ART] The Messdeck

A R T T H E M E S S D E C K

William Fillmore, Entrance, reclaimed wood, graphite, and charcoal, 15ft x 30ft x 15ft

Tilly Strauss, Miami Beach Ice Cream, acrylic on paper, 9 x 12 inches

Zachari Winters, Bike, film photography

Zachari Winters, Antarctic Tent, film photography

Besjana Kryeziu

Pregnancy Sensitivity, 30 x 40cm, acrylic on paper, 2021

Feelings in My Body, 30 x 40cm, acrylic on paper, 2021

Hannah (Hani) Rosenbaum “Synesthesia” (2021), acrylic paint on canvas, 16” x 12” “Absence and Desire” (2021), acrylic paint and synthetic resin on panel, 30” x 20”

Vincenzo Cohen

"Epimetheus" , oil on canvas, 50 x 100 cm (left) "Rocky Ravine" , mixed media (oil, plaster, sand and seashells mixture) on canvas, 80 x 50 cm (above)

Hope Jordan Abstract Floral, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 11" x 14" Painting with Fire as an Architect of Hope, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 16" x 20" Passage to the Other Side, 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, 16" x 20"

Rigatoni Garrido, Love Birds, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in., 2018

Maricarmen Smith, We Are All Connected Emel Çevikcan, Enthusiasm in Colours

Jing Kong, Attachment, 8 x 53 cm, gouache on paper, 2020

Madisun Ramirez, Thicc, acrylic on cavas

Margot Dermody, Paris 2, 2021, acrylic on yupo paper, 12” x 9” Gunjan Solanki, Waiting, 2020

Henni Pfeiffer, Portrait of an Inner Battle, 41 x 31 cm, oil on paper, 2021

Fleur Thesmar, Abstract I Fleur Thesmar, Secret Garden

Steffani Grondin Calmer Waters. 2020. Medium – Kodak Ektar 100 (35mm film); Canon AE-1 (camera) Lost in Time, 2021. Medium – Kodak Gold 200 (35mm film); Canon AE-1 (camera). Mountains Beyond Mountains, 2021. Medium – Kodak Portra 400 (35mm film); Canon AE-1 (camera).

Gina Ariko: All Lined Up Two Cups Color Study Yellow Spring Quarantine

Kristen DiSano, DON'T BOTHER ME I'M HAVING FUN, 6"x10" , ink on paper, 2021 Kristen DiSano, Pick This Card..., 5"x7" , ink on bristol board, 2021

Jennifer Lange Depression. 50×65cm. Ink and charcoal on paper, 2020 (left) Dandelion Flyers. 42×30cm. Ink and ink pens on paper, 2020 (above)

Mary Bobson (Mariia Boborenko) The Roof of the World, 2021, Acrylic, cotton, gesso, plaster, wax on eco panel, 80 x MDF 60 х 1.5 cm (31.5" x 23.6" x 0.6")

Aaron Benjamin Cohen, Clash, ink on paper 84" x 84" , 2020 Aaron Benjamin Cohen, Soldier 1, ink on paper 36" x 48" , 2020

Emily Suñez, Golden Barrel Sea, 20x24" Emily Suñez, Desert Magic Hour, 14x18"

Emily Suñez, Golden Desert Glow, 8x10"

Hyunsun Yoo, Untitled, 50 x 260cm, acrylic marker on canvas, 2019 Brut Carniollus, Power Plant,

Christian Amaya, Imposter Syndrome, 2021, 20" x 20" , acrylic on canvas Jovanitha Le Long, Lemons, oil on paper

Jessica TheNudistPainter, Belladonna body stamp, acrylic, 36 x 36 x 1.5 inches, 2021 Jessica TheNudistPainter, Texas Bluebonnets body stamp, acrylic, 36 x 36 x 1.5 inches, 2021

Geraldina Khatchikian, New Beginning, Acrylic on canvas, 90cm x 90cm , 2021 Terry Dugger, Misty Petals., 2020, 16x20, acrylic on canvas

Maja Wiebler, Notes from the Black Sea, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 80×60 cm, 32×24 inches

Tiffany Heng Hui Lee Harvest V, mixed media collage (above) Autumn Leave, mixed media collage (right)

Sophie Bosselut, Fin de Soirée, la Nuit Maquillée, dry pastel, graphite and color pencil on Ingres paper A4, 2021

Francisca Brunet

Portrait in the Nowhere Lands, 2021, gouache and watercolour on paper, 30.5 x 45.5 cm (left) Parallels, 2021, gouache on paper, 70x50 cm (above)

Kateryna Bortsova Hunger, 2017 (above) Vulgarity, 2019 (left)

Fascha, 2014, oil on birch , 8.5” x 8” (left)

Steven Labadessa

damnatio memoriae v, 2019, oil on aluminum, 18" x 12" (above left) yeti Warhol, 2018, oil on copper, 10.5” x 8.5” (above right)

Matina Vossou, Hobo Don Quixote (and Sancho Panza), 2021, acrylic on canvas Matina Vossou, Separation, 2019, acrylic on canvas board

Anna Stark

Lollipops, oil painting (left) Gummy Worms No. 2, oil painting (above)

Tuyet Truster Sparkles, 2020 polaroid (above left) Not Today, 2020, polaroid (above right) Autumn Bath, 2020, polaroid (left)

Momo PARK

Unconscious 5, oil painting, 97 x 103.3 cm, 2020 (previous page left) Unconscious 3, oil painting, 97 x 103.3 cm, 2019 (previous page centre) Unconscious 1, oil painting, 97 x 103.3 cm, 2019 (previous page right) Love Addiction, oil painting, 100 x 70 cm, 2017 (left)

Mellisa Gile, Fruit of the Womb, 2021: 16 x 20 inches (41 x 51 cm), gallery profile, Acrylic on gesso board I Just Cantaloupe, 2021: 4 x 12 inches (10.2 x 30.5 cm), acrylic on canvas

M E S S D E C K A R T I S T S

Aaron Benjamin Cohen Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where I grew up, I focus on human-centric interaction through energetic and expressive mark-making that currently uses themes of conflict and war to engage in core human emotions such as life, death, love and community. I work with mixed media applications ranging from oil paints and acrylics to roof tar and found materials. IG: @aaronbenjamincohen Anna Stark Anna is an emerging, self-taught artist based in the Twin Cities. She is a proud alumna of Perpich Center for Arts Education where she studied film and photography. She went on to graduate from Columbia College Chicago where she studied writing, drawing and marketing. IG:@anna_stark _art

Besjana Kryeziu Besjana Kryeziu is a visual artist from Kosovo, living in Belgium. She earned her BFA and Master’s degree from University of Prishtina and took part in more than 50 exhibitions: Italy, London, Germany, New York, Washington D.C, Turkey, Hungary, Czech Republic, France, etc. IG: @artworkbesjana Brut Carniollus Brut Carniollus is a visual artist and photographer specialized in photography based digital collage and digital graphics executed as original digital UV prints. His approach tends to be reductional, deconstructional and minimalist. His work is exhibited and awarded worldwide. Website: carniollus.com IG: @carniollus

Christian Amaya Christian Amaya is an abstract painter and first-generation immigrant born and raised in Harlem, New York. Amaya speaks thoroughly through his art to signify the lost words, silence and disassociation he held as a youth. www.christianamaya.com Emel Çevikcan By observing the details of everyday surroundings, I find endless ideas from Nature. Working with watercolor has always been the choice for me because it flows from the brush and is never the same application. IG: @emelcevikcanpaintart Emily Suñez Is a nature and landscape oil painter who works out of her home studio in Pasadena, CA. She has used art as a tool for healing and coping with chronic illness. www.emilysunez.com IG: @emily_the_painter Fleur Thesmar Fleur Thesmar worked 20 years in France in the high-tech industry. Her arrival in the United States in 2015 triggered an ancient passion of hers: painting. As an emerging artist, she pursues her wish to share her intense emotions and change of perspective due to her migration in the USA. www.FleurTdeFrance.com IG: @FleurTdeFrance

Francisca Brunet Francisca Brunet, living and working in Santiago, Chile. Expressionist and naive characteristics are frequent in her paintings, the imagery reminds of where she comes from and its natural and human diversity, colors, forms and subjects. www.vimeo.com/franciscabrunet IG:@ _ le_ba_si Geraldina Khatchikian Geraldina Khatchikian is an Italian abstract painter living in Milan, Italy. She exhibited her work around different cities across Europe. www.geraldinakhatchikian.com IG: @g.khatchikian.art Gina Ariko Growing up biracial and a first-generation American, I often felt caught in the in-between, sometimes feeling "too American to be Japanese" and other times "too Japanese to be American. " Painting gave me a sense of ownership over my identity and helped me express the feelings I didn't have words for. website: https://ginaariko.com/ IG: @ginaariko Gunjan Solanki Gunjan Solanki is a Delhi-based street and landscape photographer. IG: @gunjan.solanki Hannah (Hani) Rosenbaum Hannah (Hani) Rosenbaum (she/they) is a self-taught artist and musician living on occupied Nipmuc land, also known as "Western Massachusetts. " Hani's artwork has been exhibited locally and internationally. www.hannahrosenbaumartwork.com IG: @hani.rosenbaum Henni Pfeiffer Henni Pfeiffer, born in Romania, is a self-taught artist by night and a CFO by day. She grew up and currently lives in Germany, where she went to a business school. Working on this painting has taught me to be brave, to take risks and to recognize when to stop. I was afraid to ruin it with every new brush stroke. www.fraupfeiffer.art IG: @fraupfeiffer.art Hope Jordan I graduated in 1995 with my BFA from Western Carolina University. My passion for intuitive two-dimensional art has me painting almost daily on almost any durable surface within reach. I embrace the element of surprise with spontaneous, intuitive art. www.hopejordanart.com IG: @hopejordanart

Hyunsun Yoo Hyunsun Yoo (1981) was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1981. She majored from the Duksung Woman University in Seoul with a bachelor of visual arts specializing in painting. She also minored in art history. After that she studied fine art/painting at the Applied Art University in Vienna, Austria in 2013 with Professor Emma Rendl denk. Now she lives and works in Vienna IG: @hyunsunyoo_artist Jennifer Lange Jennifer S. Lange is a self-taught artist working mostly in the games industry. Besides painting, she loves creating worlds by writing tiny snippets of stories for her personal works. She lives in Germany with her partner, and three cats of which only one isn't black. Website: http://jsl-art.de IG: @ranarh.draws Jessica TheNudistPainter My name is Jessica, and I am a self-taught artist in Nevada. I love painting with my body. My art is a reflection of my perception and an outsider view of the female body. I view my body as beautiful mixture of colors. www.thenudistpainter.com IG: @thenudistpainter

Jing Kong I love life, nature and animals. I think painting is a way to explore human and animal souls. I try to discover the inner world of animals and humans from paintings. www.artwanted.com/cat8080 IG: @cat8080juan Jovanitha LeLong I'm Jovanitha, mom and full-time artist. I'm both Mauritian and French and living in France. I paint mainly in oil, and my work can be described as pop art. www.jovanitha.com IG: @jovanitha_oilartist

Kateryna Bortsova Painter – graphic artist with BFA in graphic arts and MFA who participated in many international exhibitions. She won the silver medal in the "Realism" category at "Factory of visual art" , New York, USA and 2015 Emirates Skywards Art of Travel competition, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. IG: @katerynabortsova http://bortsova6.wix.com/bortsova .

Kristen DiSano I love creatures and bizarre things. There's always some kind of fantastical imagery running through my head and I feel the need to record it. I find birds to be particularly fascinating and they are often the subjects of my work, albeit in a twisted

form. IG: @k _disano

Madisun Ramirez I'm 21 and currently living in Los Angeles. I’ve wanted to be an artist since I was in preschool and later discovered my true calling is art therapy. I use a-lot of figurative painting for express along with a strong color pallet. All of my pieces have strong intent and are full of life, emotion, and healing. IG: @madawgydawg Art IG: @madisunheals Maja Wiebler Born in Belgrade, Serbia (Yugoslavia at the time) in 1973, Maja has lived overseas since her early twenties. Maja has been exploring abstract geometry, shapes and color palettes, inspired by nature and all the beauty around us. www.majawiebler.com IG: @majawieblerstudio Margot Dermody Margot Dermody is an artist currently living in Pittsburgh, PA. Margot has been exploring and making art for more than 30 years, and for the past 4 years, she has had a fulltime studio practice. www.margotdermody.com IG:@margotdermodyart Maricarmen Smith Maricarmen (born in Peru, currently living in the UK) is an Intuitive happy artist, mum, shamanic healer and happy soul. She studied illustration in Liverpool John Moore's University. Colour is her language to express the joy in life. www.maricarmensmiththejoyfulartistthatspeaksthroughcol our.com/ IG: @maricarmensmithcolorhappyart Mary Bobson Mariia Boborenko) I was born and live in Stavropol, Russia. My real passion and focus in my work is abstract art. I give preference to complex textured surfaces, subtle and harmonious color schemes with the message of the vitality of the drawing. www.marybobson.com IG: @mary_bobson _art

Matina Vossou I am a self-taught artist living in Athens, Greece. IG: @matinavossou https://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/1398719 Melissa Gile Melissa Gile is a self-taught acrylic artist and expat based out of Hamburg, Germany. My current work is inspired by the concept of "oneness" – in which I explore, befriend and find sanctuary in the interwoven relationship between feminine spirits, bodies and nature. www.melissagile.studio/; IG: @melissa.gile.fineart

Momo PARK I am a visual artist who studied in South Korea and France. I participated in numerous exhibitions in France: Art en capital (Grand Palais, Paris), Salon d'automne (Champs Elysées, Paris), Paris Artistes (Paris), Salon ART'M, Salon des petits formats, Artalents-Visual art contest (France). https://momoparkart.editorx.io/portfolio Rigatoni Garrido I am a Venezuelan-American artist/animator who currently runs a very small business called "Pipapeep!" I typically work with digital art, but I also have a passion for making collages and paintings. I am currently working towards getting my foot into the animation industry as a potential character designer/2D animator! www.rigatonigarrido.com IG: @pipapeep

Sophie Bosselut Visual Artist www.sophiebosselut.com Steffani Grondin I'm an astrophysics PhD student and film photography enthusiast. Growing up in British Columbia, Canada has caused my heart to forever lie in and among the mountains, forests and ocean. My work centres around a common theme of "sea to sky" and mostly features landscapes of my excursions and the amazing people that accompany me on them. IG: @steffscapes Steven Labadessa Steven Labadessa, a native New Yorker (Brooklynite), has taught and exhibited throughout the US. He received an MFA in Painting from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior studies included studying at SAIC, SMFA Boston, NYAA, SVA, the Arts Students League and Brooklyn College CUNY with such notable instructors & critics including Lee Bontecou, Lois Dodd, William T. Williams, Lennart Anderson, Susanna Coffey, Kurt Kauper, Anne Harris, William Beckman, and John Moore. https://stevenlabadessa.com/

Terry Dugger Terry Dugger is an abstract artist who resides in Waco, Texas. She focuses on florals that are whimsical and lively in movement and form. IG: @terrylynnbythesea Tiffany Heng Hui Lee Tiffany Heng Hui Lee is a visual artist specializing in abstract, mixed media collages and paintings. At eighteen, she immigrated to the United States from Taipei, Taiwan. She graduated from the University of Houston with a Master of Fine Arts. Her studio and home are located in Sugar Land, Texas. https://tinyurl.com/tiffanylee944 IG: @tiffanylee944 Tilly Strauss Tilly is an artist and teacher from rural New York. She paints almost every day to capture memories and fortify herself against loss. Time is her obsession. www.TillyStudio.com IG: @Tillystrauss

Tuyet Truster Tuyet is French-Vietnamese instant film photographer currently based in Jersey City, USA. IG: @polinstanoid Vincenzo Cohen Vincenzo Cohen is an Italian painter and photographer with a classical background. He graduated in Fine Arts and Archaeology. His work consists in reworking of life experiences through an expressionist language and by means of photography or through the combination of both artistic techniques. www.vincenzocohen.com IG:@vincenzocohen William Fillmore I am a sculptor living and working in Upstate New York. My work coasts on the edge of reverence for the tradition of object making and the temporality of experiential performance as it provides a sarcastic personal vision of both my surreal static present, and the dark mystical future. www.williamfillmoresculpture.com IG: @williamlfillmore

Zachari Winters Zachari is a photographer who primarily shoots film on a 1980's point-and-shoot Olympus Infinity AF-1; currently living in San Marcos, Texas. IG: @kodakzac