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TREVISANNnINTERNATIONAL ART

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Bartoo, John Weeronga

Australia

Painter

John was born in Brisbane and now lives in the peace and quiet of the mountains 200 klms from Brisbane with his wife Kay amongst the wildlife and land that inspires his art. He is a self taught artist and started painting in February 2003 while recovering from illness, his traditional dot paintings tell stories of his life and his interpretations of the Dreamtime. “My art is a search for myself and I believe that the spirits of my ancestors are guiding me. As for my future in art I will be guided by my heart and my ancestors.”

Bailey, Joanna

USA

Painting, Photography

I approach the canvas with a blank mind and let my heart and emotions come through my brush. With every stroke I strive to delve deeper into the recesses of my soul. It is an attempt to communicate what sometimes lies just beneath my conscious awareness. My paintings embody the spirit realm, microscopic views of nature and the pleasures of human indulgence. Each piece is a universe of sensation evoked by color and fluidity which portrays the complexity of feelings. These are my feelings on canvas.

Beigel, Aviva

Israel

Painting, Sculpture, Mosaic

Born and live in Israel. Studies in History of Art, Vitrage, Mosaic. Exhibitions in Israel, Beijing, Istanbul Art Fair, Brukenthal National Museum Romania, Slovenia, New York, Canada, Germany, Spain. The pre-occupation with the human character, and what occurs to us as humans, in the physical and spiritual/emotional sense, became my main motif. My central theme is the human figure. It appears in various physical states: broken, incomplete, bound - and in a variety of mediums. In my late works I try to look inside the human body, painting on X-ray which gives me the ability to look inside - a world of silence, mystery and danger.

Beletskaya, Maryana

USA

Painting

Born in the Ukraine, Maryana now resides in New York. Following studies in Fashion, she worked under established artists, and currently attends the New York Accademy of Fine Art. Maryana’s artwork has been displayed in various shows and galleries as well as published in several magazines and books.The most recent is the book "How did you paint that? 100 ways to paint your favorite subject" featured by International Artist Magazine. Her subject matter comes from her thoughts, suroundings and emotions. Maryana Beletskaya has won many awards in shows and competitions. Her work can also be found in private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. She is represented by Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in NYC, Saatchi Gallery in London and Trevisan Contemporary Art in Italy.

Bending, April

Cayman Islands

Painting

April Bending is a professional Fine Artist with over 35 years of international experience. Currently in the Cayman Islands, April has lived and worked in Japan and Canada. Her artwork is in collections in Canada, United States of America, Japan, United Kingdom, Bermuda, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands. Representation: The New ARS ITALICA Galleria d'Arte, Milan, Italy; Paola Trevisan Arte Contemporanea, Ferrara, Italy; Galerie Gora, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Monkdogz Urban Art, New York, NY, USA; Sooke Harbour House Gallery, Victoria BC Canada; The Morgan Gallery, Grand Cayman; Pure Art Gallery, Grand Cayman.

Ben Otman, Karima

Cyprus

Painting

Born in 1972, Hounslow, England. Of Libyan and Jordanian origin. Her talent was discovered at an early age by school teachers, granting her a prize for her creativity at the age of eight. In 1981 Karima moved with her family to Amman (Jordan), where she continued her high school education. "I have had the fortune of exposure to diverse cultures. My Arabian origins have given my work a strong line, mainly inspired by Arabic calligraphy, while my childhood in Europe and later my art education, affirm Western influence and freedom. Painting for me is like a breath of fresh air, oxygen runs through my veins like paint runs through my brush. My ultimate goal is to enrich and inspire as many people as possible with the pleasure and fulfillment that I find in art".

Berndsen, Jeannette

USA

Painting

Bright, vivid colors are what compose the art of Jeannette Berndsen. She loves to play with oil paint, as their vivid colors allow for endless possibilities. Jeannette’s paintings reflect the fantasy and energy of her personality and celebrate the splendor of gardens, flowers and trees in a unique graphic way. This fresh and magical style that Jeannette has created is playing an important role in bringing about a completely new style called "Graphic Impressionism". Last year her paintings have been in exhibits in The Netherlands, New York, Italy, Greece, Las Vegas and Ft. Lauderdale USA. For 2008 she plans to exhibit in The Netherlands, Argentina, Denmark, Germany and New York. Jeannette’s work can also be seen in several galleries and in numerous private collections throughout Europe and the U.S.

uit de Bosch, Geke

Netherlands

Painting

Geke uit de Bosch was born in 1965 in the Netherlands. Between 1983 and 1988, she worked as teacher at the Arts School in Utrecht. She describes her paintings as lyric-abstract. "Painting is for me discovering a world that doesn't exist yet. Poetic and strange. With humor and unexpected choices.You can see big shapes with a powerfull look. Little details are admitted. When you are walking through the landscape you'll meet unexpected details. I start with chaos, structures, lines. Some parts are to be seen in a new layer. Other parts are hidden forever. You can be lost in the painting. Sometimes you'll find stairs to climb over to much chaos. Then the last layer. Houses appear. Growing formes find their place. There can be living things".

Breemen, Carlya

USA

Painting

Extensive travel and a visual way of perceiving her surroundings drew Cariya naturally to expressing herself in paintings and installations. Having studied and re-interpreted major movements, her work spans a wide variety of techniques, color types and materials, combining different philosophies into post-historical painting and design. Her exhibitions and projects are displayed all over the world and her work is present in private collections on three continents. Cariya lives with her husband and their two cats in New York City.

Breig, Renée

Sweden

Painting

In hushed, ethereal hues and rich earth tones, Renee Breig's abstract compositions sustain an ecstatic, continuously emerging dialogue with the viewer. Blithe, luminous washes of color nebulously cohabit with rich, deep, primary pigments, evoking a vertiginous aura of light and space. Originally a floral designer in Sweden, she began painting through the principles of Vedic Art, which has its roots in Indian culture. Breig describes Vedic Art as a "way to remember how to paint." Through her audacious painting style, she strives to reach beyond the human instincts of hesitance to describe a personal vision of elation. Born in 1968, Breig has shown her art in Sweden, the USA, and Italy. She lives in Sweden with her husband Kristofer and son Simon.

Buczko, Anthony

USA

Painting

My paintings are an expression of contemplation which is a willess perception. What interests me is the emergence of line as a birth of form in space and duration. Forms shown floating in a color atmosphere that imply time. In this active void light has a velocity seen as movement through time consciousness. The paradox for the viewers experience of the image, is that it is static timelessness. In reality the painting reveals itself through the internal time of contemplation. Representation by Trevisan Art.

Casanova, Blanca Ruth

Mexico

Painting

"My paintings are intellectual and emotional reflections of my life as a Mexican woman. The act of painting is what motivates me. Textures and drippings are expressing events in my life. Geometric, Figurative or Abstract Expressionistic paintings emerge while I play with colors, textures and forms as life plays with me." Blanca Ruth studied Arts, Graphic Design, and art courses in Mexico and USA. As an expressionist and abstract artist, she experiments with textures and mixed media. She has exhibited fourteen solo and more than a hundred group artshows in Mexico, USA and Europe, participating at international contests. She has got seven awards.

Casas, Jose Maria

Argentina

Painting

Jose Maria Casas a.k.a. "two-" is a young artist from Mar del Plata, Argentina. Born in 1981 he has shown his works in his country and in the world. He has walked his own path through the world of abstraction. Trying to avoid common places, Jose Maria has developed a very strong personal style which distinguishes itself by its stunning but clear colour use, the balance and equilibrium of his compositions that create that "everything in it`s right place sensation", and the greater expressionism of his works. His tools of the trade are mainly acrylics, oils, and watercolours, and his creations are strongly influenced by music. He has shown his work in Turkey, Puerto Rico, Denmark, Italy, Spain, USA, Canada, Honduras, Uruguay, and of course in Argentina.

Cox, Job

Netherlands

Painting

Job Cox is an expressive artist. His creativity commenced developing at a very early stage with sketches and drawings which initiated his interests for graffiti and arts. Already for more than 17 ambitious years Job has been expressing himself as street artist (Graffiti arts, Wall- and Background-decorations for festivals, youth hostels, municipality etc.). Several years ago Job decided to shift his specialty to painting on canvas. It became challenging to develop a style of expression that would suit himself; which after all seemed to be the abstract way. Job is expressing his own style by experimenting with techniques and materials. He uses predominantly acrylic paint and applies all kinds of techniques with brush and palette knife. His work is remarkable for its own style, consisting of fierce colours and layering.

Dalbuono, Alessandro

Italy

Painting

Dalbuono was born in the 1972 and currently lives near Bologna; Alessandro, who studied art and architecture, is an interior designer and in his new laboratory paints and utilizes different supports like ceramic, porcelain, glass, fabrics, silk and lino.Like Piet Mondrian in his abstractism, Dalbuono and his modular dynamism traceable at the square, utilizes the fundamental bi-dimensional geometric forms such as squares, triangles, circumferences and also the primary colours like yellow, red and blue. Refering his artwork to the art history but at the same time connecting it to the today’s art, Dalbuono reveals himself as unusual artist in the contemporary artistic panorama.

Davey, Allan

Canada

Photography

Allan Davey is an international award winning photographer and digital artist residing in Stratford Ontario Canada. His 15 years experience as a commercial photographer working for such clients as Mercedes, Chrysler, and Cessna Aircraft has given him plenty of opportunity to hone his craft and has provided a springboard to explore his personal creativity.

Day, Jerry L.

USA

Photography

Jerry Day is a Southern California based photographer specializing in nighttime and astronomical photography. Jerry’s photography reflects his fascination with the scenic beauty and history of the desert southwest. He finds particularly compelling the ruins of ghost towns to be found along lonely desert back roads, as well as the abandoned cliff dwellings and rock art of the Native American, remnants of an even more ancient people. Jerry is an active member of Trevisan International Art, the Ferrara Collective and the Redlands Art Association.

Dekker, Leo

Netherlands

Painting

I studied Geography/Social Sciences and Arts. From the beginning I was not satisfied with present materialism and I followed esoteric studies. At first I copied Old Masters, but all this changed after a meditation in the great pyramid of Gizeh (Egypt); after that great vision I started to paint memories of a glorious Past Motherculture as a hidden longing and memory of Paradise of days long past and lost. I travelled all over the world; in particular places of old civilizations and her remnants, which were colonies of ATLANTIS. For me the keys to the Ancient Wisdom lies in Intuition, Symbolism and Consciousness.

Dijkstra-van der Vegt, Aafje

Netherlands

Painting

Aafje Dijkstra - van der Vegt, born in 1949, is an autodidact and has worked since 2002 with oil and acrylic paint and combined techniques. After studying the basic techniques of painting, she began with figurative painting. After that, abstract got the upper hand, but her feeling for composition and colour always play an important part. Her inspiration lies in everyday life. She gets her ideas from what she is experiencing and what she sees. Working without knowing where it will go, she follows her feelings. She plays with colours and materials, moulding the painting. From that concept she also works by order. Since 2003 she has adopted the name Atelier ADV (her initials) and signs her work "ADV". She supports the programme Cultural en Artistic Education for students of the Johannes Fontanus College at Barneveld. Her statement is: "Art should make people happy"

D'Orsi, Silvano

Italy

Painting, Sculpture

Silvano D’Orsi was born in Gioia Sannitica, near Caserta, in the south of Italy, in 1953. For decades, the artist has been living in Deruta (Perugia) which is the referential point for those who want to understand the cultural texture of the city from Umbria, very famous for its ceramics. Sculptor, painter, ceramist, poet in love with life, Silvano has succesfully exhibited in several solo exhibitions and important art fairs, like “Artefiera” in Bologna; the press has often dedicated several articles and favourable reviews on his artwork. His works are present in considerable private collections, both in Italy and in Europe. His works are in great demand and increasing in value.

Duin, Marga

Netherlands

Painting

Color is the impetus in Marga Duin’s abstract paintings. Working from her seaside studio in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, she reaps continual inspiration from the waves, the beach and the capricious weather. The quality of her nudes is interesting, she selects parts of the figure to render, then she stops and chooses another selection of the body to delineate in a neighbouring area of the image. Marga works with a selected group of models; male and female.

Dujic, Slavko

Netherlands

Painting

To tell a tale by mixing emotion and energy with colour, sometimes intentionally through the simplicity of a cave drawing, that is my recipe. Transformation by walking between realism and abstraction and vice versa, brings the elements to balance. To demonstrate the purity and beauty of the contact between colour and canvas, is my language. I do not want to search throughout the painting process; I’d rather explore and think during the preparation. That makes the ‘battle’ between the canvas and me sincere. The painter's urge to make something personal, authentic and original is not the easiest job, but it gives a special emotional charm and fulfilment at a smallest success.

Falcon, Adrian Jesus

USA

Painting

The work is about expression and interpretation, evoking both absence and presence at the same moment. Distorted forms and dynamic colors seek and feel the energy of life. Texture is central over detail into the encounter between viewer and artwork. Robust paintings filled almost to the bursting point with rhythm and movement. Pursuing his passion for art, he established a contemporarymodern art gallery in 1999 in Del Rio, Texas USA.

Fiorentino, Matteo

Italy

Painting

Matteo Fiorentino was born in Vico del Gargano (Foggia) in 1953. Painter and art teacher, he has since early youth revealed his predisposition for painting, and he began his search with the modern figurative. The artist had his first exhibition in 1981. “In Matteo Fiorentino the natural is a pretext to make painting in a continuous job of digging and analysis, searching emotions outside the banality and predictably ‘beautiful’ of a photographic figurative, and from the nice souvenir imagery”. He has recently created a cycle of informal naturalistic artworks.

Fitzgerald, Astrid

USA

Painting

Born and educated in Switzerland, Astrid Fitzgerald has been living and working in the US since 1961. Her work has been shown in New York, Europe and Asia in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and is represented in corporate, museum and private collections. For over twenty years her work has explored philosophical geometry, most importantly, the Golden Mean proportion. Her artistic work, as well as her writing, has always been closely aligned with her quest for the nature of reality.

Frederiks, Ping

Netherlands

Painting

Born in 1967, Ping Frederiks lives and works in The Netherlands. Movement, energetic strokes and lively palette characterise Ping's work. In her abstract compositions raw colours are drawn along by the artist’s powerful strokes. Ping Frederiks is not content with simply applying paint to canvas. They are being scratched, rubbed and grazed. Strips of canvas and materials run through her colourful compositions. Texture and paint intermingle.

Gerzabek, Ernie

Australia

Painting, Sculpture

Ernie is a Hungarian born Australian professional artist: a painter of contemporary landscapes and abstracts and also a sculptor. He started painting in 1970 while practising as an Architect. He had 22 solo exhibitions and countless group shows since. He retired from Architecture in 1997 to paint full time. His main inspiration is Nature, the unspoilt countryside, wilderness areas, wetlands, deserts and seashores. He tends to create inventive, colourful and inspiring images, which are optimistic and spiritually uplifting. His aim is to provide enjoyment and relaxation so as to counter the stresses of everyday life.

Giancristiano, Michael

USA

Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Digital Art

Michael Giancristiano was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is accomplished in areas of Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Functional Art, and Computer Graphic Design, but is best known for his deconstructed, plywood, wall relief. His work has exhibited internationally, has won numerous awards and is included in many private collections. Giancristiano's, "Geognostic Shift Series" is cataloged in the library archives of The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Los Angeles Representation: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Art rental and Sales Gallery) and Gallery 825

Gostt, Stephen

Switzerland

Painting

In 2006, written in response to the more abstracted appearance in the work: To put this new work in context: If the previous work was a documentary of nature as witness, revealing in the 'physical' the expression of a hope and longing for a truth deeper and more poignant than their surface betrays. Then perhaps the new work is something of an epiphany that finally reaches past the veil, of the physical, and soars with new eyes and life: to live by 'spirit'. To exponge the doubt, to have the shackles broken, and to fly unfettered with a grace, and hope, and glory. To forge forward, burning brightly through the long night of this scene. At last to awake when faith gives way to sight. This little while .., The paint is unforced and unselfconscious now, and the vision necessarily notated simply, reverently: finesse and virtuosity giving way to quiet medative observance, accepting the simplicity of the act in the moment of it's creation, as in the gift of it's vision.

Götz, Gabriele

Austria

Painting

Born in Baden (Austria) in 1960. For many years exploring different techniques, Intensive work within acrylic and oil painting on canvas. Using materials like sand, paper, plastic corns giving structure for the abstract and three-dimensional impressions. “My works are uniquely designed objects being in harmony with the humans and their living space”. The paintings are expressions of calmness, craft and passion with a spiritual sense. GabrieleGötz explores the colour, the light, the space… to bring up emotions and feelings about her abstract impressions. Exhibitions in Austria (Vienna, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland), France (Strasbourg) and Italy (ferrara). The artist lives and works in Bad Vöslau Austria, she opened her own studio and gallery in 2006.

Hinds, Eric Anthony

USA

Painting

Eric Anthony Hinds was born in New Mexico growing up outside Santa Fe. Hinds developed an interest in the creative process at an early age. His God parents, being Native American artists from San Ildefanso Pueblo, gave him the name Tse Pen (Eagle Mountain). The significance of such actions and environment left deep roots within him. Living in the desert with a direct and distant view of the infamous town of Los Alamos Hinds experienced a great sense of wonder and wandering freedom. He felt the testing of nuclear weapons from across the valley rumbling under his feet. Observing the contrast between a beautiful landscape and these destructive weapons became a potent and driving force behind his expressions. Hinds refers to his paintings as “Spiritual Weapons of Mass Construction” “Expressions in my paintings are manifested in order to elevate, transform and transfigure the human mind. In my methods I am concerned with turning potentials into actuals”

Jackson, Maz

UK

Painting

Maz has spent a lifetime living and painting in Norfolk, UK. Her work has a surreal, spiritual quality and has been exhibited and collected worldwide, exhibiting in galleries and museums in the UK, Europe, USA, Japan and Mexico. “I have a deep interest in traditions of practice, in colour, line, mark-making and edge. Imagery springs from anything that excites: communication, touch, tension, flight, landscape, the spaces between and things sacred.”

Jinnah, Nadiya

USA

Painting, Sculpture

Born in Uganda of South Asian origin, I have lived for many years in the West. This blend has created a cultural richness within my soul, that I explore in my paintings. For me, making Art is not only a way to express myself, but also to comprehend life. I call my work ‘Lifescapes' and begin by exploring my personal inner space, then extending out to the external landscape. I start with a clay surface to create a three-dimensional drawing. This sculpting allows me an infinite variety of textures and depths which I use to physically express the essences of organic landscapes. The impression is then transferred onto an acrylic canvas. Lastly, I use color on this very tactile background to create a subtle illusion and an experience of reality beyond the physical world.

Lauridsen, Anne Vibeke

Denmark

Painting

Anne Vibeke Lauridsen’s works reveal a suggestive medley between ancient and contemporary dimension: intense but refined tones, enriched by the use of gold leaves, soft pictorial touches and dense surfaces harmoniously dialogue with symbols, architectures and fragments of text belonging to the past; in the compositions and atmospheres of subtle delicacy derived from them, the spectator immerses himself, follows dreams, recollections and memories of previous times, such as Roman and Latin eras, he is involved in attempting to decipher handwritten texts, often drawn by Latin poetic sources such as Ovidio, Plinio and Virgilio or by ancient philosophers, or in identifying fragments of Medieval frescos, parts of inscriptions and historical decorations.

Lindhout, Ton

Germany

Painting

Ton Lindhout was born in The Hague, The Netherlands. Nowadays he lives in Germany in the rural region of Emsland where he gets his inspiration during long walks with his Labrador Gino. All the different colours of the changing seasons, the endless horizon and, above that, towering clouds in the big sky... Maybe there is a landscape painter hidden in every Dutchman. You can tell he is a nature lover and wants to share this with like-minded artists.

Lofgren, Gunilla

Sweden

Painting

Born in the northwest Sweden, part of my family has Sami ancestors. Today I live in an old and nice house, not far from my birthplace where the mountains are like soft waves in the sky. Over the years I have worked in different materials, now mostly in Salix, textiles, sculpture, metal leaf and art creations in glowing red and reversed alchemical processes, and a wish to be part of an energized movement/rhythm. I discovered Vedic Art some years ago, and I consciously use the principes of Vedic Art in my work. From structure, order to cosmos out into creative chaos, between immobility and movement, lightness and weight. To feel the challenge in the visualization, the watching and a wish to see behind, beyond the artistic expression. Dare to see, dare to break the patterns. What does the viewer see? Who is the viewer? Who sees whom? Maybe it becomes a dialogue between you and you? A movement without end!

Maenz, Karl

Switzerland

Painting, Photography

Born in Germany, I have lived in N. America, several European countries, and for many years with my wife Mireille and our darling Dalmatian Freckeli on the shores of Lake Geneva and in the Swiss mountains. I am inspired by bio- and cultural diversity, unspoilt nature, and the experience of living. I work intuitively, with only a minimum of programmed intent. I am happy when my paintings and photographs touch the spirit within us in a way we cannot explain. Exhibitions in Switzerland, and recently in Italy at "The Spirit in Art", Ferrara, at the Florence 2007 Biennale, and Galeria Centro Storico Florence. Upcoming shows at Bologna and later in New York. My works are in private collections in the USA, Canada, S. Africa, Australia, and several European countries.

Mc Cann, Fran

Ireland

Painting

Fran Mc Cann, born in Belfast and now lives in south Galway Ireland, all his life he has been driven by art, a lot of his Inspiration comes from music, which he heard growing up in his own home and which can be heard just about everywhere in Ireland, also as a child he
would hear old Irish mythology stories and in time to come he would knit the music and the old stories together and it is this that one sees in Fran's artwork today.

Mertens, Hans

Netherlands

Painting

Since 1987: Expressionist. Hans Mertens was born a natural artist. Later on he developed his skills at the school of arts in the Netherlands. He graduated in 1991. In the following 5/6 years he took art-classes in which he developed different ways of painting. His work breathes the atmosphere of frescos. From 2005 he has painted mainly abstracts . After the exhibition of Magic curated by Paola Trevisan the spirit among all international artists was great. Big ideas were born from this unique synergy of creativity. On December 17, 2006 I founded the Ferrara collective to keep the memory of Ferrara alive as well as to become an integral part of the artistic future. I'm grateful and glad that I may provide a venue of sorts for the friendship of such an enthusiastic and talented group of artists. - Hans Mertens, founder

Miller, Melanie

Australia

Painting

Melanie’s motivations are influenced by her youth, living on the shores of the Indian Ocean watching the African sun casting its long shadows using the ocean as a canvas. It is the tapestry of Egypt in her mother, Russian in her father and a youth at one with sea and sky that is woven into her work. After some four years of painting on fabric Melanie decided that she wanted to change to the medium of canvas. She found that she was able to express herself more freely and creating expressionistic, colourful works of art, exploring the niche field of textures and three dimensional imagery, including interweaving of geometrical reflective shadows.

Mirek, Robert

USA

Painting, Sculpture

My imagery can best be explained as simultaneous. The visual language that I'm speaking is a form of self-dialogue that resides in objects, systems and scenarios at the edge of abstraction. Understanding them is less important than sensing their intrinsic nature. I work in a thought process that keeps as many doors open as possible. The conceptual connections, which eventually become visual signals, are drawn in collaborative moments. The objects have origins in human, geologic, mythic or universal themes.

Montano, Ignacio

USA

Painting

My Work is the conclusion, perception, belief, fill and thought of a forthcoming fantastic and evolving physical and physio-psychological world; spin-off of our present scientific and rapidly evolving technological advances. My paintings and sculptures thrive on the unimaginable possibilities that our historiy presents with its infinite complex and unending realities giving to the subconscious and intuitive world of our universe, and for us to interpret and express it .

Morant, Keith

New Zealand

Painting

I was born in England 1944 and have been obsessed with art all my life. I worked and exhibited in London and Southern England until moving to New Zealand in 1973, where I got married to my wife Trish. From 1986 I travelled and exhibited in London, New York, and Tokyo. My wife and I moved to New York in 1989 where I worked for a year and exhibited in Manhattan and London. I am now resettled in New Zealand as a full-time painter. My art is always a journey of discovery into the essence of being. It is an effort to externalise the truth of my own existence on as many levels as possible and communicate a greater awareness of the quality of life. It is an attempt to generate enquiry into the greater spheres of understanding which lie beyond conventionalised intellection.

Moon, Hye Ja

Korea

Painting

I was born in 1945. I try to capture the impression of the moment when a thunder roars in the sky. My brush stars dancing in an almost absolute state of unconsciousness. It could sometimes be a gesture of hunger for or resistance against reality, and of the expression of indescribable romanticism at other times. A fresh shock from a contemporary big-band jazz music or a contemporary music played an orchestra creates a certain energy inside me. Graduated from Fine Art College, Hongik University, studied Painting at Massachusetts Art College. I have shown 19 times at solo exhibitions, and participated around 250 times at group and invited exhibitions, both national and international.

Novak, David

USA

Painting

If one takes the standard definition for automatism, which I do, here is what you get in one of my paintings. Whatever idea comes first to mind, I use it. I call this “first solution idea” which quickly translates to “first solution act”. The process is repeated until a painting is “stopped”. Paintings are never finished but exist in a state of forever becoming.

Prapopoulos, Melanie

USA / Greece

Painting

Melanie Prapopoulos was born in Surrey, England, but grew up in Montclair, N.J. in the U.S, now dividing her time between Athens, Greece and NYC. Artistically speaking, Melanie is interested in color and line; her works in abstraction strive to offer a unique expression. She often incorporates partial texts from poems, or is directly influenced by what she has seen and/or read. To date Melanie Prapopoulos has exhibited in Europe, Asia and the United States.

Proper, Joke

Netherlands

Painting

Joke Proper (1958) lives and works in Olst, The Netherlands. Joke is searching for the essention of a feeling, an emotion, a moment. She wants to express her inner life and thoughts. From a figurative approach at first in black and white and watercolour, her work developed more and more into an abstract transalation of reality by using mixed media and acrylic. Her paintings are in private collections in The Netherlands and abroad. Joke has her studio at her home. Free works and commissions. Keywords: colour, emotions, mood, daiy life, passion, moment, surroundings. What I make is who I am.

Quaedvlieg, Maud

Netherlands

Painting

Maud Quaedvlieg, born March 1961, studied monumental design and free painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Breda and at the Academy for Liberal Arts in The Hague. In the beginning her paintings were abstract. Figurative elements appeared later. She travelled to various European, Asian, North African and Middle East countries. For her, it's a challenge to create tension between order and chaos and reflect this in images. They are documented experiences in which sometimes humour and foolishness are interwoven. The paintings become reality for the spectator, when they can experience them as a personal journey.

Rendina, Esilde

Italy

Painting

Esilde Rendina "Lise" was born in Saint Severo (Puglia, Italy) in 1963. Art teacher, she became a passionate, expressive and figurative artist. Esilde cultivates the love for painting and for drawing in her family thanks to a paternal uncle and thanks to her teaching job which ecourages her sensivity. She has recently exhibited in important exhibitions and joined several competitions achieving positive results confirmed by influential art critics and collegues. Today Esilde uses the color and pictorial thick matter on her canvas. And she feels she hears as an arist to knock the door in some magical moments of their journey towards the unknown.

Reyner, Nancy

USA

Painting

Nancy Reyner, from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA paints abstract landscapes that appear to dissolve into mist. These “energy fields” use layering techniques and lustrous surfaces that appear like prisms. Nancy is sponsored by an artists paint company, which allows her the use of new technology for her work. She holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, MFA from Columbia University and exhibited at the 2007 Florence Biennale. Her book, Acrylic Revolution, is currently a #1 best seller worldwide.

Ross, Douglas

Ireland

Photography

I was born in New York City in 1954 and moved to Ireland in 1966. My primary concern as an artist is to explore the psychological and spiritual stories that unfold in all our lives. In much of my work I have engaged the people that I am painting or photographing directly in exploration of the things that have shaped their lives. The dialogue begins verbally and moves into visual language as we explore settings, symbolism, dreams, visions and colour. I have been privileged to hear the stories of what Joseph Campbell calls "the hero's journey", a remarkable inner journey made by many people in seemingly everyday lives. My work strives to reveal something of this invisible world.

Senn, Susanne

Switzerland

Painting

Who does not look into the depth, will never sees the true colors of life. My abstract painting are made up of layers. I usually use primary colors, in order to achieve the special effect of color contrast. While painting, I love to follow the inspiration of music, of general impressions in everyday life, of nature, or of diving - and these seem to flow into harmonious compositions. I have been exhibiting since 1994 in various locations in Switzerland and since 2006 internationally e.g. London, Ferrara, Forchheim, New York, Berlin, Shanghai, Salzburg, Mannheim, some of them in cooperation with Galery Artodrome and Galery Boehmer - both in Germany.

Sharabi, Gayl

Israel

Painting, Digital Art, Sculpture

Gayl Sharabi's art is conceptual. Her art is an expression of scientific and philosophical ideas. She uses a variety of paints and materials (including wood, plastic, glass, plaster, wire, and paper). Photography through microscope, electron microscope and of fractals are integrated to redefine infinite boundaries. New Digital Creations: Delineation of boundaries vanish when the repetitions of infrastructures are revealed. When geometrical fractals are combined with infinitesimal cells or cellular structures, size becomes inconsequential. The combination of these structures, with our visualization of life, reveal a connection between dimensions.

Shopa, Micheal

Canada

Photography

As a young man I was fortunate to be exposed to various forms of art. It was later in my life that photography became my choice of expression. The camera gave me an ability to combine science, art, and my visions, with the beauty of the world we all live in. My inspiration and goal is to capture a moment in time and share compassionately with people, " The sprirt, the emotion, and the meaningful depths of a timeless reality."

Tegenfeldt, C. Lynn

USA

Painting

My style has sometimes been called "naturalistic abstractionist", and the process is mostly spontaneous. I like to think of the process as "painting from the subconscious mind". In my work, I often utilize complexity of color and texture, and while the goal is always to create compelling paintings, I am most satisfied when there is something about the piece that gently frustrates or provokes the viewer. I am currently living and working in Ventura, California.

Uyehara, Elizabeth

USA

Painting

What I try to achieve on a piece of canvas is movement and tension within a composition of balance and stillness. I like a painting to literally evolve while the viewer is looking at it—I want the connections and shapes to emerge into consciousness, then disappear as other connections and shapes swim to the surface. Although primarily an abstract painter, I am amazed and delighted sometimes at the “stories” and emotions viewers find in my paintings. To me a successful painting is one that entices viewers to find their own personal meaning in the work—creating a true collaboration between the artist and the audience.

Uyehara, Paul

USA

Painting

After working for many years in both figurative and abstract styles, and studying master compositions (especially Goya), I have released all ties to figurative references for now, and to other painters (at least consciously), and am working in pure color, movement, energy, and shape. Nevertheless, I feel the compositional influences of the past underlie even my most seemingly unstructured paintings. My goal in painting is best expressed in William Faulkner's statement about his own goals in writing: "to create out of the materials of the human spirit something which did not exist before."

van der Schaaf, Roelof

Netherlands

Photography

Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, working as a photographer and lighting designer in NL, UK and DE. Artwork: Landscape, panorama, architecture, low aerial. Work from Antarctica, South America, Europe and surreal photographic compositions. The basics of photography are: Get a camera, wash your eyes, use your imagination, be here at the right time, use the brains and the computer (or visa versa), go home and have a good meal. New projects: 5 large 25 x 4 meter panorama's for the Room of Commerce Amsterdam, Book about the north of the Netherlands, 3D presentations.

Venier, Leanne

USA

Painting

My paintings represent an ongoing quest to understand the human psyche and to reveal that which cannot be expressed with words. I strive to tap into the natural creative energy that is shared by and connects all living things and transfer this onto the canvas; my work is intended to be as subtly nourishing and enriching to my viewers as it is to me. With each new painting, I take a leap of faith to allow this creative energy to flow through me and to communicate something vital to the viewer -- without naturalistic imagery or symbols, but rather with pure visual form, like music.

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Verzi, Edgardo

Uruguay

Painting

Our civilization is more and more dependent on unexpected and unusual events. Human beings need to develop mechanisms to live together with “the possibility” as a way of life. Through non-codified images exhibited in non traditional way we challenge people to extend their thresholds of sensitive perception; through people participation we evaluate our artistic proposal. By increasing interpretation and facing up uncertainties, we make part of our present, going from real to possible, admitting the existence of alternatives to our daily perception. Edgardo Verzi lives and works in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Veldman-Wilson, Amy

USA

Painting

I was born in 1974, and grew up in Vermont, USA. I currently make my home on an island off the coast of Rhode Island, where I live with my husband Bryan and our three children. A self-taught artist, I have been drawing and painting since I was a child. I was fascinated with the ever changing world around me. Through the use of rhythmic color and design I portray what I call conceptual sensationisms of the landscape, the sea and the interconnectedness we experience as human beings.

Veronica, Sonya

Australia

Painting

Inspired mostly by music, from Classical, Incidental to Jazz, my paintings express the embedded, intertwined notes and rhythm within. Each composition explores stillness and movement just as notes & rests in music. The shapes and rhythm are drawn from the subconscious and when the creation starts, impromptu process takes over. My art is a reflection of my sincere being at the time of its creation.

Villa, Catherine

France

Painting

Born in France in 1958, Catherine Villa has been painting for the last 20 years. While working as a psychologist, she attended courses at various art schools where she learned to use drawing and painting techniques to help young people with behavioural problems to communicate and release their expressions. Catherine started to exhibit in 1996. She stopped working as psychologist and began as a professional artist in 2003. Watercolour was initially her favourite technique; she explored all of its facets, with particular attention to the wet-charged technique. Then she evolved quite naturally to oil and acrylic resin, by pulverizing the pigments, while superimposing a thin glaze. She captures the iridescence of light to the limits of the infinite.Catherine Villa exhibits regularly. Her paintings are part of many private collections in France, England, Switzerland, and Spain. She is member of the "Maison des Artistes de Paris".

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