The Discerner Magazine September 2016

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Discerning The World of Arts

Camilla Ancilotto’s Omaggio a Giuseppe Verdi. Please see page 3 for more works by Camilla

September 2016

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Editor’s Letter Dear Readers, I hope that you have enjoyed the Summer.

I have myself travelled to Dubai for a few weeks, where I spent numerous hours thinking about new methods to help emerging contemporary artists develop their career, and obtain the recognition that they deserve.

As you can see in page 9, the innovation of this month of September, is a competition for our brilliant artists, in which each reader of The Discerner becomes a member of a jury.

You do not need to have any special knowledge in the Arts to participate, and you can simply vote for your favourite artist based on your appreciation of the work presented.

Vote for your favourite artist among the extraordinary individuals shown in our September issue, and email me at celine@thediscerner.com before the 1st of October with the name of the artist of your choice.

I am pleased to let you know that the winner of this fantastic competition will be making the cover of our October issue.

Celine Gaurier-Joubert

Every effort has been made to ensure the content is accurate. The Discerner Ltd. does not endorse any of the advertisements in the magazine unless otherwise stated. No part of the magazine may be reproduced without permission of The Discerner Ltd. We reserve the right to refuse advertisement or editorial not suitable to the publication.

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Camilla Ancilotto

“Amor Vincit Omnia” - POA Year: 2014 Size: 135cm x 165 cm

“Il Ratto Delle Sabine” - POA Year: 2012/13 Size: 200cm x 170 cm

“San Sebastiano” - POA Year: 2014/15 Size: 200cm x 90 cm

“Allegoria del Trionfo di Venere” - POA Year: 2011 Size: 120cm x 104 cm

“Omaggio a Giuseppe Verdi” - POA Year: 2013 Size: 80cm x 55 cm

“Giovane con Montone” - POA Year: 2014 Size: 135cm x 165 cm

Camilla’s work is made of oil paint on three dimensional wooden solids rotating on a steel frame.

View a video of her creation using the QR code with your smartphone. You will be amazed at its multi-dimensional aspect!

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Andy Davey

“Abstract 1108 (green)” - £1590 Media: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 120cm x 90cm

“Moonlit Garden” - £690 Media: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 80cm x 60cm

“October” - £2500 Media: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 150cm x 120cm

“Red Path” - £2900 Media: Acrylic on prepared canvas Dimensions: 175cm x 115cm

A: 65 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BW

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“Autumn Path #2” - £1590 Media: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 120cm x 90cm

“Blue Green #3” - £2200 Media: Acrylic on prepared canvas Dimensions: 150cm x 105cm

W: www. andydaveypaintings.com © 2016 The Discerner Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Caia Matheson

Photo courtesy Simon Dack

“Angels and Demons” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 100H x 100W x 3D cm

“Event Horizon” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 150H x 153W x 5D cm

“Enter The Dragon” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 113H x 127W x 5D cm

“Jubilation” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 160H x 158W x 5D cm

“Opus” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 151H x 148W x 5D cm

“The Sensual World” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 74H x 65W x 3D cm

“Transendental” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 64H x 56W x 3D cm

“Diffusion” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 130H x 107W x 3D cm

“Triffids 2” - POA Media: Oil and dyes on hand stretched canvas Dimensions: 160H x 158W x 5D cm

T: 0044 7961 405 351

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Thomas Strümpel

“Bicycle” - £500 Year: 1996 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 29.5cm x 30cm

“Hands” - £500 Year: 1996 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 31cm x 29.70cm

“A Final Shot I” - £500 Year: 1996 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 21cm x 29cm

“A Final Shot II” - £500 Year: 1996 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 21cm x 29cm

“Terror I” - £500 Year: 1995 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 21cm x 29cm

“A New Life” - £800 Year: 1996 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 29.50cm x 40.50cm

“Escape in Four Parts 1” - £1000 Year: 1998 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 42cm x 58cm

“Escape in Four Parts 2” - £1000 Year: 1998 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 42cm x 58cm

A: Thomas Strümpel Titlisstrasse 15 CH-8032 Zurich

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“Escape in Four Parts 4” - £1000 Year: 1998 Media: Gouache on paper on linen on wood Dimensions: 42cm x 58cm

T: 0041-78-6832655

W: thomas-struempel.net

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Christopher Engel Christopher Engel is an American artist who lives and works on the East End of Long Island, New York – a place that has inspired many artists such as Pollock, Krasner and de Kooning. Engel’s faces, figures and abstracts invite the viewer to enter their subconscious, allowing images to reveal themselves to their conscious mind.

Continuing to embrace his Jungian philosophy, Engel incorporates archetypal images of the collective unconscious via the use of mythical, mystical and dreamlike images in his figures and faces. His abstract paintings trace ancient patterns, allowing the viewer to journey through a door to our primordial beginnings, where alchemy plays a role in the metamorphosis of random shapes into powerful symbols. Engel opens a door to the past, reminding us of our present condition and perhaps our future transformation.

“Muses” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper Dimensions: 40” x 60”

“Parade” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper Dimensions: 52” x 80”

“Three Alchemists” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper Dimensions: 52” x 72”

“Through the Lines” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite on paper Dimensions: 52” x 80”

“Through the Lines 1” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite on paper Dimensions: 26” x 40”

“Through the Lines 4” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite on paper Dimensions: 40” x 60”

“Talisman 6” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper Dimensions: 26” x 40”

“Basquiat’s Angel” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper Dimensions: 44” x 81”

“Talisman 13” - POA Media: Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and collage on paper Dimensions: 26” x 40”

Contact: Laura Sara at artofengel@gmail.com © 2016 The Discerner Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Featured in Vogue and having worked with the National Trust, what excites me is visiting a home, boat, village or view and letting myself be inspired by the visual story of the architecture and exploring my response to it. My dreamlike painting style strips away the expected norms to expose the “Through The Looking Glass” soft playful underbelly of life.

“A Bad Day in London” - POA 12” x 15”, watercolour on watercolour paper.

“If you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life - lighter” - POA 12” x 15”, watercolour on watercolour paper.

“London City Skyline” - POA 12” x 15”, watercolour on watercolour paper.

“Oh How I Love London Society” - POA 12” x 15”, watercolour on watercolour paper.

“The higher the buildings, the lower the morals 2” - POA 12” x 15”, watercolour on watercolour paper.

“Bird’s Eye View” - POA 12” x 15”, watercolour on watercolour paper.

Amanda is always delighted to take on new commissions worldwide.

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The Discerner’s Art Competition Dear Readers, We are hosting an art competition this beautiful month of September.

As a reader, you are cordially invited to vote and choose your favourite artist of the September issue.

The winner of the competition will make the cover of the October issue and be featured in the magazine as the artist of the month.

In order to vote, please email Celine at celine@thediscerner.com and let her know which artist you prefer.

Thank you so much for participating in this wonderful art competition and we look forward to hearing from you!

Victoria Ascanio

Title: “Gerberas and roses.”

Medium: watercolour on Sanders Waterford paper.

Size: Height: 57cm. Width: 38cm.

Price: £500.00

Title: “Poppies and irises.“ Medium: Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper.

Size: Height: 57cm. Width: 38cm.

Price: £500.00

Title: “Tulips and lilac.”

Method: Watercolour and pastel on Saunders Waterford paper.

Size: Height: 38cm. Width: 57cm.

Price: £500.00

E: victoriaperezdeascanio@gmail.com W: victoria-ascanio.com T: (UK) +44 (0)7798 803 © 2016 The Discerner Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Janez Stros

“I” - POA Year: 2016 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 80cm x 70cm

“Two souls” - POA Year: 2016 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 70cm x 60cm

“You” - POA Year: 0216 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 80cm x 70cm

“Your, my our angels 1” - POA Year: 2016 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 70cm x 70cm

“Your, my our angels 2” - POA Year: 2016 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 70cm x 70cm

“Your, my our angels 3” - POA Year: 2016 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 80cm x 70cm

“Your, my our angels 4” - POA Year: 2016 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 70cm x 70cm

“Your, my our angels 5” - POA Year: 2016 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 80cm x 70cm

“Your, my our angels 6” - POA Year: 2016 Media: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 80cm x 70cm

E: stros.gallery@gmail.com

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Simon Kirk Fine Art

‘Coffee Morning’ Simon Kirk - £300 Collage and Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

‘Head’ Simon Kirk - £300

Collage and Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

‘One Ski’ Simon Kirk - £300

Collage and Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

‘Disco Pond’ Simon Kirk - £300

Collage and Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

‘Liquor’ Simon Kirk - £300

Collage and Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

‘Palm Pigs’ Simon Kirk - £300

Collage and Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

‘Everlasting Edward’ Simon Kirk - £300 Collage on Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

‘My Face’ Simon Kirk - £300

Collage and Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

‘The Gradual Crash’ Simon Kirk - £300 Collage and Mixed Media 2016 10 x 15cms

In my work I combine painting, collage and decollage (cutting or sanding away the built up surface to reveal layers below). I free associate cut up text and images to create a self contained scenario with its own reality. I’m a big fan of haiku and the gentle playfulness that helps us view everyday life with fresh eyes.

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Stephen Schubert ave you ever sat around a table of great, simple food and wine H and felt transported? Or gotten lost in a soft focus dream? This is what Stephen likes to explore in his work; finding out where we find ourselves. His process is mostly unconscious.

Captivated by themes of transitions and transformations, his abstracts are created on elevated birch panels and canvases with a technique that includes placing up to 15 layers of paint, often finished with a resin topcoat which creates tremendous depth and vibrance.

“Four 48 ” - POA Media: Acrylic on birch Dimensions: 36” x 72”

“Blue Transit” - POA Media: Acrylic on birch Dimensions: 48” x 48”

A: Schubert Studios

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“Gliding Dusk” - POA Media: Acrylic on birch Dimensions: 48” x 60”

“Sky” - POA Media: Acrylic on birch Dimensions: 36” x 60”

T: 001818-421-9781 W: schubertmodern.com

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“First love last love” - £9025 180cm x 150cm

“Abstract Among Clouds” - £8053 180cm x 140cm

“Passionate Paris” - £4500 120cm x 140cm

“Fantasy” - £8050 150cm x 180cm

“Red Tulips” - £8900 180cm x 200cm

“Wild Iris” - £8065 180cm x 150cm

“Wild Tulips Garden” - £3900 100cm x 150cm

“Crocus Magenta” - £2800 110cm x 100cm

“Wild Tulips Garden” - £3900 100cm x 150cm

Please note: Svein also has a wide range of stunning paintings from £330 onwards that can suit smaller spaces and decorations.

Svein Koningen is known for his colourful, textural and energetic paintings as seen in his beautiful wilderness and flower series along with his most recent abstract canvases. Koningen is an Australian/Dutch artist whose work is collected by international art collectors across the globe.

T: +32 486 469 486 © 2016 The Discerner Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Jo Lewis The Discerner

“In the river 4” - £950 100cm x 76 cm Ink and watercolour on paper

“Stream 2” - £400 25cm x 25cm Watercolour on paper

“In the river 3” - £825 100cm x 52 cm Ink and watercolour on paper

These paintings were made entirely in and by the waters of the river Thames.

Allowing the flow of water to carry the paints across the paper, Jo creates veils of marks made and translucent colour embedded by the rhythms of the water.

“Tidescape” - £950 40cm x 101cm Ink and watercolour on paper

Jo also teaches at the National Gallery and at Dulwich Picture Gallery.

“In the river 2” - £825 100cm x 52 cm Ink and watercolour on paper

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“Thames Day” - £875 57cm x 45cm Ink and watercolour on paper

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E: jo@jolewisart.co.uk

“In the river 5” - £950 100cm x 76 cm Ink and watercolour on paper © 2016 The Discerner Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Matthew Farrar

“A New Religion” - $1100 Dimensions: 42” x 28”

“Glass is Greener 1” - $1200 Dimensions: 42” x 28”

“Yellow Olafur” - $890 Dimensions: 30” x 20”

“Glass is Greener 2” - $1200 Dimensions: 42” x 28”

“The Future Is Here” - $1100 Dimensions: 42” x 28”

“Glass is Greener 3” - $1200 Dimensions: 42” x 28”

“Alberta, Edmonton” - $1000 Dimensions: 28” x 42”

T: US: +1(310) 295 7565 UK: +44 7453 322331 E: mattfarrarimage@gmail.com W: www.mattfarrarimage.com © 2016 The Discerner Ltd. All rights reserved.

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