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ART IO

THE ART & CULTURE MAGAZINE

Cover Artist: Cordula Kaiser / "Growing" Era of Global Warming

Director/Curator in Chief BISA BENNETT

Anaccomplished and experienced artist herself, Bisa Bennett understands the importance of creating meaningful opportunities for artists to exhibit their work. As a curator and multimedia designer, she is also wellversed in creating engaging opportunities for viewers to experience art. “At our gallery, our vision is to serve as a dynamic and inclusive platform that fosters connections between artists and art enthusiasts, nurturing a vibrant and diverse artistic community,” she explains.

ARTIO magazine, your premier destination for celebrating global creativity and artistic expression. Delve into a vibrant collection of artworks across various mediums, styles, and themes, from traditional paintings to cutting-edge digital illustrations, captivating sculptures, and stunning photography. Reaching art collectors and subscribers, worldwide, monthly, ARTIO Magazine offers a dynamic platform for showcasing the finest in contemporary artistry. ARTIO Magazine will be prominently featured at our exhibitions worldwide, including New York City, Barcelona’s MEAM museum, Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, the London Biennale, Miami Red Dot, and the San Diego Art Fair. Attendees can explore and acquire printed copies of the magazine at these upcoming events.

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CORDULA KAISER

Artist

Elemental:

An Introduction to the Work of Cordula Kaiser

Cordula Kaiser is interested in what she refers to as a “visual dialogue” between the viewer and a visual stimulus. The artist examines how we respond to objects, colours, light and form. Her paintings explore an emotional and sensory perception of the world. Moving beyond the literal and figurative, her works distil emotion into abstract gestures. Abstraction is used as a vehicle to explore how shape and colour make the viewer feel. When asked about the importance of colour in her work, Kaiser explains, “Colours are inspiring my mind, enabling me to connect my perception with feelings, to experience [and] reflect my inner and outer world, to be free.”

Kaiser’s paintings celebrate the materiality of paint and surface. The artist’s background as a stone sculptor clearly informs the sculptural nature of her approach to paint. Thick layers of impasto create textured surfaces that suggest sand and soil, water and sky. As such her

paintings have an elemental quality. The deep red of High Priestess is rich and volcanic, its layered surface evocative of fired ceramics. Marble - Sea captures the dynamic interplay between sea and sand in a landscape seen from above.

In Magellanic Saurian Galaxy, Kaiser has captured something enigmatic and visceral, reminiscent of an unearthed artefact or a planet’s surface.

“Abstraction and landscapes are related to my personal experience, that everything is in a powerful process of being and passing,” states Kaiser. The scale and composition of her paintings have a monumental landscape quality. She often works with polyptych and diptych formats, composing a painting across several panels. Working in mixed media affords the artist the freedom, in her words, to “use a wide range of materials and methods to develop and to realize creative ideas.”

Marble –Sea, Polyptych / Mixed Media / 100 x 150 cm

High Priestess, Diptych / Mixed Media on canvas / 30 x 100 cm

Kaiser hopes that her work ignites an intuitive and sensory response, a response that exists beyond language and speech. The artist explains, “A newborn child starts from the very first moment to touch its environment to explore intuitively the essence of its being, to stay alive and grow.”

She hopes her paintings create an opportunity for the viewer, “A moment of joy to be and to explore more.” ■

CORDULA KAISER

Artist

Phoebe's Spectre / mixed media on canvas / 80 x 110 cm

Escaping Through Shadows / mixed media on canvas / 58 x 75 cm

Magellanic Saurian Galaxy / mixed media on canvas / 70 x 100cm

5 MUST-SEE LONDON EXHIBITIONS THIS AUTUMN

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Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers

National Gallery

14 September 2024 – 19 January 2025

The National Gallery are calling this their “once-in-a-century exhibition.”

Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers brings together artworks from international collections, some of which have rarely been on public view. This will be a unique opportunity to experience firsthand the artist’s iconic starry skies, swirling clouds, blooming flowers and world-famous self-portraits.

Turner Prize 2024

Tate Britain

25 September 2024 – 16 February 2025

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Turner Prize, arguably Britain’s most famous contemporary art prize. Each year four British artists (an artist working in Britain or a British artist working abroad) are shortlisted for the prize. This year’s selected artists are Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas. Their work will be on view from 25 September. Previous Turner Prize winners include Damian Hirst, Chris Ofili, Anish Kapoor and Tracy Emin.

Expressionists:Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider

Tate Modern

25 April 2024 – 20 October 2024

For a journey through some of the 20th century’s most celebrated abstract expressionists, Tate Modern’s current exhibition is a must. Featuring artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Franz Marc and Marianne Werefkin, the Expressionists examines how these artists took a revolutionary approach that saw colour, music, painting and performance as a form of personal, emotional and spiritual expression. An approach that would inspire generations of artists to come.

Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024

National Portrait Gallery

11 July 2024 - 27 October 2024

Prizes such as those presented by the Women in Art Biennale and the Turner Prize provide a valuable snapshot of contemporary art making. The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024 provides an exciting platform for artists working with the genre of portraiture. The competition is open to everyone aged eighteen and over and intends to showcase the best in contemporary portrait painting. This year’s shortlisted paintings are Zizi (2023) by Isabella Watling, Jacqueline with Still Life (2020) by Antony Williams and Lying (2020) by Catherine Chambers. The prestigious competition is in its forty-second year. The winner will receive a £35,000 prize and their painting will be temporarily displayed in the National Portrait Gallery’s History Makers space.

This will be Yayoi Kusama’s fourteenth solo exhibition at Victoria Miro, one of London’s most longstanding commercial contemporary art galleries. The 95-yearold artist is renowned for sculptures and installations that incorporate her signature polka dots and infinity mirrors. She works across media, including painting, fashion, performance, video, poetry, and performance. Victoria Miro first exhibited Kusama’s work in 1998. For her next exhibition, the gallery will premiere a new Infinity Mirror Room alongside a new series of paintings, entitled Every Day I Pray for Love. An exciting opportunity to view work by one of the world’s leading female artists represented by one of London’s leading female gallerists. 4 5

Yayoi Kusama

Victoria Miro

25 September 2024 – 2 November 2024

Malina Wieczorek’s acrylic and mixed media paintings explore the literal and symbolic representation of women and the female form. The artist has been painting the female nude for decades. In Act, Women and the Moon, Act, Madonnas Cycle, and Act, Women and Mars, the female form is reduced to a series of lines and signs, in some cases they are interwoven with circular motifs reminiscent of halos and planets. These paintings have a tactile quality that recalls ancient artefacts. By abstracting the female body into a series of signs, Wieczorek examines what these signs might represent. Her paintings celebrate the ambiguity of these signs and symbols, the artist explains, “It is this ambiguity and the possibility of self-interpretation, depending on the moment of life, own history, mood in which the recipient finds himself, that is the most interesting.” This body of work is from the artist’s Madonna series, “We are all repeating the same story of creation. All we can do is try deeper and deeper to understand who we are. That's what the Madonna series is all about,” explains the artist.

Wieczorek studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland, graduating in 1996 with honours. She holds diplomas in Interior Design, Graphic Design and Painting. Her works are displayed in permanent exhibitions in the offices of Private Banking PekaoSA Bank. She has exhibited internationally, including in Warsaw, Venice, London, Milan, Brussels and Miami. The artist lives and works in Poland. ■

MALINA WIECZOREK Artist

Act, Women and Mars / mixed media on canvas / 100 x 100 cm

Act, Women and the Moon / mixed media on canvas / 100 x 100 cm

Act, Madonnas cycle / Mixed Media on canvas / 120 x 80 cm

MARK SHEVETONE

Artist

Mark Shevetone’s paintings are inspired by the artist’s personal experiences and surrounding environments. What unites Shevtone’s work is a joyful visual vocabulary that is uniquely his own, characterised by an impressionistic observation of people and places and a brightly-hued palette. The artist seeks to connect with viewers using colour and texture. He paints with acrylic in order to build textured three-dimensional surfaces. In addition to his vivid technicoloured paint palette, he uses white outlines, infusing his paintings with light and giving them a luminous quality.

Can See An Alligator / acrylic on canvas / 48 x60 cm

The works I Can See An Alligator, The Beautiful Butterfly and Alhemo are taken from the artist’s Nara Park series. Shevetone explains, “My recent series depicts Nara Park, in Japan, and the changing landscape from season to season. I find its history and beauty intoxicating and try to capture its magical essence while infusing a touch of playfulness into the narratives.”

Shevetone was born in Beacon NY where he was inspired by his Great Uncle Alfred Pizzarelli, an artist from New York City working in the 1950’s and 60’s. He went on to graduate from San Jose State’s art programme. He now lives and works in Las Vegas where he exhibits in casinos, restaurants, wineries and local and regional art galleries. ■

The Beautiful Butterfly / acrylic on canvas / 36 x 48 cm

Alhemo / acrylic on canvas / 48 x60 cm

MANU GIM Artist

Manu

Gim is a fine art photographer and master of light. His work centres on an exploration of abstract landscapes. In Prism, the artist documents refracted golden sunlight on the surface of the sea, as seen through the window of an aeroplane. In Nebula, a pink cloud floats above a landscape of cumulus blue and white clouds. Vinyl transforms the roof of vinyl greenhouses in Andong, South Korea into a wave of light and shadow. Gim distils nature into abstract forms that have an ethereal magical quality, making us look at our natural surroundings anew. His images capture the atmospheric and abstract beauty of light. These works are taken from the artist’s Temporal Horizons series,

“an ongoing project that explores the diverse methods in which natural lights both unveil and accentuate the textures of nature within the temporal and horizontal planes that they cohabit with humanity,” explains the artist.

Gim has a prestigious academic background, having studied History and Classical Studies at UCLA, and Art History at Sorbonne University before transitioning into photography. He went on to graduate from Magnum Photos x Spéos School of Photography's Creative Documentary and Photojournalism course. Gim was Born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in Los Angeles, USA. He now lives and works in Paris, France. ■

Nebula / Photography

Prism / Photography

Behind The Mask / ink & pen, digital paint / 26 x 18 cm

YUKARI MOLLY Artist

Yukari

Molly’s illustrations convey the artist’s incredible draughtsmanship. Using ink, pen and digital paint, Molly creates a cast of otherworldly characters occupying enigmatic and fantastical universes. The artist meticulously hand draws powerful goddess figures and mythical creatures using a painstaking technique involving delicate lines and fine dot work. Her monochrome drawings are a celebration of light and shade. Works such as Prayer Followers, Behind the Mask and Executioner, embody the artist’s childhood inspirations, from myths to folklore and fantasy. The female figures in these works are formidable and commanding. Molly has created a world of female power imbued with magic and mystery.

Molly is a designer and painter living in Tokyo, Japan. Her creative journey as a child, with a passion for myths, monsters and fantasy. Her interest in line drawing began when she started experimenting with copperplate engraving as a student. From there she worked as a graphic and web designer. Three years ago, after the pandemic, she returned to her artistic practice. Describing her influences, Molly summarises, “In my works, fantasy inhabitants appear, and they are the world I would like to inhabit. The expression of light and darkness is the greatest romanticism.” ■

Executioner / ink & pen, digital paint / 33 x 25 cm

Prayer followers / ink & pen, digital paint / 24 x 17 cm

The Art of Collecting

“Art was, seriously, the only thing I’d ever wanted to own. It has always been for me a stable nourishment. I use it. It can change the way that I feel in the mornings. The same work can change me in different ways, depending on what I’m going through,” explained legendary musician David Bowie in an interview with the New York Times in 1998.

Bowie’s words speak to the transformative power of owning a piece of art. Indeed, many have found the allure of owning art addictive. Herb and Dorothy Vogel donated their collection of over 4,782 conceptual and minimalist artworks to the National Gallery of Art in 1992. The postal clerk and librarian had used their modest earnings to amass what has been described as one of the most important collections of post-1960s art collections in America. They bought what they loved, carrying home artworks on the subway and displaying them in their single-bedroom New York apartment.

The Vogels collected art with no consideration for profit or investment. They built their collection to support artists, acquiring art that excited and interested them. This is the golden rule when it comes to collecting art: buy what you love, what interests, inspires and excites you. There are important practical steps involved in building a collection that include researching and understanding the work of an artist, collating provenance and authenticity documentation, and following display and insurance advice. However, when it comes to acquiring art, this is a deeply personal endeavour. Artio examines some of the many different approaches that can be taken when building a collection.

Medium

Acollection can focus on artwork made using a particular medium. For example, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, video, or NFTs. Each medium has its unique attributes. For example, prints can be a more affordable way to purchase work by an established artist. The market for prints is more accessible and they are easy to transport and care for, compared to a sculpture or painting. Many people who collect NFTs praise the transparency of the market and the ease of authenticating the work. Paintings are often valued for their singularity and the tactile visceral nature of the medium. David Furnish and Elton John have amassed a vast photography collection which will be exhibited at the V&A in London this year. In an interview with the BBC, Furnish explained, "I think when things are captured photographically, it's irrevocable. It really locks it in time."

Subject matter

Acollection can contain works across a range of media and time periods, but focus on a single subject matter, for example, portraiture, abstraction, still life or landscape, to name but a few.

This gives the collection a framework within which to explore how a range of artists approach and interpret a particular subject. Such a collection has the potential to be visually and contextually diverse yet underpinned by a central subject.

Historical period

Many collectors collect work from a particular time period. This gives a collection a unique art historical context. For example, the personal collection of prominent collectors Eli and Edyth Broad focuses on post-war and contemporary art. They have acquired nearly 600 works by art stars such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Guy Wildenstein owns a collection of masterpieces dating from the 14th to the 20th century, reported to be valued at $20 billion. The Wildenstein Institute is renowned for cataloguing prominent work by acclaimed Impressionists, thereby increasing their value

Theme

Acollection can be built around a particular theme, such as female artists, artists born after 1960 or artists from a particular geographical region. For example, collector Valeria Napoleone began collecting women artists in the 1990s, amassing a collection of almost 500 artworks dedicated to female artists from the 1970s to the present day. Napoleone’s collection is a testament to her commitment to supporting and representing female artists. Musician Alicia Keys and her husband producer Swizz Beatz have built the Dean Collection, focusing on the work of African American artists, establishing their position as powerful patrons of Black art and culture.

A collection can be built within a framework or with no framework at all. What counts is a collector’s relationship to an artwork, how it makes them feel and what it brings to them in their home. A collection can document the journey of a collector, the places they have travelled and the experiences they have lived. A collection is as personal as the collector’s reasons for collecting. As pop artist Keith Haring is quoted as saying, “Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.”

“I found in painting the inspiration to start a path of relaxation, well-being and introspection through self-knowledge of my emotions and experiences, giving me the freedom to express the feeling of life,” explains painter ARTangelus. Using acrylic, oil, watercolour, gesso, and myriad natural raw materials such as sand, stone, wood, fabric and paper, the artist builds surfaces that have a sculptural quality.

ARTangelus is interested in creating volume and texture using different techniques and materials. Caress and Diversity are imbued with deeply textured abstract surfaces that trace the emotion and movement of the artist. The result is a body of work that has an enthralling elemental and atmospheric quality.

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CARESSES / acrilyc on canvas / 100 x 80 cm

ARTangelus

Artist

DARIA CALLIE Artist

Daria Callie’s paintings are extraordinary. The artist has developed a unique visual language that combines photorealistic portraiture with gestural abstraction. Light infuses the oil painting entitled Peace. Callie has captured light so exquisitely that it is almost possible to feel the warmth of the sunlight hitting the model’s face. In Moments in Time, the artist paints a woman emerging from a series of abstract brushstrokes, her face, skin and hair are rendered intricately and naturalistically. Callie’s paintings are emotionally resonant as well as figuratively realistic. They embody a feeling, a mood and an atmosphere. As the artist explains, “I aim to capture the essence beyond the visual, focusing on the emotions and energies within my subjects.” ■

Peace / oil on canvas / 50 x 40 cm

Moments in time / oil on canvas / 45 x 38 cm

IRYNA GÖTZ

Artist

Iryna Götz’s large-scale works are exquisitely painterly and opulent. Figures and animals are depicted in dramatic tableaux among glistening chandeliers and luxurious fabrics. There is a powerful sense that these works are capturing a scene within a story, as such they are reminiscent of classical history paintings. Götz creates an undertone of darkness and mystery in her paintings. In The Girl with Dogs, the figure of a child is turned away from the viewer while dogs appear to fight in the foreground. In Game of Rabbit, a dog holds a rabbit in its jaws while two young girls sit among animals, one girl holding a rabbit while staring out of the painting. Works such as The Girl with Dogs and Game of Rabbit have an enthralling narrative quality, leaving the viewer to muse on the allegorical and symbolic meaning of her subjects. ■

Game of rabbit / acrylic on canvas / 100 x 100 cm

The girl with dogs / acrylic on canvas / 100 x 80 cm

Arefined beauty permeates the work of Iryna Dolzhanska. Working with oil on canvas, the artist paints classical still-life compositions, elevating objects of everyday life. Dolzhanska’s work embodies a painterly realism that captures the texture and three-dimensionality of her subjects. Bird in Tulips is an atmospheric still-life of a bird figurine among delicate tulips. Dolzhanska has captured the light reflecting on the small smooth bird, the delicate grain of the wood and the waxy texture of the flower’s petals with heightened realism.

In Pain depicts the unravelling of an embroidered sleeve. The painting is exquisitely intricate and deeply poetic. In an artist statement, Dolzhanska is described as “capturing the quiet elegance of daily life.” ■

IRYNA DOLZHANSKA Artist

Bird with a Pear / oil on canvas / 50 x 60 cm

JEAN PAUL SOUJOL BENEDETTI

Artist

Ursula / Photography / 100 x100 cm

Jean-Paul

Soujol Benedetti is a conceptual photographer inspired by minimalism and contemporary painting. His images convey the artist’s fascination with the elemental nature of colour, taking inspiration from painters such as Yves Klein and Mark Rothko. The colour blue is a central motif in Soujol Benedetti’s work. In Contemporary the artist distils the colour blue into pure form, creating an image that is imbued with a sense of limitless space. Ursula is also dominated by the colour blue, this time with a pair of disembodied blue legs in the centre of the image, creating a captivatingly uncanny and surreal image. Both works are composed within a square format with a horizon line at the centre, aesthetic principles that are central to Soujol Benedetti’s practice. ■

/ Photography / 100 x100 cm

Contemporary

KJELL FAGERHEIM

Artist

Kjell Fagerheim is a trained technical draughtsman and a classical guitarist. The artist has developed a distinct visual language comprised of black-lined figures containing intricate coloured patterns. Fagerheim’s work is enthralling for its idiosyncratic originality. The artist’s body of work is powerful because it communicates a singular aesthetic employed across various media. Sirkus has a joyful musical quality. The central figure appears like a harlequin on a spotlit stage in front of an audience. The figure is bedecked in musical notes and detailed repeating patterns. In 9/11 terror... The Scream Fagerheim depicts a finely rendered yet richly patterned face in profile, mouth open in an expression of horror or pain. ■

Sirkus

9/11 Terror...The Scream

LEE HEESUNG Artist

Lee

Heesung’s paintings depict individuals in their everyday environments. The artist captures the daily moments that define our lives. Heesung skillfully captures these figures in their own private worlds, while the rhythm of the wider world unfolds around them. In Universal Ancestor the central figure gazes out across the water while two friends converse behind her, and a woman pushes a baby in a pushchair. In Nomad-Rhyzome No.17 (Mirror), a woman stares at her reflection in a café, while traffic moves across the window. Heesung’s paintings convey a sense of time passing. Quotidian subjects are rendered using a vivid expressionist colour palette, calling the viewer to look at these everyday scenes from a new perspective. The artist skillfully portrays individuals who appear lost in their own inner worlds, while simultaneously being part of a universal experience. The titles of these works powerfully allude to humans as interconnected individuals journeying through life. Heesung explains, “Through this work, we seek to pursue warm-hearted compassion and hope, striving to find our role as individuals who think, communicate, and engage as active participants in the world.” ■

Nomad-Rhyzome No.17

The Universal Ancestor

LATANA Artist

Sanctuary / Oil and Gold Leaf / 30 x 30 cm

LATANA works across a broad range of media including photography, sculpture, painting and NFTs. Rather than being tied to one medium, she channels her creativity through myriad creative expressions. The diversity of her practice is represented by the two works Sanctuary and Hand of Time. Sanctuary is a meditative painting created using oil paint and gold leaf. The softness of the paint and the muted colour palette result in a calm and restful work. Hand of Time is a large-scale marble sculpture which has a monumental presence and symbolically captures the passage of time. The piece makes a bold and impactful statement. In her artistic biography, LATANA invites the viewer, “to think deeply about life’s complexities and how everything is connected.” . ■

Hand of Time / Marble Sculpture / 289 x 137 x 121 cm

Liza

Basay’s enchanting paintings embody a dreamlike fairytale sensibility. Working in acrylic and watercolour the artist has developed an instantly recognisable visual language characterised by female figures, fine lines, rich colours, flora and fauna. Little Red Cap from the Magic Forest Collection has a narrative quality, the central figure is presented among lush red flowers and verdant foliage, wearing a red cape. Everything is rendered in rich colours, yet with a characteristic softness. Dreamy Emma from the artist’s Secret Garden collection is reminiscent of Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints with their highly controlled stylized aesthetic. The female finger is intertwined and embedded within an intricate landscape of trailing leaves and blooming lotus flowers.

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LIZA BASAY Artist

"Dreamy Emma" Secret garden collection / Watercolor on paper / 50 x 70 cm

"Little Red Cap" Magic forest collection / Acrylic on paper / 40 x 50 cm

Marco Grechi’s paintings bear a lightness of touch. In works such as Ensemble and Labirinti, the artist celebrates the fluidity of the acrylic and ink, allowing the paint to move across the white canvas. Centring on delicate gestures and minimal forms, these paintings embody a sense of space and freedom. They express the artist’s stated desire to “look for what is beautiful and makes life lighter.” Within the artist’s use of primary colours, travelling lines and spirited splashes of paint, there is a feeling of playfulness and experimentation. As Grechi explains, “On several occasions I find myself playing with the materials I work with and then creating something, as if I were a child again. Colours and their shades convey emotions that would sometimes be difficult to share with words. The lines, the colours, the nuances in a work of art, as in the relationships between people, become characteristic elements in constructing and composing the story.” ■

MARCO GRECHI - MARK

Artist

Ensemble / mixed media on canvas / 100 x 80 cm

Artist Marek Kubski is a prolific painter, composer, musician, screenwriter, satirist and writer. The expansive and eclectic nature of his creative practice translates to his approach to painting, where he explores genres as diverse as symbolism, impressionism, expressionism and pop art. His large-scale works Waiting and Dream embody the artist’s interest in abstraction and figuration. The abstract piece Waiting is imbued with a dynamic sense of energy and purpose. In Dream, we see a figure reclining in a landscape of vibrant colours and abstract forms. The artist explains, "Painting is everyday work. If you work for some time, there comes a special state in which we can do more, which makes it easier for us to achieve a decent result. However, it is the result of previous struggles... you can call it intuition." ■

MAREK KUBSKI Artist

Waiting / acrylic on canvas / 80 x 70 cm

Dream / acrylic on canvas / 200 x 130 cm

MERVE GÖKGÖZ Artist

Merve

Gökgöz’s hand-built stoneware vessels are exquisite sculptural objects. Her pieces embody a profound affinity with her chosen medium. Göckgöz creates unique ceramic works that have a natural organic quality. Her pieces recall objects found in the natural world, such as seed pods, shells and fossils. Dark Rumination celebrates the materiality of clay, the petal-like forms have an incredibly tactile surface texture. Layers embodies a smoothness with an aperture reminiscent of a conch shell. Embodying a refined minimal aesthetic, the artist employs a colour palette that incorporates earthy tones and natural hues. Göckgöz pays close attention to the finish of the work, creating tactile textures and surfaces that play with light and shadow.

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Dark Rumination / Handbuilt Stonewear / 25 x 40 x 40cm

NINA HONIGSCHNABEL

Artist

Nina

Honigschnabel’s works emerge from a deep engagement with the act of painting. Through a variety of techniques, the artist builds tactile surfaces and abstract forms. In works such as Deep Sea, the surface of the work takes on a sculptural quality, cracked gold paint recalls the earth’s textured surface. Layers of white and blue come together like a misty horizon. Ocean View captures the light and shadow of a seascape, alluding to golden sands and an ocean reflecting the sky’s light. Honigschnabel explains, “For me, painting is something magical that takes place in my mind as a colour story of its own. By spatula and mixed techniques…and by using several shades of colour, I create my personal soul and fantasy paintings with individual moods.” ■

Ocean View / Acrylic on Canva / 70 x 70 cm

Deep Sea / Mixed Media on canvas / 70 x 70cm

TAEREE PARK

Artist

“To me, under the ocean is a mysterious world but it's full of wonders. The ocean is a place of hope, freedom, and dreams for my soul. I dream and dance in the world of imagination and feel jubilant and free,” explains artist Taeree Park. Park is fascinated by underwater worlds and her paintings embody this sense of enchantment. Rather than depicting a figurative replication of the ocean beneath the surface, the artist captures her imaginative interpretation of these underwater worlds and the way they make her feel. Oil on canvas paintings Under the Sea #6 and Under the Sea #5 are joyous riots of colour and movement. Brightly hued currents jostle across the surface of the canvas, suggesting waves, currents and seaweed. The outline of a fish emerges from beneath the textured tangle of patterns. ■

Under the sea #5 / mixed media on canvas / 91 x 121 cm

Under the sea #6 / oil on canvas / 60 x 76 cm

TİNA * Kristina Savelyeva is interested in harmony and balance. Her sculptural circular works are wall-mounted and backlit. They literally and figuratively glow, illuminating the gallery and symbolising the light of the sun. In The Sun and The Balance, the artist employs a colour palette that incorporates metallic gold, bronze, black and vivid blue. These highly decorative and richly textured works embody a precious jewel-like quality. Both pieces have a symmetry to them, their form is reminiscent of an eye or a planet. Explaining the inspiration for The Balance, Savelyeva lists the balance of elements incorporated in the piece, “harmonization of the inner self and external space… moon and sun. Creativity and rationality. Left and right hemispheres. Balance of the universe.”

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TINA

Artist

ULLA HASEN Artist

Untitled (0871) / Acrylic on pape / 58 x 42 cm

UllaHasen works quickly and intuitively, transferring her energy through the medium of paint. Works such as Untitled 0871 and Untitled 0370 embody the artist’s spontaneous expressive approach that results in minimal abstract compositions. Hasen does not overwork the paper or canvas, instead, she incorporates white space into her composition. These paintings show an artist who enjoys the process of painting without a prescriptive or predetermined idea of how the painting will evolve. Indeed, Hasen explains, “Observing what happens when one strokes the paper with paint without any idea. Which way does the arm go?” For Hasen, the creative process is one of observation and experimentation, “Pausing, stopping - the joy of looking, because the paper and the paint have begun to speak to me.”

Untitled (0370) / Acrylic on pape / 42 x 58 cm

UTAELLAMARIE PETER Artist

“I like to show the surprising, the strange, the surreal in my works,” explains German artist Utaellamarie Peter. Working in acrylic or oil, her large-format paintings explore diverse subjects, from animals and abstraction to landscapes and the human figure. What unites her practice is a desire to create a moment of reflection, in a world flooded by mass media imagery. Peter elaborates, “Perceiving and reflecting - in a world flooded with news and images, painting offers a space for debate and positioning.” In paintings such as Abstrakt 24-01 and Abstrakt 24-02, soft clouds of yellow, turquoise and pastel pink emerge and recede among dark spaces, giving the work a contemplative quality. Peter has trained in classical and modern painting and art history at the European Art Academy in Trier and the Kunstwerkstatt Mainz. ■

Abstrakt 24-01 / Acrylic on canvas / 90 x 60cm

Abstrakt 24-02 / Acrylic on canvas / 90 x 60 cm

VERONIQUE GEORGE

Artist

Veronique George’s wave paintings are watery landscapes infused with light and movement. Dreams and Waves is imbued with mystery and magic. A river at night snakes through the centre of the canvas, glinting under a midnight blue sky layered with nebulous light-filled clouds. There are suggestions of thick vegetation, starlight and water diamonds. Waves to Happiness is a painting characterised by a sense of freedom and lightness. It is possible to get swept away in George’s cresting bluehued waves. The artist has taken a classic and timeless subject and used it to explore her own personal and emotional journey. In this way, her paintings are both symbolic and autobiographical. The artist states, “I am very enthusiastic to share my ‘Waves’ and their message of hope and happiness with you. They translate perfectly my spiritual and artistic development.” ■

Waves To Happiness / Acrylic on canvas / 61 x 91 cm

Dreams And Waves / Acrylic on canvas / 40 x 30 cm

YAHAIRA VANNUCCHI

Artist

Yahaira Vannucchi is an abstract painter based in California. Inspired by her everyday experiences, Vannucci seeks to connect with others through her practice. Freedom Energy is from the artist’s large-scale canvas series. The scale and composition of the piece represents energy as a powerful force. The painting’s muted colour palette enables the work’s textured surface and expressive abstract form to command the viewer’s attention. Oil paint has been thickly applied with a palette knife creating a shape reminiscent of a wing in flight. The composition of the piece creates a sense of upward energy. Yellow Mountain is from the artist’s Mountain Top series. Vannucchi employs an economical visual language in order to capture the drama of a mountainous landscape. The painting recalls shifting tectonic plates, ravines, rocky fissures and glacial plateaus. ■

ZSUZSA KLEMM

Artist

Berlin-based artist Zsuzsa Klemm describes her artistic practice as “a method to capture the fleeting moment, sensations, impressions, and thoughts in images, and to manifest the inexplicable with form and colour.” Working primarily in mixed media and acrylic, Klemm takes inspiration from myriad sources from film, philosophy and literature to current social issues and art history. Her visual language embodies an intuitive approach to colour and form. In Magic Place and Playful City, there is a dynamic interplay between joyful colours, liberated shapes, and expressive mark-making. These works demonstrate the artist’s mastery of her medium, here paint is loosely applied in almost translucent washes and thickly layered in textured brushstrokes. Klemm’s paintings seek to capture what cannot be explained in words. ■

Playful City / acrylic on canvas / 100 x 70 cm

Magic Place _02 / acrylic on paper / 100 x 70 cm

The

Biennale of Women In Art is a global art event designed to celebrate contemporary female artists.

CHELSEA OLD TOWN HALL, LONDON, ENGLAND

SEPTEMBER 26 – 29 2024

Bringing together over 200 artists from over 50 countries, this carefully curated exhibition will provide a unique opportunity for visitors to acquire artwork by new and established talent, and to give voice to previously underrepresented artists.

The Biennale of Women In Art is an important occasion to build upon existing efforts worldwide that strive for more balanced gender representation in the art realm. The exhibition will develop and reinforce the momentum of this movement, providing a platform to showcase the creative ingenuity, unique perspectives, and shared humanity of a global collection of female artists.

We look forward to welcoming thousands of art lovers, interior designers, curators and collectors across 4 days in the heart of West London. The event will incorporate a program of talks and an awards presentation.

In an increasingly interconnected world, artistic expression knows no boundaries. The Biennale of Women in Art celebrates the diverse talents of female artists who have transcended geographical and cultural limits to create works that resonate on a global scale.

Explore the extraordinary female artists selected for the 2024 edition of the London Biennale of Women in Art. ■

“Beyond Borders” exhibition, hosted by ARTIO GALLERY at the

European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, Spain.

October 11-13th, 2024