Pierre Deval | Figurative painter

Pierre Jean Charles Deval (1897-1993) was a French painter of the 20th century. He began to study art seriously in Paris as student of painter Émile-René Ménard and Lucien Simon. Deval had his first show of drawings, portraits of young women, at the Lyon salon of 1918.

In 1921, he became a friend of the french surrealist poet Jacques Rigaut, who introduced him into the circle of the Dadaism, and of Tristan Tzara, and writers André Breton and Louis Aragon.

Jean Bailly, 1940

Jean is born in Alger. After an infancy in Orléans, he lives in Paris till 1966.

Since that time, he came back to his childhood area. Set up as a kinesitherapist, he devotes his free time to the painting.

Then he decides to fully dedicate himself to his art and works as a free lance artist.

He participates on a regular basis to the Parish “Salons” and is very often awarded.

He takes part in collective shows in France and abroad (Germany, Canada, China, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, The Netherlands) as well as solo exhibitions.

Bailly’s paintings are in private collections as well as official ones: Wichita museum(Kansas, USA), Orléans Fine Arts museum, Meudon town hall, Albigny sur Saône town hall, Loiret Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Loiret General Council.

Lee Kang-Bin, 1991 | Coffee art

South Korean barista Lee Kang-bin is taking coffee art to the next level, creating miniature imitations of famous paintings on foamy cups of java at his central Seoul cafe.

With meticulous strokes of tiny brushes and spoons, Lee, 26, recreates the likes of Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" and Edvard Munch's "The Scream" using thick cream stained with food coloring atop a cup of coffee.

The result of the painstaking 15-minute process is a 10,000 won ($8.71) cup of cold coffee that has won Lee thousands of fans at his cafe and online.

Andrey Remnev | Андрей Ремнев, 1962 | Magic Realism painter

Russian* artist Андрей Ремнев* creates unique artworks that combine traditional style paintings with contemporary themes.

Remnev* was born in Yakhroma, a town not far from Moscow.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Ремнев see:

• Andrey Remnev / Андрей Ремнев, 1962 | Magic Realism painter ➻

Monet: My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece | Part.2

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Claude Monet* noticed the village of Giverny while looking out of a train window. He made up his mind to move there and rented a house and the area surrounding it.
In 1890 he had enough money to buy the house and land outright and set out to create the magnificent gardens he wanted to paint.