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Antonio Basoli ~ Pictorial Alphabet


Antonio Basoli (Castel Guelfo, 1774-1848) was an Italian painter, interior designer, scenic designer, and engraver, active mostly in Bologna. His first teacher was his father, Lelio Andrea Basoli. His education was motivated by an insatiable and constant interest in classic art, classic and contemporary literature, and the works, decorations and inscriptions of Piranesi. He often worked alongside his brothers, Francesco and Luigi Basoli. In 1803 till his death he became docent of ornamentation and the next year, professor at the Accademia delle Arti di Bologna until 1826. During his time at the Accademia he developed a close friendship with fellow pupils Domenico Corsini and Pelagio Palagi. He worked for a time in the studio of Petronio Fancelli.
In 1801-1803, he painted frescoes at a few sites in the Friuli, including casa Muratori in Triesti and a palace in Spilimbergo.
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Eva Antonini | Figurative sculptor


Eva Antonini was born in Rapperswil-Switzerland, the place of her childhood and adolescence.
As a young girl, Eva reveals a natural proneness for molding clay, matter that later will be privileged in the creation of sculptures of medium and large dimensions.
From 1981-1985 she lives in Geneva, where she takes her first steps in the working world, following her diverse and complex education: language studies; singing, music and dance; a horizon of journeys, stays in England, Italy and United States with stops in the Middle and Far East.

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Brigitte Teman, 1969 | Figurative sculptor


Brigitte Teman was born in Châlons-en Champagne. From her studies in dental surgery she learned anatomy and the precision of movement. Her passion for art being stronger, she gave up dentistry and devoted herself entirely to sculpture.
Under the double influence of Rembrandt Bugatti and François Pompon, the two great masters of 20th-century animal sculpture, Brigitte Teman developed a style where she favours the beauty of line and forms by basing herself on a premise of smooth/taut which allows them to be starkly brought out.

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Il Dio di Capo Artemisio

Il Cronide di Capo Artemisio, meglio conosciuto come  il Dio di Capo Artemisio - è una statua bronzea dell'antica Grecia, databile al 460 avanti Cristo circa ed é conservata nel Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Atene. Fu ritrovata nei fondali marini antistanti al Capo Artemisio, nell'odierna Eubea, ed è una delle pochissime opere bronzee originali che ci sono giunte. Il ritrovamento della statua avvenne nel 1926, mentre il recupero fu completato nel 1928. Essa si trovava nei pressi di un relitto databile intorno al 200 a.C., del quale si sa poco, in quanto la spedizione di recupero fu interrotta a causa della morte di un sub e mai più ripresa. Si presume che la nave fosse di origine romana, una delle tante navi che all'epoca solcavano quei mari per portare elementi di arte greca verso Roma. Anche se così fosse, a causa dell'interruzione dell'operazione di recupero, non è ancora chiaro se la statua fosse imbarcata sul vascello o meno. Si è cercato senza successo di accostare il Cronide a uno degli grandi bronzisti greci dell'epoca, i cui nomi ci sono stati tramandati dalle fonti: Onata di Egina, Pitagora di Samo o Calamide. La mancanza però di opere certe e l'inesistenza di accenni diretti al dio di Capo Artemisio rendono impossibile formulare un'attribuzione sicura.

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Hervé Loilier, 1948 | Figurative painter


Hervé Loilier was born in Paris. From 1965, he works in Jullian Academy, then enters in 1967 in Polytechnic School where he works with Pierre Jérôme and Lucien Fontanarosa.
He obtained a diploma in 1970 at the Ecole Polytechnique.

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Marc Chapaud, 1941 | Paris painting

Marc Chapaud was born in Paris in 1941. He studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Beaux Artes of Paris in 1958-59 Architecture section and 1960-61 Peinture section, which he left in 1962 after having completed several studio courses. Main Themes Venice, Bruges, Paris, Corsica, Sologne, Amsterdam, Brittany, Provence Villages, Landscapes, Japan, Route Jacques Coeur, flowers and gardens, the streets of Paris at the time of Victor Hugo, Rome and italian landscapes.


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Marie Paule Deville Chabrolle, 1952


Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle è una pittrice e scultrice, nota per aver lavorato in stile figurativo.
È nata a Meknes, in Marocco, vive e lavora in Francia.
Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle è stata influenzata dall'Asia perché ha fatto molti viaggi lì e ha studiato in Cambogia.
Rende omaggio alla femminilità.
Il corpo umano è l'unico oggetto del suo lavoro.
Disegna, scolpisce, nasconde e poi trasforma i suoi pezzi in bronzo.

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LaShun Beal, 1962 | Impressionist Figurative painter


LaShun Beal has spent his entire career working to perfect his art and the ability to express himself as an artist, while working across multiple mediums.
He refuses to be confined to any certain medium or subject matter and challenges himself by exploring many mediums.
Beal discovered that each canvas has its own distinctive character, its own matchless capacity to give voice to his work in a way that no other medium can.