The Art of Fractional Investment - Treasure Investments Corp.

The mystery and allure of the art world has always seemingly been for the billionaires and those trust-fund types we love to hate.  Finding a diamond in the rough, or in this case, a Picasso in the attic, is the urban myth we all dream of.  Like the guy you’ve heard about who bought a crazy painting from a homeless guy’s trunk in 80’s Times Square for $500, kept it, and that original Basquiat sold at auction for $80 million.  Once in a thousand lifetimes seems about right, but there are companies out there changing the art game and bringing these stories a little closer to your home.

Blue Chip Art is defined as, art that has a solid reputation and a history of success.  What does this mean within the art world?  It means if you have access to the works from these artists, there is a great chance that those works are gaining in value every day regardless of who owns them or where they are.  Whether selling at auction, negotiation for a private sale, hanging in a museum, or for sale at a fancy gallery, these pieces are an investment opportunity that most of us will never have the ability to capitalize on.  While this barrier to entry has been true since the Renaissance era, technology and progress have gifted the masses with options to own fractional pieces of an elite asset class never before thought possible.

Companies such as Treasure Investments Corp. (TIC), a fine art company specializing in sculpture made of bronze and precious metals, is currently fractionalizing ownership of the works by Blue Chip artists and renaissance masters at a level even the most blue-collar of us can afford.  While investment in high-value artwork is nothing new, the ability to do so in increments under $300.00 is just that, something new.

TIC is currently building a posthumous, first-edition original of Michelangelo’s David in over 70,000 Troy ounces of pure, .999 fine silver.  That’s right, using a wax impression taken directly off the marble masterpiece in Florence, Italy, this company is casting what will be the largest pure silver sculpture ever created, and you can own a piece of it.  As passionately described by Mark Russo, Founder and Chairman of TIC, “70,000 plus ounces of radiate energy by one of the greatest hands of artistry in the history of mankind? That changes people’s lives! That’s what we’re doing.” That’s a big deal.

By going to SilverDavid.com and buying shares, even the average Joe can own a portion of what may be the greatest piece of art ever sold.  The traditional barrier to entry has been lowered and this amazing 17’ tall masterpiece is just the first of many coming to market by Treasure.  In July of 2022, with the help of Steve Forbes, TIC unveiled to the world a sculpture they were told by many would be impossible.  Michelangelo’s Pieta was cast as their first original by Michelangelo in 20,021 Troy ounces of pure, .999 fine silver.  An amazing accomplishment for this industrious and calculated company, that will likely be coming to market just as the David, very soon.  The first investors in the David campaign will likely have an advanced notice of additional offerings presented by Treasure’s entities, like the Pieta, and several other Renaissance originals cast in precious metals such as pure silver or pure gold.

While other market opportunities stand still or more likely, fall far short these days, the blend of precious metals and artwork stand strong and continue to grow.  TIC is doing something monumental with this venture, and because their rights to these pieces are exclusive to them, competition isn’t a word keeping them up at night.