ARTBAAZAR ONLINE MAGAZINE ISSUE #17 by artbaazar

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#8 June 2020

ARTIST INTERVIEWS

 "Art Connects With a Viewers Soul" with Kinga Sokol  "The Scary Facet of the Inner Child" with Ersin Gurtel  "The Redefniton of Everything" with Rantith Raghupathy

FEATURED ARTISTS

 Manizhe Sabet  Rafail Aliyev  Tracy Wat  Hildegarde Handsaere  Vyara Tichkova

COVER ARTWORK

 Front Cover – "Geisha" by Kinga Sokol  Back Cover – "Vandalisr in Manhatan" by Ches

Manizhe Sabet Manizhe Sabet initally came to Canada to spend tme with her son and his family, but fell in love with the varied landscapes and people of so many diferent backgrounds--people you wouldn't see standing next to each other anywhere else in the world. For her, every street in this country is an invitaton, an open studio, and an ideal opportunity to get instant feedback about her work.

"Stll Life Orange and Blue", Manizhe Sabet, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

"Eat with Me!", Manizhe Sabet, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

"Help Yourself", Manizhe Sabet, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

Rafail Aliyev In 1988 Rafail Aliyev joined the Union of Artsts of the USSR. At the same tme, he became a member of the Union of Artsts of Azerbaijan in the Decoratve and Applied Arts. Rafail works in various techniques such as forging, embossing, engraving, chemical etching, enamels.

"The Horse", Rafail Aliyev, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020

"Two Fishes", Rafail Aliyev, Oil on Canvas, 2017

Rafail has held many exhibitons in Baku, Moscow and abroad. His works are in museums and private collectons. One work is in the private collecton of George Soros. There are a lot of his artworks in exteriors and interiors in Baku and across the Republic of Azerbaijan.

"The Snake and the Bird", Rafail Aliyev, Oil on Canvas, 2017

"The Parable of the Blind", Rafail Aliyev, Oil on Canvas, 2018

ART CONNECTS WITH THE VIEWERS SOUL with Kinga Sokol

"Geisha", Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 80cm, 2020

Kinga Sokol was born in Poland and moved to Germany at young age. She has now setled in the South West of England. Kinga's artstc ability was evident from a young age and she has developed her artstc skills over the years. Today, her artstc output is focused on figuratve and portrait art, with a large part of work dedicated to the depicton of the female form.

"A Boy", Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 70cm x 100cm, 2018

What initally drew you towards becoring an artst? It's started as soon as i could hold a crayon in my hand, which was around 4 years old. I was drawing on anything and everything....including walls in my family home. Throughout my teenage years I started creatng in dry pastels and dreaming about learning to paint in oil. I've had clear vision about what I want to do for the rest of my life. How would you describe your own personal style? I have always been into realism and paintng people. Portraiture and figuratve art....that's me.

“Fearless”, Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 77cm, 2021 What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? It just happened. Paintng realism is an ongoing learning process, exploraton of techniques, colours, textures and striving for perfecton at the same tme. It's challenging and I love challenges. What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? People inspire me....each person has a story to tell.

Are there partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, farily, teachers, raybe even other artsts? It was my twin sister, Diana. She kept encouraging me, especially at the beginning of my journey when I needed it most. I am self taught and the process of learning how to paint realism in oil can be frustratng at tmes. She kept me going.

"Flamenco Dancer", Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 76.2cm x 101.6cm, 2021

When it cores to creatng your work, do you have a preferred rediur, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? I paint exclusively in oil. As i have mentoned earlier, patence isn't my strongest virtue so I I'm very grateful to whoever invented Liquin original for speeding up the drying process. I paint in layers so this is my favourite "tool". Could you describe your norral day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is it rore a case of when the rorent is right you work?

When I start a new paintng, I get so absorbed in it, that I completely lose track of tme. So I end up paintng untl the sun goes down.

"Jazz Man", Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 101.6cm x 76.2cm, 2021

When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tre untl corpleton or are you working on rultple pieces at the sare tre? I work on one piece at a tme. Give it my 100%, and then move to another.

How has your art evolved to be where it is today? I put many hours into paintng. I observe other artsts and learn from them as well. By practcing patence and atenton to detail.

"The Writer", Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 80cm x 100cm, 2020

Which of your artworks are you rost proud? I"m very critcal about my own work. But I have to admit that I am proud of each and every one of them, as I know I have put my 100% into them and all the skills I've had at the tme.

Is there a fellow artst alive today that you adrire? If so, why? There are quite few, especially Marc Carder. His realistc portraits are mind-blowing. There's also Andrew Tischler, his tutorials helped me a lot when I started paintng in oil.

What challenges do you feel the 21st century artst has to overcore? The general challenge for all of us is not to get discouraged when something doesn't go the way we have hoped or planned. To be patent and resilient. Not to compare ourselves to others and value what we do.....we shouldn't feed our inner critc too much - Overthinking causes stomach ulcers apparently.

"Deep Water", Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 80cm x 100cm, 2021

What advice would you give to a young aspiring artst currently studying art? Don't just study it, feel it....and everything I said previously.

Despite having developed your own distnctve style, is there another style of art that you are irrediately drawn towards and adrire? Why? Surrealism. I'm amazed by Beksinski paintngs, he's my favourite surrealist. Surrealism is more daring, creates even bigger space for self expression in my opinion. I might try it in the future.

We have all heard of the unfnished rasterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, have you works that are in a contnual process of evoluton? When working on an artwork do you fnd it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough? I use my intuiton - it tells me. When afer hours and hours of paintng I just can't look at it any more. It's a sign that I'm done.

“Girl with Pigtails”, Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 76.2cr x 101.6cr, 2021

"Aryani", Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 80cm, 2020

Many people see artsts as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artstt’s responsibility to shine a light on a partcular subtect / there, or do you create purely for the sake of expressing your creatve nature? I'm up to date with everything that is going on around the world. I have my own opinions on maters like politcs, religion etc. I believe all humans should be conscious of what's going on around them or at least to be interested in it. It's not an artst's responsibility to make people more aware - mainstream media has it all covered.. Artsts can only express their point of view, show what they feel. Art connects with a viewer's soul, not the brain.

"I'm Off", Kinga Sokol, Oil on Canvas, 90cm x 120cm, 2020

VISIT KINGA SOKOLt’S GALLERY

Tracy Wat “My technical style is such that my figuratve directon was definitely not traditonal. My passion for portraiture led onto paintng nudes. During studying for a Masters Degree in Paintng I further formed my use of symbolism via research. This contnues using birds, animals and foliage, but this is now also a visual aesthetcal tool. My work has evolved back into portraiture but adding aspects of my past work. I shall contnue in this guise but am investng more in colour.”

“Fierce and Beautful”, Tracy Wat, Acrylic on Canvas, 2017

“Liverpool Girls”, Tracy Wat, Acrylic on Canvas, 2017

“Daniel”, Tracy Wat, Acrylic on Canvas, 201q

Hildegarde Handsaere Belgian artist, Hildegarde Handsaeme’s style is distinctive, working with a limited colour palette, using shape and form to explore the female figure, a main theme in all her work. Breaking up her canvases through the use of line and colour leads to a pleasing and warm aesthetic that appeals to the eye.

“Confused”, Hildegarde Handsaere, Acrylic on Canvas, 200q

“Message dt’Espoir”, Hidlegarde Handsaere, Acrylic on Canvas, 200q

THE SCARY FACET OF THE INNER CHILD with Ersin Gurtel

Ersin Gurtel was born in Kdz Eregli in 1979. He pursued a Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in paintng at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Marmara University. In his paintngs, he applies a variety of techniques so as to create figuratve compositons. Using these techniques, he aims to express the core of human nature examining such things as good versus bad, darkness versus light.

"Dreamers", Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019

Additonally, social roles, identtes and cultural edges are at the heart of his work. He illustrates the potental of humans for both violence and innocence from the framework of their immature mental and physical forms. In his figures, he refects the dissonance in body components via strange looks, characteristc postures and facial expressions. By doing so, he conveys to the audience the scary facet of the inner child. What initally drew you towards becoring an artst? Art provides me with the freest platorm to express myself.

How would you describe your own personal style? My hope is that it does not repeat itself.

"Ron", Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas with Silicone Coating, 2019

What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? Of course, art has many avenues. I chose the lane that expresses myself with paintng. My talent was in this directon. My progress will be judged by people. What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? The universe we are in. What we live through is what encourages me.

Are there partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, farily, teachers, raybe even other artsts? The definiton of art for me is to show people what we haven't seen before. Picasso is a good teacher on this subject.

"Asos", Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? What we want to see.

Could you describe the process behind your art? How do you get fror concept to executon? Working programmatcally always yields results. Of course it is not easy to do this constantly. I try to pay atenton to this as much as I can. When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tre untl corpleton or are you working on rultple pieces at the sare tre? It is changing.

"Aloha", Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

What is your understanding of art? If we can surprise people with what they haven't seen before, it is essental. Think of athletes running in 10 diferent lanes in a stadium. They all have the same goal. But someone is an engineer, a physicist, a painter ... Which of your artworks are you rost proud? I start every paintng fondly. People interpret the story afer all. It is beter to ask them. Is there a fellow artst alive today that you adrire? If so, why? There are many talented artsts nowadays. I cannot say one person. The contributon of the internet is huge. It is good to be inspired.

"Knidos", Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

If you could travel back in tre, is there a partcular artstc period / era that you would like to have been involved in? No, I believe people have/had the ability to express themselves in any tme period. What challenges do you feel the 21st century artst has to overcore? Quite simply ... Money. Having it can allow artstc freedom, but at the same tme the lack of it should not allow you to become its creatve prisoner. There is a balance and creatvity is key. What advice would you give to a young aspiring artst currently studying art? For those who want to get educaton in any field of art, I would say that it is imperatve that they know the history of art.

"Pangalti", Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

Despite having developed your own distnctve style, is there another style of art that you are irrediately drawn towards and adrire? Why? I am not only interested in art, I am interested in everything I am not. I believe this is the basis of progress. We have all heard of the unfnished rasterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, have you works that are in a contnual process of evoluton? When working on an artwork do you fnd it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough? Like the columnist in the newspaper, I find the everyday, the immediate more accurate because I prefer paintng like a photojournalist.

"Dani", Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019

Many people see artists as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artist’s responsibility to shine a light on a particular subject / theme, or do you create purely for the sake of expression your creative nature? Both are valid elements of expression. In the end I'm expressing things for myself.

“Grass”, Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas, 80cr x 80cr, 2021 What are you working on at the moment? My country is very mixed but I continue to create by just doing my job.

When is your next exhibition? Is it a solo or group exhibition? Could you tell us a little about the exhibition, when and where it is? At the moment I am trying to participate mostly in group exhibitions. Putting it into a music context, it is like having two songs as a musician and making a 45 record. Personal exhibitions are a situation that takes time and which does not necessarily contribute to the album. I would love to take part in exhibitions outside my country. But for that to succeed it is important to get the management right. This is the biggest problem for me at the moment.

“Conrad”, Ersin Gürtel, Acrylic on Canvas, 100cr x 100cr, 2021

VISIT ERSIN GURTELt’S GALLERY

Lusie Schellenberg Lusie Schellenberg is a professional artst based in Switzerland, an artst who has a strong passion for paintng and drawing. This is the music of my soul and my heart. I can’t imagine myself without drawing and paintng. I have been drawing and paintng since I can remember, and during that tme I have created several hundred artworks. I received my art educaton startng at the Academic Insttute of Paintng named afer I. E. Repin at the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.

"Madonna", Lusie Schellenberg Oil on Canvas, 2021

"Storr", Lusie Schellenberg, Oil on Canvas, 2020

"Moon Wave", Lusie Schellenberg, Oil on Canvas, 2020

THE REDEFINITION OF EVERYTHING with Rantith Raghupathy

"Song of Pelicans", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

Ranjith Raghupathy is an Indian artst from the southern state of Kerala, whose artstc creatons blend the modern techniques of abstract expressionism with traditonal, tribal and tantric figures.

"The Way Home", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020

When I sketch and paint, I atempt to create my thoughts which are beyond the words. I cannot explain my paintngs in words, that’s why I create them. I use diferent media to evoke my thoughts, as an experiment to blend the modern techniques of abstract expressionism with the traditonal, tribal and tantric figures. What initally drew you towards becoring an artst? I was born into a family of artsts. My grandfather O.V. Achari was an eminent artst cum sculptor from Kerala. My father V.M. Raghupathy, who was my first Guru, was also an artst. So naturally, my passion for art began at a very young age.

How would you describe your own personal style? I have tried many styles from classical realism to abstract, I have tried most of the styles when I was experimentng to find my own style. Then I have realized that, I cannot create anything without human figures. Other styles never made me satsfied. So I can describe my style as modern figuratve style. What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? I am an ambitous person who is constantly striving towards developing my artstc skills and improving my creatve abilites. It is a journey where I see my work being popular all over the World.

"In The Mushroom Valley", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? I pursue the theme of 'life' in general. From history to the present day, the lives of humans have always created curiosity in me. How he survives, how he dreams, how he interacts with others...all his acts create enthusiasm in me. Are there partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, farily, teachers, raybe even other artsts? Egon Schiele and Ganesh Pyne are my favourite artsts. Their style always inspired me. As I told you there were many artsts in my family. Some of them definitely encouraged and inspired me.

"When The Clowns Fly", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

When it cores to creatng your work, do you have a preferred rediur, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? I try all the mediums. But overall my preferred medium is acrylics.

When it cores to the subtect rater of your work, what draws you to those theres? I observe life through art. When I look at my surroundings, I feel that they have been created for me to draw. When I interact with others, I feel that the incident has been created for me to think and find a theme for my next canvas. So I believe everything around me has been created for me to redefine.

"Time Travel I", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020

Could you describe the process behind your art? How do you get fror concept to executon? A difcult queston, but I will give you an example. Once, I was travelling on a train. There were two people in my opposite seat. A man and a woman. They were sleeping. The man was sitng and the woman was lying on his lap. I sketched this scene and later it became a paintng. Could you describe your norral day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is a rore a case of when the rorent is right you work?

No, my routne is not set in stone. It varies but usually I work from 5-7 each day. Then some days I won't even touch the brush.

"Time Travel 10", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020

When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tre untl corpleton or are you working on rultple pieces at the sare tre? I focus on only one canvas at a tme.

How has your art evolved to be where it is today? Through a long process...through many life struggles... and through experimentaton with diferent styles. Which of your artworks are you rost proud? Difcult to say. I like most of my works. Recently I have done a series "TIME TRAVEL". It is a set of ten paintngs narratng 'man and his surroundings'. That series of artworks do make me proud. Is there a fellow artst alive today that you adrire? If so, why? I mentoned Egon Schiele and Ganesh Pyne earlier, but from living artsts none spring to mind immediately. If you could travel back in tre, is there a partcular artstc period / era that you would like to have been involved in? I don't want to travel back in tme. Understanding the here and now presents enough motvaton and subject mater. What challenges do you feel the 21st century artst has to overcore? Many challenges exist, like the current pandemic situaton. In my country, it is very difcult for you to survive as an artst. There are no public or private organisatons like in other countries who help artsts. There are less buyers. Galleries charge a lot of rent. It is very difcult to have a studio. Many artsts like me work in their small three room fats. What advice would you give to a young aspiring artst currently studying art? The current situaton is entrely diferent from my younger days. Now being an artst can mean someone who creates some computer drawings or graphics or something like that. If you want to become a canvas artst, then try to find your own style, your own path. Try to get inspiratons from your own life.

"Rhythm of the Mangroves", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

Despite having developed your own distinctive style, is there another style of art that you are immediately drawn towards and admire? Why? I like abstracts. I don't know why but I like them. We have all heard of the unfinished masterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, have you works that are in a continual process of evolution? When working on an artwork do you find it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough? No. I have clear ideas of about what I am trying to achieve and stay focused on that canvas as mentioned earlier.

I believe, an artst should be a real human being. He should be compassionate and secular. He always should stand with the weak and the poor. His art should "comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable".

"Towards the Twilight Zone", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

What are you working on at the rorent? Now I am working with some of my childhood memories. I am trying to recreate some glimpses of games which I used to play with my friends when I was a child. Have you ever been part of an artstc group / roverent? How did your work beneft fror that experience? Once I was a part of a group which sadly does not exists today. It was a great experience getng to know diferent artsts and interactng with them.

"Time Travel 9", Ranjith Raghupathy, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020

When is your next exhibiton? Is it a solo or group exhibiton? Could you tell us a litle about the exhibiton, when and where it is? I am planning an exhibiton with an artst friend at the end of this year. It will be in my home town, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

VISIT RANJITH RAGHUPATHYt’S GALLERY

Vyara Tichkova "I get inspiraton from everything around me. It can be the words of a song, music, an emoton, a book, even a story from a friend. It's unpredictable what can touch my soul... I'm always amazed at how much abstracton exists in nature, in the simple things and in the elementary pictures of everyday life. My passion is traveling around the world, every new journey gives me a fresh opportunity to develop and change my vision and ideas."

"Sunflowers", Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 2021

"The Apple Thief", Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 2021

"Catching Fish", Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 2020

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