What It Is
It is madness
says reason
It is what it is
says love
Peter Gric, 1968 | Realismo fantastico
Peter Gric è un pittore Ceco naturalizzato Austriaco.
Emigrò in Austria nel 1980, studiò in seguito (1988-93) all'Accademia delle Belle Arti di Vienna, dove fu allievo di Arik Brauer.
Tra il 1995 e il 96 svolse vari servizi alternativi.
Nel 2007 si esibisce alla Galerie 10 - Wiener Schule des Phantastischen Realismus.
Mike Wise, 1973 | Plein Air painter
Mike Wise is an Impressionist oil painter best known for his landscapes. His approach to representational art is based in abstract design with loose brushwork and sculptural smears of the palette knife bringing movement and energy to a piece. The intended result is a painting rich in color and texture with a distinct three-dimensional feel that draws the viewer deep into the painted image.
Mike works in what was once an old barn that he converted to a modern art studio. The natural beauty that surrounds him at home on Whidbey Island, as well as having his family around and a lot of good music in the studio while he paints, influences his creative process.
Wise is a member of Oil Painters of America (OPA) and the American Impressionist Society (AIS).
Claude Monet | Iris, 1914-1917
Iris è un dipinto di Claude Monet. Eseguito probabilmente tra il 1914 e il 1917, è conservato nella National Gallery di Londra.
Eric Bowman, 1960 | Plein Air / Figurative painter
Award winning artist Eric Bowman was born in Pasadena and grew up in Orange County, CA (back when it actually had orange groves).
Essentially a self-taught artist, Eric had a knack for drawing as far back as he can remember, always the class artist throughout his elementary and high school years.
Various art-related jobs such as silk screen T-shirt printer or surfboard airbrush technician led to a lengthy and successful career as a commercial artist, eventually transitioning to fine art painting.
As a painter, Eric has garnered many awards in national and regional exhibitions in some of the country's most prestigious galleries and museums.
His paintings are in collections around the world, including England, Australia, Canada and Mexico.
C.M. Cooper | Ballet dancers
C.M. Cooper* is an American painter, known for working in the Figurative style. C.M. Cooper* was born and raised in Southern California.
Cooper's paintings are marked by a wonderful sense of light and delicate color sensitivity. Her images are filled with a raw sense of emotion and feeling.
She is a full time gallery painter and art instructor.
For biographical notes and other works by C.M. Cooper see C.M. Cooper | Impressionist /Figurative painter.
Fabio Calvetti, 1956 | Figurative /Abstract painter
Fabio Calvetti was born in 1956 in Certaldo, near Florence, where he still lives.
He graduated in a School of Arts and, then, in the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, in painting.
His activity abroad is intense, being based on exhibitions in Italy, the U.S.A., in Germany, Spain, Belgium and, above all in Japan and France.
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Bruno Di Maio, 1944 | Ballet dancers
Bruno Di Maio, one of the Italys best Figurative artists, lives and works in Tuscany, Italy.
Di Maio was born in North Africa to Italian parents.
His work reflects his great love for Renaissance paintings, yet at the same time a strong desire for expressive autonomy.
Di Maio tries, successfully, in his allegorical and surrealistic interpretation of present, to give life to the recollect quality of the past.
The originality of his vision is seen in the sumptuous subject matter, the quality of his chiaroscuro and the dramatic light effect on the figures and objects in his paintings.
Erich Fried / Igor Mitoraj | Non so cosa sia l'amore / I don’t know what love is..
Non so cosa sia l'amore
ma forse
è qualcosa come:
Se lei ritorna a casa da un paese straniero
e mi dice con orgoglio:
"Ho visto un topo d'acqua"
e io mi ricordo di queste parole
quando la notte mi sveglio
e il giorno dopo al lavoro
e ho nostalgia
di ascoltarla
Nelina Trubach-Moshnikova, 1960
Tрубач-Мошникова Нелина Ивановна è nata in Bielorussia.
Nel 1982 si è diplomata alla Scuola d'Arte di Minsk con la prof. А.К.Глебова.
Dal 1983 vive e lavora a Yalta.
Lavora in stile impressionista ed espressionista.
Ha partecipato in mostre internazionali ed ucraini.
Membro dell'Unione Nazionale degli Artisti di Ucraina.
Alex Lashkevich, 1964 | Neo-Impressionist painter
Alex Lashkevich /Алексей Лашкевич was born in Leningrad. He graduated from the Art School at the Academy im.Iogansona Hudozhestv 1982.
In 1989 graduated with honors from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts (Faculty of Architecture). In 1988. posted on the UNESCO project in Alaska (Anchorage).
Sophie Morisse, 1962 | Magic Realism painter
Sophie Morisse was born in 1962 to Mers-les-Bains (France). Live at present in Haute-Normandie.
She has studied during five years in the School of Fine Arts of Rouen, until 1987.
Her professor was then the painter and a sculptor Philippe Garel.
Received the Prize of the city of Poitiers and that of Saint Grégoire in 2001.
The same year, the birth of her daughter Thaïs, first name of Egyptian origin.
Expose in whole France, in particular in Paris region and in Giverny, Metz, Rouen, Nantes …
Antonio Mancini | John Singer Sargent, 1902
- Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)
- Date: 1901-02
- Culture: American
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 26 3/8 × 19 11/16 in. (67 × 50 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome. By permission of Ministero dei Beni delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo.
John Singer Sargent in the Early 1880
Bruno Catalano, 1960 | Symbolist / Surrealist sculptor | Public Art
Bruno Catalano (Khouribga, 1960) is a French sculptor, most renown for creating sculptures of figures with substantial sections missing.
Originally from Morocco, Bruno is the third and last child of a Sicilian family. In 1970 the Catalano family left Morocco for France. In 1982 he started working at the Société Nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée. He stayed there 4 years until 1986. He cites his experience as a sailor as central to his inspiration.
Gabriela Garza Padilla, 1965 | Neo-Surrealist painter
Gabriela Garza Padilla was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, an industrialized city in Northern Mexico.
At the age of 14 she began to paint as a hobby.
When she finished high school specializing in Math and Physics, she decided that her path was to be a professional artist and wanted to move to Mexico City to study for a Bachelor's Degree in Arts at the Academia de San Carlos.
Anna Wypych, 1986 | Figurative Symbolist painter
"I take Inspiration from what I see around me, but my personal thoughts are only the starting point and inspiration for the research on the man and his condition".
Anna Wypych’s works of art transcend the commonplace, to enter the realm of the otherworldly.
The starting point of her work and also the main theme, is always a man, but Anna Wypych goes beyond physicality, as if she wants more to capture the spirit, than the body.
She develops images that evoke moods, dreams, and feelings inspired by real life, and which create a remarkably compelling narrative.
The physical nudity and sincerity of her characters has emerged as a hallmark of her work.
Marc Dalessio, 1972 | Pittore naturalista
Marc Dalessio è un pittore naturalista di formazione classica che in giovane età si è affermato come uno dei più importanti pittori plein-air che lavorano oggi.
La pittura calda ed attenta di Dalessio indaga la realtà delle cose, della natura che lo circonda, attraverso punti di vista a volte inusuali.
E’un artista saldamente radicato alla tradizione pittorica del XIX sec.
Dalessio nasce in California ed a soli vent’anni, appena conclusi gli studi in Arte e Biologia, si trasferisce a Firenze, al fine di perfezionare le tecniche pittoriche classiche.
Essam Marouf, 1958 | Abstract Minimalist painter
- "… I see my art as more universal. It’s mixed from Egypt, Italy, Holland and the world. It is not a cultural statement, it is a human story…"
- "With minimalism in form and colour I try to give my paintings the inner power and spiritual energy. The two factors that give - in my eyes- paintings their inconceivable power" - Essam Marouf.
Essam Marouf was born in Cairo in 1958, studied painting from 1976 at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University in Cairo and graduated in 1981 at the Mural Painting Section.
From 1982 until 1985 Essam Marouf studied at Accademia di Belle Arti in Roma.
From 1982 until 1985 Essam Marouf studied at Accademia di Belle Arti in Roma.
He lives and works between Cairo and Amsterdam.
Retro Atelier | Ritorno al fascino che fù
Retro Atelier is a Ukraine-based collective that creates stunning conceptual photography inspired by days gone by.
Its collection features a wide array of series from Art Nouveau-inspired images to unique styles reminiscent of early Art Deco, Pin-Up and glamor photography.
Of the company’s work, Retro Atelier says, “the styles of bygone days, vintage photographs, painting, cinematography and our love for these kinds of art made the work, we moved from dreams to actions”.
Haddon Hubbard | Pin-up painter
Haddon Hubbard "Sunny" Sundblom (1899-1976) was an American artist of Finnish and Swedish descent, best known for the images of Santa Claus he created for The Coca-Cola Company.
Sundblom's friend Lou Prentice was the original model for the illustrator's Santa.
Sundblom was born in Muskegon, Michigan to a Swedish-speaking family.
His father, Karl Wilhelm Sundblom, came from the farm Norrgårds in the village of Sonboda in Föglö of the Swedish-speaking part of Åland Islands, then part of the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland now Finland, and his mother Karin Andersson was from Sweden.
Betsy Brown | Architectural /Landscape painter
New Orleans painter Betsy Brown is delighting us for years. Her unique ability for diversity is part of her large appeal. She can take us to the quaint towns of Yarmouth and Asheville with their sense of family heritage. Betsy brings us to the sultry streets of New Orleans where one can almost hear the mellow sounds of Carmen Leggio’s tenor sax. Alluring European landscapes capture our eyes with the way she creates the magic of distance and the penetrating effect of color and light.
Perhaps it is her attention to detail or the broader effect. Whatever the reason, what touches Betsy personally seems to affect so many others drawn to her work.
Sergio Cozzuol, 1941 | Venice painting
Italian painter Sergio Cozzuol was born in Pola in 1941 and later moved to Genoa. He began his studies under the guide of Professor Giuseppe Rigon, a famous scenographer at “La Scala”, the opera theatre in Milan. Then he attended the School of Arts in Vicenza, northern Italy, with Professors Giuseppe De Pellegrini and Otello De Maria. Sergio Cozzuol paints miniatures on precious materials such as gold, ivory or copper paying great attention even to the smallest detail. His work seems to date back to 18th century; he uses soft tones which can be suddenly enlightened by a ray of sun or obscured by the grey and foggy skies of the northern towns. Indeed, he can be considered a follower of Impressionism, a movement of the 1860s.
Mark Arian, 1947 | Romantic Figurative painter | Part. 1
Combining archetypal elements of drama, romance and spirituality, Arian’s juxtaposition of exquisite figurative rendering with a fiery expression of timeless classical themes give his paintings an evocative and transcendent quality.
His work has been exhibited in top galleries in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Bombay, Paris, and Viareggio, Italy.
His collector list includes such luminaries as the former Princess of Iran, the Prince of Saudi Arabia, George Harrison and Michael Jackson. Jay Rockefeller
For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Mark Arian see Mark Arian, 1947 | Romantic Figurative painter.
Lucia Sarto, 1950 | Romantic Impressionist painter | Part. 2
Lucia Sarto🎨 is an Italian award winning🎨 painter. Lucia Sarto🎨 was born in the province of Udine -Italy, in 1950.
For biographical notes -in english and italian- and early works by Sarto🎨 see:
Anna Homchik, 1976 | Still life painter
Anna Homchik was born in an artist family in the South of Ukraine.
She studied at the Lviv Academy of Arts.
She had a resonable amount of individual exhibitions and simultaneously she is taking part on group exhibitions and creative actions of young artists.
Her works of art can be found at many galleries and private collections in Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, Budapest, Kyiv, New-York, Toronto and Sydney.
The gifted and restless artist travels all around the world, and that is where she gathers inspiration for procreation.
Her paintings truly convey happiness, freedom, cloudless skies.
Rick Reinert | Impressionist painter
Rick Reinert's formal art education took place in the early 1970's at Western Kentucky University. His arts education continued to evolve over the years, and he exhibited large, expressionistic works in one-man shows throughout Germany and Canada.
After his initial success, Reinert took time off to establish two small businesses and to raise his family. Through a series of circumstances related to his business, Reinert became a highly visable and vocal proponent of campaign finance reform, and was the subject of a number of articles including a cover story in Time Magazine in Feb. 2000. During this time, his commitment to painting was renewed, and he began creating art again. He painted through the night and slowly established the unique and passionate style that he is known for today.
Peter Holme III | Photo Manipulation Artist
The Colorado photographer and design artist Peter Holme III has done a wonderful work in manipulation of his photographs. He has lots of collections in his portfolio, where you can find out his amazing works.
Pierre Chevassu | Symbolist Portrait painter
Pierre Chevassu has a personal way of representing women a symbolic subjects. The smoothness of their faces their sweetness, often reflecting beautiful eyes, neat hair, all worked in a colourful way, giving Chevassu paintings an elegance and great gentleness.
These women, with their timeless, enigmatic faces, the looks and secret thoughts which seem to defy time, explain Chevassu’s passion and success with his public. Chevassu has won numerous awards and currently has several permanent exhibitions both in France and Canada.
Alphonse Mucha | Master of Art Nouveau
Alphonse Mucha was born in what is now the Czech Republic in 1860 and moved to Paris in 1890 where he became the star of the poster-art movement under the patronage of the Sarah Bernhardt.
After World War I he returned to Czechoslovakia and became the father of a slavic arts and crafts movement which combined elements of art nouveau with classic national themes.
In addition to commercial art, jewelry design, interior decoration, sculpture and stage design, Mucha experimented with lettering and calligraphy to produce excellent source material for unique typefaces. Mucha's style is virtually synonymous with French Art Nouveau and he is one of the most imitated artists and designers of all time.
Ciro Marchetti | Fantasy Art
Ciro Marchetti is a Italian-born British graphic designer whose professional career after graduating from Croydon College of Art, England, in the mid seventies, has included working in Europe, South America and the US.
Since 1992 he's been based in Miami FL as president of Graform International, a design group with affiliate offices in Caracas and London.
This role requires a direct involvement in a variety of projects and services that include packaging, corporate identity, print and multimedia for a number of domestic and international clients.
Amanda Sage, 1978 | Visionary painter
Amanda Sage is at the forefront of a new breed of visionary/interdimensional artists using art as a tool for personal, spiritual, planetary growth and transformation.
Amanda was born in Denver, Colorado to her mother YOU and father Jackson, with two brothers still to come. Her childhood was filled with healthy, tropical, media-free, creative freedom in Florida without the distraction of formal schooling until she entered 4th grade in Colorado.
After finishing high school in Boulder, Colorado in 1996 at the Shining Mountain Waldorf School (where ‘coincidentally’ her high school art teacher was the Fantastic/Visionary artist HIKARU), her travels and projects bounced her between Bali, Indonesia and Vienna, Austria.
Sam Bull from Leap Now helped guide her in connecting with the revolutionary midwife Robin Lim in Bali, and initiating the first contact with the artist and teacher Philip Rubinov Jacobson.
Huguette Clark | Painting
Huguette Marcelle Clark (1906-2011) was an heiress and philanthropist, who became well known again late in life as a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained empty. She was the youngest daughter of United States Senator and industrialist William A. Clark. Upon her death at 104 in 2011, Clark left behind a fortune of more than $300 million, most of which was donated to charity after a court fight with her distant relatives. A feature film of her life is planned, based on the bestselling book Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune.
Heinz Rabbow, 1940 | Portrait painter
Heinz Rabbow, born in Berlin, is a painter to watch, as his star is rising swiftly on the international arts scene. Rabbow had his first Canadian exhibition at Galerie Dominion in October of 2005, after having completed sold out shows in Munich, Germany and at the world’s leading international art fair in Basel, Switzerland.
He recreates the ancient method of “grisaille” by painting solely in monochrome shades of neutral color using tempera paint. All at once, his wraithlike subjects seem ordinary yet perplexingly celestial. He believes that hair detracts from the smoothly pristine facial features, thus caps and hats are used to keep the viewer’s eye focused upon the subject.
Alex Fishgoyt | Visionary /Surrealist painter
Alex Fishgoyt was born in a small town of Evpatoria, in Crimea, while his parents were on vacation there and almost immediately after his birth he was brought to Moscow, where he spent his childhood. He began drawing at the tender age of three, following his father's example.
At the age of twelve, with his family, Alex immigrated to the United States. And his first exposure to the professional creative world happened on his father's movie sets, where at the age of 15, Alex's unordinary creative thinking and his talent captured an eye of the movie director and he was offered a job of an assistant production designer on a feature film Just Married. And during next four years he rose from assistant to full production designer helping set style and tone for six more independent films with sets spanning from 1930's Russia to 1950's America: Adverse Possession, Underground, My Family Treasure, The Game, Bloodscape, Interview.
Drazenka Kimpel | Fantasy Art in a Pre-Raphaelite style
Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Drazenka Kimpel is a awarded, licensed, digital illustrator who has worked on projects for a variety of gaming, comic and publishing companies around the world, as well as corporate and private clients.
Her work has been featured in international publications such as Expose, Exotique, D’artiste, Digital Art Masters, ImagineFX Magazine, Layers Magazine, Digital Art Magazine and many websites and online forums.
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