Hans Jochem Bakker, 1948 | Portrait Mixed media painter

Dutch Conceptual Artist Hans Jochem Bakker as a self taught undergone remarkable development. He was initially inspired by the mystical world of Salvador Dali with his talent was not trained for that of his fellow artists. Even celebrities like Miró and Picasso influenced the early work of Jochem. Between 1980-1990 took place a sensational change. The very detailed at times surreal work gave way to the broad approach of the expression. Notable are the movement and energy that are reflected in the new work. Old motifs such as birds, horses, bullfights and women remain interested in his work and persistence.

Ger Doornink, 1949 | Portrait Mixed media painter

Dutch Conceptual Artist Ger Doornink is a creative multitalent specialized in painting, illustration and photography. He is combining different techniques the outcome is often more than surprising.
Doornink received an education at the Arnhem Art Academy in Publicity. Doornink is a very versatile artist who started his career as designer and photographer in the advertisement business and the fashion world. Here he build quite the reputation, using an alias: Gerry the Cat.
He lived and worked in Tokyo, where he became acquainted with the Japanese style, and used this in his designs.

Mark Olich, 1974 | Ballet dancers | Conceptual photography

Марк Олич is a Russian photographer born in Omsk. A graduate of theatre and art schools, Mark has been engaged with photography since 2002.

Mark has always drawn but suffered from a creative crisis after moving to St. Petersburg.

He became a set designer at the Mariinsky Theatre, where he began to capture ‘behind the scenes’, images of the dancers training and rehearsing in the theater.

The aim of his work is to show what is happening in the boundary that separates the inside, the backstage, from the outer, public performance.

Dan McCaw, 1942 | Romantic impressionist painter

American painter Dan McCaw raised in Montana and during his academic art career attended the Montana Institute of Technology, in Butte Montana; Academy of Art University, in San Francisco; Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, California; and the Bongart School of Art, in Santa Monica, California.

A solid foundation of design, color and value distinguishes McCaw's expressive paintings and provides a starting point for an exciting exploration of new ways to look at familiar objects.

Ernest Lawson | Impressionist painter

Ernest Lawson (1873-1939), a progressive artist and member of a group of artists called The Eight, achieved early recognition with his impressionist landscape paintings but later in life experienced personal tragedy and artistic isolation. Born in Nova Scotia in 1873, Lawson studied at the Art Students League, New York, from 1891-1892 and took summer classes in Cos Cob, Connecticut, under J. Alden Weir and John Twachtman. Lawson’s early work has delicate tones and harmonious textures reminiscent of Twachtman’s style. While living in France from 1893-1896, Lawson briefly attended the Académie Julian.