Important World Artists Vol. 4 - A World of Art

Hanging Around? Cape Town, South Africa Leica T Camera

NICHOLAS H. TEETELLI United States

Nicholas Teetelli is both a published and international awardwinning fine art photographer. He was born in New York City and grew up in lower Manhattan’s iconic Greenwich Village. During the late 1960s, and well into the 1970s, the Village was a hotbed of culture and the arts. During this period, Teetelli was introduced to art and photography, developing an interest in what would become his lifelong passion.

While he took some photography courses in college, Nicholas Teetelli is primarily self-taught. Spanning the last four decades, he has learned, developed, and honed his skills independently, becoming an avid and serious amateur photographer who has recently turned professional.

Although he lived and grew up in New York City, he spent his summers in the Greek islands and has traveled to many other places throughout the world. He continues to travel in pursuit of unforgettable photographic images.

During each journey, with camera in hand, he records much of what he sees, sharing the impression of his mind’s eye through composition, light play, and shape and design. His photographic portfolio is diverse: it includes landscape, architecture, portrait, flora and fauna, underwater, and street photography.

He has recently brought his portfolio to the public eye and, and in short order, has had dozens of his photographs juried and invited into exhibition at many galleries and museums throughout the United States, receiving many accolades and awards for this work along the way. He has won awards in international competitions such as in Moscow, London and Tokyo has been a featured artist at major art shows at Art San Diego, Spectrum Miami, ArtExpo New York, has had private gallery placements in Vienna, Austria and Bologna, Italy, as well as being a featured gallery artist on various cruise ship lines.

He almost exclusively uses Leica cameras and lenses, which yield superior results for him. But has also recently added a Hasselblad medium format camera to his bag.

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Front Cover John O’Rourke Back Cover Roland Reinert First Page Nicholas H. Teetelli

Premium Presentations JEAN JACQUES PORRET ROZA JANABAYEVA LISA RICKARD ANNE SWAN MOORE HUGO MURILLO BENICH ATOM HOVHANESYAN NICHOLAS H. TEETELLI JOANNA TLOK

Artists in AZ Order MISA AIHARA FRANCIS AKPATA IMAI ATSUSHI CHAN SUK ON WENDY COHEN BETTY COLLIER ŠÁRKA DARTON ANNE DE SUÈDE GRO FOLKAN G. PACK ADRIANA GOTOWIECKA LAURA GREENSTEIN MEI HAN HOWARD HARRIS HERBERT HERMANS STEPHANIE HOLZNECHT PRISCILLA DALE JONES MIMMI KÄLLER RONALD KATZ MOON HEE KIM KAT KLEINMAN

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This is the fourth volume of our series Important World Artists, following the positive acclaim that the first three volumes met.

This volume presents the work of 70 outstanding artists, each of whom is at the height of their creative power. Almost all media are represented here – painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, installations, photography, digital art and more. And as usual in our books, almost every region of the world is represented.

We believe that this volume, as our previous ones, will constitute an invaluable sourcebook for curators, art consultants, gallery directors, interior designers, other art professionals, and also educators and students, as well as for art lovers everywhere.

Like our previous books, this publication also should constitute a bright addition to the mosaic-chronical of contemporary art world wide, which we are creating and expanding with each successive volume of our books.

Despina Tunberg Curator

Thomas Tunberg Editor

Impulse  Bronze, Edition of 5, 15 in.

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Born in Switzerland, in 1941, to a prominent family of art and antique collectors, Jean Jacques Porret started to sculpt wood at a very young age.

“I was drawn to and learned the technique of bronze and lost wax casting because it is the most demanding material which is responsive and sweet to the touch. My work is figurative but is not about the figure. I consider myself an expressionist as I am more interested in communicating an abstract feeling or idea than an actual image.”

Jean Jacques Porret’s surreal sculptures transcend the mere human form they represent and instead draw the viewer in with their delicate expressionism, rhythmic movement, and abstract sensuality. The work is never about the figure, but the emotions expressed in the tension of his fluid curves and precarious balance. Though abstract in nature, the recognizable form and innate humanity residing within each piece are impossible to ignore. Thus, we are given a case study in restraint, with the artist utilizing the best aspect of each genre without clouding his final result, creating a selfstyled harmony Porret simply describes as “rhythm in space”..

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Lady Of The Night  Bronze, Edition of 3, 21 in.

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Desinvolte Bronze, Edition of 3, 20 1⁄2 in.

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Scent of A Dream  Oil on canvas 100 x 80 cm

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Roza Janabayeva was born in 1963 in Kazakhstan. She graduated from TARSU with a degree in hydraulic engineer in 1985. Despite the mathematical thinking and technical skills, Roza has always been an artist. From an early age, she was busy making jewelry, designing clothes, working with clay and sewing; essentially, creating things. However, only at the age of 50 she completely devoted herself to art by joining the studio of Nadezhda Filatova (an alumna of Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts after I.Repin) who has helped Roza to find her technique and an individual direction in art.

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In My Own World Oil on canvas 90 x 60 cm

Birth of A New Day Oil on canvas 90 x 60 cm

Energy of Motion Oil on canvas 85 x 65 cm

Hidden Energy Oil on canvas 90 x 60 cm

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Life is the Blessing  Oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm

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Callisto Oil on mylar 14 x 14 in.

Study for Callisto Graphite on mylar 24 x 24 in.

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Lisa Rickard, born in Philadelphia, is a figure painter currently residing in Florida. She attended Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and then the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. After receiving her degree, she continued to draw the nude model regularly and developed her visual communication skills further by graphically designing and technically illustrating on a consecutive full-time basis for an advertising agency, design firm and a corporate marketing department in a global organization.

As a ZUMBAÂŽ fitness dance leader, she created custom choreography which served to enrich her artistic anatomy knowledge and expressive design of human form. In 2019, Capella, the first figure painting in her series honoring all nude artist models was juried into two gallery exhibits in the United States, a finalist in the 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon, and published in the Dec/Jan2020 issue of International Artist Magazine. Her elegant timeless allegorical nudes evoke the dignity yet vulnerability of our shared human condition keeping Lisa at the easel.

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Capella  Oil on canvas 20 x 16 in.

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Study for Canopus  Graphite on mylar 9.5 x 7 in.

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Trumpet Tree II (The Earth Touches Me)  Oil on canvas 30 x 30 in.

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“Early as an abstract painter, my focus was on musical energy and movement, later moving to still lives and landscapes varying from an impressionistic style to a vividly idealized view. I am seeking the energy of my original work, keeping techniques learned along the way. For the last 30 years, my paintings have been in that many gallery exhibitions also hanging in many private and corporate collections.�

Anne Swan Moore was born in San Antonio, Texas and lives in San Diego. She holds a BFA in Arts from the University of Houston.

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My Very Still Still Life  Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in.

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Seasons Of My Garden  Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in.

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T​he Exponential Tower Oil on plywood 140 x 98 cm

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Hugo Murillo Benich was born in 1941 in Oruro, Bolivia, where he lives today. He studied art at the National School of Arts, Oruro, Bolivia and at L’Ecole des Arts D’Ixelles, Bruxelles, Belgium. Murillo Benich has had five solo exhibitions in Bolivia, and one in Brazil. He has participated in Art Basel Miami 2019.

As an engineer, Murillo Benich taught mathematics at the university, an activity that did not prevent him from painting and writing in his spare time. It is worth mentioning that a block of classrooms for mathematics at the National Faculty of Engineering campus in Oruro bears his name. At present, a math comic book for children has been completed by him in its first part.

His poems, short stories and novels, most of them awarded, have been published in books, newspapers, anthologies and digital form. In 2019 PEN Bolivia honored Hugo Murillo Benich as a writer and a pioneer of science fiction in Bolivia.

The recognition of his outstanding work in these different areas shows Hugo Murillo Benich undeniable talent as a painter, writer, poet and mathematician.

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The Mirror Oil on canvas 70 x 100​cm

Everything Is Vanity Oil on plywood 100 x 70​cm

Prometheus Oil on canvas 92 x 73​cm

The Fall Oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm

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Artemis and the Traveler  Oil on cardboard 46 x 38 cm

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Madonna  Ballpoint pen on paper 30 x 20 in.

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(19 August 1981 - 10 May 2018) NY-based artist working in oil/ink, Atom Hovhanesyan was born and raised in Armenia. He started as a self-taught artist and studied in Art Students League of NY, and National Academy. Atom began copying old master drawings (Leonardo, Raphael, Del Sarto, Pontormo, Tintoretto) as well as portrait work. He continued studies after Seurat drawings, Van Gogh and Cezanne.

“I understood that most art movements have roots in preceding ideas, and saw all art as one interlinked continuous chain, and so I started studying old masterworks and rigorously copying paintings and drawings of different eras in art with a focus on post-impressionism, and decided to attempt to become a complete painter as were Kandinsky, Gorky and De Kooning.”

Hovhanesyan continued with studies of Post-impressionist masters. He studied art history as a whole, focusing on high renaissance, baroque, romanticism, realism and impressionism. Attempting to connect and understand the influences of modern masters and movements, such as Cubism, Futurism, Abstract expressionism, he continued a study of color theory as well as refining the actual process of grinding his own colors.

Post Divisionist works Influenced by post-impressionism with a cubist approach to the picture plane, the goal was to utilize the whole surface of the support challenging the viewer’s perception of negative space. Essentially divisionist with an optical approach to coloration, the figure/ composition is woven into the fabric of the plane and space warps into the figure. In the painting process, repetitive, almost automatic, application of the crosshatched lines allows the subconscious the opportunity to direct the composition, there is a tension between the desire to hide vs. the need to reveal, a conflict between the subconscious and self-conscious.

Ink Drawings “The seemingly chaotic application of lines (crosshatches) is intentional, I’m trying to follow in line of the post divisionist paintings, creating a unified fabric of the plane, modeling with parallel hatch marks would go against this, and would make it more of a plastic approach, and would emphasize the distinction of background foreground. In short, I’m trying to arrive at impressionistic use of ink as the medium with a surreal or symbolic mindset.”

And after colossal dedication to art, some times, 72 hours non stop painting or drawing, unintentionally or maybe subconsciously created unique, unrepeatable style and technique in post divisionism and ink drawings, never observed before.

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Woman II  Oil on canvas 40 x 30 in.

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In Between Oil on canvas 60 x 88 in.

Study After Van Gogh’s “Wheat Field With Crows” Oil on canvas 30 x 40 x 1 in.

Untitled (Pen 03) Ballpoint pen on paper 20 x 30 in.

Study after Giorgione’s “Sleeping Venus” Oil on canvas 30 x 48 x 1.5 in.

Black Monk Oil on canvas 30 x 48 x 1.5 in.

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Arles, Photographed in Arles, France  Leica X

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“There is much beauty to behold in this world, moments that the eye captures, the wonders it sees... moments that should be committed to perpetual memory, but sadly only to become fragments of a faded recollection, or more often, simply forgotten.

I draw inspiration to record these timeless and special moments, to capture them in my mind’s eye, and through my lens, transforming each image and committing them to permanent form.”

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The Cape of Good Hope, Photographed in Cape Town, South Africa  Leica T

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Bouquet  Oil on canvas 36 x 36 in.

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Joanna Tlok resides in Michigan, USA. She studied art at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland. Her artwork has been recognized and awarded in numerous art competitions and is in many private and corporate collections. Throughout the years, eight professional art galleries represented her artwork. She was a part of 26 individual and group art exhibitions; most recent show at the Art Fair, Spectrum Miami, Florida.

Joanna’s first experience in art making came when she was seven years old. After years of formal training in visual arts and work as a professional artist and a teacher in Poland, Tlok immigrated to the United States with her family in 1991, where she continues her career with a new audience.

In her long profession as an artist, she changed the subject matter of her paintings several times but in the last 20 years, her art portfolio is based on examination of fabric where Tlok finds gratification in bringing us uncommon studies of the commonplace. Fabric is so ubiquitous and plays such a huge role in everyday life that people seldom take the time to appreciate it.

This is what Tlok shows to us by making simple fabric the subject of thoughtful paintings.

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Morning Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in.

Another Rainy Day Oil on canvas 30 x 48 in.

Special Occasion Oil on canvas 36 x 60 in.

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Magnolia Oil on canvas 30 x 40 in.

In the Flower Shop Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.

In Full Bloom Oil on canvas 60 x 36 in.

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Artists in Alphabetical Order

MISA AIHARA Japan

Verko 19-20-3, 2019 Oil on canvas 60.6 x 72.7 cm Verko 19-20-5, 2019 Oil on canvas 60.6 x 72.7 cm

Misa Aihara was born in 1942 in Ibaraki-ken, Japan and lives in Funabashi, Japan. She studied art at Joshibi University of Art & Design, Tokyo. Aihara has had thirteen solo exhibitions in Japan and Austria and fifteen group exhibitions in Japan, the USA, the UK, Italy, Portugal, Germany, France, and Greece.

She also has participated in biennales, award exhibitions and art fairs in the UK, Italy, the USA and Japan. She is an awarded artist.

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FRANCIS AKPATA United Kingdom

Beethoven 3 Oil on canvas

Mozart 2 Oil on canvas

“I want my paintings to be like an optical dialogue, each patch of color is part of a dialectic process where each surface is trying to establish itself. In my paintings, there is a conflict between luminosity and density, a struggle between quantity and quality, tension between gravity and lightness. I aim to find a rhythmic balance between the forces at play. A crucial part of my technique is pointillism and juxtaposition. I use pointillism but do not aim to reconstruct the optical phenomena of light. I aim to create depth and movement by juxtaposing different shapes, colors of different sizes. This is all put together to depict a theme important to me at that time.”

Miles (Music from A Still Point In A Twittering World) Oil on canvas

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IMAI ATSUSHI Japan

Breakfast Colored pencil on paper 36.4 x 25.7 cm

Kimono Woman #2 Colored pencil on paper 36.4 x 25.7 cm

Imai Atsushi was born 1973 in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture and lives in Himeji city since 1975. Atsushi works with color pencils and TWO.AI pens. Her illustrations inspired by idol specialist Katanashi Mugyou include a remix CD jacket. In 2015 she began working with colored pencils again. Atshushi exhibited at the British Pencil Museum and has shown work in Japan, the UK, Australia an Canada. In 2017 she also began to participate in art fairs.

EN Colored pencil and pencil 116.7 × 72.7 × 3.5 cm

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CHAN SUKHong ON Kong Chan Suk On was born and lives in Hong Kong. She studied art at Hong Kong Polytechnic University of Photographic Design. She later graduated with a Master of Arts in Fine Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has had group participations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, China, and the United States.

Art Manual 1 Color digital photograph 32 x 32 cm

Art Manual 2 Color digital photograph 32 x 32 cm

“Does art need to be explained? I picked up the sundries in the room. Time passed, the thick camera manual was outdated, and the camera model was constantly updated. I tried to fold different sculptural forms. The texts were about photography randomly distributed.”

Art Manual 3 Color digital photograph 32 x 32 cm

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WENDY COHEN Australia

Pastel Heart Mixed media on canvas

Wendy Cohen is a Sydney-based artist who has attained a BFA as well as MFA Degrees. Her art practice focuses on the relationship of color, shape, line, and form with realistic components that are communicated in a painterly language. By integrating shapes into a cohesive body of colors and forms in conjunction with collage elements, flowing ideas are arbitrarily manifested that bring attention to the brushstrokes, mark-making, and materiality on the surface of each painting. However, the primary focus of her practice is to transform the static space of each painting with synchronized contrasting colors highlighting its chemistry and resonance.

Bonanza Extravaganza Shifting Shapes Mixed media on canvas

Boundary Border Islands Mixed media on canvas

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ANNE DE SUÈDE Sweden / France Anne de Suède was born in Stockholm and lives now in Menton, France. She studied art at Folkuniversity and has been working with big artists like Olle Kåks. She also studied History of Art and Ancient Cultures at the University of Stockholm. She has had 26 solo exhibitions in Sweden, France, Italy and Germany and 32 group participations in Sweden, France, Austria, Italy, Monaco, Germany, the USA, and Dubai, UAE including Spectrum in Miami and San Diego.

Her works belong to private and public collections in many countries. She is an awarded artist.

The Waterfall Gives Me Hope Mixed media on canvas 60 x 72 cm

The Secrets of the Waterfall Mixed media on canvas 60 x 72 cm

Above the Waterfall Mixed media on canvas 72 x 60 cm

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BETTY COLLIER Australia Betty Collier was born in 1942 in Australia and lives in Ballarat. A former art teacher with over 30 years at tertiary level, teaching Sculpture, Drawing and Art History at Federation University, Ballarat, Betty has concentrated on her own drawing, sculpture, and painting since retiring in 2005. Her love of nature and history has seen her travel to Galapagos, South America, South Africa, Turkey and Europe, this has inspired her art visually, imaginatively and emotionally.

Betty has exhibited in six solo exhibitions and over 180 group shows, including the Florence Biennale in 2011 and 2015, bringing home a 5th and 3rd price for sculpture, other awards have been with the Association of Sculptors of Victoria, The Contemporary Art Society of Victoria and Art Tour International Magazine, Top 60’s Masters Awards 2018 and 2020. Betty’s work is exhibited at Federation University, Ballarat, Victoria and private collections in Australia and overseas.

Transitional Huon pine on granite 55 x 71 x 45 cm

Ancient Warrior Willow and copper pipe 72 x 50 x 45 cm

Beyond the Bend Pilbara jade on granite 55 x 71 x 45 cm

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Australian Masked Owl Ink pens on watercolour paper 32 x 22 cm

Grey Eagle Owl Ink pens on watercolour paper 32 x 22 cm

Betty is published in several World Wide Art Books, Curated

by Despina Tunberg, several Australian Art Edit Issues, Florence Biennale Editions 2011 and 2015 and World Art Year Book 2017 with the International Arts Festival and in 2020 with “Art Collector’s Choice / Japan”.

Betty’s artwork evolves around nature and the human condition in both her 2 and 3 dimensional work. There is an emphasis on peaceful interpretations, curving tactile formations, with spatial awareness and undercutting leading to greater value variability. Her media includes ink, watercolour, wood, stone, sheet metal and wax for bronze.

Ashy Faced Owl Ink pens on watercolour paper 32 x 22 cm

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ŠÁRKA DARTON Czech Republic / United Kingdom

Out of Nowhere, 2016 Steel and silk installation

Šárka Darton was born in 1972 in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic and now lives and works in the UK. She studied Art and Design in SUPŠ Turnov, Czech Republic, specializing in stonecutting and engraving before winning an academic scholarship to study enameling at the Dresden School of Art and design, Germany in 1987.

After a short career as a restorer of paintings and wooden sculptures at the Museum of Eastern Bohemia, Šárka moved to the UK in 1993 where she studied jewelry and fashion design. In 2005 she graduated from the University of Chichester with a first-class degree in Fine Art and in 2015 she was awarded an MFA from the University of Sussex, UK.

The Skin I Live In, 2015 Silk App. 57 x 20 x 3 cm

Šárka has had eighteen solo exhibitions in the Czech Republic, Italy and the UK. She has also participated in 39 international group exhibitions in Italy, the UK, France, the USA, Morocco, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Japan and Portugal.

She was selected for the 57th Venice Biennale where she was commissioned to design a dress for the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana the Princess of Wales. Her works belong to private and public collectors in many countries. Šárka is the recipient of multiple awards and an international tutor and lecturer in fine art.

Waking Out, 2012 Oil and acrylic print on silk and paper

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Reclining Nude,2016 Pastel and ink on paper 90 x 70 cm

Cage, 2019 Graphite and ink on hand made paper 90 x 72 cm

What is The Red Thread Collection From top: Labyrinth, Entanglement, Cats Cradle and Threads of Conversation Mixed media sculptures

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GRO FOLKAN Norway Gro Folkan was born in 1949 in Oslo, Norway and she lives between Oslo and Tromsoe. She studied Art at the National Art Academy in Oslo. She has had 29 solo exhibitions of her paintings in leading galleries in Norway and abroad and has also taken part in numerous joint exhibitions. Her works have been purchased by the Norwegian National Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Oslo, the National Bank of Norway, art collections, national universities, institutions, and national offices. Her most recent exhibition was in New York in 2019, and in Milan in 2020. The theme of her recent exhibitions is ’FEMALE RUNES’.

Prayer Wheel, 2017 Acrylic, interference color, metal dust 100 x 150 cm

I have worked for many years to develop a technique suitable for my purpose. I use metals a lot: gold, silver, brass, copper, aluminum, tin, smoked silver, palladium, platinum. If suitable I treat them chemically for the deeper layers of the artwork to come through and create new colors. I also use interference colors that change depending on the angle of view. This is difficult to get illustrated in static digital displays.”

But Your Body Will Remember, 2019 Arylic, oxidized brass, metal dust, interference color 150 x 110 cm

“My pictures are instruments, like runes, used for thousands of years by Northern peoples to invoke hidden aspects of reality.

The real pictures, the images are not the lines and colors on my canvases, but the images coming into being in the mind of the onlooker.

Green Earth, Red Jasper, 2019 Acrylic, gold, smoked silver, oxidized brass 150 x 110 cm

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Rests In Itself, 2019 Acrylic, aluminium, copper, interference color, metal dust 150 x 110 cm

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G. PACK United States “Throughout life, I’ve noticed myself to be two things: Quiet and Sensitive to my surroundings. Painting has served as my response to both of those qualities.The ability to paint has given me a voice to express feeling without the use of any words. As my range and confidence in painting has grown larger over time, so has the volume and depth of that voice. Many of the pieces in this collection are results from uncomfortable experiences.

Jealousy, Insecurity, Loneliness, Spite, Pride, and the hunger for Glory have all been common causes of motivation and inspiration.

When I’m content with life I feel no need to create because all is well and nothing needs to be said. It is only when life is broken, hectic, or miserable that I feel like it’s time for me to finally speak out. Instead of physically telling you how I feel, I find it much easier to show you. For me, art is simply a way of turning a painful situation into something that I can be proud of.”

Igor Watercolor on paper 9 x 12 in.

Jeffery Acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 in.

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Lost Acrylic on Bristol 9 x 9 in.

Patience Oil on Bristol 6 x 6 in.

Distance Acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 in.

Rico Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 in.

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ADRIANA GOTOWIECKA Poland / United Kingdom Born in Małomice, a small town in western Poland, Adriana has lived in London for the past two decades where she studied drawing and painting at various art colleges. After personal research, the artist has developed a unique approach in exploring her creativity and thus considers herself a self-taught artist, which allows her the freedom to express herself in terms of her personal experience. Adriana has had group participations in the United Kingdom, Austria and France; including at Cannes, International Modern Art Biennale 2017. The same year she also exhibited in Paris at Carrousel du Louvre. Adriana’s works are featured in private collections in the USA, Canada, the UK and Poland.

Life is a Peach Mixed media on canvas 31 x 31 in.

Viva La Vida - ’The Best of Her’ Series Collage on canvas 16 x 12 in.

Caught in Her Web - ’The Best of Her’ Series Collage on canvas 16 x 12 in.

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LAURA GREENSTEIN United States

Step It Up Acrylic 12 x 12 in.

A Leg Up Acrylic 11 x 14 in.

“My lifelong passion for the visual arts was nurtured by a childhood spent in the beautiful farm country of northern Maine. Growing up, I had an exceptional gift to reproduce inanimate objects to perfection. At Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, I studied the human figure and was introduced to intaglio printmaking. I also studied drawing at The School of Visual Arts in New York City. Upon my arrival in the tropics of South Florida, I continued painting and sculpting at the Art School of the Boca Raton Museum, Boca Raton, Florida. Currently, I exhibit monthly with the Artists Guild Gallery/Boca Raton Museum of Art and my paintings are featured at “501 East” restaurant at the Boca Raton Resort and Club exhibited by Sponder Gallery. I am a recipient of several juried awards. My acrylic paintings portray refinement, glamour, romance and modernism. Spontaneity, balance and harmony reign as masters in my world.”

Dazzling Mixed Media 11 x 36 in.

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MEI HAN Canada As a successful entrepreneur in her 20s, Mei Han’s business acumen and zest for international experience led her to become a senior director with multinational corporations in the UK and Canada.

Mei Han has a passion for sculpture for more than 20 years.

Touched by Tony Robbins, Elon Musk and all those who positively change people’s lives, she decided to motivate people in her own way by unleashing her passion and talent through her beautiful and unique bronze sculptures.

Each piece of her “Touch Your Soul” collection delivers a powerful message that inspires individual excellence and the pursuit of success. Mei Han resides and creates in Montreal Canada, and inspires internationally. Her works are collected

by Embassy, city hall, chamber of commerce, as well as private collectors. Mei Han’s bronze collection is represented by galleries in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

Tenacity Bronze 18.5 x 7 x 28.5 cm

Zest Bronze 10 x 32 x 40 cm

Fearless Bronze 42 x 11 x 10.5 cm

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Love Bronze 23 x 15 x 20 cm

Spirit Bronze 52 x 18 x 24 cm

Prosperity Bronze 38.5 x 13 x 15.5 cm

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HOWARD HARRIS United States

Festival Color digital photograph on aluminum 36 x 30 in.

Tubes Color digital photograph on aluminum 30 x 36 in.

Window Color digital photograph on aluminum 36 x 30 in.

Star Dream Color digital photograph on aluminum 36 x 30 in.

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Mr. Harris has lived and worked in Denver, Kansas City, New York and Boston before returning to Denver to establish an integrated direct-marketing company. For over 35 years, he has been a practicing designer and marketer working with the understanding that design is defined as art that you do for others. Since retiring from the direct-marketing world Mr. Harris is now focusing on dimensional photographic fine art. Mr. Harris received a BFA in Industrial Design at the Kansas City Art Institute and a Master’s degree at Pratt Institute. Mr. Harris has is work in galleries located in New York, New Mexico, Portugal, Vienna and Italy.

Gugenheim  Color digital photograph on aluminum 36 x 30 in.

Dali Ville  Color digital photograph on aluminum 36 x 30 in.

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HERBERT HERMANS The Netherlands

Herberts’ work consists mainly of oil paintings, with his major theme being industrial and cultural heritage. Sources of inspiration for his paintings are abandoned and often ruinous buildings. He records these often before demolition by photographs and sketches. Use of colour and use of light make his paintings special events. Dark disconsolateness is changing into light and warmth. Regularly he adds characters into his paintings who provide another or an extra dimension to the image. The tension in their relationship is sometimes nearly tangible.

Time Is On My Side Oil on canvas 120 x 80 cm

“In my artwork, I am inspired by architecture, particularly industrial and cultural heritage. My interest in industrial and cultural architectural forms started during my secondary school when I wished to become an architect. My drawing-master was Jan Asselbergs, a famous Dutch painter. He stimulated me to elaborate on this work. During the past decades, the scope of my work has expanded. Now I like to draw the viewers’ attention to a reality that is not to be seen at first sight. I am fascinated by perspectives, precision and colour to create in an eclectic way a strange environment for people in historical and often ruinous buildings.

My style is realistic, but I like to avoid photorealism. Despite the images’ realism they maintain an air of fantasy. The paintings are immersed in a sometimes surreal aura that highlights the ‘incredible’. As a result, my work parallels multiple layers of perception. By transforming what seems to be real, I hope to reveal the complex and mysterious dimensions of reality.”

Escape From The Crypt Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm

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The Last Civil Servant  Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm

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STEPHANIE HOLZNECHT United States

Frantic Acrylic, fluid acrylic and latex paint on canvas 40 x 30 in.

Rampage Acrylic, tempera, fluid acrylic and latex paint on canvas 48 x 36 in.

Stephanie Holznecht was born in 1959 in England and now resides in Wisconsin, USA. She studied Graphic Design and Fine Art at UW - Whitewater. Holznecht has had five solo exhibitions in the USA and over 45 group exhibitions in the USA, Italy, England, Dubai; United Arab Emirates and New Delhi; India, including the Master of Art International exhibition in England, and the New York Art Expo 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Her works belong to many private and public collections worldwide and Holznecht is a many-times awarded artist and an active member of JAL, WRAA, and WAAC of Wisconsin and International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISOAP).

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Karma Acrylic, tempera, fluid acrylic and latex paint on canvas 40 x 30 in.

Stealing the Show Acrylic, tempera, fluid acrylic and latex paint on canvas 48 x 36 in.

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PRISCILLA DALE JONES United States

Good Earth, Spring Color digital photograph

Blue Sail, Sunset Color digital photograph

Priscilla Dale Jones was born on the East Coast and currently resides in Maryland. She took her first photographs as a young child growing up in Coronado, California, a small town on the Pacific Ocean, with a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye her father gave her. His enthusiasm for photography inspired her. Other cameras followed, and she often carried one with her, particularly whenever she traveled and, sometimes, during graduate studies in history at UCLA, in Israel, and at the University of Cambridge. At present a historian by profession and a photographer by avocation, she has focused increasingly on macro photography and on experimenting with ways to capture water and its many forms. She is particularly interested in ephemeral, overlooked details and in exploring miniature worlds hidden in ordinary objects; and in the relationship of color, light, shadow, form, perception, and imagination. The forms in her abstract photographs are unrepeatable and invite an interaction between the image and the imagination of the viewer.

Cloud over Cerulean Sea Color digital photograph

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RONALD KATZ South Africa / United States

Lost and Found #3 Oil on linen 30 x 40 in.

Still Life Plantain Oil on linen 12 x 16 in.

Ronald Katz was born in 1939 in the Union of South Africa and now lives in Brooklyn, NewYork. He studied Art at Art Students League, Queens College, School of Visual Arts, Parsons. He was a member of Gallery 84 from 1989 -1998, with three solo and several group shows, exhibiting in Atlanta, Georgia and Boston, Massachusetts. His work has been in many juried exhibits, including with the New York Society of Etchers and the Salmagundi Club in NewYork. Katz’s pieces are included in the collection of the NewYork Public Library, and in many private collections. He has won several awards in Printmaking.

Lost and Found #1 Oil on linen 36 x 78 in.

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MIMMI KÄLLER Sweden Mimmi Käller was born in 1951 and lives in Sweden. She studied Art and Art History and has had several solo shows and participated in group exhibits and projects in Swedish National Museum, Denmark, Italy, London, New York, Las Vegas and Iowa.

Green Horse Mixed graphic techniques 20 x 15 cm

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In My Mind Watercolor on paper 20 x 20 cm

Far Away Watercolor on paper 30 x 15 cm

Red Angel (detail) Oil on canvas 100 x 70 cm

In The Landscape Watercolor on paper 15 x 10 cm

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MOON HEE KIM United States

Maintenance Rehearsal, 2018 Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in.

Moon Hee Kim is an interdisciplinary artist based in Boston and New York. She has lived in different parts of the world including The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, South Korea and the Mexican Caribbean. She holds an MFA degree from the SMFA at Tufts University and a BFA degree with Academic Honors from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She is currently studying at Harvard University. Her works have won numerous awards, which were invited by notable art exhibitions.

Plastic Pearl, 2018 Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in.

Kim continues to demonstrate her deeply-held concerns about pressing environmental issues, evoking the relationship between humans and objects affected by issues of climate change, which is one of our major social issues. Her current artistic practice involves still-life paintings, sculptural objects, and documentary photographs and videos from observing site-specific and site-responsive installations.

Her works are represented by Galatea Fine Art gallery in Boston, and has been exhibited at other galleries and venues, including the Aidekman Arts Center at Tufts University Art Gallery, Carpenter Center for the Arts at Harvard University, Boston City Hall, Cambridge Art Association, Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami, and Vermont Studio Center.

Raising Awarness on her Plight, 2019 Steel and aluminum 72 x 120 in.

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LEE KWONG TIM JACKSON Hong Kong Lee Kwong Tim Jackson was born and lives in Hong Kong.

He studied Art and Design at the Hongkong Polytechnic University and has had 18 solo shows in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kunming Hamburg, Amsterdam, The Netherland, Seoul and has participated in thirteen group shows internationally in more than 21 countries. How works hang in private collections and he is a multi-award winning artist and a member of the ISAP and NOAPS.

Set Sail Again Acrylic on art board 110 x 79 cm

Ready to Go Acrylic on artboard 71 x 99 cm

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KAT KLEINMAN United States Kat Kleinman was born in Quantico, VA and lives near Sacramento, CA. She has participated in three group exhibitions in the USA and, more recently, in Japan and Spain.

Kat’s work was included in the Shibuya Station Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan in November, 2019.

Sophisticated Collage on paper 12 x 12 in.

Magic Collage on paper 16 x 20 in.

To Life Collage on paper 15 x 18 in.

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Dynamic Collage on paper 20 x 16 in.

The Happy Garden Collage on paper 32 x 40 in.

Working Together Collage on paper 16 x 20 in.

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DIAMANTE LAVENDAR United States

Destiny #2 Digital art

Grateful For Grace Digital art

Dandelion Dreams Digital art

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Self Acceptance Digital art

Festively Floral Digital art

Subconscious Impressions Digital art

Let Your Light Shine Digital art

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DIAMANTE LAVENDAR United States

Windows Of Woman Digital art

Synchronicity Digital art

The Gift Of Life Digital art

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Transfiguration  Digital art

The Prayer  Digital art

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OLGA FINEARTS Russia / Switzerland

NamibRand, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

Windows Of Woman Color digital photograph

Born in Russia and based in Switzerland, Olga dedicates all her free time to discovering the beauty of the world with her camera. She has traveled to over 20 countries to capture exceptional nature, city vibes and culture. Her photos tell us a story of every city and person from a new perspective.

Many of her works design homes and galleries. Furthermore, Olga’s passion is not only photography, she is also an artist with her own unique approach. She is a perfectionist when it comes to her artwork. Her paintings are breathtaking, inspirational and creative. Each piece of her art has its own special touch.

Relief, Abstract, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

Dune, Hoanib River, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

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Hoanib River, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

Dune, NamibRand, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

Hoanib River, Abstract, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

NamibRand, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

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OLGA FINEARTS Russia / Switzerland

Dune, Skeleton Coast, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

Dune, Skeleton Coast, Namimbia, 2019 Color digital photograph

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Dune, Skeleton Coast, Abstract, Namimbia, 2019  Color digital photograph

Dune, Skeleton Coast, Namimbia, 2019  Color digital photograph

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LISE LYKKE Denmark

Little New Acrylic on Indian cotton paper 76 x 56 cm

Blue Mountains Acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm

“I began to paint in 1998 inspired by my astrological studies.

My astrology teacher asked me to follow my creativity, an ability I knew nothing else about. I started painting, and my first 10 pictures depicted astrology and the strength of each of the 10 planets used in astrology.

I have been painting ever since, and today I work with acrylic and canvas or paper, creating big and colorful pictures. Playing with the colors is a constant source of joy and pleasure for me.

Every time I start with a new canvas or paper, I’m curious to see what’s coming. The process is unpredictable and the result as well.

Shapes and colors. Small creatures, angels and birds. Sun, sea, mountains, flowers, trees. Faces with big eyes and features that come from a distant past or another planet. It grows as I work, and when I find it in the picture, I grab it and shape it. We collaborate, the image and I. Or I leave it alone and let the colors come out with their own symphonies and compositions.”

Pink Couple Acrylic on Indian cotton paper 56 x 76 cm

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Orange Skyline Acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm

Winter Owl Acrylic on Indian cotton paper 56 x 76 cm

Red Love Acrylic on Indian cotton paper 56 x 76 cm

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ALAN MAHOOD United States Born in Canada, Alan Mahood lives and works in Newport Beach, CA, USA. He is an awarded photographer who has been published in books and magazines. His degrees in Medicine and Architecture have influenced his approach to photography and his view of the world. Alan uses digital techniques to convey the mood and feel of the places he photographs.

After the Rain Digital Media 30 x 30 in.

Escaping the Context Digital Media 30 x 24 in.

Nugget Luck Digital Media 30 x 30 in.

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Voyage to Nowhere 3 Digital Media 30 x 24 in.

Object of Concern Digital Media 30 x 24 in.

The Poker Room Digital Media 30 x 24 in.

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RAMYA MANTHENA India

Falling Petals Oil on canvas 36 x 40 in.

Daffodils in Heart Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in.

Ramya was born in 1984 and raised in Vishakhpatnam, India in a joint family with five other cousins. Family plays a very important role in her life. She got married in 2004 and moved to Hyderabad along with her parents. She joined in any small art workshops that would help develop her art.

It was then, after coming to Hyderabad she realized that she wanted to continue her studies again in art but couldn’t pursue that dream due to children. Her daughter was born in 2008 and son in 2009. After her kids started going to school she found the time and help form her family and decided to give more importance to the ambition of joining an art school and learning under professional guidance.

In 2013, she enrolled in MFA Painting at AAU and obtained her Master’s Degree in 2017. Ramya considers joining AAU as her first step towards her goal of opening a gallery in her hometown. Her artwork is published in local newspapers and Wow Hyderabad magazine. She is an awarded artist. She is a member of the FASO and PSOA.

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Man in A Chair Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in.

Blue Door Oil on canvas 20 x 30 in.

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LETICIA MARANHAO Brazil “I started to get interested in the subject when I studied photojournalism at the journalism faculty in the 1980s. However, there was a big gap in these studies and I only resumed my courses and studies in 2012. Since then, a simple interest has become a great passion in recording facts, moments and memories that will be forever eternalized through photography.”

Lavagem do Bomfim Color digital photograph

Lavagem do Bomfim Color digital photograph

Lavagem do Bomfim Color digital photograph

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CLAUDIA MAYER-MALLENAU Austria

Love Affair III Mixed media, collage 110 x 160 cm

Claudia Mayer-Mallenau, born in Bregenz, lives and works in Vienna, Austria. She has studied Renaissance painting, hyperrealism, anatomy, lithography and figure drawing over the years. She has had seven solo exhibitions and nine group exhibitions in Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the USA and has been represented in two contemporary art fairs in Miami and Zurich. Her work belongs to private collectors in Austria and Switzerland and has been published in several international art magazines.

Venice Mixed media, collage 110 x 115 cm

Water Lillys Collage 80 x 190 cm

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SUZANNE McCOURT United States California artist, Suzanne McCourt, traversed many careers including as an RN, and owner, designer, builder, branding of four brick & mortar Surf City Coffee Co. stores. The mother of three, McCourt grew up on Portland, OR where she was influenced by her mother, also a painter and creative soul.

A critical health scare changed Suzanne’s life bringing her commitment to art and creativity to the forefront of her focus and purpose.

Go For It Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 24 x 24 x 2 in.

The Hawk Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 36 x 48 x 1.5 in.

McCourt paints with acrylics and mixed media of handmade papers, with rich texture and found photos. Her joy resides in feeling the art with a palette knife or the mark of brushstrokes with luscious paint, or any creative outlet. You might even find her with a tile saw laying stone wall outside her home. Anything is fair game when creating art!

Cascading Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 24 x 24 x 1.5 in.

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Fabricating Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 30 x 40 x 1.5 in.

Materializing Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 30 x 40 x 1.5 in.

Suzanne’s career highlights include a 2010 invitational for the 25th Anniversary AT&T Pebble Beach Golf ProAm, published in Cover Stories, as well as being the only female to be invited since the 1st Crosby ProAm in 1947. In 2013 she was part of World Golf Hall of Fame & PGA Tour HQ VIP artist 1st Tee National event. The Blues Foundation and Blues Music Awards invited her to become the representing artist for 2016, a highlight included induction of Elvin Bishop, John Mayall into Hall of Fame Memphis TN. McCourt is published extensively with finalist awards in International Artist Magazine, The Artist Magazine, Acrylic Artist Magazine, Incite 3: The Art of Storytelling.

In 2019 she was represented by Artavita and World Wide Art at Art Basal Spectrum Miami and in 2020 at ArtExpo NY.

Woody Vibe Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 48 x 60 x 1.5 in.

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ANDRÁS MENGYÁN Hungary

Similarities-Diversities I-VI, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm/pc

Sound Garden (Interactive Environment), 2011 Painted aluminum and plastic tubes, sensors, sound generators, UV light 540 x 300 x 260 cm

About Sound Garden This interactive installation is based on the principle of simultaneous and multi-viewpoints of space vision, or as I call it: Polyphonic Visual Space. It consists of 15 different twisted form elements equally located in space in such a way that visitors can pass through the installation in any direction. On each form there are infrared sensors connected to programmable sound generators. The elements are lit by UV light.

As the visitors pass through the form segments they interrupt the invisible infrared light beams, generating the pre-programmed voice.

Forty sound generators are located at the end of the form segments each and they all broadcast different sounds by the motion of one or more visitors. In this way the visitor(s) can generate coincidental or composed music or sound effects.

As a first step, I have already programmed the basic scale of sound using a piano as basis. The outcome was frenetic. A group of people could compose music with their synchronized movement or in case they are unsynchronized (as would be the case more often) could create a chaotic interactive experience. Since the sound generators are reprogrammable they would give a great variation for voice and sound creations.

András Mengyán was born in 1945 in Békéscsaba and earned his Master’s at the Hungarian Academy of Crafts and Design in 1968.

In 1981 Mengyán earned a year-long research scholarship though an international competition (ACLS, American Council of Learned Societies, USA). In 1982 he was appointed to run the newly formed Institute for Basic Instructions at the Hungarian Academy of Crafts and Design. From 1986-7 he was the consultant of the New York Pratt Institute. From 1990-2006 Mengyán worked as chair and professor of the Cross-vocational Studies of the Norwegian Bergen State Academy of Arts and Design (University).

His task was to direct the Institute for Basic Instruction and to teach the Form Study, Space Study and Problem-solving subjects.

Memoriam Kazimir Malevich (Black Square), 2016 Painted aluminium, LED, UV light 300 x 200 cm

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In 1984 Mengyán was asked by the Museum István Király (King Stephen) of Székesfehérvár to organize a large-scale individual exhibition. With its novelty, scale and conception the introduced multimedia environment was the milestone within the fields of the national and international fine arts. He pioneered the direction of the computer-guided, projected, programmed space-installation.

Next year he was invited by the Budapest Mücsarnok to introduce his environment, which he extended with two new elements. This was followed by exhibitions in Ankara, Bergen and Oslo, Bratislava/ Pozsony, London, Munich, New York etc.

Polyphonic Visual Space (Environment), 2009 Painted aluminium, UV light 660 x 300 x 250 cm

Leaning of 12D Space II, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 200 x 140 cm/pc

His works can be found in Hungarian and foreign state and private collections. His activity has been introduced by critiques, studies, reports and monographs. To acknowledge his professional activity, in 2006 he received the designer’s prize “Dózsa Farkas András” and in 2007 the Munkácsy Award, and also the Hungarian Széchenyi Academy of Literature and the Arts (SZIMA) admits him as a member. He lives and works in Budapest.

Leaning of 12D Space I Acrylic on canvas 200 x 140 cm/pc

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GREGORY MONI United States

Nebula Ignite Mixed media on board 24 x 24 in.

“My art is a special tribute to someone who greatly influenced both my art and my outlook on life. When my beloved father passed away, I found particular peace and solace in being creative and expressing my feelings through my art. I wanted to create art that I envision my late father must have been seeing through the windows of paradise. Through my particular approach to the abstract medium, I wish to bring a unique sense of spirituality to my art.

Nebula Flora Mixed media on board 24 x 24 in.

My ultimate desire is for people to experience my work and be able to recall where they originate from cosmically and to understand that life’s challenges will fade into time but that the universe is constant. That we all come from and are made from the stars. That these nebulas, I create, can give us a good healthy perspective about ourselves and our humble but significant place in the scheme of this vast universe.

My hope is that, when people view and reflect upon my work, it will lift them up and inspire them to slow down, take a deep breath, allow their worries to fade, and be truly present in the moment.

That they will, for that moment, be transported into an extraordinary world that reminds us all to live life fully and to love others unconditionally.”

Nebula Elips Mixed media on board 24 x 24 in.

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“Life experiences need to be expressed through creativity to truly be alive. For we all are creative beings.”

Nebula Kratos Mixed media on board 24 x 24 in.

Nebula Intensify Mixed media on board 24 x 24 in.

Nebula Rami Mixed media on board 24 x 24 in.

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MARLO Switzerland

On the Road... Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 cm

I See Red, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 80 x 60 cm

Marianne Charlotte Mylonas-Svikovky aka MARLO was born in 1941 in Switzerland and although Geneva is her hometown she has also lived in various countries that has resulted in exposure to new impressions which have shaped her. Marlo began painting at age 12 and completed two years of art studies at the University of California, Los Angeles as well as in Rome, where for 4 years she studied the Renaissance Masters, still a reference for her contemporary art. Also a poet, Marlo’s works are based on emotions that she expresses through color, composition, intuition a la prima gestures, translating on canvas today’s world-impacting events alternating with story-telling abstracts and color vibrations with/or without figurative elements. Marlo has had nine international exhibits in the USA with WWAB-Artavita Gallery, has shown work in major biennials in Europe and has participated in events in Manhattan, NY, Italy Paris, Zürich and Barcelona. She figures in many prestigious art books and has received seven major art prizes as well as three world contest finalist awards.

The Core of the Fire ...Australia 2020 Acrylic on canvas 80 x 60 cm

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Walking In The Japanese Garden... Thinking Of You Special Prize Milano Acrylic on canvas 90 x 70 cm

Listening to Brahms, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 50 x 40 cm

Start-Ups Searching, 2019 Oil and acrylic on canvas 60 x 60 cm

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VANESSA NAHOUL SERIO Mexico

En Busca De La Libertad, 2019 Oil on canvas 50 x 60 cm

Of Lebanese origin, Vanessa Nahoul is a Mexican-born artist with 25 years of experience in drawing and painting. She thinks of art as the pause one can take from the violent and difficult world we live in, to reorganize the chaos and achieve the needed transformation into better persons.

Vanessa started her academic studies in art, composition, drawing and art materials in Mexico City. Author of several drawing and painting series, she also has a Postgraduate Degree and a Ph.D. in Psychoanalytic Psychology which has nourished her work and her understanding of the human expression. Vanessa’s artwork has been published in different books specialized in art, she has exhibited her work in at least eleven solo shows and participated in many group shows in Mexico and in Florence, Italy, New York, Miami, Chicago, Buenos Aires, Paris, and Las Vegas. Her work is currently exhibited in Madrid, Spain. Vanessa was awarded the national recognition: Pergamino de Oro al Mérito Andrés Henestrosa, for her cultural and artistic career and she, gives workshops on Art and Psychoanalysis. She has been awarded special recognition by the Lebanese Center in 2009, 2013 y 2014 for her publications and her artistic work. She was distinguished in 2017 with the Doctorate Honoris Cause by the Claustro Doctoral Iberoamericano.

Retomando El Vuelo Tras La Caida, 2019 Oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm

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CHERYL PROUDFOOT United States Born in 1962 in Gatesville, NC, Cheryl Proudfoot is the oldest of five children. She was raised by relatives George and Minnie Riddick. She grew up in New York City with her mother. She has always had a hand in art and became serious 12 years ago while she explored the spiritual side of life. In addition to her artistic gifts, she is a life coach, spiritual minister, and public speaker. Her experiences in life allow her artwork to send songs of mystery from the canvas to your eyes and ears.

As One Mixed media 24 x 24 in.

The Elements Mixed media 24 x 24 in.

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CHARLIE PARKER United Kingdom

Ashley Oils 40 x 50 cm

Adrian Simpson, Principle, JBC Durham University Oils

Born in 1968, Charlie Parker spent his early life in Leeds, Yorkshire. It was during these early formative years that a love of painting and drawing was gained. He is entirely self-taught and has painted and drawn seriously since the early 1990s. Charlie also attends regular life-drawing classes and studies the great masters at museums, when possible.

During this time, Charlie has attempted a variety of subjects, but over recent years he has developed a passion for representing the human form and capturing each person’s unique character. Such an interest may be related to other careers, which include working as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and as a Staff Nurse (Psychiatry). He has also spent time teaching History in a number of schools within the north-east of England. Exhibitions of his work have been held in Leeds, London, Ilkley, Newcastle and many of his works are held in private collections in the United States, Australia and parts of Europe.

Self-Portrait Oils 40 x 50 cm

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VIKE PEDERSEN Denmark

Subway, NY Acrylic on canvas (silkscreen print) 40 x 50 cm

Bastille, Paris 19 Acrylic on canvas (silkscreen print) 40 x 50 cm

Vike Pedersen has worked with art for at least half a century. In his early years, he painted abstract motives with a silkscreen technique in smaller print runs. Currently, he does acrylic painting and silkscreen on canvas, solely one-off pieces. His goal is to show his world of images as he sees life unfolding in towns and countries around the world. Vike has exhibited numerous times at home and abroad and his works are in private and public collections in Denmark, France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany.

Ride in Peace, Paris 19 Acrylic on canvas (silkscreen print) 40 x 50 cm

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OLGA PUZANOVA Russian Federation

Hot Summer Oil on canvas 45 x 60 cm

Beach Bathing Oil on canvas 45 x 60 cm

Olga Puzanova is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the International Art Fund. Born in 1970, she lives and works in Moscow. Olga studied at the Moscow Art School “Memory of 1905”, at the Moscow state art Institute named after V. I. Surikov, Department of monumental painting. Olga is a follower of the traditions of the Russian Socialist Realism movement.

Her painting techniques, consonant with such great masters as V. D. Polenov, I. E. Repin, intersect in space with the bright juicy impressionism of the French masters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

On the example of severe Northern impressionism, her art opens the viewer a deeper look at this world.

Olga perfectly knows the techniques of this form of painting. She sees the world vividly, succulently and picturesquely for all its simplicity and complexity.

Since 1992, she has participated in exhibitions of works by Russian artists in Russia and in Germany (in Cologne, in Frankfurt am Main). Her works are in private collections in France, Germany, England, Russia (gallery Union-Creativity, Magenta Art Gallery, N-prospect, etc.)

On A River Oil on canvas 45 x 60 cm

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PX RH (RYOSUKE HAYAMITSU) Japan Japanese artist, PX RH was born in Osaka. He is a self-taught artist creating art with digital media since 2003. In 2020, his work involves three types of digital techniques including 3DCG, Photography and 3-axis Robot art. He invented the 3-axis Robot art technique in the winter of 2018. Built with Python the technique has evolved as a unique technique in the digital media field.

Environment 3DCG technique

Egg 3axisrobotart,pen and ink

Emperor Place Photography

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RAMÓN RIVAS Spain Born in Ciudad Real, Spain in 1953, Ramón Rivas’ artistic creativity was influenced by both his family environment as well as his professional activities in a variety of fields including sports, music, engineering and art. His personal style which he coined as “Rivismo” is the result of continuous experimentation and research for over fifteen years. Rivas has exhibited widely in group and solo shows in Spain, China, Italy, the USA and more. His works are in the Museum collections in Spain and Denmark. The Internet, websites, blogs and social networks have contributed to the prompt publication of his artistic philosophy and practices. In response to the international dissemination of his work, Rivas has received good news by being recognized and published in art books as well as receiving multiple international awards.

Experiential Machine Mixed media-I/ Rivismo on canvas 195 x 195 cm

Experiential Cubes & Jars Mixed media-I/ Rivismo on canvas 120 x 120 cm

Experiential Spawning in the Multiverse Mixed media-I/ Rivismo on canvas 195 x 195 cm

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NATALIA ROSE Russian Federation / Denmark

Arctic Rose, 2014 Acrylic on canvas 120 x 120 cm

Warm Winter, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 80 x 60 cm

Natalia Rose is a Danish artist best known for her semiabstract works, which feature pictograph-like symbols painted with broad and heavy brushstrokes. Rose raises questions about the nature of communication and how one can express abstract and conceptual ideas through color and iconographic markings. In her painting “I” (2016), she uses only essential strokes to spell out his name and create patterns of letters across the canvas. Born in 1953 in Stavropol, Russia, she studied at the Moscow State University and later at the University of Copenhagen. Rose is an awarded artist. In 2014 she held her first exhibition in Copenhagen, and then she exhibited in Paris, Amsterdam, New York, and London. Today, her works are held in private collections across the world, including Canada, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Norway among others. Natalia Rose lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Flower Power, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 100 x 80 cm

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ROMAIN ROSSI Switzerland

Hypnose Acrylic paint on linen canvas 80 x 80 cm

Blue Dimension Acrylic paint on linen canvas 60 x 80 cm

“I was born in France in 1982. I arrived in Switzerland at the age of 9 years, and I’ve been living here ever since. Working in commerce for 20 years now, I’ve always had a creative side. I had a regular opportunity to put it into practice in my profession.

And I’m convinced that was what I liked the most. I was convinced that I could go in that direction without knowing how...

I discovered my passion for painting in 2017. Obsessed with an abstract form when I woke up on a spring morning, I had this image in my head for days, and I was struggling to get it out, in vain. I had been looking for a painting. From then on, I bought all the necessary equipment, and I commenced to paint. This first painting, I named it “Style aborigène”.

I loved this moment of freedom, of creativity. This feeling of being useful to myself. Since then I have created a workshop in my living room. Over time my apartment has become a workshop.

More than a passion, I consider this a renaissance. I think it was painting that chose me and not the other way around.”

Tree Root Acrylic paint on linen canvas 60 x 60 cm

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“I am fascinated by having a blank canvas, painting it and thus having to tell a story; knowing that each person will create his or her story by seeing it. The interpretation of a canvas is captivating. It is difficult for me to explain my technique, indeed according to my day, week lived, I have not a single technique, I work a lot according to my emotions.

I can only say that I mainly use linen canvases, I paint with everything that is in my workshop. Brushed obviously but also with knives which I use almost for every canvas. I also paint with fishing wire, pieces of wood, all types of brushes but also with the fingers. I have found my style in other abstract or contemporary art. There are so many universes, ideas, colors and shapes that I try a little bit of. Maybe that’s my style, not having one...”

ORGASM Acrylic paint on linen canvas 60 x 80 cm

Blue Reeds Acrylic paint on linen canvas 100 x 70 cm Discord Acrylic paint on linen canvas 100 x 70 cm

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JOSIP RUBES Croatia

Geometric Composition 2019 Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm Geometric Composition 2019 Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm

Josip Rubes is a Croatian painter, born in 1942.

Drawing and painting from a young age, he first completed his medical studies and worked as a Physician in Krapinske Toplice, Spec. Hospital.

Rubes completed his art studies at Arthous College of Visual arts, graduating in 2012, with a thesis on Jackson Pollock. Since 2008 Rubes has been painting in an abstract style. During the last few years, he is concerned with geometric abstraction. Rubes has had 80 solo exhibitions in Croatia. In 2019 Rubes had an exhibition in Paris.

Geometric Composition Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm

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ANGELA P. SCHAPIRO United States

Low Tide in Norfolk  Digital photograph 15 x 20 in.

Photographer Angela P. Schapiro, born in England and educated in France, is a former advertising executive and film producer who now makes her home in Upstate NewYork. Her work is widely exhibited and published both in the US and internationally.

Ms. Schapiro is the official photographer of Maverick Concerts, in Woodstock, NY. Other clients include The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Carl Icahn,The King Faisal Foundation, Conrad Black and the Ulster County (NY) Chamber of Commerce.

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GINGER ANNE SANDELL United States

Bravery Oil on canvas 24 x 24 in.

Enigma Oil on canvas 20 x 15 in.

Ginger Anne Sandell was born in 1950 in Washington, DC and lives on the Big Island of Hawaii. She earned her Masters of Fine Art at the Academy of Art University in December 2019. Sandell has had eight solo shows and participated in 25 group exhibits. Her works belong to private and public collections and she is an awarded artist. A member of NOA and the American Impressionist Society she has shown work in New York, Florida, California and the Big Island of Hawaii.

Grace Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in.

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Strength  Oil on canvas 36 x 24 in.

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DIANE SARR United States

Chinese Lanterns Ink with map 16 x 16 in.

Monstera Collagraph 18 x 12 in.

“I remember reading some time ago that when Pablo Picasso was asked how long did it take to do a particular art piece, he responded, “all my life”. This sentiment is particularly evident in my current series.

In this series, “Visual Moments”, I am trying to capture a visual glimpse of an image that caught my attention, made me pause for a brief moment and then became my personal reminder of a specific place in time. I knew I wanted to use maps from these places in my series. The maps would provide the viewer a context for each image, as well as a reminder of the influences man has on nature..

Fuchsias IInk with map 16 x 16 in.

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Apple Harvest Collagraph 12 x 18 in.

Northwest Foxglove Ink with map 16 x 16 in.

I chose not to draw directly on the maps. Therefore, cutting and pasting the map around the drawing. Besides not liking the paper quality for rendering, I wanted the visual imagery to have strong contrast and clean edges against the soft negative space of the maps. This became important, as a moment remembered does not always include detailed accuracy rather a recollection..

As I was working out the ideas of these pieces, I became fascinated with how I can no longer separate the fine artist from the designer in my work. This has resulted in the emergence of Hand Rubbed Collagraphs capturing seasons spent with close up views of color images on black paper.”

Northwest Shasta Daisies Ink with map 16 x 16 in.

Pumpkin Harvest Collagraph 12 x 18 in.

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SÉRAPHINE United States A letter Seraphine wrote to Georgia O’Keefe after meeting with her 42 years ago Dear Miss O’Keefe, You asked me why I came to your country, your home, your studio, your space… I did not truly take the proper time to consider and answer the precise question asked. Before arriving at your door, I was coming to you to learn whatever the time and events had put to in front of me.

I was open to, “Qué Séra, Séra.”

You said if I had seen the special about your career. The answer yes, was not true. I did not see it on purpose, as I did not want to be influenced by what the special had to say about you. I have only seen about 6 of your paintings and had only just barely touched the giant book about your work.

Now that I have spoken with you, I am prepared to expose myself to what those authors had to say about you. I stated that I felt “like a sister” and only practically elaborated on those words. Because of the way I respect the earth and look nature, I saw in your work, the respect I have for these elements. When I saw your painting dealing with the bones of the desert, I saw myself… only many years apart, career-wise.

For I have look at water, and water-drops, and their shapes, as you have studied the bones and flowers. Leaves and water have gotten people to notice the fact that I can put this down and by showing my paintings to “the people”, I have been getting others (including those in the cement, chrome and glass world) to stop for a moment and take a look… first at my paintings and later at their reality.

Wind Racer Acrylic on canvas 30 x 48 in.

Native Pride Acrylic on canvas 30 x 92 in.

Juried into Museum Exhibition, Oregon 2020

I do not want to become known as the painter of waterdrops. I do not want to become known as the painter of leaves.I do want to be a fine artist painter… and I want to learn as much as this lifetime has to give me. I feel that I can identify strongly with you as you have gone before me as a woman and as an artist, and the “earth” has taken you seriously. I too am 100% serious about my work, otherwise I would not have been so bold as to respectfully approach you… on your terra… a su terra.

I came to your homeland with respect for you and had you not allowed me into your space, I still would have been very happy. Happy to have been allowed the time to be quiet and pleased with myself for taking the direction I have taken. I was prepared to leave, had you asked me to; I was prepared to stay and learn from you, which I did I would have stayed to learn had it been for an hour, day, week, and month… or however long my learning time had to be.

I came to you. I learned from you, and I thank you kindly. I have been pleased to shake you hand and speak with you. But most of all I am pleased you allowed me the learning time and the opportunity to “see” beyond my 29 years. You have inspired me to paint my entire lifetime.

With great love and respect, I am… Séraphine

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Navajo Tribal Woman Acrylic on canvas 36 x 30 in.

PAT SIEGNER United States Pat Siegner was born May 5th, 1939 in Portland, Oregon.

She now resides on her family’s cattle ranch in Riverside, Oregon. She has painted all her life and is mostly self-taught.

She attended the University of Arizona and the University of Oregon. Pat especially loves to paint scenes from her ranch home. She paints scenes from her memory that have touched her heart. She has done photography, note cards, postcards, and a photography book, and exhibited paintings throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Sunshine and Spring Acrylic 12 x 12 in.

The Mulberry Tree Contemplates the Early Snow Acrylic 20 x 24 in.

A Symphony Along the River Acrylic 18 x 24 in.

“I love to paint the light falling on different parts of our ranch here in Eastern Oregon. Light falls on objects indiscriminately, warming them and lighting them up. It may be a tiny scrub brush getting lit up or a whole mountain top. In my heart, I equate this Light to an enormous love which is indiscriminate and unconditional.”

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SHIMA SHANTI United States

Whitewater Impressionistic Encaustic painting of water in motion created from beeswax, pigment, and fire 36 x 36 in.

Shima Shanti paints with beeswax, pigment, and fire, the ancient art form called Encaustic. Her impressionistic paintings of water in motion are inspired by the natural elements.

In her studio, she experiments with the unpredictable and mercurial qualities of beeswax. Layering bold brushstrokes of molten wax and natural pigments onto birch panel she creates a rough-yet-refined texture. Then firing with heat she smooths the wax to a satin finish creating a depth of luminosity that draws the viewer beneath the surface.

Growing up in big sky Montana forever connected her with nature, giving her an innate sense of color and composition. She never expected to become a collected abstract impressionistic painter. However, years after moving to San Diego, California, and after an established career in the corporate world, Shima felt that unrelenting desire that we all have to create. > Within the Grasp Impressionistic Encaustic painting of water in motion created from beeswax, pigment, and fire 36 x 36 in.

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EVAN B. SIEGEL United States

Poppyseed Dancer Color digital photograph

In Repose Color digital photograph

Evan B. Siegel was born in New York City in 1948, and always had a love for the photographic world. He embarked on the parallel tracks of learning photography and capturing images, along with his formal education in the sciences.

Evan continues to work in his chosen biomedical field while studying photography from a number of the masters of portraiture, fine art and nature, and shooting wherever and whenever he can, worldwide. Photography is becoming more and more his concentration of interest and creative outlet.

He has had a number of one-man exhibitions and has been published in a number of books and compendia.

Grace Color digital photograph

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Zoi in Chania Greece  Color digital photograph

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EVAN B. SIEGEL United States

NYC Muse  Color digital photograph

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Fredau in Mendocino  Color digital photograph

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LUANA STEBULE United Kingdom

Flame of Flamenco Oil on canvas

The Keeper of Lost Dreams Oil on canvas

Luana Stebule was born in 1962 in Lithuania. She studied at Martinaitis Art School and Academy of Art. But she thinks that creativity and deepest understanding come from infinity, God and whispers of immortality. Since 2013 she has been living and creating in England. For many years Luana Stebule’s art includes stage projects, mural paintings together with 22 solos and 37 shared exhibitions in Europe, England and the U.S. In 2019 she was selected to be on the Gold List as one of the Top Artists of Today, by the International Art Market Magazine. In Florence, on 25th January 2020, Luana was awarded the 3rd International Leonardo Da Vinci Prize.

The World According to Sheba Oil on canvas

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SHUICHI TAKADA Japan

Nibodis-Wt-R  Inkjet print on canvas 73 x 61 cm

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SHIKHA TULI India / Singapore Shikha Tuli was born in 1957 in Assam, in the tea plantations of the North East of India. She a teacher, a learner and a visual storyteller.

“I call myself a Random photographer. I live in Singapore with my family. I like to photograph people’s faces. I find stories in faces. My photos are all taken impromptu. I get the best stories from these photos. I will take the picture then get permission from the person to hold on to it. During my teaching days, I have contributed to a school yearbook. I have won a few awards and also had a photograph included in the 2012 Photo Anthology (Photography Vibes).”.

Untitled Color digital photograph

Untitled Dgital photograph

Untitled Color digital photograph

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JULIE TURNER United States

Cherry Garcia’s Magical Promenade Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 in.

Evening Nap Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 in.

Julie Turner received her BFA from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA). She spent her career working in the visual arts for various industries, producing commercial art, technical graphics, and multimedia.

Concurrently, she created fine art, representing many disciplines. Her most recent works are primarily acrylic on canvas paintings and digital art for print and home décor. Her style is a unique blend of Abstract Expressionism and Expressionism. Turner has exhibited in the USA: New York, NY; Las Vegas, NV; Alexandria, VA; and Bologna, Italy. Her artwork has been published worldwide and has been sold to many private collectors.

Helicopter Rabbit Acrylic on canvas 20 x 24 in.

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MARC VAN DER LEEDEN United States

Pemaquid Point, 2016 Watercolor on paper 10 x 30 in. (unframed)

Marc van der Leeden was born in Springfield, MA and lives in Longmeadow, MA He is largely a self-taught artist with solo exhibitions in NYC and Vermont and numerous group show participations including in Italy. His works are in private and public collections and Marc is an awarded artist. He is a member of the NEWS, Academic Artist Association, and has been published in Watercolor magazine in the Fall 2000 edition and in the book, “How Did You Paint That? – 100 Ways to Paint Landscapes, Volume I.”

Goldfish #2 Watercolor on paper 20 x 20 in. (unframed) The Race Watercolor on paper 22 x 15 in. (unframed)

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AMARNATH VISWANATH Germany

Sunset Ocean View II

A German resident, Amarnath Viswanath was born in India in 1941. He graduated with a B.Sc. Degree in Chemistry from the University of Calcutta, India, and completed studies at the Ceramic College in Germany with a Degree in Ceramic Engineering.

Amarnath uses almost exclusively acrylic colors for his paintings. He started with abstract images but now tends more and more toward landscape works, most of which are memories of his time spent in the USA. Amarnath has exhibited in group exhibitions in Italy, Germany, and the USA, including N3ArtWorldWide Exhibition in Tuscany, and Aspen Art Gallery, Aspen Colorado as well as Art Expo NewYork and in Miami with Art Fusion.

Dancing Queen III

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VERYAL ZIMMERMAN United States

Nature’s Abstraction I Pastel on paper 5 x 8 in.

Emerging II Oil on canvas 60 x 40 in.

Veryal Zimmerman was born in Germany where her father served in the military. She obtained an AA degree from DCC in Poughkeepsie, NY and went on for her BFA in painting from SUNY New Paltz, NY. She recently moved to Nevada where she has had several exhibits to date. She has had numerous solo exhibits in New York State, NYC, Washington DC, Poland and Germany. Her works belong to private collectors in Connecticut, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Norway, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Ireland, and London, England. Zimmerman is an awarded artist and is currently a member of Nevada Artists Assoc. in Carson City, Nevada.

The Rising I Oil on canvas 48 x 24 in.

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View from Below and Above Oil on canvas triptych painted on both sides 96 x 132 in.(Back Side)

View from Inside #61-M Oil on panel 7 x 5 in.

View from Above & Below Oil on canvas triptych painted on both sides 96 x 132 in. (Front Side)

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LOUISE T. WEBBER, PSC Canada Louise T. Webber was born in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1960 and presently resides in Alberta, Canada. She is a self-taught artist with numerous solo and group exhibitions across Canada, the United States and Europe. Her works belong to private collections in many countries. Louise is the winner of the prestigious Best Portrait in Canada Award, 2018 as well as Red Brush Award in Las Vegas International Juried Art Show, 2016 and ArtAscent International Art Magazine, Distinguished Artist Award in 2016 and 2020.

Louise is a member of the Portrait Society of Canada and accepts commissions.

Maria, Canadian Indigenous Elder  Oil on canvas 50 x 40 cm

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Born in Greece, 1958, Despina Tunberg has been a painter for all her adult life, with many international exhibitions to her credit. She was a gallery owner for many years, with the Omma Centers of Contemporary Art in Chania, Crete and Santa Barbara, California.

Based now in Santa Barbara, she devotes herself primarily to World Wide Art Books, which brings Despina’s passion for presenting talented artists onto the printed page. For six successive years, Despina organized an art festival in Chania, Crete, Greece with more than 150 participating international artists each year. She has organized exhibits in galleries, venues and museums in Romania, Turkey, London, New York and Las Vegas, USA. Each year, she represents hundreds of artists in international events and art fairs. In 2014 she directed the organization of World Wide Art Los Angeles, an expo in California that included over 200 artists.

Thomas Tunberg was born in Los Angeles in 1952. He studied physics and archaeology at the University of Southern California and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. For many years he worked as a creative director in international advertising agencies.

Later, he owned art galleries in Greece and Santa Barbara, and with his wife Despina organized the International Art Festivals of Chania, in Crete. Subsequently they founded World Wide Art Books, a publishing company dedicated to presenting contemporary art worldwide, World Wide Art, which organizes exhibitions and participates in art fairs all over the world, and Artavita, an online art gallery with over 20,000 members.

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