An Examination of Current Trends & Original Practices in Visual Art
Curated by Myrina Tunberg Georgiou
Produced and Published by Circle Foundation for the Arts
This is the 7th issue of Circle Quarterly Art Review (Fall 2021)
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BACK COVER
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Index of Featured Artists
Jessica Alazraki
Celia Carl Anderson
Tatiana An
David Arthur
Deana Bada Maloney
H T Balzer
Martin Banks
Stephen Barnwell
Eduardo Blanco
Dick Bobnick
Susan Brinkmann
Gunny Brørby
Rae Broyles
Roger Callen
Richard Chalquest
Nira Chorev
Christian Lippuner
Cynthia Coldren
Britt Conley
Lisa Cutler
Carolyn Dakin
Sue Daniel
Jozef Danyi
Paul G Emmerson
Nicole Farhi
Nathalie Frenière
Hartini Gibson
Richard Gilles
Dean Gioia
Scott Glaser
Michael Ian Goulding
Kyle Hackett
Sandra Haney
Nick Harrison Jones
Isabel Herrera
Kristin Holm Dybvig
Corinna Holthusen
Hsieh Cheng Hsien
Hsiung Yu
Eric Hubbes
Moritz Jaeger
JOLIC
paul kenens
Aomi Kikuchi
Dany Klotz
Leo Königsberg
Monica Lee Anson Liaw
Laurie Lisovich
Ken Macklin
Nyle Major
Barbara Mierau-Klein
Sarah Morton
Mary Neubauer
Maj-Britt Niklasson
Marcus Sherman
Vladas Orzekauskas
PACHA
Carl Pinnington
Elizaveta Pozharskaya
Chantal Proulx
Cher Pruys
Fernanda Raineri
Alisa Sheinson
Frank X. Smith
Hank Spirek
Kerstin Sunabacka
Catherine Taylor Parry
Ian Thuillier
Gabriella Torres
Jim Tsinganos
Christophe Vacher
Erna van Lith
Eddy Verloes
Jan Williams Guigen Zha
Tong Zhou
MEET THE CURATOR
Born 1986 in Athens, Greece, Myrina Tunberg Georgiou grew up on the island of Crete. After graduating high school she moved to Athens to attend the National University of Greece and study Methodology, History and Theory of Sciences. Next, she moved to Santa Barbara, California to study Studio Art at SBCC. Deeply inspired by Professor, Department Chair and sculptor Ed Inks she further pursued an education in Art History and Studio Art. After earning a degree in Design & Technology from the San Francisco Art Institute, Myrina continued to be involved in the San Francisco Bay Area art community working for a variety of art institutions, museums, and galleries. In 2011, she co-founded Kitsch Gallery, an experimental art space in the city’s vibrant, Mission District, which housed 12 artist studios and a gallery space where she co-directed a variety of visual and sound art exhibits. In 2012, Myrina moved from California to Paris, France where she did freelance design work for galleries and publishing houses. Since 2014, Myrina has been living in Lyon, France.
After a decade of experience working in galleries and art institutions in the USA, Greece, and France, in 2017, Myrina created Circle Foundation for the Arts. Inspired by the variety of practices and perspectives in contemporary art and with the main purpose of highlighting the importance of art and culture as an integral part of our social and political lives, the Foundation functions as a platform publicizing the work of remarkable artists around the world.
Intro by the curator
“The 7th issue of Circle Quarterly Art Review includes 77 visual artists from around the globe working in a variety of styles and disciplines.
When selecting the artworks for the pages of this issue, my goal was to provide a multiplicity of approaches of bold, distinctive pieces that each show a high level of technique, creativity and uniqueness. In synthesizing the selection to produce a cohesive anthology, I look for unity which may come from obvious harmonies in color, composition, media, concept or context, but most often I fnd balance in striking contrast. For me, the artworks in this issue could easily be a traveling exhibition or a personal collection that comprehensively describes the story of what art looks like today.
I encourage the readers to visit each artist’s website to see more of their art and contact them directly to collect a piece. We often consider buying an artwork as an investment or for decoration, but as I see it, welcoming a piece that “spoke” to you into your home, will create a type of companionship that can deeply impact your daily mood and for years to come, the piece will continue to “speak” to you, saying something different every day.”
Myrina Tunberg Georgiou CFA Director
“My work focuses on exceptional craftsmanship and the exploration of a unique combination of materials. There is a fusion of Western, neoclassical painting styles with traditional Chinese elements. My paintings combine historical and contemporary references in an innovative way, blurring the line between perception and reality.”
Toy-Boy Oil on canvas 48 x 48 in.
Fly-Bird Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in
Arresting Oil on canvas 48 x 67 in.
Was of Three Minds
“I am both a musician and an artist. I have always been fascinated b t e uman f ure, especiall t e uman face. I have been a pianist for the State Opera ballet in Vienna Austria, for three decades.
LAURIE LISOVICH
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Oil on canvas 100 x 110 cm
Laurie Lisovich • Circle
In my series of ballet paintings, which are inspired by my own photographs, I try to capture dancers at their most expressive moments — and hope that my paintings can inspire imagination and emotion in the viewer.”
Sacre Oil on canvas 120 x 137 cm
I use t e uman f ure for its formal ualities and l use it as a lan ua e for expressing a variety of ideas, sometimes including people l know.”
bloodwoodcreek@gmail.com
Chariot
Alisa Sheinson is a Tel-Aviv-based designer and light artist who started her journey by studying visual arts at Bezalel Art Institute in Jerusalem.
“Focusing on sculpturing the light and its many shapes, I had swept away into a profound and moving theme that enveloped my day and led me to an ongoing creation. “I was always fascinated by the sea. The waves’ eternal movement gives me energy and a positive approach. Light is like a magic and t at itali es all matter i t f ts dar ness and defnes no led e, a areness, and memor b its re ection s li t touc es s apes, t e are defned b it i ts re eal our idden memories and t ou ts ac of us has memories and feelings that exist hidden inside us. I aspire to trigger those feelings and memories by providing an individual experience using my art.”
ALISA SHEINSON
www.alisa-sheinson-art.com
Alisa Sheinson •
Alisa Sheinson
Severance
CHRISTOPHE VACHER
“My artistic style takes its roots in Contemporary Imaginative Realism, and a ariet of reat classical paintin mo ements, suc as t e uropean mbolists, rt ou eau, rt eco, as ell as more contemporar artists li e andorf, Beksinski, or the French Visionnaires from the 90s.” www.vacherartspace.com Christophe Vacher • Circle
The Wheel Of Time Oil on canvas 30 x 40 in.
Chronos:
“My imagery revolves around timeless symbolic themes that resonate through the past, present and future of the human odyssey, in which polished craftsmanship and imagination often prevail.” www.vacherartspace.com
CHRISTOPHE VACHER
Birth Of A Nereid Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.
waveforms are a key focus in creating new experimental imagery.
www.carlpinnington.com
Carl Pinnington • Circle
CARL PINNINGTON
Lips on Blue
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Synapse
Pinnington
Corinna Holthusen specialises in photography and digital imaging. The photos are captured in the
printed by Corinna. Her current practice deals with the convergence
bodies are destructed and recomposed with several physiognomies
breakup on the material deposition of the surface of the photo print.
Cow Parsley
“These two images are from my series “Imaginary Botanicals”. They are intended to look as though they were drawn in a plantsman’s almanac at the turn of the 20th Century. I used simple editing and tinting techniques, blurring the background and extracting the tone and texture of each plant. ‘Love-in-a-mist’ and ‘Cow parsley’ are ild o ers in m arden so it as been a lo el loc do n pro ect www.sarahmortonphotography.co.uk
SARAH MORTON
Sarah Morton • Circle Quarterly Art
Fallen Tree Across Time
“I am an artist who paints contemporary stories about the natural world around me. My artwork is a contemporar fction composed of fra ments of t ou t, place, si t, m t , emotion and dream I am tr in to e o e a feelin of m ster and moments t at are as specifc et elusi e as t e s ape of a cloud, t e feel of t e wind, the smell of an approaching storm, and the change of light in the sky. I am primarily a painter painting large colorful expressive abstract landscapes. I also use my paintings, fragments and photographs to make digital composite artwork. I have a BFA, MA, and MFA in Painting.”
HARTINI GIBSON
www.hartinigibson.com
Hartini Gibson • Circle
Pivoines éclatantes
“I work in a spontaneous, expressive and gestural way, where the subconscious takes up more space than the conscious. I do not seek to represent my environment, but rather to evoke an emotion. I work with pure colours and blend them directly on the canvas, adding details that guide the eye through the work and give it meaning. I also incorporate writing which I also consider an art form.”
CHANTAL PROULX
L’amour est plus fort que la haine
https://chantalproulx.com
Shortcake aux bleuets
L’été de mes 16 ans
“My painting is based on an eclectic mix of visual interests including Scottish tartan, microbiology and aerial views of towns. The multi-layered aspect of my paintings is intended not only to engage me, the artist, but also to i e t e ie er more to disco er and re ect on and more isual material to en a e t e e e and t e mind e paintings allow the viewer to make their own connections and conclusions.”
Tributo a Tom Jobim e Elis Regina Oil and acrylic on canvas 80 x 80 cm
paintin s are c aracteri ed b abstract association, reco ni able form, and t o dimensional at s apes and color with outline. I approach each work as an opportunity to create something new and visually compelling to t e ie er e principles of ood desi n, includin repetition of s ape and color and occult balance, in uence and inform all m or , bot m f urati e and abstract pieces
FRANK X. SMITH
Frank X. Smith
“My intention is to deconstruct a “normal” image, like a tree or a bird, then reassemble it so that it is presented in a new and different way, existing impossibly but entirely logically within the visual framework of my workspace. Underlying is the exploration of the human condition, our humanity, our interconnectedness and how we are all connected to each other and to the universe we exist in.”
JIM TSINGANOS
The Seer
“My artwork begins with a photo I have taken. Moved by the artistic visions it inspires, I select a combination of materials coming together in one painting. This is my way to preserve nature and give life, and permanence, to the memories I’m collecting.”
NIRA CHOREV
nirachorev.wordpress.com
Brushing Hair Oil on canvas 60 x 72 in. paintings are a celebration of Latinx life in the US and aim to highlight family values. Narratives are interior scenes of ordinary life. Bright colors and decorative patterns are very characteristic of Jessica’s work. www.jessicaalazrakiart.com
JESSICA ALAZRAKI
Book Worm
main interest is t e female f ure depicted in arious settin s In m paintin s, t e female f ure is not t e t pe of f ure usuall represented in estern art, but instead p sicall ft and muscular e dress of t e f ure and t e boo s and ob ects represented suggest a woman who is intellectually and emotionally complex.”
www.davidwalterarthur.com
Marilyn Monroe
“I always wanted to be an artist. As a teen I followed the careers of legendary illustrators; Robert McGinnis, Jon itcomb, ran c art and il l ren all of om or ed in a realistic st le e stressed t at reat paintings begin with a great drawing. I developed my skills in college and prepared an extensive portfolio of f urati e and portrait art ic I continue to produce toda
DICK BOBNICK
www.dick-bobnick.pixels.com
Dick Bobnick • Circle
I fnd a stron desire to continuousl c an e m sub ects I tr to fnd excitement, beaut and interest in t e e er da t in s in life, li e crus ed cans it t eir ama in s ine and re ecti e surface, to a ba of apples, ripe for tastin , and listenin be ind t e plastic ba t e are encased in o fnd beaut in t e seemin l tri ial ob ects t at reall are a part of our e er da li es is so re ardin www.artbycher.ca
CHER PRUYS
“I feel useless as an artist when I am happy. Pain drives my creativity. The painful experiences that e o t rou spar and moti ate me to possess m ob ecti es, to ma e purposeful art or t at enerates meanin ful and fulfllin empat etic connections s I obser e and interpret t e orld around me I discover time and time again that true beauty lies within the darkness and that sometimes nightmares are the birthplace of some of the best ideas.”
www.liaw-anson.format.com
I ma e sculptures, all pieces and arments usin textiles and found ob ects ources of inspiration are Japanese aesthetics: wabi-sabi (imperfection), mono no aware (sympathy), and Buddhist concepts of impermanence, insubstantialit , and sufferin or addresses infnit as t e succession of eetin acti ities I combine ac uired no led e and experiment to create ne perspectives and innovative art. I believe that art can make the world a better place.”
https://www.aomikikuchi.com
di ital art ima es re ect m fascination it t e beaut of colors and t e moods and emotions t e e o e i l st li ed cit scapes and seascapes are sub ects I often turn to for t eir ibrance and d namic atmospheres. Creative layering of the original photography, colorful elements, rich textures and other effects allow me to add complexity and a depth to my art.” www.barbaramierauklein.com
Barbara Mierau-Klein •
process is de oted to isuall personif in music I mainl isuali e classical or a pieces, ritin st les or musical concepts. I love researching musical works, their composers and taking repeated deep listening dives before putting brush to canvas. Most of my collectors are musicians yet I aim to show to non-musicians too the beauty and magic of a musical experience, in hopes of changing their next listening encounter.”
BRITT CONLEY
Musica
Flame in June
“My work is a personal response to the Welsh landscape. I create abstract landscapes with atmosphere. My paintings evoke memories and stories. I use acrylics and oils as I love the different qualities of paint, bringing the surface to life and creating a unique and individual image. My creative life sustains me and makes me feel whole. I have a degree in Fine Art and have been exhibiting my work throughout the UK.”
CATHERINE TAYLOR PARRY
www.catherinetaylorparry.com
Catherine Taylor Parry • Circle
“I have always been drawn to the human form in art and most often use people as inspiration in my work. I explore the human form’s unique ability to express emotion and become symbolic of greater social situations and dynamics. I am particularly interested in peoples’ stories, struggles, and states of mind, giving a glimpse of a sub ect s orld, one in ic t e ie er mi t see somet in of t emsel es
CELIA CARL ANDERSON
“I have always been fascinated by the beautiful intricate complexity of the natural world. For me, coming home to this connection with nature is what truly matters. I take time to p oto rap man ima es, ic I la er to et er to create stories of o and beaut in nature, as a way of sharing this connection.”
“I am a well-traveled artist. Born in Chicago, my artistic life has unra eled in f e different countries and some different cities I recei ed a ac elor of rts from ort ern Illinois ni ersit , ma orin in aintin , culpture rt ducation and completed one ear to ards an MA at Arizona State University. I have been exhibiting since the 1970s in the USA, Canada and Australia where I lived and worked for 35 years. or s t rou out m career a e included ildlife t emes, f urati e motifs, reworking of works of the great masters, and mixed media Photoshopped works. I believe art is meant to give meaning to one’s environment and not be merely expensive wallpaper.”
HANK SPIREK
Oroz Tree
“This photo is from is a series called ‘Dead Flowers’. Im interested in the beauty of aging, the beauty of withering. I love the contrast between the negative impression of withering, and the beauty I see in it. Art is a a
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Peace at the port
“In my art, I want to capture light and moods and I am inspired by the shifts in seasons and weather. Sometimes a person’s face or a particular event inspires me to grab the brush. I have been exploring graphics, sculpture, and photography, but I always return to the wonderful world of aquarelle and I follow my heart when I paint.”
KERSTIN SUNABACKA
Instagram@kerstin.sunabacka
“My lyrical landscapes are based on impressions from Norway. They are not images of actual places but made from memories and express emotions and a state of mind as much as a landscape. Soft pastels have an exceptional intensity and challenge me to be deliberate in building my compositions. I weave colours into poetry to ele ate t e ie er s experience and con e t e tran uilit I fnd in nature
https://www.kristinholmdybvig.com
Grimes House
“When asked to draw a house, a child will most often draw a rectangle and put an isosceles triangle on top. In my series, I am explorin t is simple arc et pal form as it appears in the landscape.”
RICHARD GILLES
First Bloom
Grocer Lady
aintin , cuttin , ea in or re ects on o e percei e our surroundin s en loo in at t e orld, we never see its entirety; we give importance to certain details while blocking out others. Our perception is very selective. In our minds, we build it up to a whole picture or narrative. What results is not reality, but a wonderful image of reality, fragmented, but still perfectly accomplished in its own right.”
MORITZ JAEGER
Georgetown
“By combining and arranging materials, I build visually rich, often playful or whimsical sculptures. I return time and again to nature: the trees, plants, birds, hills and forests surrounding my studio in northwestern Canada. Looking out my studio door, I absorb the light, the sky, the trees and the space between things. Inclusive in all my work and growth as an artist, my drive has always been to push boundaries. I continually strive to speak to the viewer on both an emotional and aesthetic level.”
KEN MACKLIN
Long Sugar
Painted steel 106 x 114 x 76 cm
Garden Party
“I am a Latinx visual artist and poet living in Iowa. I work with acrylics, oil pastels, charcoal, natural tools, and other media to create vibrant and expressive abstract pieces that explore themes of connectivity, time, memory, nature, and home.”
GABRIELLA TORRES
I started m artistic career in , creatin computeri ed rap ics in t e feld of fas ion ome of m creations have eventually become works of art. I am still going forward on this path, designing digital artwork, looking for an original style, between classical and modern, preservation and innovation, with the intention to express emotions and sensations, poetry, light, and with a perfect combination of simplicity of the lines and a rich palette.”
FERNANDA RAINERI
Primavera
I a e or ed in a ariet of media and sub ects, all it t e purpose of creatin somet in beautiful and upliftin at ourne led me to focus on t e female form, ic to me is t e conclusi e representation of beauty, and to black and white photography, which I believe best accentuates that beauty. I believe if we all focused more attention on creating and appreciating beauty, the world would be much better for it.”
MICHAEL IAN GOULDING
www.gouldingphotography.com
Red Panda CV
Michael Ian Goulding •
“Specialising only in charcoal and graphite, my style of drawing emphasizes the details and textures of t e sub ect matter rou m or , I ope to portra t e beauty of wildlife animals. Hopefully it will inspire people to appreciate and help protect it for future generations”
MONICA LEE
s a bo , I as interested in t e istor of ancient cultures and t is as been re ected in m artistic or In 2013, I visited Karnak I Luxor, the breathtaking Valley of the Kings and the gigantic temple of Queen ats epsut Inspired b ancient pt, I returned to a t eme I co ered in in e umm e ensemble, a modern set of f e portrait p oto rap s, as created as a tribute to ueen ats epsut oto rap is t e last p ase of t e stor , en ueen ats epsut s e es are alread co ered and the facial expressions say goodbye to our world. Transformation is complete...”
jozefdanyi.myportfolio.com
“I explore the unconscious, the boundaries of reality and the human mind by painting as unintentionally and freel as possible future pro ects s ould reinclude aspects of m t ou ts and feelin s e en more t an before. “Anastasia”, is a young woman looking at her handy, so concentrated that she does not see the turtles assembling around her and the world-changing.”
ERIC HUBBES
CHRISTIAN LIPPUNER
L’Ascension, 2021 - Transition Series Oil on canvas 97 x 146 cm
rom t e roots to t e ea ens, t is true luminous course of rein ented, ostled, restarted landscapes brin s a piece of dream; a gateway to renewal. The descending and ascending movements participate in this open tra ector , to ards a destin t at e er one can compose e resonance of nature is at t e eart of t e or Nature is at the center of my work since it is about defending it for our survival.”
PACHA
www.pascalecharrierroyer.site
Lianes,2021 - Transition Series Oil on canvas 97 x 146 cm
I tell a stor usin line, colour, tone and texture et er f urati e or abstract, I explore t e materials spatiall and aim to evoke a visual response in the viewer. I have a graphic communication background and have an interest in sign and metaphor. I am curious to how symbols contribute to emotional responses. My portfolio of work is a combination of observational and abstract drawings and paintings.”
NICK HARRISON JONES
https://instagram.com/nickharrisonjones.artist
“My aim as an artist is to stir up hidden emotion - to remind people of feelings which maybe they’d forgotten they have. My source of inspiration remains the human body,
expression. I like to isolate particular parts, so the viewer can see them from a new and revelatory angle. “Entrelace” is a sculpture about love, and the importance of touch. It was made during the seemingly interminable months of lockdown. It is cast in Jesmonite, a reinforced plaster known for its durability and strength. The white surface allows the play of light and dark and enhances the tenderness and the subtlety of the touch.”
Entrelace NICOLE FARHI
“More and more people have lost the ability to imagine. Pick up your kaleidoscope and see if there is no Triangular prism and color in life. Look at the stories in my painting. The kaleidoscope is a vitamin.”
HSIUNG YU
www.101artist.com
Long Way Around
“My expressive collage paintings embrace the abstract language. They are curious layerings of color, line, shape, pattern, and texture that explore structure and ambiguity. The paint strokes, diverse paper fragments, and linear marks merge to express a strong connection among disconnected things and suggest a sense of familiarity within the abstraction.”
CYNTHIA COLDREN
Intergalactic daydream
“For me, art is to transform my life experiences in life into paintings. I like to quietly observe the contrast of light and shadow of all things, and add coffee to make it even more perfect.”
CHENG HSIEN HSIEH
“Landscape art is a creative holistic response to nature. The artist’s memories, places, interactions with others are ine itabl incorporated I am interested in t e dis unction bet een our born into culture, and t e i en natural world existing prior to life and humanity. Western techno-society wants to control nature and mold it in it’s own image. “Music Box” concerns my own history (like a theme in music) and my tendency to ‘Box’ nature.”
ROGER CALLEN
Roger Callen • Circle
The blue lagoon with coastal signage
“The isolated warning signs along the beach and the desolate beauty of the coast lagoon, using acrylic and mixed media, to describe the traits and processes with estuaries and ecosystems in the transition between land and sea that forms the Blue Lagoon.”
PAUL G EMMERSON
“The many landscapes and changing nature of the sky have always fascinated and challenged my imagination. Memories of my childhood and travels depicting the beauty of countryside panoramas and cloud formations guide my creative work. I also seek to convey the fragility of the environment while expressing its serenity. I am not trying to reproduce nature, I express an inner gaze similar to a pictorial dream.”
NATHALIE FRENIÈRE
www.nathaliefreniere.com
Open Sky Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.
Twilight
“My art is about uncovering the mystery and beauty of everyday life. I use the drama of light and atmosphere to draw the viewer in. There, perhaps, a sense of the extraordinary beneath the ordinary is revealed.”
DEAN GIOIA
Posey’s
“I paint because I cannot do otherwise. The metaphysics of the world is what I love to draw. The world without metaphysics would not be interesting. Art should not destroy the soul. Art is creation, not destruction.”
https://tatianaan.com
Trapped in a dream of depression
ream and realit I fnis ed paintin I si ned m name I mix realit and dreams to et er I have experienced reality and I also entered out in my dreams. I understand reality I said to myself. I know that calm psychological status can make me face reality. I have accepted myself. I learned how to live in imperfections. I created perfection in my dreams.” www.huomaxianlong.com
Lisa’s Pond
“I am a painter. An artist. An author of visual poetry. There is no alternative. Color, texture, tactile adventures move me. I must freely discover new images, diabolical and vexing techniques and ways of presenting beauty while I fall away from this world and into a realm of physical and mental reverie. Some of my pieces are combinations of video, painting, music and choreography or poetry and this integration of multiple media necessary to express life’s complex beauty is what I strive for.” www.raebroyles.com
RAE BROYLES
“Intimate, secret, mystical is an aesthetic category that denotes an intuitive, presumed rather than explicit, obvious perception of the essence of an object.”
Pink veil
“I like to paint large-format oils on stretched canvas. The workability of oil can’t be replicated with other media, and the big canvases give my paintings a strong physical presence. I strive to create a sense of drama, capturing t e c allen es and o s I m experiencin at t at instant in time t rou motion and abstract elements I ant my paintings to display an edgy beauty - sometimes calming, sometimes challenging.” www.suedaniel.com
eople al a s fascinate me uc of o t e are, is re ected on t eir faces at is what I want to paint, their image with all its character and depth, showing more than a p oto rap ic re ection I let at I see and feel uide m brus e paintin on s o is of a self-portrait, even more of a challenge to be honest.”
ERNA VAN LITH
La stessa
Walk
“My work is a response to my surroundings. Over the past two years, my focus has been on painting local landscapes. Sometimes working en plein air, I am attracted to strong composition, daylight and tonal contrast. I like to begin my paintings in a loose gestural manner which determines the route the painting is to take, typically with a large element of abstraction.”
SANDRA HANEY
https://sandrahaney.artweb.com
“Born from the global pandemic, ‘Crown’ is part of a series of works called ‘Solitude.’ The series of paintings aim to re ect t e importance and need for communication and uman touc olitude series includes lar e scale, mixed media acr lic paintin s created durin an aspects of life are re ected in t ese or s — solitude, divorce, suicide, abstinence and a new beginning.”
sub ects are people from m immediate en ironment If it is not m self, t en it can be c ildren or women on whom I can notice a split-second movement, attitude or characteristic that appeals to me and I exaggerate and amalgamate it with new elements or a strange angle. Sometimes I loo for contradiction or con ict t at i es some paintin s a surrealistic touc
PAUL KENENS
paul.kenens1@telenet.be
Het meisje in de rode kimono Oil on canvas 100 x 120 cm
“I consider my artwork as Contemporary Figurative. I mixt a few different styles to get a painting according to the times e li e in or is t e result of re ection, plannin , anal sis and execution t rou different tec ni ues, although I try to make it seem fresh and spontaneous. Art is beauty, it is another way of seeing things, it is surprise and emotion. I paint because I can’t help painting.”
EDUARDO BLANCO
www.eduardoblancoart.com
Trío de ases
“Portraiture is central to my communication as an artist. Concentrating on facial expressions, characteristics and gestures, I seek to capture the essence and uniqueness of the sitter. In doing so, the process of portraiture becomes a dialogue between model, artist and viewer. In my work “Prayer” I focus on the universal nature of this ritual, as enacted by all religions, unifying the spiritual life of mankind, regardless of cultural differences.”
ELIZAVETA POZHARSKAYA
Prayer
Tempera on canvas 70 x 90 cm
Elizaveta Pozharskaya • Circle
The end of Gaia Oil on canvas 60 x 90 cm
“With knowledge and experience gained both locally and abroad, my works show technical ability and refnement, based on a stron conceptual frame or raditional paintin and art mo ements in t e t and t centuries a e pla ed a si nifcant role in de elopin m art practice
“Realism is charming when it borrows a gleam of poetry from the imagination.”
Untitled
“The images I capture reveal my dreams, my fairy tale; that irrational and surreal language that takes old of me and feeds m spirit It is t is or of fction t at con e s t e trut I no It is an illusor encounter with myself, where I revisit my childhood, and where ordinary experiences are turned into poetry. In stillness, I have found life to be a succession of vanishing, ephemeral moments.”
If I could sing a song
“Nature, the environment for humans and animals concrete and emotional in a symbolic expression is often what occurs in my paintings. That’s what lives in me and is my drive. I wish my paintings shall be good to look at but at the same time convey a message. Art for me is creativity in all forms—what words cannot say, beyond intellectual thinking.”
GUNNY BRØRBY
gunnybrorby.wordpress.com
Losing Our Minds
“I am a literary symbolic photographer., a visual storyteller. Pure and poetic. Misty mysterious. Cinematic photography. Attention to detail. There’s a lot between light and shadow. Sometimes balancing between realism and surrealism, often spiced with a touch of humor. Not staged but spontaneous photos. Always focused on the decisive and/or unguarded moment. I shoot with my soul, not with the camera. I photograph as I live: I let things come to me and I don’t consciously look for them. Please don’t put me in a box.”
EDDY VERLOES
www.verloes.com
Oil on canvas 130 x 120 cm
e lon , dar ni t is o er is er frst mornin it its i , clear air comes it tran uillit and beaut small group, tightly knit together. They look out over a quiet, glassy sea, full of hidden possibilities... Why did I choose this artform? I didn’t choose, it chose me. An inner voice insisting: “Go create in the studio!” The re ard is deep satisfaction and o www.majbrittniklasson.se
MAJ-BRITT NIKLASSON
“My paintings explore race, class, and social standing through approaches to self-representation and the constructed ima e xplorin t e ps c olo ical and material impact of depiction, I relate ima e ma in , in ection, and fxedness to concepts of double consciousness emp asi in con icts bet een inner ersus outer, I hope to foster new realities and ways of being understood as not black or white, wealthy or poor, but human.”
www.kylehackettstudio.com
Kyle Hackett •
“I focus on environmental factors through 3D data visualization. New ways of seeing are possible through dimensional expressions of the vast numbers that stream into sensors every day. The resulting images promote understanding of complex information. They suggest a visual, tactile way of expressing longterm patterns, enhancing sensitivity to our surroundings, and offer an expanded defnition of sculpture one trac s ears of t is air ualit indicator
“When creating art, I stud m sub ects profoundly and aim to show what lies beneath the surface. Sometimes people say I show the actual ‘soul’ of my sub ects in m portraits I want to achieve more t an ust a ood li eness, and it has to be more than an illustration. ‘Boy/ The Beginning’ was made with Caran D’Ache 6B Grafstone graphite, which is defnitel one of m favorite materials.”
SUSAN BRINKMANN
by Susan Bri nkmann
Susan Brinkmann • Circle
ll of m or re ardless of st le or medium is created usin t e rid s stem frst emplo ed ears a o e challenge for me is to recreate, as closely as possible, my reference image. Art is my visual voice. It’s the vehicle I have chosen as a way of communicating. In today’s world, positive visual stimulation is not a luxury, it is critical. It offers the artist and the viewer time to escape.”
SCOTT GLASER
www.contemporaryartnetwork.com
The Pierre Hotel
QUADROFARIUS
t t e moment, I or it subconstructi ism I self defne and name it in t is a , based on t e met od, ierarc ical structure, as ell as a si nifcant emp asis on t e aest etici ation of pure form, ic is t e basis for the formation of the complex architectonics of my artworks. Subconstructivism is a modern representation of constructivism, denounced to the aesthetic form of spatial geometric forms.”
MARCUS SHERMAN
https://www.artifex-reason.com/
“My work explores concepts that are the very stuff of our existence: Life, Death, and Faith. For me, art s ould not be ust a prett picture, but s ould attempt to re eal insi ts into rut , to ele ate t e viewer into a new reality and see the world from a new perspective. I want to create new icons, a new mythology, appropriate for modern times, yet rooted in the past.”
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Daphne
An Examination of Current Trends & Original Practices in Visual Art
Published by Circle Foundation For the Arts
Cover Image Deana Bada Maloney
Circle Foundation