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Artists
from ISSUE 47
JackBordnick
My sculptures and photography incorporate surrealistic, mythological and magical imagery often with whimsical overtones — aimed at provoking our experiences and self reflections. Aiming to unbalance our rational minds, the predominant imagery deals mostly with facial expressions of both living and “non-living” beings, and things that speak to us in their own languages. They are mixed media assemblages that have been assembled, disassembled and reassembled, becoming abstractions unto themselves. I am an Industrial design graduate of Pratt Institute in New York.
RachelDzinga
Rachel Dziga is an American artist who received her M.F.A in Florence Italy for Interdisciplinary Art and has exhibited and participated in international artist workshops. As well she has recently been featured in the book: Women Makers of Arkansas. Her practice is built upon a foundational need to disseminate and analyze collective concepts. This series of cyanotype prints beckon one to look deeper. Can one feel nostalgia for a place they have never been? All works were developed in plein air allowing the sun to impart variance. Employing the spectrum of indigo to imbibe the viewer to slow down and fall into the resonance of mystery.
JosephineFlorens
Josephine Florens is a professional oil painter . Was born in Odessa, Ukraine on September 22, 1988. Lives in Bad Grönenbach, Germany, as there is a war going on in Ukraine. Graduated from Odessa National Academy of Law and received a Master’s degree in Civil Law , graduated from Odessa International Humanitarian University and received a Master’s degree in International Law. She started painting in 2017. She studied individually at the Art-Ra school of painting. Josephine Florens is a member of the National Association of Artists and Sculptors of Ukraine , member of the Odessa Marine Union, Ukraine, honorary member of the Union of World’s Poets and Writers. Creates oil paintings in various genres, such as portrait , landscape , still life , genre painting , animal painting , marina . Works with oil paints. Calls her direction of painting as modern vintage. Website is https://josephineflorens.com
ElinaGhanbari
Elina Ghanbari is a self-taught and intuitive artist. She believes that in art, you can set yourself free. Elina uses her emotions to express herself through her art. She finds an incredible connection between mind and heart that turns those feelings into art. She published her artworks in many international journals such as ojalart and internetvoid & Abstractmagazinetv, etc. She started to pursue her goals and dreams as a professional artist since 2013 until now. Her artistic name is “Elinart.” link : https://zez.am/elinart
MelissaGoodnight
Melissa’s work has appeared in Lunch Ticket, Moon City Review, and Litro among others. She earned her BA from Missouri State University, her MA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and her MFA from Mississippi University for Women. She lives in Atlanta.