John Brosio, 1967

Born was in Pasadena, California, John Brosio has been drawing for as long as he can remember and those earliest scribbles depict much of the same "off center" subject matter that concerns him today.

Apart from various travels his life has been based in either Southern California where he was raised or Northern California where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California at Davis in 1991.

Learning under the guidance of artists such as Wayne Thiebaud and Richard Bunkall, Brosio was seduced away from his original aspirations toward a career in film and movie special effects, consequently, cinematic influences are apparent in his work.

Max Ginsburg, 1931

Born in Paris, France, Max Ginsburg, is an realist artist and teacher.

His paintings explore the range of daily human life, concerned as much with life's ironies and social injustices, as with its many joys.

Issues of war and peace, racism and the inhumanity of man have been a major focus in his art.

The son of a painter, Ginsburg studied art at New York City's famed High School of Music and Art and then at Syracuse University.

H. A. Brendekilde | Udslidt (Worn Out), 1889

Hans Andersen Brendekilde's (Danish painter, 1857-1942) most famous painting is Udslidt (Worn Out).

He painted it for the World Exposition in Paris 1889, the 100 years celebration of the French Revolution.

In the catalogue it is called Au Secours.

It was exhibited in Copenhagen 1890, Munich 1891 (Zu Hülfe) and Chicago 1893 (Worn Out).

Hans Andersen Brendekilde | Worn out, 1889 (detail) | Funen's Art Museum

Aga Osak | Magic realism painter

Polish painter and illustrator Aga Osak graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Rzeszów.

Diploma in sculpture in the studio prof. Maria Górecka in 2009.

Graduated Active Art School of Theater Technique in Warsaw in 2011.

After graduation she was involved in theatrical scenery and theater costumes.

She also dealt with photography and stage design for photo shoots.

Currently she is focusing on painting.

Today she creates and paint magical stories from fantasy land based on Surrealism and Magic Realism.

She combines various painting techniques and styles and is looking for new means of expression.

Her painting is characterized by dynamics, expression, richness of color, details and symbols, with a mix of 3D elements and theater climate.

Aga Osak si è laureata all'Istituto di Belle Arti dell'Università di Rzeszów.

Diploma di scultura presso lo studio prof. Maria Gorecka nel 2009.

Diplomata alla Scuola d'Arte Attiva di Tecnica Teatrale di Varsavia nel 2011.

Dopo il diploma si è occupata di scenografie teatrali e costumi teatrali.

Si è occupata anche di fotografia e scenografia per set fotografici.

Attualmente si sta concentrando sulla pittura.

Oggi crea e dipinge storie magiche dal mondo fantastico basate sul surrealismo e sul realismo magico.

Combina varie tecniche e stili pittorici ed è alla ricerca di nuovi mezzi espressivi.

La sua pittura è caratterizzata da dinamica, espressione, ricchezza di colore, dettagli e simboli, con un mix di elementi 3D e clima teatrale.

Tomás Moragas | Orientalist painter

Tomàs Moragas i Torras (1837-1906) was a Spanish painter, known for his Orientalist and genre scenes.

Due to political turmoil, his family moved to Barcelona when he was still a baby.

He showed some talent for art at an early age and was apprenticed to a silversmith.

Later, in 1850, he attended the Escola de la Llotja, where his primary instructors were Claudi Lorenzale and Pau Milà i Fontanals.

Teodoro Duclère | Veduta painter

Carlo Teodoro Duclère (Naples, 1812-1869) was an Italian landscape painter, associated with the School of Posillipo.

His father, Jacques-François Théodore Duclère, born around 1788, was from Seine-et-Marne, France, and came to Italy during the Napoleonic Wars.

He met and married Teodoro's future mother, Costanza Lepori, in Rome and they settled in Naples, where he took a job as a customs officer.

Pasolini, la Callas e l'Amore impossibile | Le Lettere

Quando Pier Paolo Pasolini (Scrittore, poeta, autore e regista cinematografico e teatrale italiano, 1922-1975) incontra Maria Callas (Soprano americana di origine greca, uno dei cantanti lirici più famosi ed influenti del 20° secolo, 1923-1977) per la prima volta era il 1969 e stava lavorando al suo nuovo film "Medea".

Lui ricorda così la prima volta che la vide: "Una straordinaria apparizione fisica, con quei grandi occhi in un volto dagli zigomi alti, dai lineamenti e dalle espressioni che rientrano perfettamente nella mia mitologia fisionomica".

Pier Paolo Pasolini e Maria Callas sul set del film "Medea"

Attilio Simonetti | Neo-Pompeian painter

Attilio Simonetti (1843-1925) was an Italian painter and Antiquarian.

He was born and resided mainly in Rome: a son of Francesco, a Roman jeweler and engraver, and Carolina née Raffaeli, from a family of mosaicists.

He showed a talent for art at an early age, which brought him to the attention of a family friend, the painter Marià Fortuny.

At the age of sixteen, he began his formal studies.