CENTRE OF ARTS 4 SEASONS
AthensArt International Philanthropic Exhibition 4570 Members 7 Continents 152 Countries
Monterrey/Mexico 2014
Prof. Dr. Takis Alexiou 39, Salaminos Str., 153.43 Ag. Paraskevi / Athens Tel./Fax: 0030-210-6011904, e-mail: profalex@otenet.gr Oropos / Sykamino / Pano Laka, 190.15 Nea Palatia / Attica www.athensart-2010.ning.com Mob.: 0030-6944128460, e-mail: ca4s@otenet.gr
CA4S-ATHENSART SHORT CV CA4S-AthensArt is a non-commercial and non-profitable International Artists and Art Lovers Community. There are no fees either for inscription or participation in all Events, in Greece and abroad. Our philosophy is based on the “Positive Side of Life”, as well as in the “Power of Friendship” that can change through Art the World peacefully. For the last 30 years, the Centre of Arts 4 Seasons (CA4S) created various cultural Events like “Kavafia”, “IaponiaJapan-Japon”, “Multispectacle 4 Seasons”, “Multispectacle Aristophanes Androgyne”, Philanthropic Art Exhibitions in Greece and abroad, published books and produced CDs, organized numerous Conferences, etc. In the year 2010 we realized our first International Arts Festival AthensArt, in collaboration with the Cultural Organization “Technopolis” and under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and the City of Athens, with the theme “The Positive side of Life” and “Friendship through Art can change the World”, and participation of 300 artists from 5 Continents and 65 countries of the World. During 2011 AthensArt has been present in Monterrey/Mexico with Prints for Peace, in London/UK to support victims of HIV in Tanzania and to assist children in Zambia, in Vienna/Austria with a philanthropic exhibition for the victims of Earthquake-Tsunami in Japan, in Piraeus/Greece in collaboration with UNESCO’s Association for Peace, in Rostov Region/Russia with our International Arts Festival and in Ubá/Brazil. In Greece, besides our Syntagma Square exhibition and participation in the Egyptian Cultural Week dedicated to Naguib Mahfouz in Athens, we started our AthensArt Odysseia in “Ambelonas” Corfu, making a second stop in the “House of Culture” of Rethymno /Crete. For 2012 we were present in the State Picture Gallery of Izmail/Ukraine and in the 2nd Egyptian Cultural Week in Athens, dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in collaboration with the Embassy of Egypt. Our AthensArt Odysseia continued its journey in Greece in Naxos in the Former Ursuline School and in Corfu in the Patio of Corfu’s Psychiatric Hospital. On 2013 we have been in Gallery Apartment No 10 of Odessa/Ukraine, and have postponed our invitation from Bibliotheca Alexandria/Egypt for next year, due to political situation. On 2014 we have already been on May in Bispgården/Sweden, on August in Vienna/Austria and on October we will be in Rostov on Don/Russia.
CA4S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our journey to Monterrey/Mexico, started with the enthusiasm of our good Friend and Representative in Mexico, Guadalupe Victorica, to organize, in collaboration with Arte Desarrollo Humano, Prints for Peace México and Centro Cultural Loyola de Monterrey, an AthensArt International Philanthropic Exhibition, from 25/9/2014 - 25/10/2014. All artworks, after the exhibition, will be donated to the Children Public Hospital, Hospital Universitario. The theme of the exhibition is “La joie de la vie”, that’s why all artworks are joyous, inspiring children, parents and doctors in their healing process. The exhibition also hosts local artists. The Administration’s Council of the Centre of Arts 4 Seasons CA4S-AthensArt would like to thank all for their participation. We thank, also, our good Friends Farah and Panos for their contribution in preparing our e-catalogue, in collaboration with the head of our AthensArt Designers’ Group. For 2015 we are already officially invited from Finland, remaining open our official invitation from Bibliotheca Alexandrina of Alexandria/Egypt. Further on, we are in discussions with Dayton/Ohio USA, Albania, Russia, Mexico and Brazil and we plan to renew our presence in Athens and Thessaloniki. Finally, we would like to invite all our Friends for 2015 to our next AthensArt International Arts Festivals and AthensArt Odysseys, continuing in these troubled times, to spread our idea of FRIENDSHIP through Art... Litsa Marandi, CA4S-AthensArt Secretary
HEALING THROUGH ART...
Dearest Friends in Mexico, In AthensArt we feel really honored to be able, through our artworks, to support the needs of a Children Hospital in Mexico, and thank our good Friend Guadalupe for offering us this unique opportunity, spreading our message that Friendship through Art can change the World peacefully… We think that the artist of today has to underline the barbarity of our societies not anymore in a cruel and violent way, but in a satiric and humoristic one, in particular when his audience are children... What is important too, we consider, is to describe with our brushes and colors the friendly societies, we wish to live and share among us with our children... Of course people need money to survive, to have a place to stay, to eat, to be healed, etc, means to fulfill their real needs… But money is not an end in itself… People can find ways to live a full Life, and be happy, without money... But they can never find ways to live without Love and Friendship, they become tense, anxious, sick and die… I often remember the words of Albert Einstein: "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." What are fairy tales? As far as we know, they open our minds, they make us free, that’s why, Freedom can be experienced only by those, who are really Free, through imagination, fairy tales and dreams... Freedom does not
depend on nationality, religion, social class, genre or possessions... Freedom is exclusively a state of Mind... A state of Mind that has overcome fear and anger... A state of Mind that has achieved full Understanding... A state of Mind ruled by Beauty... We wish you all the best in your endeavor‌ Always with Love and Friendship, yours, Prof. Dr. Takis Alexiou, CA4S-AthensArt Chairman
MONTERREY/MEXICO 2014
Last year I was fortunate enough to donate two of my paintings to a Low Socio Economic Hospital and to a Public School in a low SES area of Monterrey. This was made possible to the vision of an artist friend Lolys Cabriales that has been a volunteer for many years at hospitals. I feel happy just to imagine that my paintings are inspiring and comforting people in need. When I shared this painting with my friends of Athens Art, Professor Takis Alexiou liked the idea and decided to cooperate with this project. I was only a means for this exhibit – donation to happen. Arte Desarrollo Humano organizes 6 exhibits a year about printmaking and the themes are peace and human rights. I had never organized something like this and I was nervous. Professor Takis was always supportive, reassured me of the process and was enthusiastic about the outcome. I am glad I believed in his enthusiasm. I am so inspired by the answer and generosity of all artists members of Athens Art. We received all works of art ready to be hanged. I would like for this philanthropic exhibitions and donations to Hospitals to take place in other countries and I will happily donate my art work also. Guadalupe Victorica, Founder and President of Art for Human Development & Prints for Peace MÊxico
TAKIS ALEXIOU Takis Alexiou, born in Alexandria of Egypt, studied architecture in Germany and completed a pioneering Dissertation linking architecture to psychology. He has given lectures at European Universities and was Professor at the HFG Offenbach/M. in Germany and at the AUA University of Athens. He has held many private and group art exhibitions: TU Dresden, S&S Basil, Forum des Halles & Maison International du Théâtre Paris, Palazzo Venezia Venice, Royal Festival Hall London, Greek Press Center New York, NTOG Tokyo, Attatürk Cultural Center Istanbul, Art Addiction Stockholm, Melina Merkouri Hall Nicosia, Salvagos and Kavafis Halls Alexandria, Kreonides Gallery – Polyplano – Adam Gallery Athens, Old French Knights’ Quarters Rhodes and many others. He is active in music composition: Under one’s Breath, The song of the birds, Voices without a Face & Red Wind. He was granted first Diploma at the International Art Addiction, Stockholm. ABI (USA) included him amongst the 5000 personalities in the world and awarded him with the International Peace price 2010 for practicing peace in thought, action and example locally and globally and IBC of Cambridge (UK) awarded him as one of the 2000 Intellectuals of 20th century. On 2006 he was awarded with the “International Cavafy prize”. His name is mentioned in various Encyclopaedias and Art Diaries. He has written numerous articles, studies and books.
THE GREEDY AND THE JOYFUL CAT - HOMMAGE TO MARC CHAGALL Mixed media on canvas, 50x70cm each, 2014
THEODOSIA ARGYRAKI ASSARGIOTAKI Theodosia Argyraki Assargiotaki was born in Heraklion Crete where she lives, works, paints and writes poetry, drama, novel, mainly for children. She does visual studied and presented the art in thirty-seven solo and group exhibitions. Her first solo exhibition, Heraklion Crete 1997. She teaches painting to children and adults, and people with disability. She participates in international Biennale, arts festival, Greek and international symposia and conferences. Her work has been published in books, arts albums and magazines. She has organized the direction and created scenery and costumes for theatrical performances. Honored with Greek art and international awards. Her work can be found in private and public collections in Greece and abroad.
PARAMYTHIA Digital Printing, 34x43cm, 2014
PANOS ARVANITIS Panos Arvanitis was born in Athens 1991. He is a student of Civil Engineering and member of CA4S-AthensArt Administration’s Council, representing the Young Generation. Among his hobbies is Photography and Video.
JUST LIKE HEAVEN Digital photo, 30x40cm, 2014
KIKI BARDANI Kiki Bardani was born in Athens on January 29, 1962. He graduated from the School of Athens and the University of Rhodes in pedagogical studies. She has been working as a teacher in elementary school for the last 15 years. It is the first time that she participates in an exhibition. She lives and works in Athens.
SPRING Digital photo, 30x40cm, 2010
ELENA BOLGOVA Elena Bolgova was born at Nevinnomyssk, Russia, on July 3, 1973. She has graduated at St. Petersburg State academy of Art and Design in the Book Graphics and Illustration Department (2002). She has also studied at Moscow Technologic Institute, Fashion Department. She has taken the First Program Scholarship, Finland Government grant, the “Muses of Saint-Petersburg”, Russia Government grant, the Sleipnir travel grant, Council of Ministers of Nordic countries. She has participated in many exhibitions: Artistic Hang Ups Gallery, Salinas Ca USA, solo exhibition (1995), Annual All-Russia Exhibition, Central Exhibition Hall, SaintPetersburg (1997), “Figures de Future” book exhibition, Paris France (2000),”Muses of Saint-Petersburg” competition First Prize (2002), Bologna Children’s Book Faire exhibition, Italy (2003), duet exhibition “Whelm” DiDi art gallery, Russia, (2004), duet exhibition “Promenade” Forum art gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, (2005), Non-Conformism Museum St-Petersburg: exhibition “Territory of Art”, “Mini-art”, “House festival” international exhibition (2007), What a marvelous game!”, State Fine Arts museum, Petrozavodsk, Russia (2008), Solo Exhibition BTV Bank, Petergoff, Russia (2009), International Art Exhibition AthensArt Rhodes, Greece (2009), Collective exhibitions: Naples, Italy ”A passo Con L’Arte” Castel Dell’Ovo (2010), “Dreams-Visions-Creations: The positive side of Life” AthensArt, Athens, Greece (2010),“Mini Art” NonConformism Museum, Saint-Petersburg (2010). From 2003 she is a member of Artists Association of Russia. She lives and works in Saint Petersburg.
BULLFINCH - OWL - SPARROW Acrylic on paper, 9x9, 2014
ADRIANA DALY PETEROVA Adriana Daly Peterova was born in 1983 in Slovakia, ethnic Hungarian, lives and works in Vienna / Austria. She graduated in Fine Art at the Matthias Bel University in Slovakia. She works with different techniques in drawing, painting and photograms. She is also a Cultural Manager and Art Specialist. She works with more than 500 artist from 27 countries and she organized (bis jetzt) 350 Exhibitions. The search of the “self” is the eternal, never to be seen in full, a road I must take. A significant component of my “self” deals with lines, colors, and movements. Colors should embody harmony; for the viewer they should arouse agreeable feelings. With my lines, I would like to show a high level of accuracy contrasting the photo-gram-movements that mirror autonomy. My art serves realization, not entertainment, transfiguration or the play.
YOU LOOK NICE TODAY Mixed media on paper, 15x20 cm, 2012
RICHARD DETHLEFSEN Richard Dethlefsen was born in Esbjerg, Denmark. He has attended many exhibitions such as: Amnesti International exhibition Denmark 1991, BRA Forårs/Efterårs/vinter-udstilling Denmark 1991-2009, Sct. Petersborg festival 2000, Coloristisk jamsesion Tobakken Esbjerg, Denmark, International printart exhibition, Daejeon Jung-gu Cultural center, Korea, 2002, Printart – Esbjerg-Korea Images of Asia 2003, Anniversary of St. Petersburg exhibition 2003, Korean Curency Museum 2004, Esbjerg-Hjælpen 2005 Denmark, Galleri Nyhavn 43 København Denmark 2005, Øksne hallen København Denmark 2006, Roskilde festival Roskilde, Denmark 2006, Galleri loyd Oslo, Norway 2006, Politikens Hus København Denmark 2007, Det Danske Kultur Institut, Bruxelles Belgiun 2007, EU-art museum Malmø, Sweden 2007, Lessedra gallery & Contemporary Art Project Sofia, Bulgaria 2008, Gaude Mater The center of culture Promotion Czestochowa, Poland 2008, Galleri Amare Stavanger, Norway 2008, Kalklinbanans mobile udstilling Eskilstuna, Sweden 2008, “A Viagem” at Chaoyang Park Beijing, China 2008, Gallery Marziart Hamburg Germany 2008, Landfillart Project, Pennsylvania U.S.A 2009, Nationalpark Vadehavet Project, Marbæk Denmark 2009, Galleri Sung Daejeon Korea 2009, That Gallery, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong 2010, Kalklinbanans mobile udstilling Eskilstuna, Sweden 2010, Gallery Broadway New York U.S.A 2011, Il Borgo Gallery Milan Italy 2011(solo exhibition), Ministry of Environment Denmark 2013, United Nations Headquarter New York USA 2013, “Active Aging” National Museum in Alba lulia Romania 2013, Gong-Ju Art Festival Korea 2013, Malom Gallery in Nyíracsád Hungary 2014.
UNTITLED Oil on canvas, 40x40cm, 2014
ELENI DIMOPOULOU Eleni Dimopoulou was born in Athens in 1959. She works in Agia Paraskevi (Athens). She studied in the YMCA and her teachers were Areti Floka in Hagiography, George Barounis in murals and Dimitris Stravolemis in art restoration. She has been teaching the art of Icon painting - Mural in the Metropolis of Attica and in the Western Attica’s Prefecture, adult education department, from 1995. She is an art conservator in Maritime Tradition Museum since 2000, where some of her works can be seen. She worked with the European Institute of Maritime studies and research from 1998 until 2002 for the restoration of its artworks. She has restored frescoes and icons in the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen in Agioi Anargyroi. She has participated in the following exhibitions of Byzantine Iconography: December 1999, in the House of correspondents of foreign press (solo), October 2000 and church species in EKEP (group), July 2003 under the auspices of the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi (group), August 2004 at the Maritime Tradition Museum (solo), June 2007 in the Agioi Anargyroi(individual), September 2009 at the Duchess Placentia Palace, Penteli (solo).
ARCHANGEL MICHAIL
DAGMAR DOST NOLDEN Dagmar Dost Nolden is painter and sculptor. She was born on 1948 in Prague, Czech Republic, but has been living in Germany since 35 years. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague CZ and graduated with award. She has participated in many exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world, such as: Hussite Museum in Tabor CZ, Kunstforum St. Clemens Cologne D, Burgh House & Hampstead Museum London UK, City museum Castle Ledec CZ, Kunstverein Alsdorf D, Homeland Studies Museum Slany CZ, Gallery of Memorial Lidice CZ, City Museum and gallery Hustopece CZ, Museum Sokolov CZ, City Muzeum Caslav CZ, etc. She also participated in several Festivals, such as: Cologne Paper Art D, Expo Arte Bari It, Edinburgh Festival Fringe UK, Triennale di Milano It, D, La Casa dell’ Arte Bolognano It, Art Fair Shanghai China, Museu d’Arte de Santa Catarina Florianopolis Brazil, Art Prague CZ, Art Insbruck, Art Fair Art Fair Beijing China, Museum Kamenice nad Lipou CZ, City Museum Cologne- Museum Zuendorfer Wehrturm De, Parallax AF London UK, Waldesovo Museum Praga CZ, Museum Budweis CZ, Palazzo Ducale Genua It, Oudheidkundig Museum S. Michielsgestel NL, Fiere Di Regio Emilia It, Izmail Picture Gallery Ua, New York Art Conference USA, London East Festival UK, Third Free International Forum Bolognano e Creative Rooms“ Hotel Certosa 53. Biennale di Venezia It. There were about 50 personal exhibitions up to today and her work belongs to private and public collections in many countries. Most of her artworks, paintings, sculptures, objects and installations are about the different forms of energy. Everything is streaming and changing.
SOURCE Acrylic & mixed media on canvas, 20x20cm, 2012
HENGAMEH FARAHMAND Hengameh Farahmand was born in Shiraz (Iran) 1962. She lives and works in Hamburg (Germany). The most striking element in Hengameh’s paintings is her passion for vivid colours and oriental motives, which she explores through the use of a wide range of unique mixed media techniques. She often explores themes of love, aspiration, dreams and compassion, often blurring the boundaries between imagination and reality. The surfaces of her paintings are also a very important aspect of her work; the marks and textures and the play of light onto metallic surfaces brings a third dimension to works which often leave viewers transfixed. Hengameh has exhibited her works widely with a prominent exhibition at the Open Air Gallery in Berlin, followed by several international exhibitions around the globe such as, Athens (AthensArt-2010), Vienna Travel Gallery, the Acquire Artsgallery in London, Grekof Museum Rostov on Don/Russia, Veakio open air Theater of Piraeus in Athens dedicated to PEACE and other group exhibitions in Crete, Chora of Naxos and Corfu, International Prints for Peace in Mexico and International Arts Festival Bispgürden in Sweden. Her last work can be seen in seventh international prints for peace in Monterey in Mexico.
ANGEL Oil on canvas, 30x30cm, 2014
BORIS GANTSELEVICH Boris Gantselevich, a sports press photographer, was born in 1952 in Krasnoyarsk. He’s been living in Israel since 1999. Boris has got a collage degree in geography and biology from Krasnoyarsk Teacher’s training college. His photos were published in Krasnoyarsk newspapers and magazines on a regular basis. I am interested in speleology, rock-climbing, traveling and sports. At university I was fond of both – professional photography, mountains and speleology. After this I was also keen on rock-climbing and mountaineering, but I was not quite fit for these kinds of sports neither in terms of health, nor abilities. Since 1974 sledge sports has been getting more and more popular in Krasnoyarsk. The rock-climbers, speleologists and mountain-climbers were those people who promoted it. I became the judge of a republican category in sledge sports, in many competitions. I was also interested in bandy and many other things my life. I began seriously engaged in photography being a college student. But later my hobby has developed into a lifetime hobby. After graduating from college my professional activity has been connected with taking photos and sports. In Krasnoyarsk I worked at the School for Olympic Reserve, and at the Sports Complex/Club for Development of Higher Sports Skills. I also supervised over the children’s club of photo travelers “Light”. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much opportunity to work as a sports photographer in Israel. I had to work very little. There was no work available, and I have got a few other interests. Anyway the passion to creativity is still there. I dream to ride a bicycle from Israel to Russia back home and take a series pictures while traveling.
SPRING SONG Photo, 30x40cm, 2011
MONIKA IATROU Monika Iatrou is a Painter, author & ghostwriter, living and working in Vienna and Greece. Study journeys also to Spain. Study of cultural management. She has held numerous exhibitions since 2002 in public places, cultural centers and museums in Austria, and single and groupshows in Italy, USA, Spain, Germany, Greece. She has further compentencies in Consulting - Corporate Cultural Responsibility and Sense of Space & Corporate ARTwork. Making the invisible visible is important for me in my paintings as well as in my seminars and publications. I am very inspired by human beings and their deepest emotions and want to transfer their emotional messages into my artworks. A language which usually remains invisible. I love strong colours, especially red as the blood of life and paint in series on issues that affect me. My paintings do not have any title, because: “The less we are determined from outside, the stronger one’s perception.” is my mayor concern. My favourite material is Oil & Acrylic, Coal, Oilpastels on canvas, paper, wood.
BEST WISHES P AND HIS FRIENDS Mixed media collage, 60x30cm, 2014
MINA KORDALI ALEXOPOULOU Mina Kordali Alexopoulou was born in Agrinio. She graduated from Arsakeio School of Palaio Psychiko in Greece. She studied Economics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and she engaged in business. Her love and passion for art led her to study art in Paris. She studied Drawing and Painting at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts ENSBA of Paris, Painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts ASFA, Photography under Manolis Baboussis, Scenography under Christos Palamides, Mask under Vassiliki Psarrou and she graduated the ASFA in 2008. From 2005 till today she has participated in many group exhibitions in Greece. On 2009 she participated in a Cultural Event by the Greek Embassy in Abuja and Lagos of Nigeria. She has held the following solo exhibitions: “In the Rhythm of Color”, Titanium Yiayiannos Gallery, Athens/Greece (2009), “Music Session”, Galerie Catherine Niederhauser, Lausanne/Switzerland (2010), “Crescendo in Light”, P.C. Visual Arts Centre “G.Karydes”, Filothei Athens/Greece (2011) and “Streams of Light”, Gallery Skoufa, Athens/Greece (2013). Her works can be found in private collections in Greece and abroad. She is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece. She lives and works in Athens.
ANGELS
ASTRID KRÜGER Astrid Krüger was born in 1966 in Glückstadt of Germany. She has studied stone sculpturing (1998-2004) with Thomas Behrendt and painting at Freie Kunstschule Hamburg. Since 2006 she is painter with the focus on oil respectively oil/acrylic on canvas and with occasional forays into ink painting. On 2013 she was in the summer academy of Leipzig with Steven Black. Some of the exhibitions she participated are: Egyptian Cultural Week in the Egyptian Embassy of Athens/Greece, AthensArt Odysseia in the Psychiatric Hospital of Corfu/ Greece, AthensArt Odysseia in the Cultural Center of Naxos/Greece, Art for Japan in Vienna Travel Gallery, Vienna/Austria, AthensArt Odysseia in the Cultural Center of Rethymon Crete/Greece, Altonale 13, Helm & Helm Interior Hamburg/Germany, Laufende Ausstellung, studio exhibition, Hamburg/Germany, Friendship through Art can change the World, Technopolis, Athens/Greece, Schwingung, Town Hall, Norderstedt/Germany, Du und unsere Welt, Querhaus, Hamburg/ Germany. She works and lives in Hamburg, Germany.
SMILING FACES Oil on canvas, 30x24cm, 2014
AGNESE KURZEMNIECE Agnese Kurzemniece was born in Latvia, 1973. She is printmaker, illustrator, Graphic Designer and painter. She got her MFA in the Department of Graphic Art of the Academy of Arts, Latvia. She has exhibited since 1990. Her works are found in private collections in Latvia, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, New Zealand, Austria and United States. I have always been interested in art - rather feeling about things, not the same things. The base is a line that inspires the next stroke and visualize ideas. And the most important in the work is directly process - search, research, creating a layer-by-layer.
MERMAIDS Intaglio on paper, 11,50x12cm, 2014
ANTONIA MATZOUKA Antonia Mantzouka was born in 1985 in Athens. Between 2003 and 2008 she studied at the Polytechnical School of Fine Arts (ASFA) of Athens having as her professors the famous artists Mr. John Valavanidis, Mr. Michalis Manousakis, Mr. Panos Charalambous and Mrs. Daphne Angelides. At 2008 she graduated with honors, having already two specializations: in painting and mosaic. She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Greece and abroad with the Groups of “UNESCO” and of “Athens Fine Arts Festival” winning awards and prizes for her artistic creations. Her first solo exhibition was held in September 2008 - during the European Geoparks Conference - at the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest in Sigri, which is a European and Global Geopark. From September 2009 to 2010 she had her postgraduate studies specializing in "Artistic Creation, Editing and Research" at the University of Barcelona with a scholarship from the Foundation Maria Kassimatis. At the same period she got another specialization at “Art therapy” and in “Special Education”. Since 2010 along with her exhibitions she works at the Greek Ministry of Education in special schools and she, also, creates illustrations for children's publications.
PERSONS AND MASKS Oil on canvas, 30x30cm, 2014
OFER MIZRACHI Ofer MizraChi is an artist, creating philosophic art. Ofer is working near Jerusalem in the last 20 years. He feels the nature and has his unique techniques to capture the exact moment that he had in mind. patiently and tirelessly he's creating art on a daily basis, with the basic belief that there is lots of good in the world, and his art is trying to capture this and pass it on. His art is spreading over oil paintings, photographs and writing. None of the photographs is being manipulated by digital means.
FELIZ ROJO - FELIZ VERDE
MANOUSOS NANAKIS Manousos Nanakis was born in Heraklion, Crete in 1969. He has a secondary education degree. He is a student in Photography and Architecture and he is also studying Drawing and Painting. He has published two poetic collections: “Voiceless entreaty” (2000) and “Biography in seven acts” (2005). He graduated from the non commincion officer’s academy in Greece (1985). He has participated in AthensArt exhibitions in Athens/Greece, Vienna/Austria, Rostov on Don/Russia, Corfu, Rethymno/Crete and Bispgården/Sweden.
TOGETHER Digital photo, 30x40cm, 2012
TAHAR OUAMANE Tahar Ouamane was born on 12th March 1954 in Biskra in southern Algeria. Tahar began his artistic career in 1971. Paintings, etchings, frescoes and illustrations and furthering his training of etchings in Bulgaria, Cuba and France... To date, he has illustrated more than 250 literary works. He started exhibiting from 1975 in Algiers, Bulgaria and Germany...and in 1978 he participated at the "World Expos of Young Painters" in Cuba. Since then Tahar has exhibited globally at Spain, Switzerland, France, Italy, and Tunisia to Washington in USA, Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, South Africa, SouthKorea, Greece, Russia, China,etc... He painted also many murals and ceramics in Algeria for specially universities... His works are in several private collections, governments and Royal museums around the world. He lives and works in Algiers since 1975.
BLUE DREAMS Monoprint, 30x50cm each, 2006-2007
ANNA PATROU Anna Patrou is born in Athens in 1966. She studied painting at the National School of Fine Arts in Athens from 1986 to 1992 with professors Panagiotis Tetsis and Chronis Botsoglou. Additionally Anna studied Fresco and Byzantine icons painting with professor Kostas Xinopoulos. Since 2002 Anna lives and works in Holland. During the time Anna has attended many group exhibitions such as: Exhibition students of Fine arts in Crete, Exhibition Athens University of Fine arts Graduates in the National Gallery of Athens, Landscapes in the Opus 39 Gallery in Cyprus, Trees Stadhuis Gemeente in Gorinchem in Holland, AAF Affordable Art Fair in Amsterdam, Summer exhibition in Holland, Kunstroute Woudrichem in Holland. Anna has also created Solo exhibitions such as: Greeks Byzantine Icons in Holland, Angels chemical Blond Art Gallery and Matzoumatzou in the Art and Design of Amsterdam, "Believe it or not in’’ the Gallery Gorinchem in Holland, Anna Patrou Paintings in the Folklore Museum of the Nikolaos Dimitriou Foundation of Samos in Greece.
CHILD WITH SPHERES Oil on canvas, 35x45cm, 2013
DEV UDAIYAN Dev Udaiyan My art is figurative, conceptual and abstract – i.e. it is Fabtual and I am an exponent of Fabtualism. My main role is a facilitator between the philosophical works of Deleuze and Guattari, semiotic theory, the bridge between syllogistic logic and symbolic logic and modality as per the self defined axioms of my own artistic confines. So in other words I am a bridge, ‘a neutral’ between syllogisms and symbolisms, between vernacular art and conceptual art (as practised by Sol de Witt, On Kawara and Joseph Kosuth in the late 60-70s). I am currently extending this bridge to capture the theorems outlined by Edgeworth Johnstone’s and Charles Thomson’s figurative paintings. So in other words, you can refer to me as 'The Neutralist' or my art as Neutralic in nature. Coupled with these various dyadic or binary relations, the media I use also has a dualistic/multiplistic nature. I used to be a pure oil painter but I am shifting my technique and consciousness in parallel with the theorems that I am engaging in on a daily basis. I am mixing digital art, traditional art, oil/acrylic/pigment painting and modern curatorial and archival practise to disseminate a series of dualisms or neutral standpoints that I am attempting to question. So Neutralic Tradigitalism could be a word you'll be hearing in the near future.
THE ROUND CHURCH Pigment ink, acrylic & oil on canvas, 40x30cm, 2013
VICTORICA GUADALUPE Victorica Guadalupe was born in 1952. She is a Mexican Artist and Social Science Researcher. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Art and a Doctorate of Social Science Research. Guadalupe was a foreign student in the US for 14 years in San Diego and Minnesota. Until 2005 she was a research professor in México working with communications and social issues. She has been working with Art for Human Development since 2005. She gives Art workshops with the topic of Family Violence. Guadalupe has done 10 solo exhibits and around 30 collective exhibits. She has done 7 solo exhibits with the topic of Migrants from Mexico to the US. These exhibits have been in México, United States and England. She is presently working with the topic of Migration and Family Violence and organizing the Fifth Prints for Peace art call. She is working and living in Monterrey México.
GUARDIAN ANGEL Acrylic on canvas, 60x70cm, 2014
JOSEFINA VILLARREAL AGUILAR Josefina Villarreal Aguilar was born Monterrey, Nuevo Le贸n. She is a Paint Teacher and she lives and works in San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico The friendship of children and their mascot is a fraternal relationship, which makes them live and enjoy every moment when they are together. Understanding that, makes everyone live fully their life for all time they are together.
ALWAYS FRIENDS Oil on canvas, 50x60, 2014
GEERT WEGGEN Geert Weggen was born in Assen a Dutch town. He is a man who lives with and in magic. Creation and to create is his life. Living in love and light are his goals and his living. He trained in cultural work especially in creative and spiritual fields. He educated in photography, music, masonry, wood art and other creative areas. He gave workshops in creativity, spirituality and performed concerts in different countries: Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. During his life he had many different jobs: healer, shaman, artist, builder, social worker, actor, photographer, masonry, carpenter, garden designer etc. After having traveled extensively and has lived in Srilanka, Holland, Denmark and Sweden, he reached Bispgården a little village in Jämtland. Here in Sweden he has his workshop, gallery, company and his education school. He exhibited in Holland, Sweden and in Italy. He has a permanent exhibition room at his home. He won different prices in photography: National Geographic, newspaper Vlt and in other places. Different photos are published. His company is focused on photography, digital art, carpentry and masonry. Beside this his company; Hardeko, is busy with natural architecture, nature and spirituality. The last 10 years he has been living and working in Sweden and he uses the name Hardeko to his company. He evolves continuously in new technologies and new ideas.
BEAUTY & JOY Photobook with 52 photos
SABINE WURZ Sabine Wurz was born in Belgium in 1966. She has lived, traveled and worked in many countries, mainly in Greece, Mexico, the U.S., Portugal and Spain. Since 1989 she lives and works as a professional painter in Iraklion on the island of Crete. She has participated on several private and collective exhibitions over the years and her work can be found in many private collections in Greece and other countries, where her talent and sensitivity is greatly recognized. She is a visionary, metaphysical artist who’s intuitive and artistic insights emerge as she sees through the eyes of Spirit. Her visions bring in peace, clarity and understanding. She practices meditation and Reiki since 2000 and she is a Universal White Time Healer since 2010. Combining her creative energy with her spiritual work and growth, she brings a measure of peace to an often troubled world, a way to reach deep into the soul, a reminder that beauty is not only out there but within. Some of her exhibitions have been held in Mexico City (1987 & 1988), Elounda Bay (1998), Candia Maris (1998), Atlantis (2000 & 2001), Knossos royal (2002), Exhibition Center Kriti (2002), Comune Di Bari / Italy with Giannis Chalambalakis (2003), Shop Gallery Sitia (2005), Theorio (2006), Mythos Art Gallery (2007), Community of Astraki (2007), Saint George’s Gate Iraklion (2008 & 2010), Elementary School of Sitia (2008), Art Center Emporio Santorini (2008), Art Bazaar Athens (2008), Sitia’s Art Exposition (2009), AthensArt Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Solidarity Expo (2011), Stamouli Art Gallery (2013).
PLAYING WITH LOVE Oil on canvas, 60x60cm, 2010
SHANGLIE ZHOU Shanglie Zhou (BE) is Born in Shanghai of China in 1958. She lives in Belgium and is a contemporary conceptual multimedia visual artist. Shanglie studied art and design at Shanghai Light Industry University and did advanced studies of multimedia-computer art. During the 80s, she did various in-situ researches on ancient Asian cultures as well as anthropological research. Her paintings and mural paintings were engaged in Chinese avant-gard movements and have been exhibited at the Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Denmark and in major cities in Japan. She received national art awards from the China Fine Arts Museum in Beijing and the Shanghai Fine Arts Museum. In 1991, she moved to Belgium and studied at The National Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Antwerp and was a Researcher in Ghent University. Since then, her drawings, paintings and multimedia works have won prizes internationally. She is best known for her 1997 art event in a Delhaize supermarket in Antwerp. In 1998, she realized the art project “Turbulence, a water project� in the City Swimming-pool Wezenberg in Antwerp. In 2003 and 2004 she staged a performance theatre piece with underaged refugees from refugee-camps in Belgium. She gives philosophical lectures at the FVG in Belgium and multidisciplinary workshops in Europe. She is doing researches on the interrelationship between art and philosophy in cultures; the interrelationship between art and public spaces, art and science. In recent years, she has been working for IYMF European art projects in Belgium, France, Scotland, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Switzerland, Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Finland etc.
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