Juan Gris | Cubist painter

Juan Gris, original name José Victoriano González (1887-1927), Spanish painter whose lucidly composed still lifes are major works of the style called Synthetic Cubism.

Gris studied engineering at the Madrid School of Arts and Manufactures from 1902-1904, but he soon began making drawings for newspapers in the sensuously curvilinear Art Nouveau style.

He moved to Paris in 1906 and settled at the Bateau-Lavoir, an artists’ dwelling where his compatriot Pablo Picasso lived. Gris was thus in touch with the evolution of Cubism, a style initiated by Picasso and Georges Braque around 1907.

Sergey Kustarev / Сергей Кустарев, 1973 | Realist painter

Сергей Кустарев born in Bryansk, Russia.

1993 - graduated from the Bryansk Art College.

1994 / 1999 - volunteer in the artistic-industrial academy Mukhina.

2002 - member of the Union of Artists.

Technique - Realistic paintings in conjunction with interior decoration, simulating metal.

His works are in private collections in Russia and abroad.

Ancient Greek sculpture

The origins of greek sculpture have been ascribed the wooden cult statues that were described by Pausanias as xoana.

No such statue survives, and the descriptions of them are vague despite the fact that some were objects of veneration for hundreds of years.

The first piece of Greek statuary to be reassembled since is probably the Lefkandi Centaur (Eretria Mus.) found on Euboia.

Max Gasparini, 1970 | Portrait painter

Il pittore Italiano Max Gasparini è nato a Rovato. Dalla pittura classica e realistica di oggetti, i paesaggi e ritratti, realizzati con tecnica minuziosa, l'autore è arrivato a liberare il gesto "quasi" per caso. E' stata una folgorazione.

I quadri hanno cominciato a prendere forma senza volontà nè studio, eliminando l'iter d'ideazione, progettazione, bozzetto. L'opera nasce da sè, prende forma solo parzialmente controllabile.

Cheri Blum | Faux painting

Cheri Blum who was born in Maryland on 1969 and passed away at her home in Georgetown on November 4, 2003, at the age of 34.

Cheri's artwork, published by Wild Apple Graphics since 1996 and licensed by Wild Apple Licensing since 1999, has been highly successful in both open edition prints and licensed products from more than 40 companies.

Cheri Blum (1969-2003) began her career as an illustrator and muralist, creating trompe l’oeil, faux painting and decorative furniture finishes.