begin to live a Life of Luxury!
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“Cosmic Starship” Harley is the World’s Rarest Motorcycle. Price: $50 Million Dollars
The “Cosmic Starship” Harley Davidson Motorcycle is officially 10 years old today! This amazing motorcycle is currently priced at $50 million and available exclusively through: The Life of Luxury.
It had its own world premiere event at the Bartels Harley-Davidson dealership in Marina Del Rey, California and was filmed by the worldwide press on October 21, 2010. As a result, October 21, 2020 is the 10th Anniversary of this iconic, piece of modern art. The Cosmic Starship sold in 2012 for just over $3 million.
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Cosmic Starship Harley Davidson
The Life Of Luxury online magazine says, “It is an honor to have the most valuable and iconic motorcycle in history available for sale. Mr. Armstrong is expected to become the most expensive artist in history because he created his own unique brand of painting called Cosmic ‘X’. It is a form of Cosmic Extensionalism. The artform uses energy from the stars and the universe, which actually coexist with the artist to create the art.” https://en.everybodywiki.com/Cosmic_Extensionalism_%22X%22
“All knowledge is interconnected in the universe,
in the same way all dimensions are interconnected.”
✴ by Jack Armstrong
Bill Bartels said; “Harley Davidson has been in business since 1903, & yet just ten years ago the most famous motorcycle ever made (The Cosmic Harley) had it’s very own Red Carpet Gala Event right here at Bartels, that has rivaled almost all the movie premieres in CA, which is a most extraordinary feat.”
Continuing, Bartels states, “Armstrong’s motorcycle is now iconic worldwide & he was a visionary to have imagined that his creation would one day be more valuable than most art museum, masterpiece paintings.”
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Ferraro 250 GTO
What makes the Cosmic Starship Harley Davidson motorcycle so unique, is the seamless blend of art and transportation. Hence, the new owner will have a unique opportunity to own a “one-off masterpiece.” Consider in 2018, New World Record – 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO Sells In Auction for $70 Million. This incredible 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO sold privately. It is just one of literally thousands of classic Ferrari’s currently for sale in the world.
Of all the 250 GT Ferrari cars manufactured, there are currently only 39 available in the world. Therefore, we predict that the prices on the 250GT will climb to over $100 million. Also, this rapid price appreciation is a good barometer for what will happen with the Cosmic Harley.
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The Harley Davidson V-Rod ceased production in 2017. It was developed by Porsche Engineering & Erick Buell Racing. Due to the rarity of the Cosmic Harley-V-Rod, this one-off, iconic motorcycle will break all future records!
The Most Expensive Motorcycles In The World – 2019
(The Cosmic Starship Harley appears at the 5 minute mark)
Mr. Armstrong told me, “Every 100 years, a master creator arrives & teaches the entire art world, that the accepted concepts of what is possible to achieve in modern art is in-correct.”
We firmly believe his quote actually describes him. With only 100 Cosmic “X” Paintings in existence, Jack will eventually dominate all of the top spots in modern art history. As a result, his amazing collection will become the rarest, most sought after art in the world.
“The ones who walk in light,
find endless love is a pathway,
to endless dimensions & portals
of Immortality.”
✴ by Jack Armstrong
Lastly, if you would like to be one of the lucky few to actually own the Cosmic Starship Harley or a painting by world famous artist Jack Armstrong, please contact us today. Asking Price: $50 million.
Own the awe-inspiring Cosmic Starship Harley Davidson motorcycle by artist Jack Armstrong and you own the world. The world record that is! Please return again soon to follow the latest high-end art news.
Photos Courtesy of Jack Armstrong
Ultimate “Cosmic X” Art Synergy – Jack Armstrong & Jaime Carbo Collaboration
What happens when Jack Armstrong, the “Best Modern American Artist” collaborates with Jaime Carbo, the “Best Post Pop Artist in Mexico“?
Answer: The intense colors literally explode off the canvas! The combination of American artist Jack Armstrong & Mexican artist Jaime Carbo is a Cosmic X Post Pop Art synergy that can only be found in 2 modern paintings in the world.
With Armstrong’s art prices beginning at $10 million today, the unique collaboration with Jaime Carbo allows one to own an Armstrong “Cosmic X” painting for an amazing price. In addition, this will catapult Carbo’s own work into the million dollar plus level, per piece.
Jack Armstrong collaborated with his favorite modern painter in Mexico. He states, “Carbo is a modern Mexican Cosmic Art Master. His work is unlike any other and will be in museums worldwide, in the near future.”
Armstrong personally owns 19 paintings by Jaime Carbo. He conceived, commissioned and painted on two of them. Here is an overview of each painting:
1. The FAROS (Cosmic “Revolution”) painting by Carbo/Armstrong.
About 7 years ago, this painting was commissioned from Carbo by Armstrong for only $20K. Jack also painted the Cosmic X background on it. Plus, he signed the back in gold spray paint with his own fingerprints in the paint. It is the finest modern Mexican painting by any artist in the last 70 years, including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, or Tamayo.
“Revolution” is a ‘Cosmic Mexican Masterpiece’ and signifies the revolutionary way the Mexican Culture is thriving in the 21st century. As a result, the country is becoming a powerhouse with some of the most ‘Revolutionary’ new art in the world.
It is Carbo’s largest and most extraordinary painting at 8 Ft X 4 Ft, acrylic on wood. The painting is museum quality for any “Post Pop Art” with Jack’s “COSMIC X” additions. It’s almost a surreal cosmic “POINTALISM” like George Seurat – https://masterpiecesociety.com/georges-seurat/
The Silver Shaman on the Cosmic X Universal Surfboard in the center of Revolution, signifies the intense Cosmic winds that arrive in Art & Life that create everything good in the world.
‘Faros’ is one of the oldest cigarettes in Mexico history. It is synonymous with “Revolution & Fire In the Mind & the Soul.” Therefore, Jack and Jaime Carbo used it to create a magical “natural” fiery revolution for “cosmic thinking” and cosmic Art. The painting is simply spectacular and the colors are quite stunning.
Jaime Carbo states, “The Revolution painting I think will one day be in one of Mexico City’s magnificent Modern Museo’s of Art, & if it somehow ends up opposite a Frida Kahlo, in the Museo Soumaya, founded by Carlos Slim, Mexico’s richest man, it would be in very good company.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Soumaya (photo above)
Jack believes it’s the only major painting in the world featuring Faros, as a symbol of the modern spark of Revolution. Villa & Zapata are perfect metaphors for today’s demonstrations worldwide, as both were the major champions of the common people in Mexico.
No doubt, Carbo will become world re-known, when ‘Revolution’ is eventually exhibited in a museum. Now you can own it!
Price: $20 Million
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2. THE “COSMIC GIRL” painting by Carbo/Armstrong.
This painting was commissioned, co-painted and signed by Jack in gold paint on the back of the canvas. The painting is 40 x 40 inches and acrylic on canvas.
According to Jack, it reminds him of a cosmic “LICHTENSTEIN” painting, along with the “COSMIC X POINTALISM” backgrounds created by Jack.
“Cosmic Girl” is spectacular and jumps quite literally off of the canvas.
Price: $10 Million
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Jaime Carbo is very famous in Mexico. His many hand painted murals can be found all over Mexico. In fact, Carbo has created artwork for the government in Athens, Greece. Plus, he’s done statues in both China and Mexico.
Both of these stunning and creative paintings are deeply textured and colored. In fact, either would make the perfect addition to anyone’s art collection. As a result, the collaboration between Armstrong and Carbo on both paintings, make them extremely rare in the world of modern art.
You can read the interview with Jaime Carbo in “Art & Museum Magazine UK” – Autumn 2018 edition (pg 45-46). Both this article and the one below with Jack Armstrong, was written by Derek Cully. He discovered Damien Hirst and gave him his first two exhibitions in London. https://issuu.com/familyofficeelitemagazine/docs/am-autumn-18-single
Jack states, “I commissioned both works 7 years ago for my private collection and collaborated with Carbo on both paintings. I am proud to be associated with a modern master of motion, light, & cosmic energy. He understands that everything I believe in my “Cosmic X” Philosophy, he also believes, & incorporates into his magical work, with color exploding off his canvases.” https://www.thelifeofluxury.com/excitement-is-building-for-the-cosmic-x-book-by-jack-armstrong/
Jack continues, “In Mexican Art, he is at a level all his own, with no peers, in sight. He can only be explained as this centuries Tamayo.”
“The Last Wizard” label has now become the title of the upcoming movie about Jack’s life. It is scheduled to be released later this year. In addition, Armstrong created just 100 “Cosmic X” paintings and only less than 30 remain for sale.
Jack holds the world record for the most expensive motorcycle, cowboy boots and bicycle. The Harley Davidson Cosmic Starship motorcycle is now available ($30 million), as well as the Cosmic Cowboy Boots ($6 million). You can read additional articles on this site by searching for – “Jack Armstrong.”
“Cosmic Starship” – Custom Harley Davidson – (Photo R. Nichols) Price: $30 million
Also, he completed a custom painted glove ($10 million) and hat ($7 million) as a tribute to Michael Jackson, in support of his documentary movie premiering later this year.
If interested in either of the Jack Armstrong and Jaime Carbo paintings or any of Jack’s other amazing pieces of art, please contact us: sales@thelifeofluxury.com.
(Photo: Jack Armstrong)
(Photo: Jack Armstrong)
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