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Carlos Galvan - Uninhabitable Spaces

April 6, 2014, 3:58 am
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Carlos Galvan - Surrealism - Uninhabitable Spaces


Carlos Galván el pintor de espacios inhabitables.

Contemplando su obra, no es difícil concluir que el pintor se mueve entre lo local y lo global, pendiente también de la cultura artística de las vanguardias, de las metrópolis modernas; lugares ajenos, cosmopolitas, quizás soñados para que cada espectador pueda añadir significados propios, insinuados o celosamente guardados por el autor.

Las fantasías arquitectónicas y urbanísticas consuelan, son ordenadas y uniformes, siempre iguales así mismas para garantizar la felicidad eterna. Y así no son las ciudades de Galván, porque son ciudades y no lo son, a la vez y, además, y prioritariamente, son pinturas no habitables, sino que se habitan, en todo caso, desde fuera, desde el exterior, en el exterior, errando, a pesar de su aparente orden. Es decir, no contienen promesa alguna sobre el habitar, tal vez solo sobre el mirar y moverse como cualidades nómadas del ser humano, quien en sus erráticos viajes siempre posee un mapa invisible a los demás.

Lienzos que contienen ciudades silenciosas, mudas, destinadas a atrapar el pensamiento en sus espacios, que siempre son exteriores, por que cada una de esas pinturas carece de interior, no muestran lo privado, sólo disponen los espacios y las circulaciones entre ellas, las sombras y las luces. No cuentan una historia, no dejan averiguar, ni interpretar, sino que a ese hipotético visitante o espectador de esa verosímil ciudad se le condena a estar siempre en el exterior, fuera, para percibir el lugar y sus resonancias, sus ecos.

Y, con todo, la riqueza y versatilidad de su obra, de pintor, de dibujante extraordinario, de arquitecto de lo imaginario, de relator de pasiones y sueños, no se agota en estas pocas palabras que quieren celebrar por encima de todo como Galván nos sigue sorprendiendo con la creación de un lenguaje propio, el suyo, que va dejando huella descriptiva de aquello que despierta su sentimiento pictórico. - 

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DALILA - Dalila del Valle

April 6, 2014, 4:21 am
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DALILA - Dalila del Valle


Uno de los encantamientos de mi profesión son las oportunidades que me presta para conocer destacados artistas y habia oido hablar mucho entre los profesionales de Dalila: una pintora y escultora española con caracter destacado, seductora y fascinante, donde uno pidía deleitarse con sus trabajos singulares, cargados de exquisitos detalles.

Tal era mi inquietud de conocer personalmente tanto la obra como al artista, que me desplacé a Washington, pues me comunicaron que Dalila exponía en una muestra colectiva en Corcovan Gallery. Todo empezó un mes de octubre, cuando, con la naturalidad y elegancia que la caracteriza, con su porte y distinción inconfundible, como si de una reencarnación de una ninfa de la obra de Manet se tratara, tuve el inmenso placer de verla por primera vez y, reconocer que, tener tan cerca su obra es un auténtico lujo, un gozo para los ojos y una confortadora gratificación para el espíritu.

Obras repletas de imágenes frescas, sofisticadas y provocativas, desbordantes de una gran calidad de dibujo, con un acento personalísimo, poseedora del don preclaro de poetizar lo que toca. Me sorprendió por su inteligencia compositiva y su indiscutible pulsión de artista que se nos revela en cada uno de sus cuadros. Aquel día marcaría el comienzo de una gran amistad, poruqe ante todo, nos encontramos cun una mujer honesta, sincera y generosa.

Dalila, una pintora absolutamente reconocible, cualidad inequívoca de la posesión de un estilo propio, caracterizado por hermosos rostros y figuras desnudas que, a la vez están cubiertas por increibles tatuajes sobre la piel. A estas dos condiciones habría que añadir otras dos más: la exclusividad de la técnica y la cultura propia de la ciudad o país donde expone sus obras, cambiando el motivo de sus tatuajes. Nadie como ella para saber impregnar de su personalidad y enorme capacidad técnica sus obras y encargos. Tanto es así que, ha sabido ganarse la admiración de colegas, galeristas y, los más importantes críticos de arte, así como del público en general.

Aunque pueda parecer arbitrario, esos cuatro elementos definen, por inclusión-exclusión, toda su obra y, consecuentemente, la marcada personalidad de Dalila.

La técnica perfeccionista y original que la caractgeriza, solo es posible conseguirla a traves del rigor y la dedicación tenaz, y esta conjunción es precisamente la que nos muestra y reafirma que nos encontramos ante una de las mejores artistas contemporáneas de este país.

Su obra es apasionada y apasionante, como lo es su vida, llena de iniciativas y realizaciones, con más de sesenta exposiciones realizadas en galerías y museos de España, Europa, EE.UU., Sudamérica y Oriente, todo lo cual, es solo un paréntesis porque Dalila sigue animando su vida con el espectáculo de su genio.

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Shoji Tanaka

April 6, 2014, 10:41 am
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Shoji Tanaka



Shoji Tanaka was born 1957 in Toyama, Japan. From 1977 he spent three years living and studying in France. It was here that he met his future wife Seiko.

He finds inspiration and influences from the literature of Edgar Allan Poe. After discovering the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, he then commenced researching classical painting techniques. Shoji seeks to expand the “Ganzfeld Gemeinshaft” as a successor of the Surrealist movement since 1991. He has also organized many exhibitions and experimental theatre. In 2006 he went on to found the International Fantastic Art Association, which has thus far staged international exhibitions throughout Japan and in France. Through his own personal efforts, the group sponsored a number of artists to travel to Japan to exhibit with them. He continues to serve as its representative.

In 2008 he travelled to Europe again to meet and exhibit with the Society for the Art of Imagination. It was here that the two groups decided that they would form a co-operative relationship and become sister groups.

Seeking a more focused and specialised exhibition platform, Shoji then created his own exhibition project called L’Art Genso. Through this project, Shoji has hosted a number of exhibitions in France with high profile artists such as H.R. Giger, Gerard Di Maccio and Claude Verlinde.

His paintings draw upon images from the Middle Ages, while also re-interpreting various sources of literature. His view is that the present contains the past simultaneously. He has no need to be the follower of passing fashions, and thus seeks a more timeless expression.



Education
Bachelor Degree in Painting from Fine Art Faculty, Silpakorn University


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Prateep Kochabua - ประทีป คชบัว

April 6, 2014, 10:58 am
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Prateep Kochabua



Prateep Kochabua (ประทีป คชบัว) is a surrealist artist originally from Bangkok, Thailand. He studied for a Bachelors degree in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Silpakorn University, and later worked as an art director in an advertising agency from 1984 to 1992. In 1995 he had his first solo exhibition at the Bangkok National Gallery.

The Thai Museum of Contemporary Art published its first book “Destiny to Imagination” documenting Prateep Kochabua’s surrealist paintings and inspirations. The Bangkok-based Australian art critic Andrew J West provided the text for the 176-page, fully illustrated collector’s book. The was printed for the exhibition of the same title.

Prateep has artworks in the collection of Bangkok billionaire, Boonchai Bancharongkul.

The artist credits his days working in the advertising agency for instilling a sense of discipline, logic and the ability to plan. His regimen is to create 12 new paintings a year. “Every January I sketch out all 12 pieces “to boost my energy and excitement”.

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Benjamin Shiff (1931 - 2011)

April 7, 2014, 4:33 am
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Benjamin Shiff


Benjamin Shiff was born in 1931 - 2011 in Germany and immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of two.

At age forty, Benjamin Shiff experienced an explosion of creative expression. He immersed himself in painting and explored music, poetry as well as philosophy. The result being that in addition to his extensive body of artwork, Shiff has published three poetry books and two books of short stories. He is also a member of The Hebrew Writers Association in Israel. After his initial fascination with Belgian Surrealist artist Rene Magritte, Shiff enriched his oil and tempera painting techniques, which were widely used by the Old Masters, through advanced studies in Austria. He sharpened his perspective and added spiritual and mystical dimensions to his work through the study of Philosophy, Kabala, Hasidism and Jewish philosophy. 

Shiff's distinctive style is a blend of realistic figures and a touch of cubism. His figures are drawn from a profound knowledge of human form and its emotional potential, and are examined through a metaphysical prism. The subjects seem to search for comfort and refuge, and possess a kind of lyrical melancholy. They have a translucent quality, an illusion of an inner light. They express the artist's quest to resolve the conflict between an often cruel reality and his innate idealism.

Shiff's portrayal of women in general and mothers in particular, explores their softness, tenderness and mystery. His other subjects evoke mysticism and spiritual longing that reaches beyond the visual enjoyment of the observer.

Benjamin Shiff's works appear in the collection of the Slovakian Presidential Palace, and the collection of the Cultural Museum of Judaism in Bratislava.

Many of the artist's works grace the halls of the Department of Foreign Affairs' new offices, in Jerusalem.

Many others hang in many private collections in Europe, the US and Israel.































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Elke Wassmann

April 7, 2014, 5:47 am
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Elke Wassmann


Elke Wassmann was born 1937 in Kiel, she studied at the Werkkunstschule Mannheim with Prof. Paul Berger Bergner and Prof. Geissler Kasmekat. She spent several years travelling in Mexico, USA, Turkey, Greece. Wassmann has participated in many group and solo exhibitions at home and abroad. Her artwork has been used for seven cover illustrations for the environmental magazine “Nature” by Horst Stern. In 1994 she won the Willibald-Kramm- Foundation prise.

Elke Wassmann lives and works in Heidelberg and is a founding member and current officer of the Heidelberg painters circle.

About her artworks, the artist says: “The world has an invisible dimension of depth. True masters juggle known things that may seem absurd in the context of dreams. We enter all the secret interior rooms of the dream, where we walk around, have experience and see things that we, if we remember afterwards, find mysterious and strange. “

The artworks of Elke Wassmann, as she suggests, are the representation of subjective states that are beyond wakefulness and awareness. It is a surreal world that confronts the viewer and the boundaries between inside and outside are not defined clearly. According to this statement, Elke Wassmann’s artworks are not influenced by a pre-thought-out plan, but from the first, the pictures are created spontaneously. It is only after the completion of the artwork that a rational interpretation is possible. This emphasis on the imagination and the retrieval of the unconscious as a basis for the artwork follows in the tradition of Surrealist painting.



















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Hans Feyerabend

April 8, 2014, 3:51 am
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Hans Feyerabend


Feyerabend, originally from Berlin, combines European tradition with American boldness. The subjects he tackles are never just planned compositions, and the process of creation is as important as the final product. In his unconventional works he lets emotion and intellect collide. No matter the size or subject, the images each possess a riveting narrative quality. They beckon a journey... through elaborated combinations of color and shape.

Hans Feyerabend’s media are oil and acrylic painting, mixed media, sculpture and occasionally installations and design.

His subjects are often fictitious portraits, sometimes animals or landscapes. “I am very interested in people; what their looks stand for, how they would like to be seen and how they are actually perceived by others. And how that struggle can be translated into visual art.”

Feyerabend won many awards and his work is widely published. His paintings are collected on 5 continents and is currently on public display in Florida and Germany. Since 1998 he resides in Miami.

Education
1987-92 Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee


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Uab Sanasen

April 8, 2014, 4:51 am
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Uab Sanasen


“Uab Sanasen is an artist whose creative vision, whilst not being so esoteric that it renders his work inaccessible, is still pitched far enough ahead to be thought provoking and instrumental in broadening the perspective of his audience”

This was the observation made by a leading Thai art critic, Archarn Amnard Yensabai, which clearly sums up Uab Sanasen’s work. Although he has never called himself a ‘creative artist’, throughout his life Uab has shown through his work, that he is one of the most outstanding artists in Thailand. Uab believes firmly in professionalism, responsibility to the art community, and the virtue of life.

It was not until the age of 42, after working in a variety of different jobs, that Uab decided he was ready to embark on a career as a professional artist. It may come as some surprise therefore, to learn that Professor Silpa Bhirasri, whom Uab studied under, always believed in his student’s knowledge and ability in the field of art. So much so, that he appointed Uab as an art tutor at Silpa Suksa School (Chang Silp College) and the then newly formed Interior Decoration Department of Silpakorn University when he was only a 4th year student at Silpakorn. He was also awarded a bronze medal in the National Art Competition (in painting) at a very young age.

Uab Sanasen was born on 25 April 1935 in Sao Ching Cha area, in Bangkok. He was educated at Assumption School where amongst his classmates was Sulak Sivaraksa, one of Thailand’s leading intellectuals.

After graduating from high school, he worked as a craftsman at Thai Nakorn, then a famous niello ware shop in Bangkok. Uab was working there for a year before he discovered Silpa Suksa School (Changsilp College), a pre-Silpakorn school. The school was founded a year earlier and when they opened for enrollment on their second year, Uab applied and because of his talent for art, he was accepted.

The principal of Silpa Suksa at the time was Prayura Uluchadha. Uab finished his two-year course with high enough grades to enter Silpakorn University without having to do an entrance exam. He graduated in 1962, receiving his diploma from King Rama IX, shortly before Professor Silpa Bhirasri passed away.

Uab always talked about Professor Bhirasri with much love and respect. “Without him, I wouldn’t have accomplished so much. He taught me to understand art, not just painting but also sculpture, music, theatre….even religion and philosophy.” Looking back at Uab’s works, it is evident that they were influenced greatly by Professor Bhirasri’s teaching of classical and Renaissance art. Utilizing his knowledge of Western art, together with his personal interest in classical Thai art, Uab was able to fuse the techniques, principles and aesthetics of both cultures, resulting in his own beautiful and unique style.


















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SUWANNEE SARAKANA

April 8, 2014, 5:31 am
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SUWANNEE SARAKANA




Suwannee is a Thai artist whose paintings have won numerous international and regional awards, including 1st prize in the International Watercolor Competition in Rome, Italy, 1st Prize at the 13th Panasonic Painting of the Year in Thailand, and 1st Prize at the 2nd UOB Painting of the Year in Thailand and Special Mention at the 30th UOB Painting of the Year in Singapore.

The National Gallery of Thailand, The National Gallery Of Singapore and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Bangkok have collected her paintings.

Suwannee was competitively selected to represent Thai artists in exhibits in Singapore, UAE, Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei and Macao. Her work has shown in Spain, Italy and the U.S.



Born
1976 Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Education
- MFA (Painting), Silpakorn University, Bangkok
- BFA (Painting), Silpakorn University, Bangkok
- Ubonratchathani Vocational College of Fine Arts


Selected Awards
- 1st Place Winner at “Sinaide Ghi International Watercolor Show” Rome, Italy 2011
- 6th Place Winner at “Le Geste En Liberte”, International Visual Art Competition, UNESCO Centre Louis Francois, Paris, France 2002
- Merit Award Winner at “Sinaide Ghi International Prize” Florence, Italy 2001
- Merit Award Winner at “Vision of Your Future”, Nokia Arts Awards Asia Pacific 1999, Singapore
- 2nd Place Winner at “Vision of Your Future”, Nokia Arts Awards Asia Pacific 1999, Thailand
- 1st Place Winner at Thailand Arts Award 1998, Phillip Morris Group of Companies, Bangkok
- Certificate of Recognition at Thailand Arts award 1997, The Phillip Morris Group of Companies, Bangkok















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Thanarit Thipwaree - ธณฤษภ์ ทิพย์วารี

April 8, 2014, 6:08 am
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Thanarit Thipwaree -  ธณฤษภ์ ทิพย์วารี




Born May 1973 - Thailand
- Master of Fine Arts (Painting) Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts. University













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Anupong Chantorn - อนุพงษ์ จันทร

April 8, 2014, 7:00 am
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Anupong Chantorn - อนุพงษ์ จันทร




My job was over when I put down the paintbrush, the rest is about the artwork and its viewers.' (Anupong Chantorn)

Anupong Chantorn is considered one of the most controversial artists in Thailand. His paintings and drawings examine Buddhist beliefs in Thai society while unearthing, what he believes are, misconceptions of Buddhist traditions and principles of honesty. Chantorn's work questions the ethics of Buddhist beliefs that result from the good deeds and wrong doings of all human beings.

In 2007, public outrage broke out when Chantorn's 'Bhikku Sandarn Kar', a painting of monks with crows' beaks, was awarded the gold prize at the National Artist Awards. While there is a long tradition of pictorial representations of Buddha throughout Southeast Asia, representations of monks in visual art are relatively new. The artist raises questions about ideas concerning what defines a monk as good, deserving of respect or as an evil spirit resulting from bad karma. Monks with less than perfect behavior regularly make headline news in Thailand. Reports of them involved in vices like gambling, drinking, smoking and even rape, have begun to damage their pristine reputations. Monks have also made the news for their controversial selling of amulets. Thais believe that wearing such amulets protect them from evil and bring good luck. The monks are expected to bless them, not sell them. As a consequence of recent news more Thai artists have begun to address the role of Buddhist monks in their work.

Visually the paintings by Chantorn are influenced by murals in temples in Ayuttaya, in the north of Bangkok. Based on parts of the ''Tipitaka,'' the earliest collection of Buddhist writings in which Buddha describes the characteristic of sham monks, he is not depicting the monks as demons but demons disguising themselves as monks. The artist wants to make people aware that criminals are exploiting ‘religion’ in order to hide the evil under the pretext of the robe: 'Ultimately, it's the good intent that keeps me focused. If I had created the painting with bad intentions, I would have been shaken by now. My artwork doesn't necessarily dictate to others to think the same way I do, but at least it does its job by prompting viewers to react and respond to it. This is what art should be about.'*

* Artist Anupong Chantorn explains why his controversial artwork should be considered descriptive rather than offensive, STORY BY SAMILA SUTTISILTUM,

place & year of birth
Thailand, 1980

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2007
M.F.A (Thai Art), Graduate School, Silpakorn University, Bangkok

2004
B.F.A. (2nd class honor, Thai Art), Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok


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Chairat Sangthong

April 8, 2014, 8:29 am
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Chairat Sangthong
Born: February 22, 1977
Education:
: M.F.A. (Thai arts), Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
: Bachelor of Arts with fist degree honor of Thai Art from Faculty of Painting
Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand


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Anchalee Arayapongpanich - อัญชลี อารยะพงศ์พาณิชย์

April 10, 2014, 2:43 am
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Anchalee Arayapongpanich - อัญชลี อารยะพงศ์พาณิชย์


"...Anchalee Arayapongpanich, a young emerging artist creates artworks that combined her indefinite imagination, individuality and her lively joyous character together. The artworks in the exhibition are displayed under the context of a female who is free from limitation in terms of ideas, expressions and strength."


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- โรงเรียนอนุบาลสุริยาอุทัย
- โรงเรียนพิมายวิทยา
- คณะจิตรกรรมประติมากรรมและภาพพิมพ์ มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร











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Amarin Buppasiri - โดย อัมรินทร์ บุพศิริ

April 10, 2014, 2:54 am
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Amarin Buppasiri -  โดย อัมรินทร์ บุพศิริ


Education:
Murngloei Primary School
Loeipittayakom Secondary School
Faculty of Find Arts (Painting) Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand


Experience and Awards:
2004: First Prize of “the 13th Children and Youths Poster Art Contest” of the International Population Fund
2005: Third Prize of “The 13th HHK PAINTING CONTEST”
2005: Honorable Mention of “Stopping Tuberculosis Art Contest”
2005: Outstanding Achievement of “Thai Orchid: Where Art and Science Meet Art Contest”
2006: Outstanding Achievement of “The 1st Silpakorn Pradit Art Contest” under the title “Make Good Things for the King”
2006: Honorable Mention of “The Glorification for 80 years Celabration the King’s Birth day Anniversary Painting
Contest”
2006: Honorable Mention of “The 20th National Safe Week Poster Contest”
2007: Honorable Mention of “The Sanam Chandra Palace 100 years Anniversary Celebration Painting Contest”
2008: Scholarship for Art Thesis awarded by the statesman General Prem Tinasulanonda Foundation
2008: Outstanding Achievement of “The 20th Toshiba: Bring Good Things to Life Art Exhibition”



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Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew

April 10, 2014, 3:12 am
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Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew


Art Instructor of Painting Department, Faculty of Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand


Born: July 8, 1980

Education:
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) Faculty of Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
- Master of Fine Arts (Painting) Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Graduate School, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Art Instructor of Painting Department, Faculty of Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
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Thomas Donaldson

April 10, 2014, 4:47 am
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Thomas Donaldson



Thomas is an English painter based in Asia. His visceral works utilize the human figure/head juxtaposed with abstract mark making. This is achieved through the application of thick impasto paint, dragging and smudging the surface plus the occasional intervention of the ‘happy accident’ or chance. All these elements contribute in the process of making or building a painting.

This abstract quality is further emphasized by deliberate close cropping of his subject. The works also acknowledge certain aspects of the existentialist premise that one cannot fully know or experience the reality of another person, and that this separateness underlies our daily consciousness, hence the cropping and fragmented surface facilitates a way as to express this experience , as only a part of the subject is revealed.

Although the works are representational and figurative they intend to suggest, rather than depict an accurate observation of his subject. This is more apparent as the viewer approaches the work, the painted surface dissolves into a seemingly unorganized arrangement of blotches and irregular textures.


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2009-present Lecturer in Multi media at Asian University, Chonburi, Thailand
2006-2009 Academic Director, Raffle Design Institute, Bangkok, Thailand



Education
- Newcastle University, UK - MFA 1998-2000
- Bradford & Ilkley College of Art, UK - BA(Hons) Fine Art 1994-1997







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Christian Develter

April 10, 2014, 5:40 am
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Christian Develter




Christian Develter was born in 1968 in Blankenberge, West Flanders , Belgium but resides and works in Asia since the nineties.

“Develter’s sense of the beautiful and the individual strength and spirit of his protagonists with his close-up narrative is developed through careful consideration of line, lighting and geometry as well as his perspicacious awareness of the power of color to reveal that which is behind the surface of each character. At the heart of these works is a search not just for physical beauty but also for something of the spirit that embraces and motivates each one in our era of hyper celebrity.”


Biography



1968 Born in Blankenberge, Belgium
1990 Institute of Fine Arts, St Lucas, Gent, Belgium
1993 Fashion Department, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium
1996 Independent Artist, Living in Bangkok
2005 Finalist Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong China
2010 Opening Warp Studio 54, Bangkok Thailand













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Nadja Jovanovic

April 10, 2014, 8:06 am
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29-year old Serbian -born visual artist, graduated from the Faculty of the Fine Arts / Belgrade. Member of ULUS- Association of Visual Artists of Serbia.
Currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.


The subject matter of my work is based on exploring aspects of existence. The presence of the individual in a moment and time, and self projection of realty. I am interested in transformational characters of mental image. Epicenter of my work is the person, isolated from society framed in constant questioning of reality, in constant dualism of conscious and unconscious, closed in personal perception. I’m interested in the process itself, of creating an illusion. Pictures are for me the manifestation of that illusion.


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Graduated painting on Faculty Of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia





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Sorin Dumitrescu Mihaesti

April 25, 2014, 9:28 am
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Sorin Dumitrescu Mihaesti




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"My art bears no epic motifs insofar as all ontological displays of instances are mere illusions in my opinion. Only the settlements by their oracular purpose and the core embodiments of objects and human beings entail abysmal movements and life. So much the better figuratively assuming that from these embodiments a jester emerges who performs or clumsily juggles with a spoon! However, this overrides the painter’s intent. This occured likewise in regards to the portraits that I have lately been painting. They come solely from within.
I paint revelations and neither of them resembles another. Therefore, I have finally redeemed myself from the obsession of collapsing into Mannerism.
Apart from this, what abides is the joy that I have released myself from the genetic message."


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Sorin Dumitrescu Mihaiesti (born in 1961) is a representative painter for the evolution of the Romanian fine arts of the last quarter of century. At first, placed under the sign of the figuration, his painting suffered the specific shifting of the present day art towards non-figuratism, to a sui generis geometrism. It’s not the matter of a shallow geometrism, but a fanciful one, bathed in spectacular chromatic reverberations. But beyond the idea of figurative or non-figurative, his painting is characterized by an out of common feeling for color and an exacerbated sensibility which distinguishes him from the other artists.
Even if in his painting there is a temptation towards a certain decorum, the chromatic solution with its richness of groups, bold juxtapositions and unusual contrasts, now striking, now silent – is the one which dominates. For Sorin Dumitrescu Mihaiesti, the color is the correspondent of his mood; it is an ultra sensitive seismograph which readily answers his mood – sometimes euphoric, sometimes melancholic.

Mariana Senila Vasiliu – Critic of art



Education
Bucharest National University of Arts


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Paz Sanz

April 25, 2014, 2:58 pm
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Paz Sanz


Paz Sanz (1968), life sized, ceramic women .

"Women in their strongest shape , connected with their deepest energy”.

I was born in Zaragoza, Spain, and have lived and worked in the Netherlands for almost 24 years.
During the past 10 years I have participated at more then 100 exhibitions, showing my work at several places in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Spain.

I try to capture a moment of rest and clarity in my work. They are simply women with their full power and inner energy, without pretensions, in the middle of a life full of history and feelings, with their feminine mystery. So much at once: daughters, mothers, partners, lovers, friends and care-takers... efficient, spiritual, women of many worlds. Naked. It could be any one of us. Just a sketch of a life lived. The colors arise per layer, just like the stories that form us.

The human condition is weak and mysterious as dreams.(Ernesto Sabato).

Member of the NVK (Dutch Ceramists Association).

Admitted to the "Kunstgebouw". Beeldende Kunst Zuid-Holland.

Work bought by “Keukenhof”, Lisse, Holland.

2003: nominated “Cerco 03 ”Zaragoza. Spain.

2006: nominated "1st. Basque Country International Contemporany Ceramics Competition". San Sebastian. Basque Country.

2006: nominated "LXXVI concurso de Alfareria y Ceramica de la Rambla" Cordoba. Spain.

2010: second place at the audience award, Goudse keramiekdagen.

2011: nominated 31st. International Ceramics Competition L'Alcora 2011.Spain.

2012: first price elected by jury at Kasteel Wippelgem, Belgium

2013: finalist NASPA "Sierbter Naspa Forderpreis Keramik 2013" Firurativ. Keramikmuseum Westerwald in Hohr-Grenzhausen. Germany







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