ARTBAAZAR Connecting Art Collectors and Artists Online
#2 December 2019
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ArtBaazar is a curated online art marketplace and we are delighted to be bringing you the latest updates from the many artsts from around the world on our platormm It is an opportunity for our artsts to showcase their work, and for you, the art lover, to get to know their artwork on a personal and intmate levelm Our hope is that you will fnd talented artsts that pique your interest and lead to you acquiring an original artwork or even commissioning a work of your ownm If you want to know more about a specifc artst, by all means get in touch at info@artbaazar.com This Months Artst Interviews Magical Realism of Clary Mastenbroek Conversaton with the Canvas - Vyara Tichkova Follow Your Own Path - Ronald Hunter To Throw My Message into the Sea – Elisheva Nevis Front Cover Art – "Labyrinth", Clary Mastenbroek, Oil on Canvas, 80cm x 100cm, 2010 Back Cover Art - "Bronze Series – Seeds", Ni Chunlei, Oil on Canvas, 150cm x 180cm, 2014 www.artbaazar.com
"The Horse Story", Rafail Aliyev, Oil on Canvas, 70cm x 115cm, 2019
“Absheron Fishers”, Rafail Aliyev, Oil on Canvas, 65cm x 100cm, 2019 www.artbaazar.com
“You Well”, Farid Bogdalov, Oil on Canvas, 70cm x 180cm (Diptych), 2016
“Sweet Power”, Farid Bogdalov, Oil on Canvas, 70cm x 90cm, 2017 www.artbaazar.com
"Fairy Cactus” Dmytriv Vikka Oil on Canvas 170cm x 120cm x 3cm 2019
"Paradise 1” Dmytriv Vikka Acrylic on Canvas 124cm x 79cm x 2cm 2019
“L’Envol”, Juliane Blasquez, Oil on Linen, 200cm x 120cm, 2019 www.artbaazar.com
“Blue Birds Are Back” Arnaud Gautron Acrylic, Ashes, Paper on Canvas 100cm x 100cm X 3cm 2019
"Beach Wood Raw” Dee Brown Mixed Media 90cm x 90cm x 2cm 2019
“The Beginning”, Nguyen Dinh Hien, Oil on Canvas, 80cm x 150cm, 2019
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"Bear Necessities” Trevor Phillips Acrylic on Wood with Resin 61cm x 61cm 2018
"Bison Strength”
Trevor Phillips Acrylic on Wood with Resin 61cm x 61cm 2017
“Last Game”, Carlos Duque, Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 140cm x 5cm, 2019
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The Magical Realism of Clary Mastenbroek
“Sacred Space”, Clary Mastenbroek, Oil on Board, 90cm x 100cm, 2002
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Born in the Netherlandsm Mastenbroek studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam where she graduated in 1967 having studied Graphic Art and Paintngm Shortly afer graduatng she married fellow artst Wout Mullerm Following the completon of her studies she worked in various roles such as Graphic Artst, Illustrator, Drafsman and Painterm Mastenbroek spent several years in the early 1980’s teaching at Minerva Academy in Groningenm During that tme she helped co-found the Fuji Art Associaton in 1984 with Matthijs Roling, Ger Siks and Wout Muller and the group managed to fll an important space within Groningen’s Figuratve Art scene for over a decadem
The Fuji Art Associaton - Wout Muller, Clary Mastenbroeck, Ger Siks, Trudy Kramer and Matthijs Roling
In 1992 Mastenbroek, along with her husband, Wout Muller bought the neglected Fairbrook Woollen Mill in Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Irelandm Mastenbroek created and designed a new garden around the Fairbrook Buildingsm With the restoraton of the old Woollen Mill completed, the Fairbrook House Museum was opened to the public in 2003m The Fairbrook Collecton which includes the work of her Mastenbroek’s husband Wout
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Muller, her daughter Tamara Muller as well as her own is on display to the public during the summer monthsm For the period between 1995 and 2007 Mastenbroek worked at the Naturaliënkabinet in Nijsinghhuis (http://wwwmmuseumdebuitenplaatsmnl/museum/nijsinghhuis)m Mastenbroek along with other members of the Fuji Art Associaton were involved in the paintng of the buildings interiors, you will fnd Mastenbroek’s artwork in the upper rooms of the Museum De Buitenplaatsm Where small and large room screens form an important part of her oeuvrem In 2005, the Buitenplaats in Eelde hosted the exhibiton: "A Family of painters: Wout Muller, Clary Mastenbroek & Tamara Muller"m
The Fairbrook House Museum, Kilmeaden, Waterford, Ireland Mastenbroek’s work is ofen interwoven with symbols, visions and mythological motfs which all contribute to her Magical Realism style of workm A central theme running through much of her work "the woman versus transience"m Along with Mastenbroek’s paintngs on canvas her body of work also contains over twenty huge folding screens, book illustratons, portraits, as well as graphic art commissionsm The pictorial poetry of Mastenbroek has the insinuatng narratve style of 17th century paintngsm Colour is a prominent component, but sober and muted, ofen those of the underwater environmentm Sometmes she features horses painted from life in the paintngs, textures of the breathing animal with its veins and nervous muscle contractonm The intriguing magic realism with symbols and motves from Greek mythology are opening the gate between Eros and Hades, Life and Deathm
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Mastenbroek has exhibited her work in museums and galleries in Netherlands, France, Sweden, Germany, London and New Yorkm Since 2000 Mastenbroek has regularly partcipated in exhibitons at Museum Mohlmann, Appingedam, Netherlands and the Museum de Buitenplaats, Eelde, Netherlandsm In 2012 a retrospectve of her work was exhibited in Museum Van Lien, Fijnaart, Netherlandsm In Ireland her work can be found at the Fairbrook Museum where she has now lived for twenty fve years in the restored former woollen mill surrounded by beautful gardens, Clary has also exhibited at the Art Fair, Waterford Museum and the Dye House Gallery in Irelandm Her art is in museums and private collectons worldwidem Several books about her art have been publishedm
"Labyrinth", Clary Mastenbroek, Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 80cm
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What initally drew you towards becoming an artst? As a child I always was drawing and at the age of seventeen I did my admission exam for the Amsterdam Academie of Arts, at that tme only small numbers succeededm So I was luckym How would you describe your own personal style? The way I work you could describe as Magic Realismm A stream in art also literature from around the 1920’sm Which expresses realistc views of the real world while also adding magical elements, creatng an alienatng efectm What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? When I was studying and that's forty years ago, there was abstract art everywherem That does not seem satsfying for me to express myselfm
"Defiant", Clary Mastenbroek, Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 100cm, 2012 www.artbaazar.com
What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? The female body versus declinem When it comes to creatng your work, do you have a preferred medium, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? I made a lot of graphic art, also on commission, book illustratons, but the last ten years it is most oil paintng on canvas or board When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? I started working that way but a returning object is a shell, since my childhood I collect shells and the symbolic meaning of a shell, virility, power and death is a returning theme in my artm Could you describe the process behind your art? How do you get from concept to executon? It all starts with the modelsm Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is a more a case of when the moment is right you work? No, being an artst with appointments with galleries, it is just hard work, most days from morning untl eveningm And if there is a moment you don’t feel inspired there is always dull work like sandpapering and preparing board or canvas to be donem When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tme untl completon or are you working on multple pieces at the same tme? Yes always working on multple pieces at the same tme How has your art evolved to be where it is today? Bigger formats and texture became more important What advice would you give to a young aspiring artst currently studying art? Travel and visit museums to see what art has been created from middle ages untl nowm
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Despite having developed your own distnctve style, is their another style of art that you are immediately drawn towards and admire? Why? Nom All good art is worth admiringm
"Rendez-vous", Clary Mastenbroek, Oil on Board, 138cm x 65cm, 2005
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We have all heard of the unfinished masterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, have you works that are in a contnual process of evoluton? When working on an artwork do you find it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough? I never worked years and years on an artworkm You know when an artwork is fnished, when doubtng ask a (artst) friend or put it aside and have a look or work on it latermm Many people see artsts as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artst’s responsibility to shine a light on a partcular subject / theme, or do you create purely for the sake of expression your creatve nature? I paint my personal storym That can be just as infuental with the viewer as something inspired by global warmingm Every artst has a diferent drive to create art, personal, politcal or just an aesthetc expressionm What are you working on at the moment? Some small oil paintngs on panel and some big canvassesm Have you ever been part of an artstc group / movement? How did your work benefit from that experience? In the Netherlands we founded the Fuji Art Associaton (5 Painters + 1 Poet)m At that tme we were all teaching at an Academy of Artm Every year in December we had an exhibiton based on a themem This art group had a huge infuence on young realistc paintersm In May 2012 a flm was premiered about the infuence of the Fuji Art Associaton, Old Masters Young Hero’s (Oude Helden Jongen Meesters) the documentary made by the Beeldlijn Foundaton was about fguratve art in Groningen and was part of three movies exploring the evoluton of art in Groningen between 1945-1970m The flm focuses on the Fuji Art Associaton and the Minerva Academy in the 1970’sm
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LANDSCAPES Landscape art has been part of the traditonal genre's for as long as people have been decoratng their homes, they ofen create a nostalgic te with past memories or simply appeal to the viewer on an aesthetc levelm Visit our landscape collecton at https://artbaazar.com/collectons/landscapes
"It’s Never the Same”, Dejan Trajkovic, Oil on Canvas, 45cm x 60cm, 2019
"Always Remember”, Martna Krupickova, Oil on Canvas, 50cm x 70cm, 2019
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“6.30pm” Oli Berg Acrylic on Canvas
"7.50pm”
100cm x 80cm x 5cm 2019
120cm x 100cm x 5cm 2018
“Lonely Trees X”
"Lonely Trees VIII”
Stanislav Bojankov Acrylic on Canvas 80cm x 80cm 2019
Stanislav Bojankov Acrylic on Canvas 40cm x 40cm 2019
Oli Berg Acrylic on Canvas
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CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANVAS with Vyara Tichkova
"Sails”, Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 50cm x 70cm, 2018 www.artbaazar.com
"I get inspiraton from everything around mem It can be the words of a song, music, an emoton, a book, even a story from a friendm It's unpredictable what can touch my soulmmm I'm always amazed at how much abstracton exists in nature, in the simple things and in the elementary pictures of everyday lifem” Outside of her work as an artst, Vyara has worked for BMV Bulgaria, a German company, in the creaton of illustratons for 2D & 3D animatons for cartoon moviesm Approaching her work as an artst, it has allowed Vyara to fne tune her skills and evolve further as a painter and artstm As well as having held exhibitons in various countries around Europe, her work can be found in collectons in Europe and Asiam What initally drew you towards becoming an artst? Paintng has always been present in my life, since a very early age…more than that: we have grown into one whole…seeds which sprout and turn into a large plant that cannot be dismissedmmmbut gives you the strength and the opportunity to be a prism refractng experiences and emotons and magnifying them to the extent which leaves you no choice but to surrender to this sweeping whirlwindm How would you describe your own personal style? I cannot describe my style in one word; I think it merges abstract art, impressionism, expressionism, secession… as perceived with my own senses What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? The way I work changes all the tme, and that is inevitable: as one evolves all else around them undergoes developmentm Sometmes I wish I could paint like somebody diferent and unknown to me but it is hard to avoid oneself… I hope that in the future I will contnue surprising myself and my admirersm What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? I draw inspiraton from everything around me: an experience, emoton, book, song, a story told by a friend, my travelsm If you gaze at the scenery, you may discover shapes and colour blends worthy of more than one abstract paintngm Are there partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, family, teachers, may be even other artsts? www.artbaazar.com
I get the greatest support and motvaton from my family, always believing in me, giving me strength to go on aheadm Also, the sparks in the eye of the viewer who has seen a paintng of mine‌invaluable! I admit the infuence of artsts like Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Egon Schiele, Maurits Cornelis Escher, Francis Baconm
"Hobbies�, Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 60cm x 70cm, 2019 When it comes to creatng your work, do you have a preferred medium, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? Most ofen I paint on canvas using a scraper, oils and inkm In graphic works I combine quite a few materials: pencil, charcoal, ink, paper I have handcrafed myself, collagem I also work with watercolours and gouachem I do not set myself limits and I am not afraid to use various materials and techniquesm
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When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? Afer each journey to a foreign place, I return home flled with inspiraton; I want to paint the colours, the emoton, my percepton of the placem I like paintng women as images of a specifc sensitvity and aura, nature and its creatons, the sea, music, the experience of travelling‌
"Dance�, Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 35cm x 40cm, 2017 Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is it more a case of when the moment is right you work? In working with various themes and interpretng them, I get support from my educaton in scenographym I can transform music, text, or emoton into a paintng or a three-dimensional spacem It is fun to watch the theme develop or completely change afer another firt with the canvas in the process of paintngm
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"First Snow”, Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 25cm x 70cm, 2019 Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is a more a case of when the moment is right you work? I can’t wait to begin the new day because I know I will be creatng, and that brings me fulflmentm I am in a hurry to begin my conversaton with the canvas; together we sing, laugh or sometmes argue, but in the end we always achieve unanimitym There are days when, exhausted from passions and emotons, I give my body and mind a break and deal with anything but art: I do not even think about it… that is my way of recharging batteriesm When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tme untl completon or are you working on multple pieces at the same tme? Usually, I start a paintng and work on it untl it is fully completedm However, there are moments, usually precisely at the end, when you realise you have been looking at a paintng for so long that you do not even seem to see it any morem That is when I break away from it and start the next work… In tme I come back to it and, with an already clearer vision, add the fnishing touchesm How has your art evolved to be where it is today? I would like to answer this queston with a quote: “When you buy something from an artst, you are buying more than an objectm You are buying years of errors and experimentaton, frustraton and moments of pure joym Piece of a heart and soul of someone else’s life”m Is there a fellow artst alive today that you admire? If so, why? I admire and thank all my teachers, who, besides being great artsts, are also incredible peoplem They never tried to turn me into a copy of theirs or into someone elsem Quite the www.artbaazar.com
opposite, they helped me develop my own individuality and taught me how to improve and enhance my qualitesm
"Home�, Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 27cm x 35cm, 2017
If you could travel back in tme, is there a partcular artstc period / era that you would like to have been involved in? Yes, I would like to immerse myself in the atmosphere of Secession, its fne line, decoratve elements, ornamentaton, stained glass, shapes inspired by nature‌ I like its melodious quality and gracefulnessm www.artbaazar.com
What challenges do you feel the 21st century artst has to overcome? That is a fact; art constantly changes and transformsm It leaves the white sheet of paper more and more ofen and triumphantly changes its form into audio-visual or performance art, or a number of other new trendsm And thank goodness this is so; art has to undergo change; our civilizaton is moving ahead, and so does artm Technologies develop and, logically, we take advantage of themm To me, the greatest challenge in the 21st century will be to be capable of creatng something with your own two hands, without the addictve drug called Technology: using only the ultmate machine called Manm
"Romantically�, VyaraTichkova, Oil on Canvas, 40cm x 50cm, 2017
What advice would you give to a young aspiring artst currently studying art? I would advise my young ambitous colleagues to put tme and patence into boostng their own skills and talent, to be their own selves‌ originals, not fakesm Despite having developed your own distnctve style, is their another style of art that you are immediately drawn towards and admire? Why? I get myself thinking and I discover potental and elements I like in every stylem I cannot single out just one specifc stylem
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"The Antque Theatre”, Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 73cm x 92cm, 2018 We have all heard of the unfinished masterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, have you works that are in a contnual process of evoluton? When working on an artwork do you find it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough? It has happened to eventually see a paintng of mine somewhere and say to myself: ‘Well, some more work could be done here… this could be changed… or shouldn’t there be another touch of blue…’ And it has also happened to start working on a paintng which has already been completedm So enough is never enough, because we develop and consequently need to improve on what we have already created and bring it in harmony with ourselvesm Many people see artsts as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artst’s responsibility to shine a light on a partcular subject / theme, or do you create purely for the sake of expression your creatve nature? Changes and developments in society always fnd their refecton in art, music, architecture and literaturem Trends in diferent styles are also a refecton of what is happeningm So artsts do not remain indiferent; they are the test paper which reactsm Of course, there is always www.artbaazar.com
the opton of creatng socially uninvolved works of art which, being a breath of fresh air as they are, can in turn be used for charitable causesm
"Amsterdam�, Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 46cm x 61cm, 2018 What are you working on at the moment? Currently, I am putng on canvas my latest journey to Italy and stories from my home town, Plovdivm One final word from Vyara My passion is travelling around the world, every new journey gives me a fresh opportunity to develop and change my vision and ideasm I see new cultures, learn curious stories and stand in front of amazing natural views, I see the achievements of man in every one aspectm This takes my breath away and poses new challenges for me as an artstm I tend not to explain my artworks because I believe that works of art are the connecton between the artst and the viewerm It is another form of communicaton, another kind of language that does not need words ‌
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"Leaves�, Vyara Tichkova, Oil on Canvas, 33cm x 46cm, 2019
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"Portrait of Dali” Tan Tolga Demirci Photographic Collage 58cm x 47cm 2018
"Portrait of Frida” Tan Tolga Demirci Photographic Collage 55cm x 45cm 2018
“The Garden 10” Stephane Vereecken Fine Art Photography 42cm x 32cm 2018
"The Garden 12” Stephane Vereecken Fine Art Photography 42cm x 32cm 2018 www.artbaazar.com
“Zebra with a Fan” Mikail Faletkin Fine Art Photography 90cm x 60cm
"Zebra Ass 2” Mikail Faletkin Fine Art Photography 90cm x 60cm
“Target”, Mikail Faletkin, Fine Art Photography, 60cm x 90cm www.artbaazar.com
FOLLOW YOUR OWN PATH with Ronald Hunter
"Neon Squares", Ronald Hunter, Acrylic, 110cm x 90cm x 2cm, 2019
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Ronald Hunter is a contemporary Dutch artst whose work has been exhibited throughout his home country of the Netherlandsm Before turning full tme to paintng, Ronald worked as a graphic designer and this infuence is evidenced through his use of typography and graphic art when creatng his worksm His signature style is colourful, layered abstract paintngs which translate an energy and mood to the canvas, whilst at the same tme allowing space for the viewers interpretaton of the workm
Dutch artst, Ronald Hunter
What initally drew you towards becoming an artst? I went to the art academy, but asked myself “Can I make a living out of this?”m My inital answer was “No”, so I decided to start as a graphic designerm I did that for many years, but always had a wish to create something of my own that I could turn into a businessm I explored furniture, clothing, accessoriesmm It’s funny in hindsight because while I was exploring opportunites, I always painted, but it never occurred to me I could turn that into a proftable businessm Some said I was crazy, but I decided to sell my artm But although I create art every day, I don’t see myself as an artst, but more as an art entrepreneurm
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How would you describe your own personal style? I mostly work in abstract and modern styles, it gives me a lot of freedom to experiment with form and colourm As an artst, I think it’s important to have your signature stylem And although there is a lot of freedom in creatng abstract & modern, I create my art according to a set of rulesm They give me guidance in what I want to makem For instance, in my abstract work I build the colours with layering of acrylic paint, and I use light texture to add depthm
"High Rise Mint", Ronald Hunter, Acrylic, 83cm x 183cm x 5cm, 2019
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What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? I run an art business, so art has to be made every daym I rarely experience an “of”-day, or that I don’t feel like paintngm I practce my skills every day; that is what is so satsfying by paintng; with practce you become betterm When it comes to creatng your work, do you have a preferred medium, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? My paintngs are always built up from many layers of paintm I prefer to use acrylic paint for that, because it dries the fastestm
"Red Black Bubbles XL",Ronald Hunter, Acrylic, 120cm x 120cm x 2cm, 2018
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When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? I have a background in graphic design, and I like to play with shapes and typographic form in my workm Bright neon colours are ofen part of the colour palettem For my pop art portraits, I rarely use famous faces, I want the face to be neutral for the viewerm It is not important who the person is, I want people to experience the whole image, the interacton of colours, shapes and facem The way the lines play a role in the experience of the face is interestng to mem You wonder: am I looking at the shapes or the face? It’s clearly a face, but it shouldn’t be too distractng from the wholem Could you describe the process behind your art? How do you get from concept to execution? Ideas grow, and some I will work things out in my mind before it’s transferred on the canvas. And since I have done so much already, there are many visuals in my mind that I can follow, based on previous work.
"Crossing Border Blue",Ronald Hunter, Acrylic, 90cm x 140cm x 2cm, 2019
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Could you describe your normal day as an artst? Have you set routnes and rituals or is a more a case of when the moment is right you work? I like to make an early start, and I work on a tght schedulem I usually know what I will create that week (outside of commissions that might come in)m It is ofen a schedule that is impossible to meet, so if I get 70% done, I am happym Trying out new things is also part of my routne, that takes up a lot of tme as wellm When you work, do you focus on one piece at a tme untl completon or are you working on multple pieces at the same tme? I usually work on multple pieces at a tmem Which of your artworks are you most proud of? I am most proud of my failuresm My best paintngs actually started as a failure, because they turned out diferent from what I intendedm But they evolved over tme into what they are todaym For example, my ‘Once’ art series, I added the wrong kind of texture to my paintng but decided to add even more to see what would happenm A completely new artwork appeared before me, and it turned into a successful art seriesm Also for ‘Panels’, I never would have thought of creatng a paintng series like thatm But quite a lot of people admired the wooden table I used to work on, which was covered in layers of paintm I decided to create a paintng similar to the table, and it turns out to be an endless source of inspiraton for mem Is there a fellow artist alive today that you admire? If so, why? I admire artists who follow their own path and are good in driving their own business. KAWS is an example of a contemporary artist that’s very successful at this time. What challenges do you feel the 21st century artist has to overcome? Online gives a lot of opportunities to build your image and engage with your audience, but it also brings a lot of extra work. Creating art is not enough, 50% or even more is the rest; marketing your artworks, knowing how to tell your story.
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What advice would you give to a young aspiring artist currently studying art? Well, build a name and good reputation. Everything is out there for everyone to see, so make sure you keep your promises and stay close to the reality of what you sell. Also, sell your art at a reasonable price. I often see artists selling their work for over €1000 but haven’t made a name for themselves yet. I am a strong believer you need to start small and work your way up. And most important, don’t give up on something you believe in! It might take a few years before you catch your buyers’ attention.
"Oceanic Landscape",Ronald Hunter, Acrylic, 70cm x 140cm x 2cm, 2019
What are you working on at the moment? 2020 will be an excitng year for mem I am working on a lot of new ideasm I am, for instance, expanding my own projects, with custom art in collaboraton with design professionalsm When is your next exhibiton? Is it a solo or group exhibiton? Could you tell us a little about the exhibiton, when and where it is? My work is permanently on display at Roxier Art Gallery in Rotterdamm And new exhibitons will come up! View Ronald's full collecton - Original Artworks by Dutch Artst Ronald Hunter
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“Abstract Lots”, Ronald Hunter, Acrylics, 110cm x 90cm x 2cm, 2019
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"Gather” Frank TS Tan Oil Paintng 150cm x 150cm
“Road” Frank TS Tan Oil Paintng 150cm x 180cm
"Au-dela de Tes Reves” Beatrice Bedeur Oil on Canvas 95cm x 95cm 2016
“Landscape and Trees” Beatrice Bedeur Oil on Canvas 73cm x 73cm 2018
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" R T F C L LY F LV R D 1 9 6 9 " Hirotaka Suzuki Acrylic on Canvas 2019
" R T F C L LY F L V R D 2 " Hirotka Suzuki Acrylic on Canvas 2019
"Shoreline", Monika Blomqvist, Acrylic / Mixed Media on Panel, 38cm x 46cm, 2018
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TO THROW MY MESSAGE IN THE WAVES with Elisheva Nesis
Israeli artist, Elisheva Nesis
Elisheva Nesis has been a full tme artst for the last 13 yearsm She studied Fine Art in Russia (Stavropol Art School) and Israel (Bezalel Academy of Fine Arts)m Elisheva obtained her MmAm Degree in writng at the Moscow Literature Insttute and DmMm Degree, as well as postgraduate course in psychiatry at the Stavropol Medical Academym About 300 of her paintngs and drawings are held in private collectons and museums in USA, Germany, UK, France, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, Ireland, Greece, Austria and Luxembourgm Elisheva has partcipated in four personal exhibitons (2010, 2012, 2015, 2017) and many group exhibitonsm
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"I have painted all my lifem This is my way to communicate with the worldm I make art for brainy peoplem My main interest is looking for signs of mysteries in our life and studying evidence of their penetratons into the real worldm Almost all my paintngs and books are around this themem I have also been trying to detect mysterious penetratons in some border individualsm So it was just natural to me to settle in Jerusalem, the most mysterious place in the worldm This city has a great infuence on my paintngs" What initally drew you towards becoming an artst? Paintng is my way to communicate with the worldm How would you describe your own personal style? Hope, my personal style is rather uniquem My surrealistc camp is somewhere between Symbolic expressionism and Psychological symbolismm What pushed you in that directon and how can you see your work evolving in the future? I guess it's my former educatonm The individual was always in the centre of my mindm That's why I got a MD in Psychiatry and MA in Literaturem Paintng and drawing for me are the next level of investgatng an individualm What inspires you in your work, is there a driving factor that draws you to the easel? The feeling of an original ideam Are there partcular individuals who have encouraged / inspired you along the way, friends, family, teachers, maybe even other artsts? I make art for brainy peoplem They are my new family, my target-group to coincide with, to check the strength and intensity of sending visual messagesm When it comes to creatng your work, do you have a preferred medium, certain types of brushes or tools you love to use? I'm rather impulsive, so I prefer "quick" mediums - acrylic or pencilm
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"Smoke Myself Out", Elisheva Nesis, Pencil, 2017 When it comes to the subject matter of your work, what draws you to those themes? I like unusual interactions between different objects, even if they exist only in mine and your mind. The borderland between boring norm and social aggression seems very interesting to me. How to keep your personality, but not become a freak; to find yourself and not to be scared. Could you describe your normal day as an artist? Have you set routines and rituals or is a more a case of when the moment is right you work?
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I'm an "owl", so a sunrise is my main enemy. When you work, do you focus on one piece at a time until completion or are you working on multiple pieces at the same time? One piece. I can't think about something else 'til I finish the artwork. Which of your artworks are you most proud? I have a so called "private collection" - where about a dozen of my paintings reside.
"Watch Angel", Elisheva Nesis, Acrylic on Canvas, 2019
Is there a fellow artist alive today that you admire? If so, why? I don't admire an artist, I admire some of his/her artworks.
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If you could travel back in time, is there a particular artistic period / era that you would like to have been involved in? Beginning of the XX century. The time of great opportunities and the time of lost opportunities. What challenges do you feel the 21st century artist has to overcome? Conjuncture and political correctness kill the Art. What advice would you give to a young aspiring artist currently studying art? "Do not trust, do not fear, do not ask" We have all heard of the unfinished masterpiece, even Da Vinci laboured away at the Mona Lisa for years and years, have you works that are in a continual process of evolution? When working on an artwork do you find it hard to let go? Knowing when enough is enough? Only the feeling that the painting wants to defend itself from a brush.
"First Steps", Elisheva Nesis, Acrylic on Canvas, 2018 www.artbaazar.com
Many people see artsts as storytellers or advocates for a cause, do you believe that it is an artst’s responsibility to shine a light on a partcular subject / theme, or do you create purely for the sake of expression your creatve nature? I believe that the art is a great method to investgate the worldm What are you working on at the moment? I have some series of paintngs, which I want to contnuem Sometmes it's rather difcultm For example, more than two years ago I started the project "The Ten Plagues of Egypt" (as a part of the "Modern Bible" series) and up to now I have only 4 pieces and 6 more are waitng for the right ideasm
"All That I Need", Elisheva Nesis, Pencil, 2019
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Have you ever been part of an artstc group / movement? How did your work benefit from that experience? Never, I'm "The Cat that Walked by Himself"m Glory to the Great Internet! I think that the survival of a non-system artst is associated with internet the same as diabetc survival is associated with the inventon of insulinm Well, with the adjustment for me being pathetc and the fact that I myself exist in the virtual space with much more comfort than in the real onem Happy that from tme to tme I can go to the Civilizaton Ocean and throw my message in the wavesm
“Ying Yang�, Elisheva Nesis, Gel Pen and Pencil on Paper, 33cm x 23cm, 2019
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