Magazine
Code: MGZ403788931
Link: https://www observica com/pe2022
Date: 20-Nov-2022
Publisher: Discover the Artist
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Art is the corporeal representation of the deeply unsettling knot of humanity, which the artist tries to untie Adam Strange started his art career during the mid-eighties, exhibiting locally in Southwestern Ontario before graduating from the Ontario College of Art (OCA) in 1992 with a focus on magic-realism and old master technique Adam studied and was in uenced heavily by the direction and guidance of his father, an artist and technical illustrator, as well as OCA professor Carmen Cereceda, a Chilean muralist who was an assistant of Diego Rivera Over the decades, Adam's artwork has seen his tools change from traditional materials into the digital realm, but the journey has remained the same challenging viewers to question the world around them and to live in a world of their own making
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From the time I was a small child, I wanted to be an artist During my childhood, art was not considered to be an important pursuit In the Kansas City, Missouri school district, we had a traveling art teacher for about½ hour per month I was also a very academic child and knew that I needed a scholarship to go to college I got my scholarship to a very good academic collage and graduated with a degree in Sociology I spent years working with children in a variety of capacities One day, out of the blue, I decided to be an artist As usual, I jumped in with both feet I took some painting classes with the focus on the elements and principals of design I spent hours in my cold dark basement practicing until I was able to create some good watercolors
My watercolors are painted in a nontraditional manner and I was grati ed that they actually worked I started doing shows around the United States and have won numerous awards, participated in juried exhibitions and have work in private and corporate collections around the world
When Covid drastically changed our lives, I decided to pursue a new direction and started using “Textural Acrylics” These are created with a palette knife on canvas Incorporating modeling paste and acrylic gels as well as wood and collage have led me to a new awakening. Painting primarily in an impasto style, I become immersed in the process as I have a “conversation” with the painting so that a joyful merging of color, texture and creativity emerge. Every painting invites the viewer to come into the world on the canvas and make it their own I love my new direction and can only imagine how my paintings will grow in the future
biafarin com/artist?name=gayle-faulkner
Painting,
W:24
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Graduated from Department of Visual Design, Hanyang Women's University
Through paintings I want to give viewers the courage to dream and hope to move forward, with the powerful lines and various colors emanating from the canvas
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Icamehomeaftergoingout Iexpressedmybusyspaceinaroomwheretherewasstillnesswithwarm colors Iwanttoo eralittlecomfortwithwarmcolorsthatoverlapeachotherasiftheyarepermeated
I paint because it's the only way I've learned to translate and face my demons Since I was raped I have been ghting a war in my head, one I often feel I'm losing This work is both a cry for help and a cry of relief How do you nd peace when you don't know what it really means? This embodies a ght I fear I've come to identify with more than myself
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Jack Wray
b ) 1980 Seaside, CA
Award winning ne art painter, adventurer, husband and father of two young boys Best known for his detailed and colorful intimate portrait paintings of ora and fauna The subjects are created in a realistic style and placed in loose, vibrant, and often imagined environments In addition to his solo show Progression of the North American Diet at Monterey’s Salvador Dali Gallery in December 2019, his work has appeared in several juried group shows in galleries across North America
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Lisa Auerbach is an intuitive artist and photographer Whether it be painting or photographing, Lisa delves into the mystery of creation with complete openness and lets the image reveal itself to her She listens She waits She plays She walks away And she listens some more for the gentle whisper of creativity When she hears it, everything else falls away, and she can then channel the magic of mystery and create
Her love of photography started in her teens when her father gave her a NikonF It was attached to her wherever she roamed After college she moved to NYC and worked on her MFA in Photography at Pratt Institute Then she decided to experience the world and bought a one-way ticket to Mexico, living on a co ee plantation hidden away in the hills of Oaxaca. From there, she ew to the Yukon, and was a chef for a mining camp When everything froze she bought a beat up old RV and tried gold mining in Northern California While she has settled down in Pennsylvania, she has not given up her love of adventure. During 2021 she explored Puerto Rico and drove her Jeep cross country, camping out of it and experiencing the beautiful country that she lives in. She documents her adventures with photography wherever she goes.
In 2021 Lisa also decided to paint. She comes from a long line of artists and felt a strong pull to explore this form of creativity The magic was instant and painting is now a part of her When she's not photographing her travels, she is in her studio painting the mysteries that reveal themselves to her.
And the journey continues...
- Pratt Institute, partially completed MFA in Photography
- Temple, Fox School of Business, Executive MBA
- Studied at the Art Students League in NYC
- Solo exhibit at the Art Center at Ambler, Sept 2021
- Lisa Mann Fine Art online gallery, group show, Oct 2022
- Published in Artistonish, Sept 2022
- Finalist in 2022 6th Landscape Art Show International Gallery
- Upcoming: Solo show at Art in the Storefront, Ambler (May-July 2023)
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Hale Allen grew up on a small mountaintop chicken farm, where he developed his love for art, wildlife and the natural world
He studied with sculptor Joe Moss and landscape architect Ted Browning while at University of Delaware After which, Hale studied with master oil painter, James McGinley for 4 years at Newark School of Fine Arts and Industrial Design, with 2 years continued study at The Art Students League in NYC Hale received a Master’s in Painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in 1994
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Painting, Oil Color
W:48
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Audotidacte, initiated by a father passionate about photography, Maurice-G Du Berger rst came in contact with this art form at an early age, but it is only during his adolescence that he developed is interest into photography He will make his weapons by developing its rst images in the back room of a photographer in his neighborhood
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Priyanka is a full-time artist and an educator from the San Francisco Bay area She is known for her diverse designs and colorful vision Her style is nuanced by a range of inspirations, including women, religion, ora, and landscapes, etc The personal edge that Priyanka brings to each painting alters and enhances recognizable subject matter, cultivating an imaginative visual experience Her paintings evoke contrasting emotions while provoking thoughts both visually and conceptually and triggering an emotional response
Priyanka is painting since childhood and started exhibiting her work in 2019, since then her series of original paintings have been displayed at events for various organizations and won art awards at juried exhibitions
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Painting, Oil Color
W:36 H:48 in 2020
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Minelle Gaya was born in Karachi in 1990 She graduated from the National College Of Arts in 2013 with a BFA degree securing a distinction She was also a full bright exchange scholar at Montclair state university in New Jersey
Minelle has participated in a number of exhibitions, both group as well as a solo These have been national and international She completed an art residency program in Istanbul, Turkey in 2015 She has also done many commissioned art projects from 2013 to 2015
Minelle currently lives in Karachi teaching at a Montessori and is a resident artist at The Colour Blue- a company established to promote and encourage the empowerment of those facing mental health challenges Her most current work is based on these mental health challenges.
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I have, in my 78 years as an artist, done sculpture, drawing, painting and Trompe l'oeil Four years ago I was accepted into the International Association of Astronomical Artists, and have specialized in painting the heavens ever since I have had my work exhibited on line and in Galleries
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Painting, Oil Color on Canvas W:9.50 H:14.18 cm 2015
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My education and work experience in sculpture and landscape architecture gives me a unique perspective for public art As a former landscape designer and community planner, I have a special appreciation for the elements involved in the design of public spaces, and the considerations required to successfully integrate public art
Through the inclusion of interactive opportunities to engage and participate with the artwork through touch, sound and movement, my concepts push the boundaries of the public experience Light is a connective thread that runs through my work, and I believe in light’s ability to enliven a space
biafarin com/artist?name=blessing-hancock
W:300 H:216 in 2022
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Hi, my name is Anat Harel , I am an Israeli creative artist I like to sculpt statues, and breathe life into them I sculpt large sculptures, and participate in exhibitions where I present my sculptures My working method is precise sculpting in clay, creating molds for casting the statue
I live in Israel, I have 3 lovely children, and I worked for many years as a senior banker in a large bank Hope you also enjoy my creations
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Inthestatue, EveisheldbyalargehandthatcanbeinterpretedasthehandofGodholdinghersothatshe willnotleaveheavenorasthehandofAdam Inthestatue,youalsoseethesnakecoilingaroundherbody anditisnotclearwhoisincontrolandwhoisbeingcontrolled Forme, Evesymbolizesastrong, opinionatedwomanwhocanovercomeanychallenge
Rebecca is a contemporary abstract mixed media artist based in West Columbia, S C Rebecca began painting as a child whose father was an artist She had explored many mediums throughout her life such as, watercolors, landscapes, ower and pet portraits in oil In 2018, Rebecca discovered abstract art and has passionately embraced it as the style of art that evokes and liberates her creative spirit Rebecca feels this type of art allows her to have full creative freedom when she works Rebecca constantly searches for ideas to make her art unique and beautiful She loves to experiment and push herself in hopes of taking her art to the next level She prefers to create art that exercises the viewers imagination Her work speaks to those who like to interpret art She enjoys hearing what people see in her art and how a piece can bring out positive emotions in them. She wants people to view her work and feel peace, happiness or energy.
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Aura Kuperberg is an emerging artist, working primarily in terra cotta She often employs bold, textured and deeply a ecting images inspired by her therapeutic work with adolescent and young adults with cancer As a witness to both their su ering and resilience, her pieces translate the profound emotional experience of illness into a visual language
Education
Studied under:
Jonathan Bickart
George Lafayette
Sherry Stevens
Exhibition
2014 from her: An Exhibition by Women About Women, Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles
Collections
Private collection, Los Angeles, CA
Private collection, Tel Aviv, Israel
Private collection, West Orange, NJ
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Kris Laping is an artist living and painting in Boston’s South End neighborhood Kris has been painting and drawing since childhood and works primarily in oils and acrylics She paints actively, spontaneously and intuitively, using a bold color palette While her earlier work was gurative, her recent painting has been in uenced by the abstract expressionist movement, especially Willem de Kooning’s and Joan Mitchell’s work Kris’s painting ranges from strict geometric to more cursive and seemingly amorphous structure Her artwork is inspired by music, nature, urban life and issues related to social justice and global public health
Recently, her work was selected for the 2022 School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Tufts University) Annual Art Show and Sale, and the 2022 StoveFactory Gallery Winter Exhibition in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Her work was featured in the October 2022 issue of Artistonish Magazine Her painting, Maddie’s Way, will be exhibited in the new inpatient building at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s art installation in early 2023.
Kris has been working in philanthropy in Boston for over 35 years and is currently the Chief Development O cer for Beth Israel Lahey Health
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Lovleen Aulakh is an Austin based artist who creates unique mixed media paintings with acrylics, alcohol inks, 3D textures, gold & silver leaf gilding etc Her meditative art themes range from abstract to spiritual Even though Lovleen is a trained architect who worked over a decade in the sustainable design and construction industry, art has always been her calling She got her rst art commission in highschool and has been creating as well as teaching art in her leisure time ever since 2020 social distancing time was a blessing in disguise for her, as she got uninterrupted time to paint and develop a meditative art practice Dedicating her life to art was a very natural next step, so she decided to pursue art full time
Lovleen now runs ‘Inspired Art Studio’ from her home in North West Austin where she experiments with new mediums, materials and techniques for her mixed media art and helps students of all ages discover their inner artist
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Painting, Acrylic, Mixed Media
W:18 H:24 in 2021
Whitepeacockhasmanyspiritualsymbolismsinvariousfaiths&traditions Formeitexempli es 'Detachment' Howeverbeautifulhisfeathersmaybe, onedayhewillhavetoshedit Justlikeus, however beautifulwemaycreateourhumanlifeexperience, wehavetoshedit&leaveitallbehind
Growing up in Detroit, MI and its suburbs I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by a range of world class visual arts and music These in uences, along with a vibrant mix of people and cultures helped shape my interest in the arts
When approaching a blank canvas, I start with a general concept but accept that my initial idea may have to be altered or even abandoned during the painting process, otherwise the painting will be lost Making the nal painting work is somewhat of a negotiation with the painting itself I approach abstract expressionism as a dance, and the canvas always leads
My goal as an artist is to evoke the imagination and emotions of the observer, engaging them in abstract paintings with no real sense of beginning or end, and providing the observer with much to consider.
My work is currently in private collections throughout the United States and Canada. Recent exhibitions include the Morean Art Center, and the Five Deuces Galleria Upcoming, a solo exhibit at Optik! (St Petersburg, FL) in March, 2023.
biafarin com/artist?name=gary-menzel
Over the course of her career, Sanders has worked extensively as an arts educator, program designer, and community builder while consistently maintaining her artistic practice She is the award-winning founder of Open Ground Studios (OGS) in Monterey, CA an artist collective and community studio for emerging and professional artists, and creative adults Her leadership through OGS has landed her several awards including “Champion of the Arts” in 2019 through the Arts Council for Monterey County
In 2018 she turned her creative commitment to oil painting and from this point forward, she is a painter Sanders is passionate about civil and human rights and has cultivated her studio and gallery space as a resource for local activism, collaboration, and exhibition She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago In January 2021 she was diagnosed with advanced-stage ovarian cancer and is now a 1-year cancer survivor.
biafarin com/artist?name=denese-sanders
W:80 H:60 in 2022
Galleryinstallationisintendedtobedirectlyonthewallwithtacks *Canbeprofessionallystretchedif needed Thispieceembodiescompletesurrendertoanunfathomabletruth Avulnerabilitythatrequires everyounceofbraveryandtrustthattheuniversewilltakecareofyou
Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture
Courtney Minor is a self-taught mixed media collage artist and photographer who spent most of her life researching people and how they express themselves She took a decade long break from creating anything only to have it come bursting to the surface years later
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Penny Fraser’s mission is to uplift and empower women through photography and art She is known for her passion project "40 over 40 Bombshell Series" in which she photographed 40 women aged 40 and beyond and collected their inspirational messages and stories In July 2022, Fraser exhibited the rst collection of this Series at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale, FL The purpose of the exhibition was to challenge societal views on women and aging by showcasing their beauty and strength Laura B was in the 40 over 40 Bombshell Series and had her image and empowering message displayed along with the other women in the Series In addition to being in the 40 over 40 Bombshell Series, she commissioned Fraser to do an art piece that tells her story Fraser named it "Survivor" and aimed to capture her true essence of her love, beauty, and joy, while documenting her journey to good health in order to uplift others in which cancer has touched their lives.
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Lauren “Magdalene” Nelson, born in Wichita Kansas, attended Skagit Valley Community College, Washington State University, and is currently a student at the University of Central Oklahoma Magdalene’s art is centralized around her passion for animals and is inspired by her time as a horse training apprentice in her youth While she has an interest in both drawing and painting, her focus is equine oil painting Her oil paintings strongly emphasize form, line, and color Magdalene will graduate from the University of Central Oklahoma in December of 2022 She further plans on pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art and eventually becoming a professor
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Jacqueline Lorieo lives in Yonkers, NY She is a sculptor, medalist, and Occupational Therapist She started her art career over three decades ago and began studying gure modeling with Greg Wyatt Lorieo models in clay and carves in wood and stone, with her pieces ranging from life size to small handheld medals Many pieces are gurative fragments, red in clay or cast in bronze or glass She has exhibited in numerous shows in the U S and abroad She has work in prestigious public and private collections including The British Museum, The American Numismatic Society, St Lukes Hospital, Helen Hayes Hospital, and Gaylord Hospital She has won several awards including the gold medal for sculpture from the National Association of Women Artists Lorieo participates in several art organizations and is current co-president of Hudson Valley Art Association, and Mamaroneck Artist guild, and is a board trustee on others
biafarin com/artist?name=jacqueline-lorieo
Drawing, Painting
Born 15 May 1953 in the USA Emigrated to England at the age of 24 I have always been creative in many di erent elds and now choose to devote most of my time to coloured pencil works
biafarin com/artist?name=robin-rudolph
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I am a creative photographer and a graduate from the One Year Conservatory Program in Photography from New York Film Academy I specialize in Commercial Photography and have expertise in product, portraiture, food and beverage, my current work explores the abstract fusion of commercial, nature and wildlife Studying at NYFA broadened my creative gaze, honing my skills and creative thought process, resulting in the growth of new work ethics and aesthetic professionalism I am a native from Goa, India, and currently living in Hoboken, NJ I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts specializing in Graphic Design and a Diploma in Professional Photography from Light and Life Academy, Ooty, India
biafarin com/artist?name=nikita-kamat
Issue
Digital Arts, Painting, Graphics, Photography
Tatyanna Taylor is a Chicago-based visual storyteller, graphic artist, and designer She is a recent graduate in Graphic Design and African-American Studies from Saint Xavier University Tatyanna’s creative work is about racial injustice in the Black community Her art addresses discrimination that words cannot fathom: police brutality, killings, wrongful convictions, and racism She is fascinated by stories and images that carry deep meanings through the lens of cultural history
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Digital Arts, Digital Painting
W:18 H:24 in 2019
Asofthemakingofthispiece, African-Americansmadeuponly134oftheUS population Thispiece referenceslostlineageduetotheAfricanDiaspora Also, itdemonstrateshowdi erentAfrican-Americans arefromAfricanimmigrants
I have been many things to many people Now I draw your attention to small details In the environment that are easily overlooked My goal is to astonish
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Jackson was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina He received his B A from Furman University in 2022, where he also received the Glen Howerton Award in Art and a teaching fellowship for the introductory ceramics class Jackson has participated in several local and online exhibitions and was recently published in Artistonish Magazine He currently works as a pottery instructor and production assistant Looking forward, Jackson aims to pursue an M F A so that he may teach ceramics at the university level
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Sculpture
W:5 H:16 in 2021
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