Alexis de Bernede and Marius Jacob are the gen z, French entrepreneurs behind Darmo Art. Darmo Art is a company that helps support young artists and get their names out there since it can be difficult when they are just starting out. The idea for the company came to Bernede and Jacob in 2017, while they were in college studying art history. The two had been best friends since childhood, so it made sense that they would go into a business like this together. For Jacob, the roots for this business venture were planted in his childhood. He was born into a family of antique dealers and often went to art museums when he was a young boy.
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The actual startup of the business was in 2018. At just 19 years old, Bernede and Jacob founded Darmo Art. They started with only 2,000 dollars and a goal to find young artists, choose a few to build lasting relationships with, and support them all year long, providing them with places to showcase their art. Since the two were just college students, they could not pay for a gallery. Because of this, they began hosting pop-up shows.
Today, Bernede and Jacob have their own gallery and have helped many young French artists to get their names into the world of art.
Darmo Art sounds like a great resource for artists just starting out. It is awesome that they saw a need in a community and were able to make a business to meet that need, especially because this need is one that is often overlooked. I think that the field of art comes with the difficulty of getting your name out there but Bernede and Jacob didn’t accept things how they are and decided to change it.