Miljenko Bengez

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Miljenko Bengez


MILJENKO BENGEZ was born in Zagreb (Croatia) in 1954. In the eighties he became engaged in art painting. From 1984 to 1989 he studied oil painting skills in Professor Vilim Svecnjak's atelier. His first one-man exhibition was in 1987, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in the Club of Cultural and Scientific Workers. In 1990 he stayed in Florence in "Campo del Restauro - Lorenzo de Medici" and studied oil paintings' restoration in Professor Leonardo Passeri's studio. Terminated his education he leaves for New York where he starts exhibiting his work in "S.E.Feinman Fine Arts" Gallery. Staying in New York until 1995, he exhibited alternately on joint and one man shows in the United States, Italy and Croatia. Since 1997 he started editing silkscreens with the gallery "L'Incisione" in Milan, Italy, and after numerous editions, "L'Incesione" published a monograph entitled "BENGEZ".

Since 2001, the "Free Art Gallery" from Udine (Italy) organizes one man exhibition of Miljenko Bengez all over Italy, thus establishing his name on the Italian art scene. Until today, Bengez has exhibited in more than fifty one-man shows.
His paintings are an integral part of many private art collections in European countries, as well as in USA and Japan. From 1994 he is a member of the Croatian Artists Association.

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Ali Hassoun

November 22, 2013, 3:15 am

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Ali Hassoun


Ali Hassoun was born in Saida (Lebanon) in 1964. In 1982 he moved to Italy to continue his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. In 1992 he graduated from the city’s university with a degree in Architecture. He now lives and works in Milan. He has added Italian nationality to his Lebanese nationality, and has thus been able to fill in areas that were lacking in his own individual experience.

The most easily identifiable theme of his painting is travel, contributing different experiences and visions. Ali Hassoun’s works seem to act as a pole of attraction for various cultures, which merge to create a new, richer culture. In opposition to the clash of civilzations, Hassoun wants to highlight the idea of “humanity”; a universal and spiritual feature that is common to all folks, and that always come first, before any political or religious division.

The artist becomes a sort of cultural translator, and different traditions can coexist in the perfectly balanced space of his colourful paintings. Islamic and African characters are all caught in a game of smart quotations and indirect exchanges between the main action and the background.

Elias Shaker, Faysal Sultan, Omar Calebrese, Mauro Civai, Gianni Giacopelli, Fabrizio Mezzedimi, Letizia Franchina, Luigi Zangheri, Jean Noel Schifano’, Alberto Fiz, Silvia Guastalla, Luca Beatrice, Alessandro Riva, Luca Pietro Vasta, Aldo Mondino, Chiara Guidi, Maurizio Sciaccaluga, Manuela Brevi, Ivan Quaroni, Gabriele Mandel Khan, Marina Moiana, Gianluca Marziani, Beatrice Buscaroli, Antonio d’Avossa, Murteza Fedan, Melih Gorgun, Chiara Canali, Mimmo di Marzio, Saleh Barakat and Martina Corgnati have written about him.

Carlos C. Lainez

November 22, 2013, 4:13 am

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"Carlos C. Laínez, artista jerezano de impecable técnica y fina ironía"

Álvaro Reja

November 22, 2013, 4:26 am

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Álvaro Reja





My name is Alvaro Reja. I was born in Badajoz on June 20, 1964, and I've lived in Palencia since 1971.

I'm a self-taught painter, and I'm continually learning from all of those schools and artists which spark an interest in me.

Painting for me is a thrilling and intense vocation, which is why my works unfold under the beguiling appearance of contradiction: fantasy and reality, strength and gentleness.

This is why they are always caught somewhere between heart and reason, clashes and caresses. I always aim, as I create my pieces, for the last brushstroke to carry with it the miracle of harmony and in the end for my music to be heard.

I hope you enjoy my paintings as much as I enjoyed making them.

Álvaro Reja

Álvaro Reja

Soy Álvaro Reja, nací en Badajoz el 20 de junio de 1964 y resido en Palencia desde 1971. Soy de formación autodidacta y sigo aprendiendo continuamente de todas las escuelas y artistas que me interesan.

La pintura es para mí una vocación apasionante, por esta razón mis trabajos se desarrollan entre la engañosa apariencia de la contradicción, la fantasía, la realidad, la fuerza y la delicadeza. Siempre enredado entre el corazón y la razón, entre peleas y caricias.
Al realizar mi obra, busco siempre detrás de la última pincelada que aparezca el milagro de la armonía y al fin, suene mi música.

Espero que disfruten de mi pintura tanto como yo de haberla realizado.

Álvaro Reja







"Pinto desde que era niño. El recuerdo más antiguo que tengo es la imagen de un calendario que colgaba en la pared de la casa de mis abuelos. En él estaba representado “La piedra de la locura” de El Bosco, y recuerdo como me cautivó aquella imagen. Mirar aquel cuadro me resultaba algo familiar, era una conexión irracional que por aquel entonces no sabía comprender. Hoy, entiendo que fue allí donde empecé a descubrir el arte.
Qué curioso resulta pensar que los calendarios de la casa del pueblo se convirtieran en el kilómetro cero de toda mi carrera artística."




Inquietud para pintar

Viví hasta los cinco años en un cortijo, en Extremadura, y fue a los seis años cuando me vine a vivir a Palencia.

A los doce años no tenía acceso a los libros de arte y me fabricaba mis propias enciclopedias con imágenes recortadas de los libros de texto del colegio. Supongo que fui un niño con inquietudes artísticas que no crecí en el entorno adecuado para desarrollarlas.

En 1981, a los diecisiete años comencé a trabajar en la empresa familiar dedicada al movimiento de tierras y nivelación donde continuaría los próximos ocho años, sin abandonar la pintura a la que me dedicaba en mi tiempo libre.
Aquellos años sirvieron para grabar en mi interior una serie de vivencias y toda una iconografía surgida de los ambientes rurales que supuso una gran aportación a mi pintura y que nunca me ha abandonado.




Un cambio

En 1989, me planteo definitavemente dedicarme plenamente a lo que siempre fué mi única y auténtica vocación.

Dejo la empresa familiar y comienzo mi trayectoria profesional como pintor.

Fue un gran riesgo el que tuve que asumir y por ello viví algunos fracasos de los que pude aprender.


El comienzo; fracasos y aprendizajes

En 1990 conocí al marchante, Manuel Díez, que comenzó comprándome algunas obras y al poco tiempo se comprometió a adquirir toda mi producción comenzando así una relación comercial que duró diez años y que derivaría en una gran amistad que se mantiene hasta hoy.

"Fue un gran riesgo el que tuve que asumir y por ello viví algunos fracasos de los que pude aprender"


Es entonces cuando comienza mi carrera como artista de manera profesional.
Esa relación permitió desarrolllarme, ya que siempre me dió una gran libertad para trabajar mi obra.
Mi pintura entonces evolucionó haciéndose más compleja y elaborada experimentando constantemente nuevas técnicas y nuevos caminos.




Trayectoria Individual



A partir del 2000 inicio una trayectoria de exposiciones individuales en distintas galerías. En estas circunstancias fui consciente de la realidad de la obra en su conjunto y desde entonces he sentido la necesidad de enfrentar el análisis del público frente a mi pintura.





"El hecho de vivir de la pintura me resultó una buena experiencia, a lo que debo añadir la libertad para crear que tuve el lujo de permitirme."
Álvaro Reja

Alla Tsank

November 22, 2013, 1:47 pm

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Alla Tsank



Alla Tsank was born in Moscow. She has studied art since she was 10 years old. Alla graduated from Moscow Theatrical Art College in 1983 and was invited to work in one of the best theatres of the Russian Capital – the Mayakovsky Theater. For several years she directed her creativity toward stage design, costumes and props.

Alla immigrated to the United States in 1990, where she has continued her artistic career. Her recent works are created in oil on canvas, linen and paper. Her pallet contains calm earthy colors carefully built up by fine layers of mostly transparent oils.

Although Alla was inspired by the images from Renaissance Art, her current work has a distinct contemporary aesthetic that could be described as magic realism. These works reflect her deeply lyrical and uniquely poetical vision, a synthesis of European and American culture.


Recent Awards

La Jolla Art Competition, Art Prospect, San Diego. First Place, Watercolor
La Quinta Art Festival, La Quinta, CA Award of Merit

Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA First Place, Painting

Austin Fine Arts Festival, Austin, TX, First Place, Painting

Southwest Art Festival, Indio, CA, First Place, Painting

Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, AZ, First Place, Painting

Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago, IL First Place, Painting

Svetlana Kondakova

November 19, 2013, 1:31 am

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Svetlana Kondakova

Svetlana Kondakova is a Russian-born artist that grew up in Scotland and graduated from the Edinburgh College of Art in 2011. She spent five months in Greece on exchange, resulting in Greek mythology being a major inspiration for her paintings. After graduating, she spent four months on an artist residency in Bolivia, where she realised a project and public exhibition with local artists based on the coca leaf and its many uses. Svetlana has exhibited in Greece, Bolivia, Belgium, Russia and the UK.

Daria Petrilli

November 23, 2013, 11:31 am

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Daria Petrilli


 Oooooooooh  !!!!!! I'm in love with all this works :)


Education


IED Istituto Europeo di Design Roma

Liceo Artistico Ripetta - Roma



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Misty Mawn

November 23, 2013, 2:47 pm

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One-Line Bio

hello, my name is Misty Mawn, i am an artist. mother. wife. daughter. friend. tea drinker. barefoot dancer

Interests

family, music, travel, food, photography, art, animals, friends, dancing, yoga, running, walking the shore line, collecting, nature, love, happiness!

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Sarah Young

November 23, 2013, 3:12 pm

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I am a Printmaker, Painter, Designer, Maker and Illustrator.

Jon and I's first venture was a travelling puppet theatre which used all of the above skills.

I work from my studio on the South Coast of England and print at Inkspot Press in Brighton.


'Greek Myths' published by Walker Books, written by Ann Turnbull, illustrated by Sarah Young.

'A beautifully written and illustrated collection of Greek Myths containing seventeen famous tales full of love, loss, greed, envy and bravery. ...this collection is truly something to treasure. The timeless stories of Theseus and the Minotaur, Persephone, King Midas, Ariadne, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Echo and Narcissus are told with great freshness and there is a good balance between the gentler myths and the ones packed with battles and monsters. A wonderful collection and a wonderful introduction to the fascinating world of Greek mythology, brought to life by one of our finest writers and an exciting new illustrator.'

I exhibit my work in many galleries throughout the UK including:

Castor and Pollux- Brighton, Sussex

St Judes - Itteringham, Norfolk

The Easton Rooms - Rye Art Gallery, Sussex

Hornseys - Ripon, Yorkshire

Julia Mills Gallery - Mousehole, Cornwall

Pallant House (bookshop)- Chichester, Sussex,

Picture - London,

Emma Mason British Prints- Eastbourne, Sussex

Laila Farcas-Ionescu

November 24, 2013, 1:44 am

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Laila Farcas-Ionescu



EDUCATION
1980 Pratt Institute, NYC, MS
1977 Hunter College, NYC, BFA


Public/Private Collections: Hunter College, NYC; Wayland University Museum, Tx.; SIU Museum, Illinois; Museo Civico, Prato, Italy; Juliet & Stan Solomon Foundation, Santa Fe; Edizzioni Beltramini, Milano, Italy; Mary Beth Wallace Medical Center, Atlanta, Ga.

Laila Farcas-Ionescu's sculpture
Traveling through life with a strong connection to her Transylvanian heritage is a definitive mark for artist Laila Farcas-Ionescu. She accepts this as a matter-of-fact, aware her journey is to walk the
double-edged sword of physical and metaphysical experience.

In her artistic production she was always interested in weaving yet untold stories by unfettering the characters who populate her personal universe.
The world of her sculpted figures evolved though the years, permanently drawing breath from notable events of her labyrinthine life.
The sculptures are a cumulative result of indelible events: childhood and early life spent in truly surreal Transylvania; schooling under the communist regime, surreal all the same; reluctant immigration; exotic travels; various coexisting careers; strong interest for and study of spirituality; witnessing the life/death cycles; deep admiration for a long list of artists from all periods. In the end, all these occurrences led up to the categorical resolve of allowing the beings of her inner forum to come alive.

Some of the sculptures are executed in porcelain, with silver, occasionally gold inlays (evidence of her work as a jeweler), engobes, glazes, mixed media and encaustic. Other sculptures are done in bronze with various colored patinas.

The porcelain sculptures are characterized by the contrast between intensely colored areas and faces/hands left mostly white in order to showcase the stark beauty of the material.

The sculptures bring to the viewer's mind scenes from Georges de la Tour's paintings, through both narrative and physiognomy.
Although by deliberate decision these characters cannot be placed in a definite period or geographic location, they irrefutably belong to the realm of magical realism, where numinous beings in enigmatic interaction are but the norm.

This body of work is unique because through material, size, color and subject it brings the other-worldliness of magical realism in close proximity to the viewer, making ever so small the gap between reality and dream world. The artist's quest is to create beings so close to being alive, in spite of personal interpretation of proportion and form, that the viewer might be readily startled by their power to alter perception and feign vague movements.


Through her characters and their stories Laila Farcas-Ionescu invites the viewer to mirror himself in these little creatures and have a glimpse of a parallel, palpable world and its undisclosed yet familiar rituals and undertakings.

ARTIST STATEMENT
As an artist, I was always interested in telling stories by unleashing
the characters of my personal universe.
The world of my sculpted fi gures evolved through the years, drawing
breath from every event in my labyrinthine life until fi nding
permanent form.
The sculptures I make are a cumulative result of indelible events: childhood
and early life spent in truly surreal Transylvania, my birth place;
schooling under the communist regime, surreal all the same; unwilling
immersion into a new, unfamiliar culture; exotic travels; various
simultaneous careers; study of the metaphysical; a lifetime dedicated
to drawing the human fi gure; deep admiration for a long list of artists,
contemporary and of other times. In the end, all these occurrences lead
up to a categorical resolve: let the little people in my head come alive.
Some of my sculptures are in porcelain, with silver, occasionally gold
inlays (evidence of my work as a jeweler), engobes, glazes, mixed
media and encaustic. The porcelain sculptures are characterized by the
contrast between intensely colored areas and faces/hands left mostly
white in order to showcase the stark beauty of the material. Other
sculptures are done in bronze and display several colored patinas,
meant to further enhance the atmosphere of the piece.
The sculptures bring to the viewer’s mind scenes from Georges de la
Tour’s paintings, through both narrative and physiognomy.
By deliberate decision, these characters cannot be placed in a defi nite
period or geographic location, but they irrefutably belong to the realm
of magical realism, where numinous beings in enigmatic interaction
are but the norm.
This body of work is unique because through size, material, color and
subject, it brings the other-worldliness of the sculpted object in close
proximity to the viewer, making ever so small the gap between reality
and dream world. My quest is to bring about works so close to being
alive, that in spite of personal interpretation of proportion and form,
the viewer might be readily startled by their power to alter perception
and feign vague movements.
Through my characters and the stories they tell I invite the viewer to
mirror himself in my fi gures and have a glimpse of a parallel,palpable
world and its undisclosed yet familiar rituals and undertakings.

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(thanks for the pictures Laila :) )

Caterina Zacchetti

November 25, 2013, 3:15 am

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Caterina Zacchetti

Caterina Zacchetti was born in Milan 1979 and attended the U.Bocconi Art School in Milan and she gradated from the Academy of Belle Arti in Brera, she studied sculpture and she won a scholarship at the Acadamy of Bellas Artes Miguel Hernandez in Altea, in Spain. She moved to Formentera and than to Barcelona.

Her poetic artistry is focused on feminine figures: “The figures take shape immediately I put my hands in contact with the soft and malleable clay (terra). Bodies full of life emerge step by step from the inert clay, the soft curve of a breast, an ample bottom, a fetching twist of the upper body, and suddenly. I find them in front of me, like sensual apparitions, these exalting and enchanting beautiful women. Soft but sensual curves, characterizing the feminine figure. Slender waists, making the women appear fragile. Almost total absence of the heads because the women are dreamers. But strong and sinuous legs because even if the women are dreamers they are strong women, independent, headstrong and full of strength to face life.

With Caterina’s sculptures woman retrieves her femininity, real and assuring generous in shape, full of grace, strength and vitality.
A full body evoking and idea of wellbeing of pleasure and happiness. The woman with wide hips is a symbol of love and beauty and the memory of the mother and of the lover.
There is not sadness in the face of the Muse nothing in common with melancholic caricatures of Botero, the Columbian artist famous for his big women.

Caterina Zacchetti nasce a Milano nel 1979, diplomata al Liceo artistico U.Boccioni a Milano, si laurea all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, indirizzo Scultura e consegue una borsa di studio presso l’Academia de Bellas Artes Miguel Hernandez, ad Altea, Spagna.
Si trasferisce a Formentera, poi a Barcellona, ora nuovamente a Milano. Frequenta i corsi di Ceramica e Ceramica Raku c/o Fondazione Cova, Milano.

La sua poetica artistica è incentrata sulla figura femminile, che realizza sia in terracotta che modellando il filo di rame:
“Le figure che modello prendono forma improvvisamente appena le mie mani entrano a contatto con la materia.
Corpi pieni di vita emergono improvvisi dalla massa inerte, la morbida curva di un seno, un imponente fondo schiena, un’accattivante torsione del busto, ed ecco che dal niente mi trovo di fronte a Loro, come sensuali apparizioni, elogi alla bellezza e all’incanto della donna. Volti sognanti, curve dolci ma provocanti, vita esile, di un’apparente fragilità. Ma gambe robuste e sinuose, perché nonostante i sogni la donna è forte, indipendente, caparbia, piena di risorse di fronte alla sfida della vita.”

- Le donne di Caterina Zacchetti sono sensuali e giocose, maliziose ammiccano allo spettatore con le chiome fluide e le forme prorompenti. Il rame trattato o ossidato le permette di dare luminosità e lucentezza al materiale, oppure di opacizzarlo per creare chiaroscuri. Le sue figure sono spesso accompagnate da un gatto, curioso e complice testimone della bellezza femminile. Caterina Zacchetti lavorando la terracotta e il rame ci comunica la sua idea di femmineo, un erotismo che è un miscuglio di ingenuità sognante e di forme provocanti -
Valeria Vaccari






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Kath Girdler Engler

November 25, 2013, 4:03 am

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"Kath Girdler Engler's sculptures are appealing both in physical form and through her interpretation of mythical stories. They are the fragments of ancient forms combined with Engler's own understanding of the human body. Her confidence with the overall form allows her to be playful with the details as she imbeds materials that fit the negative shapes in her sculptures. Paper pulp is an unusual medium and it's durable nature is the perfect material to distress in imitation of age. But Engler is always able to emphasize the large contour lines that elegantly wrap around suprise materials in crevices and joints of her sculptures." Susan Shockley, Curator, Parthenon Museum


Kathleen Girdler Engler, Sculptor
Born 1951, Indianapolis, Indiana
Resides in Augusta, Georgia

EDUCATION
1981 B.F.A., Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia
1980 B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
1980 Studies Abroad Program, University of Georgia, Italy
1973 A.A.N, Indiana University/Perdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana
1970 John Herron School of Art, Indiana University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001-12 Creator and Director of Run with Art program for children, Augusta, GA.
2008-12 Art Director, VIP Camp for Foster Children, Augusta, GA.
2002-12 Artist in Residence, Children's Medical Center, MCG, Augusta, GA.
1998 Dimensional Papermaking Workshop, International Sculpture Conference,
Chicago, Illinois
1986 Casting and Mold making, Georgia Iron Works, Thomson, Georgia
1982 Casting with Julius Schmidt, Augusta, Georgia
1982 Studio Assistant to Manuel Neri, Carrara, Italy
1981 Stone Carving Apprentice, Sarzanini Studio, Carrara, Italy
Casting Apprentice, Fonderia Artistica Mariani, Pietrasanta, Italy
Artist in Residence, University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program Cortona, Italy

Rob van Bergen

November 25, 2013, 4:28 am

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Rob van Bergen (1952) is verliefd op de schoonheid. Altijd al geweest, zolang hij zich kan herinneren. Zo verliefd dat hij het allermooiste ter wereld zou willen maken. “Dat zal me waarschijnlijk nooit lukken maar dat weerhoudt me er niet van het te blijven proberen.
En stel je voor dat het lukt … dan moet ik ophouden met mijn passie. Dat zou jammer zijn. “

Rob studeerde aan de Academie voor Beeldende Vorming in
Amersfoort van 1972 tot 1976. Tot midden jaren negentig maakte hij glasobjecten, gecombineerd met materialen uit de natuur.
Een interessante zoektocht, vooral naar zichzelf en de essentie van de wereldproblemen. Op een dag was hij klaar met het glas. “Je moet iets nieuws scheppen, niet jezelf herhalen, dan ben je geen kunstenaar meer”.

Al die jaren boetseerde hij model, naast het glaswerk. Na zijn abstracte opvoeding op de academie, wilde hij figuratief werk in de vingers krijgen. Hij heeft als kunstenaar het ambacht hoog in het vaandel staan en experimenteert met materialen, periodes, stijlen, licht & donker.
Hij raakte geboeid door gezichten en lichamen en werkt het liefst met witte klei, chamotte grof. “Dan zie je het licht beter. “ Hij maakt steengoed, keramiek gebakken op 1220ºC. Glazuren doet hij zelden en kleuren soms, bijvoorbeeld met koperoxide of zwarte engobe. Een aantal werken is ook in brons.

Corinne Valliere

November 25, 2013, 5:52 am

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Naissance à Asnières, Hauts-de-Seine en Décembre 1959.
Enfance en Alsace, près de Strasbourg de 1960 à 1968.
Entrée au Lycée Pierre et Marie Curie de Sceaux, Hts-de Seine, section littéraire et artistique en 1974.
Cours de dessin modèles vivants avec René Letourneur, sculpteur.
Cours du soir modèles vivants aux ateliers de Montparnasse, Paris XIVe, en 1976/77.
Baccalauréat et Concours d'entrée à l’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et Métiers d’Art Paris XVe en Juin 1977.
Formation générale artistique de l'ENSAAMA de 1977 à Juin 1981.
Artistes enseignants : Gardon, Mouille, Musculus, Roulot, Sauvat, Vincent, Volti, Waechter...
Spécialisation en céramique, modelage, argile, plâtre....
BTS Créateur en art céramique en 1980.
Diplôme Supérieur de l'Ecole en Juin 1981.
Suite des apprentissages en ateliers entre 1981 et 1982 notamment
aux Poteries du marais c/o Claude Séchoy, région de Chartres;
à la Motte d'Humbligny c/o Raoul Favretto (élève de Linard) région de La Borne.
Réalisation de ma première grande sculpture en grès en Mai 1982.
Installation dans une bergerie au Petit Terrus en Juin 1982 et premier atelier en 1984.
1986 Construction d’un four propane en briques de 600 litres à flammes renversées.
Début d'activité libérale et nouvel atelier.
1990 Inscription à la Maison Des Artistes.
1991 Construction d’un four propane en fibres.
1994 Mise au monde d’une fille.
1996 Atelier plus spacieux et construction d’un four propane en briques de 1 m3.
2005 Stage de fonderie d'art chez Olivier Rosenstein (Alphaterm).
Expérimentation d'enfumages et cuissons au bois, fours à sciure, fours papier.
2009 Edition de pièces originales en bronze (fonderie Barthélémy de Crest, Drôme).
2010 Reprise des dessins à l'encre et estampes.
2011 L'espace dessin se précise, en complément à la sculpture.

Corinne Valliere
«L’argile est un corps que je modèle, une douceur que je m'octroie,
la tentative de mieux parler avec les mains qu’avec des mots.
Elle représente le début et la fin, les éléments,
l’anamorphose et la métamorphose, la rédemption.
La sculpture est un acte intime et patient, un rêve éveillé
et le désir d’un récit silencieux en partage à autrui.
Le bronze quant à lui, permet de revêtir une peau de résonance,
de vivre encore une fois le "feu brûlant".

L’idée que je poursuis est d’assumer notre animalité,
et un peu plus nos prétentions et nos contradictions.
J'avance, au fond, à me construire une condition.»

« …Le potentiel mimétique des objets que construit Corinne Vallière fait partie de ce qui l'intéresse depuis le départ.
En une sculpture du corps à corps, l'éloquence visuelle prend des formes particulières. La sculpture y devient un porte-empreinte du monde en devenir et un champ de fouilles du destin, animée d’une pulsion cosmique, dans un jeu d’enveloppement mais aussi d’ouverture qui exprime le dedans et le hors de ce monde… »

J-Paul Gavard-Perret (Extrait de sa chronique) cf. rubrique articles et vidéos

N Tuan - Tuan Nguyen

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N Tuan -  Tuan Nguyen

The story of N.Tuan, creator of the inspirational Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster, California; the dramatically spiritual bronze of Saint Therese “the little flower” in Mobile, Alabama; the breathtaking collection of heroic sculptures in Kuhn Development Corporation in Orlando, Plaza in Orlando, Florida and a vast collection of other outstanding bronze sculptures, began in Saigon, South Vietnam when Tuan was born into a family of wealth, privilege and royal lineage.
The early years for Tuan were carefree, surrounded by family and friends and insolated from the war that raged in the countryside. Life was good, up until the fall of Saigon on April 30th, 1975. Overnight, Tuan’s life was turned upside-down; oppression gripped the country and freedom and privilege became relics of the past.
Tuan’s father, a well known and respected architect, was taken away to be “re-educated”, the family compound was divided up and life became harsh and restrictive. The whole of South Vietnam changed from a country fighting to retain its freedom to one unified under the oppression of Communist rule.
In a way, the return of Tuan’s father from the re-education camp began shaping Tuan into the man we know today. Having refused to work for the Communists, Tuan’s father turned to his love of sculpting to help maintain his sanity and at his side was his son Tuan. Day after day they sculpted together, the mentor and his student, and even though they did not always agree on style and composition, Tuan began to learn the skills that were to lead him to his destiny.
The oppression of the Communist régime created an overwhelming desire within the young Tuan to regain his freedom, eventually leading him to a near-fatal escape attempt. This failed attempt to escape the grip of the Communists landed him in a force labor camp that would have broken a lesser man, but instead, Tuan created opportunity by using the red clay from the floor of his cell to sculpt the likenesses of fellow prisoners. These prison sculptures helped to make prison life more bearable for the young artist. After six long months in the prison camp and eighteen more months of hard labor, Tuan’s family was able to arrange for his release.
With the support of his family, especially his father with whom he continued to sculpt, Tuan grew stronger and more confident with each passing day until he decided to put it all on the line for freedom once again. This time, after two arduous months struggling through the jungles of Southeast Asia, facing danger at every turn, he succeeded in escaping through Cambodia to Thailand. He was assigned to a refugee camp in Thailand for a year before being transferred to the Philippines where he learned English and created sculptures to honor escapees before gaining sponsorship to the United States where he finally found true freedom in 1988.
After gaining some hands-on experience at a bonze foundry in Northern California and living the life of a starving artist for a time, Tuan moved to Southern California to study fine art at the prestigious Art Institute of Southern California in Laguna Beach for five years before dedicating his life to making the world a more beautiful place with his art and furthering the world’s understanding of the " Existential Balance" and its importance to the human experience.
“My sincere hope is that my art will successfully stimulate others to see the beauty of this world and to accept its balance. Balance is central to existence and is a basic human need; to lead a balanced life is to find its center.” – N.Tuan
In 1994 the National Sculpture Society in New York honored Tuan for being a young sculptor with a meritorious body of work by presenting his with the coveted Gloria Medal. In 1995 he was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal for sculpture by the California Art Club and in 1998 he won the national competition for the design and sculpting of the Vietnam War Memorial by the city of Westminster, California.
Some of the most beautiful and timeless sculptures to be found anywhere bear the mark of N.Tuan. From the breathtaking heroic soldiers at the Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster, California, his awe-inspiring larger-than-life sculpture of Saint Therese “the little flower” in Mobile, Alabama and romantic “Rendezvous” overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Laguna Beach, California to the vast body of his works that grace private and public collections the sculptures of Tuan enriched the lives of countless art patrons and promise to touch even more lives in decades to come.
“Art is vital for me. It is almost a religion. It means to believe in people, in life, in love. It is a response to what is beautiful and simple. As an artist I do what I do for no other purpose than to express my feelings.” – N.Tuan

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"Plusieurs fois récompensé, Bernard KOFMAN, à travers ses sculptures nous invite dans un monde invisible mais bien présent : celui des émotions. Ses œuvres, reflet d'une dualité qui exprime force et fragilité, joie et souffrance, marient les paradoxes jusqu'à la fusion. Petit fils de Rabbin, il nous parle de ses racines et tente d'exorciser l'image fantomatique d'aïeuls persécutés. Il pose un regard sans concession sur l'histoire de l'humanité, sur l'histoire des hommes. Prolongement de sa pensée, à travers ses mains,
l'artiste donne vie à la matière et lui insuffle l'émotion nécessaire pour nous troubler, pour réveiller notre mémoire collective. Véritable hymne à la vie, ses créations nous incitent à plus d'humanisme, à plus de compassion pour nos contemporains. D'une grande sensibilité, Bernard KOFMAN nous livre là, un message de paix d'une force rare" - Clément Bellaïche.


Prix obtenus
2008 / Médaille de bronze Salon SNBA Carrousel du Louvre.
2003 / Invité d'honneur et Médaille d'or de la ville de Franconville.
1998 / Médaille vermeille à Gembloux en Belgique - Médaille d'argent à Vincennes.
1997 / 1er prix de sculpture à Varennes Jarcy.
1996 / Médaille du Lion's Club de Nanterre - Prix des jeunes de - 35ans à la Mairie de Paris. Médaille d'or à Franconville.
1992/1995/ 1er prix de sculpture à Rueil-Malmaison. 1er prix du Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports de la Rochelle.
1990/1991/ Médaille de bronze et prix spécial du public à Clichy - Lauréat de la Rochelle.

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Miguel Guía is a sculptor with great modelling skill. His practical character can be clearly perceived in the creations shown in this collection. His sculptures, far from being stalic, give us a sensation of dynamic balance, based on strengths relation.

Parting from the reality of recognizable objects, his works are shifted by cubist planes, and by deleting the accidental, the no essential, he reaches the extreme schemalism of the shape.

These are works with dramatic strength, very evocative, that notwithstanding their modernity, keep up with a classic order and internal balance which shine through their external skin. Artist in constantly being inspired by the masters he's admiring: Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Eduardo Chillada, Oteiza, Jacques Lipchitz, Alexander Archipenko, Julio González (Maestro de Picasso) and Juan Gris.

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"I was raised on the Texas Gulf Coast, in a small farming and ranching community. I moved to Kansas City, Missouri to attend classes at the Kansas City Art Institute, where I received my bachelor’s degree in fine art in 1997. I relocated to Ventura, California in 2001, and my husband and I moved back to Kansas City in the spring of 2005. I've done illustrations for books, magazines, and album covers over the years, but I'm really happy doing my own thing these days.

Currently I'm represented by the Blue Gallery in Kansas City, but have exhibited all over the country.

I have a studio in the attic of our house where I work on my larger oil paintings, but I usually set up my watercolor paints right in the dining room to work on small pieces and ACEOs. (ACEOs are small works of art that measure 2.5 x 3.5 inches, trading card size. ACEO is an acronym for Artist Cards, Editions and Originals.) I can paint at the dining table and still keep an eye on my kids, dinner, etc, etc. My set-up is simple and easy to put away for mealtimes.

I have a regular day job that's pretty interesting: I work as an auction house manager for the KC Auction Company and I'm a CAGA certified personal property appraiser, evaluating antiques, fine art,and other things. We deal in antiques, art, glass, pottery, coins, jewelry, etc. Because we sell things on consignment, you just never know what will come into the auction house on any given day. I've seen some amazing pieces and the last 6 years have been a learning experience on so many levels; not just about antiques, but a lot about human psychology too.

A lot of people ask where I get ideas and inspiration for paintings. The ideas really do come from all over: looking at old photos or costumes or fashion books, conversations (usually overheard--I love eavesdropping. Shameful.), dreams... Sometimes just sitting down and drawing without thinking of anything in particular will produce something cool. Music is definitely something I'm passionate about (my husband and I met working together at a record store), and it plays an important role in my work as well. And I love looking at stuff! Fashion, architecture, art, design, interiors--there's so much to see and so much to get excited about, just that in itself makes me want to paint."

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November 26, 2013, 3:15 am

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"Vishal is another up coming member of the team who has devoted himself to this project wholeheartedly. He possesses a diploma in engineering, which he says, helps him as an artist. He boldly gave up his job at the age of thirty-four to devote full time to his passion of drawing. He likes to draw portraits, still life and of course realism.
In his own words he says '...this project ...inspired me to know and read more about them (great Indian Heroes) and that in itself was a great experience...I am simply proud to be Indian.' He has enjoyed working on this project and produced some memorable and inspiring paintings like Operation Vijay, K L Saigal and as can be seen has managed to pump life into Birsa Munda's painting. He has evolved with the project and his style has seen a great improvement.
The Art society of India honoured him with the best portrait award in 1996. His works hang proudly in India, U. S. A. and Europe. He has held many exhibitions in India."quote

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Born in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 1972, Astrid Trügg has had in interest in painting and drawing as long as she can remember. In 1991 she studied at Utrecht School of Art and received a BA degree in Painting. This followed by a successful career in the Netherlands, where much of her work was commissioned by numerous clients. She complemented these painting jobs by accepting freelance interior design jobs joined the editorial staff of popular interior design magazine.

Inspired by Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands Astrid moved to Scotland in 2003 where she continued her art studies and successfully completed a post-graduate painting course at Leith School of Art. She currently works from her studio in Leith, Edinburgh.

Astrid Trügg has a deep interest in architecture, shapes and contours of the city and it's past. She is inspired by the textures of weathered walls, piers and facades of historic buildings, and the changes of colour and character created by this natural influence. By working in media like collage, pigments and gesso, she is able to work back into layers of paint which create fascinating textures that reflect these interests.

Biography
1972 Born, The Netherlands
1990 - 1991 History of Art & French, Université de Droit, Aix en Provence, France
1991 - 1997 BA Painting, Utrecht School of Art
1995 - 1996 Painting and Jewellery Design, East Carolina University, USA
2003 - 2004 1 Year Full Time Painting Course, Leith School of Art
2005 - Now Working from studio at Coburg House Art Studios, Leith, Edinburgh
2010 Moved to Amersfoort The Netherlands and works between her studio in Leith and continues to work at Coburg House Art Studios, Leith, Edinburgh

Awards
2005 Eliza Clifford Award
2005 Leith Gallery Award

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