CENTRE OF ARTS 4 SEASONS AthensArt International Arts Exhibition 4520 Members 7 Continents 151 Countries
Vienna/Austria 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. For 2014 we have been officially invited in Bispgården/Sweden, Vienna/Austria, Monterrey/Mexico and Suzhou/China.
CA4S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our journey to Vienna/Austria, started with the willingness of our good Friend and Representative in Vienna, Adriana Daly Peterova, to organize, in collaboration with Gallery “Lichtraum eins” by Paul und Sonia Siblik, an AthensArt International Arts Exhibition, from 8/8/2014 - 31/8/2014. The Administration’s Council of the Centre of Arts 4 Seasons CA4S-AthensArt would like to thank them all, as well as our Friends who will open their houses and guest our Friends from Greece and abroad that will visit Vienna. 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, Madagascar, Mexico and Brazil and we plan to renew our presence in Athens and Thessaloniki. Finally, we would like to invite all our Friends for 2014 to our next stop of AthensArt International Arts Festival, with a philanthropic exhibition in Monterrey/Mexico (1/9-30/9), continuing in these troubled times, to spread our idea of FRIENDSHIP through Art that can change the World Peacefully. Litsa Marandi, CA4S-AthensArt Secretary
HEALING THROUGH ART... “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.”, are the words of Albert Einstein. 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, Love and Friendship... It is time to reveal ourselves, showing to the whole world, who we really are, without any fear… And if what we are displeases us, then we have to change and become better persons, without any excuse or delay… To continue betraying ourselves and weight down the others for our miserable situation, can’t be accepted anymore by anyone… Many times mythological and religious symbols have been misinterpreted… For example the killing of a beast by Velerefontis in Ancient Greece, by Saint George and Angels in Christianity, or the so called great holy war in Islam… It has absolutely nothing to do with wars, violence and killing… It has to do with man’s therapy and elevation from individualism and selfishness to Love and Friendship with all living creatures and the entire universe… The acceptance of our own situation, our determination to change and enjoy whatever we do, and, finally, being enthusiastic about Life is the key to Love, Friendship and Happiness... People can find ways to live a full Life and be real happy, without a lot of money, but they can never find ways to live without Love, they become sick and die… Healed people are people who dream… Dreams are always the beginning of every new Reality… Our Reality in AthensArt is a World of Light, Dialogue, Peace, Love and Friendship through Art… Through Art, because Art, being directly related to Beauty, and Beauty to Emotional Therapy, can set us Free… LOVE is the key word of Life… Today, not only great mystics, but even scientists, psychiatrists, cell biologists etc, agree on that… The question that arises is: What is Love? What do we mean by the word Love? And, How can Love
be cultivated among People? As far as I have been taught, by a great Alexandrian Artist, Philosopher and Humanist, Ostad Mahmoud Helmi, Love and Friendship, is not just a superficial sensation or a mood of short duration. It is a law, as much as gravity is a law, being precisely described, which needs many years to be learnt, in order to overcome fear, anger and despair, and achieve, step by step, understanding of our own reality and the reality of our fellowmen… In our century, Artists have the duty to create only Beauty, because, more than in any other century, we, humans, need urgently Therapy… 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... What is important too, I think, is to describe with his/her brushes and colors the friendly societies, we wish to live and share among us, with our children... Let me close my short speech with the wonderful words of a great Brazilian woman poet Cecilia Meireles: “Renovate you. / Reborn in yourself. Multiply your eyes, to see more. / Multiply your arms to seed everything. Destroy the eyes that have seen. / Create others for new visions. Destroy the arms that have seeded / Forget the spoon. Always be the same. / And every time another. But always high. / Always away. / And inside everything” Prof. Dr. Takis Alexiou, CA4S-AthensArt Chairman
VIENNA/AUSTRIA 2014 Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Dear Prof. Dr. Takis Alexiou, Our common Friend, Adriana Peterova, sent me kindly your E-Mail. I would like to introduce me: My name is Sonia Amaya de Siblik and I work organizing culture events in our company like: Konzerts, readings and exhibitions. Adriana told me about your intention to have an exhibition in Austria. We will be very happy to work with you and the artists you are representing. I am really looking forward to meet you and your Artists. Paul and Sonia Siblik
Lichtraum eins by Paul Siblik Heinrichsgasse 2, 1010 Wien Tel. 00 43 1 533 31 21 21 Fax. 00 43 1 533 31 21 18
MOHAMED ABBAKAR HISSAN Mohamed Abbakar Hissan was born in Omdurman in 1969. He is a sculptor and has a Bachelor in Fine Arts (B.F.A) of the College of Fine & Applied Art of the Sudan University for Science & Technology. He completed his second B.A. Bachelor of Art, Philosophy Department at the El-Neelain University in 1993. He has participated in many group exhibitions such as: Italy Ambassador's house in Khartoum/Sudan, Joint exhibition, Swakin/East Sudan, Graduation exhibition, College of Fine and Applied Art, Khartoum/Sudan, Exhibition (Five Hundred Years for the Fonj Kingdom establishment), Sinaar/Sudan, Flowers Festival, Friendship Hall, Khartoum/Sudan, Group exhibition, Khartoum/Sudan, Sibyan Magazine exhibition, Sudan National Museum, Khartoum/ Sudan. National Culture & Arts Corporation, Omdurman/Sudan, International Exhibition of Sudanese Art, Temple of Peace, Cardiff Wales/Great Britain, Group exhibition at St. David Hall Cardiff/U.K, Group exhibition at Sudanese Restaurant Marawi in London/UK, Group exhibition at Sudanese national council for culture and Arts and at M.Mokhtars museum, in Cairo/Egypt. Mohamed has also created solo exhibitions in Sudan and participated in many workshop and activities such as: Lino cut workshop (with German artist Michel Huth), Amal Society workshop (slogan was "Children Right Agreement"), Drawing and Painting, Goethe Institute, Subiean Magazine 50th anniversary workshop, Painting workshop in France Cultural Center (with French artist Zenat), He is also an active member of Sudanese Environment Conservation Society, the Sudanese plastic artists' society and the Sudanese Sculptor's society.
OLD MAN Acrylic on board, 25x25cm, 2013
MARIA ALEXANDROVA ALEXIEVA Maria Alexandrova Alexieva studied Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius, and has a master degree in Iconography. Her solo exhibitions so far have taken place in Bulgaria, Germany and Ireland. Furthermore she has participated with her artworks to several exhibitions such as: Class of 95" BHG Burgas, Group exhibition of icons in Stara Zagora, A collection of icons in Pleven, Eco Fest in Veliko Tarnovo, Youth exhibition in the gallery of Matthew Town in Veliko Tarnovo, Project "Space" in Veliko Tarnovo, Theology in colors- exhibition iconography with Emilia Stoev at the art territory Natura, Saint Nicholas traditional exhibition,1st Balkans exhibition "Roots" BSU."Women" gallery in Burgas, Exhibition "Sea" CSR in Burgas, Evangelism paintings at the gallery Bulgarka city, International Biennial of Humor and Satire, Regional Exhibition Allianz in Bulgaria. She was also awarded with National Awards Allianz Bulgaria from 2011 to 2012 for painting, sculpture and graphics. Furthermore, she has completed many workshops during the years 2000-2013, such as: Art Colony St. Nicholas Monastery in Kavadarci, 1st Pedagogic Workshop in Kableshkovo, 2nd Teaching Workshop in Sozopol, Art Residence "The Old School" - Collectors of legends in Gorna Lipnitsa, Ceramic Work Shop in Kutahia of Turkey, International Workshop Byala. Restoration and Murals in several churches schools and temples are also an interesting topic of the artwork that Maria represents.
DIALOGUE
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 SONG OF THE BIRDS Mixed media on canvas, 70x100cm, 2014
KARIN ANGELE Karin Angele was born in Ulm (Germany) on May 13, 1965. She is an artist and actress. She studied at the Institute of Free Arts, Stuttgart, at the Technical College of Trier. Her major subject is Design II, Certified Fashion-Designer. She studied with Prof. Erich Kraemer at the FH Trier, at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, New York. She was honored by the Government of Palatinate as class valedictorian of Technical College of Design (1994). She was awarded by the WilhelmLorch-Award, Wilhelm-Lorch-Foundation, Frankfurt (1995) and was nominated for the “Lexmark European Art Prize Award 2004” (2004). She took part to a film Production Colonia Media GmbH and was the costume stylist for a daily-soap opera (1995). She has worked as an assistant at European Academy of Fine Arts, Trier, in the class of life painting (1997-97). She is also a Lecturer in life drawing and painting, Lecturer in figurative drawing and free figuration, Painting – RealismAbstraction (Since 1997), Lecturer in free figuration (Since 2005). She took part to many exhibitions, home and abroad. She lives and works in Cologne, Germany. Fragments conform to the whole / truths exist on parallel levels / in nonexistent times / senses perceive differently / depending on views’ angles / conclusive offering / various perspectives / insights into depths call for transparency
CAMI Digital print, 70x50cm, 2010
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.
PURSUIT
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
ALESSIA BABROW Alessia Babrow, born in 1979, is a native of South Africa. Versatile artist, explores the current art forms ranging from performance, photography, video art and installations to the recycling art. After studying acting, developing a very personal approach to the role of the actor, she approaches art with particular attention directed to the discovery of the self in its relationship with the surrounding world. A path that has led to a very thorough search of the spiritual realm, not only Western but also Eastern philosophies of Buddhism and Shamanism of South America. From her artistic beginnings, she is devoted to a comparison with current issues such as the environment, the global society, social issues and complaints going so far as to religion as culture of a given population. Her images are often a complement with which the user is directed by the artist through securities eloquent, sometimes provocative, but always evocative. Her artistic activity intensified in 2000, a period in which the artist breaks with his photographs and installations. Participated in numerous exhibitions and awards, and in addition to being invited to some group exhibitions in Italy, she is selected by juries of several awards. In recent years, she has been exhibited in Italy, China, Russia, United States, Greece and South America. Flanked by the works of artists such as Marina Abramovic or Yoko Ono. Participating in parallel with numerous art festivals, aimed at promoting peace and human rights. She predominates in her choices to give her contribution only in those projects aimed at raising awareness on human issues that espouse the values that set it apart. In 2013, she has given life to a project entitled “Fragile” with which exploits the medium “global” of social network with which it interacts offering monthly photographic work “Fragile”.
LEI Photograph, 30x30cm, 2013
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
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.
SACHERTORTE Acrylic on canvas, 30x30 cm, 2012
AMEL DJENIDI Amel Djenidi was born in Algiers on June 19, 1983. After attending the High School of Fine Arts in Algiers where she obtained a degree in Graphic Design, she obtained an educational grant in Brera Fine Arts Academy in Milan, Italy and a Master of Art and Sciences in the High School of Fine Arts in Algiers. She worked as graphic designer in advertising agencies and animation studios. She realized the poster for the Hergla Festival of short movies in Tunisia and was voice off in Unicef advertisement for Algerian Channel. She took part to group exhibitions in Saronno (Italy) and Algiers and in some festivals with her videos. In 2010 she obtained a Nomination in Africa Movie Academy Awards in Bayelsa, Nigeria.
ANA MRA Video, 2 minutes 22, 2014
FARAH DJENIDI Farah Djenidi was born on June 14, 1979 in Algiers. She was growing up in a world of colors and drawing tools of any kind, at the age of 15 years she began to computer tools using vector graphics software and image processing a few years later . On 1997, while waiting for her diploma of Technician in Marketing and Management (2001), she worked as Production Manager in a box advertising consultancy specializing in the illustration printed on "creation studio". From 2002 she joined in the creation of an advertising agency named "Imagina" where she is manager and responsible for the creation / graphic design. On 2012, as part of an international project with Pr. Takis Alexiou to promote friendship through art "AthensArt ODYSSEIA", she exposed in the international arts festival in Greece (Corfu and Naxos).
CLIMATE FLOOD Computer graphic, 28x42cm, 2012
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.
BURND GENERATION Acrylic on canvas, 40x100cm, 2013
EVA FELLNER Eva Fellner was born in Hungary and she is living since 1977 in Vienna /Austria. Eva obtained her first award at the age of 14 in Budapest in the field of small sculptures. She worked as a restaurateur in the Hungarian National Gallery. In addition, she took five times a week courses in Desi Huber’s Artist circle. She also worked in graphics and china paintings (porcelain) and ended successfully the course as a shop-window decorator. Furthermore she attended several courses and seminars in Vienna. She took part in 60 exhibitions national and abroad, among them participation in the “16-17th Seoul Int’l Art Festival 2007 & 2009” Korea, Biennale Florence, Gallery 24 Dumbo New York April 2008 Leopold peace prize nominates Castle Klosterneuburg, Int. Art Festival Kiev, Seihoun Gallery, USA, Athens, Santa Fe, Germany, Barcelona, Mexico, Hungary, Colombia, Argentina, Russia, China Winning Artist “The World’s Greatest Erotic Art Today” Vol3 Book Presentation and Exhibitions Tour/USA. Peace Project Exhibitions Tour/USA. New York Billboard Times Square. Räresentantin for Austria in the Museum of the Americas Miami and Director of International Artists Association in Hungary 21C ICAA. Her art can be found in numerous private and permanent collections. I put the person in the centre of my creating. I scoop on the one hand from personal experiences and, on the other hand, from my observations. The basic idea is present that every living being with his environment interoperates and rules an Interdependez. The interlinkings which arise from it become visible in my pictures.
DREAM Oil on canvas, 70x100cm, 2013
ANNELI DI FRANCIS Anneli Di Francis works as an artist and teaching artist in Sein채joki, Finland. Born in 1965, and studied ceramics and arts in the College of Arts and Crafts in Tervola, she searched deeper expression for her work in Norway under the guidance of Kari Bugge-Gjerstad. She is known for her unique world, where triangle headed people in sculptures will meet twisted humour in paintings. Her works have been in several juried exhibitions around the world. Some of the Exhibitions that has participated are: 2014 Art Monaco, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco / 2014 Elements of Nature, ArtNations, Domagk Ateliers Halle 50, Munich, Germany / 2013 Uba Art Festival, Uba, Minas Gerais, Brasil / 2013 Art Time 3, Studio Arte Carapostol, Venezia, Italy / 2013 La Setta Degli Artisti, Galleria Coronari111, Rome, Italy / 2013 London Art Biennale, London, UK, (Awarded by Honourable Mention for Artistic Merit ) / 2014 Honourable Mention, www.artavita.com ArtContest. In publication: Important World Artists, WWAB 2013.
GARDEN KEEPER Oil on canvas, 70x50cm, 2014
ANTONINO GAMBINO Antonino Gambino was born in 1954 in Palermo(Italy) where he lives and works. Since he was very young ha has always lived in a artists' family and he has developed a great passion for the sea which brought him first to devote himself to naval modeling. After some time this passion for the workmanship of the wood has brought him to apply the acquired techniques to the wooden trasia, trough the workmanship of the piallaccio (thin wood). The works realized with this technique have been exhibited in a personal expositions in 2000 at Palazzo delle Aquile, in Palermo, and follows different personal expositions. Today his works are in the house of privates who have appreciated the virtuosity of his techniques of ancient origins that he has used again with a contemporary artistic language.
INDIAN CHIEF Abstract geometrical on multilayer, 120x90cm, 2009
KOSTAS GEORGOPOULOS Kostas Georgopoulos was born in Patras in 1964, where he lives and works. He has been involved with photography since 1980. As a photographer he is known as B.E.N. He is member of the Photography Club of Patras IDYFOS, and he has participated in group exhibitions in various cities of Greece. On 2011 a photo of his took the third place in an International photography competition 2011.
THE GATE OF ANGELS Photo, 40x60cm, 2010
JULIA GUERRERO Julia Guerrero was born in Bogota, Colombia, in 1969 and took the Greek nationality on the 2003. From 1987 to 1990 she studied Plastic Arts at University Los Andes, in Bogota Colombia and from 1990 to 1992 she studied Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome, Italy, and during the same period she follow the school of art restoration in the Italian Institute Arte Artigianato e Restauro Roma. Her individual and collective expositions have been numerous, mainly in Greece, Italy, England, Brussels, Colombia and Turkey. She has participated in the Athens Biennial and her works of art belong to numerous collections of museums, Foundations and Cultural centers in Colombia, Italy, France, Mexico, Brazil, and in Greece such as Contemporary Art Center of Larisa, Multicultural Center Athinais in Athens, in the Foundation Pieridi in Athens, in the National Gallery of Lefkada, in the National Gallery of Piraeus, in the Borre Museum in Peania, in the Maria Callas Museum in Athens and in the DOGA Foundation of Istanbul, Turkey.
LANDSCAPE Acrylic on canvas, 30x14,50cm, 2014
ANNELISE JARVIS HANSEN Annelise Jarvis Hansen lived the first part of her life in Copenhagen, Denmark. Then she moved to Los Angeles with her husband, David Jarvis. They studied painting with Lorser Feitelson and Harry Carmean at Art Center College of Design, where she earned a BFA in 1975. She next moved to New York City for some years and worked with the CETA Art Project for the Westchester's Partners in the Arts and exhibited in local feminist co-op galleries. In 1984, she obtained a BFA in philosophy from the University of Copenhagen. Jarvis-Hansen has traveled and exhibited in many countries. She lives mostly in Copenhagen but also in New York and travels to Los Angeles, where she exhibits her work with LELA. Her paintings are included in Women of the World: A Global Collection of Art owned by Richard C. Colton Jr. and The World's Women on Line. She is a member of the Women's Caucus for Art, a board member of the College Art Association International Committee and a present board member of the Women Artists Organization of Denmark . In addition, Jarvis-Hansen has attended many United Nations conferences on art and culture. She founded a NGO (non-governmental organization) named "KIK-Kulturel Information Koordination" in 1980 at the U.N. conference on Women in Copenhagen, which is accredited to the United Nations. She works with other NGOs on UNESCO's Culture of Peace program for the arts to promote a culture of peace globally.
SUMMER JOY
TANJA HOFFMANN Tanja Hoffmann, Germany. I have been purposefully concerning myself with painting for many years. Only the artistic inspiration and therefore the free creation of a work of art and not a set subject counts as far as I am concerned. Those who look at the paintings and occupy themselves with them should be aware of these: the passion, the thought, the virtuosity. I have learned numerous forms of presentation and developed new techniques by autodidactic means through continual advancement and by experimenting with water-colors as a media. When doing so, I have in the meantime distanced myself from the conventional water-color painting form and have found new forms of expression. When creating a painting, I allow myself to be guided and governed by my sensory perceptions. I myself see the creative process as being a journey of exploration with a destination which only manifests itself during the course of the work.
THE WAY Watercolor on paper, 50x60cm, 2004
JASPALS Jaspals was born in India in 1958. He lives and works at Hoshiarpur, India. He has had earned an M.A. in Fine Art and an M.A. in Art History at Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is now doing Research on “Kushana Art of Sanghol� (A Buddhist Art Center of Second and Third Century A.D. in Punjab). His interests are photography, archaeology, heritage and astrophysics. He has participated in National Exhibitions, Drawing Biennale, Solid, World Punjabi Conference, Art Fest, Punjabi University, World Punjabi Conference, Art Fest, Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh, Young artists Art Festival Reggio Emilia, Italy. He has been represented in various all India level Art Exhibitions & State level Art Exhibitions throughout India since 1979. He has exhibited his work in solo shows (Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, Kala Gram, North Zone Culture Centre, Chandigarh, Indusind Bank Art Gallery, Chandigarh) and group shows (TAC Art Gallery, Ludhiana, Young Artist Art Fest Reggio Emilia/Italy, Punjab: at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Colours of India, Common Art Gallery, Windsor, Canada, Brijindra College, Faridkot). He has received many awards (Punjab Art Heritage Award, Jalandhar (Punjab), 1997 and 1998 / Merit Award, Indian Society of Oriental Arts, Calcutta (West Bengal), Honourable Mention in U.S.A. Millennium Hall of Fame, 20th Century Achievement Award and Distinguished Leadership Award for outstanding contribution to Contemporary Art, North Carolina, USA., 1998, Best Exhibit Award, Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh, 2009). He has also participated in many art organizational works, campaigns, seminars and workshops for AIDS, Ecology, Heritage, painting demonstration etc.
BODY ART
MIRSAD MIRSO KOLJENOVIC Mirsad Mirso Koljenovic was born in Podgorica, Montenegro on May 04th, 1963. Mirsad graduated from elementary and middle school in Gusinje, Montenegro. He also studied in the Machinery High School in Podgorica. Mirsad had 9 one man shows and was part of many group shows in Montenegro as well as outside of Montenegro. He wrote a book named “Mirso’s Treatise about Painting” which was published in year of 2007. Miros one man shows have been exposed in many galleries such as :Gallery “Most”, Podgorica in Montenegro,Center for Cultural Events in The City of Plav in Montenegro, Balsic’s Tower in Ulcinj of Montenegro,Gallery of “UILUCG”, Podgorica in Montenegro,Center for Cultural Events “Malesija”, Tuzi in Montenegro,Blue Palace, Cetinje, in Montenegro,Gallery “Zenit”, Tirana in Albania,Gallery of “UILUCG”, Podgorica in Montenegro,Center for Cultural Events of Gusinje, Gusinje in Montenegro.
CAPITAL CITY
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.
LIGHT FLOWS-BOOK 1 Mixed Technique, 50x40cm, 2013
PRABHINDER LALL Prabhinder Lall is born on July, 6th 1955 in Punjab/India. He has a diploma in Applied Arts, equivalent to Master degree in Applied Art from the Govt. college of Art, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has been awarded in many sections, such as: All India Exhibition of Original Drawings, in Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy Award in 1981, in the 58th All India AIFACS Award All India Exhibition of Art Award by IAFA Amritsar, in the 63rd All India AIFACS Award, in all India Exhibition of Himachal State Museum in Shimla, in the Annual Exhibition Award, Punjab LKA Chandigarh in 1993,in the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademy & AIFACS Award and in the 4th Northern Region Camlin Art Exhibition Award (Professional Category, Mixed Media). He has also participated in many international and regional exhibitions in India. His personal collections are the bellow: Lalit Kala Akademy, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi Untitled 33, HP State Deptt. of Art, Culture & Languages, Shimla. (H.P) Mother & Daughters, Himachal State Museum. Shimla- DrawingSerenity. He has a wide job experience and currently is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Fine Arts – Applied Art and Animation under Lovely Faculty of Business and Applied Arts.
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DAVID LOPEZ David Lopez was born in Madrid, where he would live and work until 2007. His father, Pipe López, himself a trained photographer and press photographer, introduces him to the secrets of photography and successively the profession at a very early age. David publishes his first photograph at the tender age of 14. Parallel to his school education, he learns the photographer´s craft from scratch and after graduating he supplements his theoretical training with courses in various specialisations. At the age of 19 he launches his career as a professional photographer, working for all types of important Spanish print media (the political magazine “Época“, the weekly “Suplemento Semanal“, the business magazine “Actualidad Económica“, the sports dailies “diario AS“ and “Mundo Deportivo“, etc.), working with a wide variety of techniques and dealing with such diverse subjects as fashion photography, interior decoration, corporate image, photo reporting for television channels and, above all, sports photography. In recent years he has developed a special interest in the artistic aspect of photography, developing his own ideas of “pictures” and the “ways of seeing things“. In 2007 he decides to make a change in his life, quitting his job as a photo reporter and moving to Vienna, where he devotes himself almost exclusively to art photography, in combination with his actual work as Spanish teacher.
MIMETISMO Lambda Print, 60X100cm, 2006
BARBARA MARCUCCI Barbara Marcucci was born in Milan, Italy on 6.6.1976. She attended Arts State Institute ‘O.Licini’ and she is a graphic designer and scene painter. She exhibited in Spain and Italy her painting and photographic works. She lives and works in Ascona Italy. I experienced the art in life, in my every single day. My grandfather, a sculptor, always said: Love the art … of Life. I can say I do not see major studies. Simple diploma as a graphic designer and a simple certificate scenic artist of the theatre. I love the colours. I like to paint a simple day in its simple wonder and my little star loves the colours of the great day that unites us.
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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.
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ANTONIETTA MONTEMURRO Antonietta Montemurro was born at Anzi-Potenza (Italy) on March 29, 1954. She is a creative, self-taught artist, a poet and she is interested in interior design. After a long time of silence she started doing arts again. In 2008 she published a poetry collection and she won the first prize in National Awards “Calicanthus” and the only one prize for Basilicata Region in National Award “Histonium”. She mainly expresses through oil and mixed media on large canvas and exposed her art-works in solo and collective exhibitions. She lives and works in Potenza-Italy. Mine is a trip through the force of creation before elements take a definite form. It’s a search of the line separating what’s known from what’s unknown, through a steady tension towards balance and harmony. The invisible thread, separating the inside from the outside, breaks. Trying to understand the unintelligible we discover to be thrills in the heart of chaos .
AND IT IS NOW EVENING Acrylic on canvas, 40x80cm, 2012
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 and Rethymno/Crete. He lives and works in Crete.
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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.
APPARITION DU SIGNE Monoprint, 21x29cm, 2013
EWA PISARSKA Ewa Pisarska was born in Bartoszyce, Poland on April 4, 1972. Painting and photography are her passions. She has taken part in open-air painting exhibitions in Poland and Ukraine. She is co-founder of the Photography Association. Professionally, she is working as a graphic designer for print and advertising. She lives and works in Bartoszyce.
WARMINSKA LAKE Oil on canvas, 50x70cm, 2014
ANDREW RAPUTO Andrew Raputo, was born and live in Moscow, Russia. He finished technological and arts universities in Moscow. Now he works as a lecturer in Moscow universities in areas of computer graphic and informatics. He has held many arts exhibitions in Russia and other country. Last exhibition with his participation took place at “Parallax Art Fair�, London, UK, May 2012. His passion for art is not limited to painting only, and distributed at literature. With painting he lives in parallel life. This life in art is full of freedom and findings. Bizarre ambience suggest new ideas. Only few of them it is possible to realize. Source of origin of the paintings can be random events and impressions. Painting is always an adventure, an absolutely free and at the same time, the output of fear and deception. And Russia has a lot of fears.
VIOLET VALLEY Oil on canvas, 50x70cm, 2012
TRIADA SAMARAS Triada Samaras is an interdisciplinary and socially engaged artist living and working in NYC where her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and venues including Vital Space, the Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Old Stone House, Kentler International Drawing Center, and Macy Gallery, Columbia University. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College, and an MA in Art/Art Education from Teachers College/Columbia University. She is currently Adjunct Professor of Art at Kean University, Adjunct Professor of Art Education at William Paterson University, and a Master Teaching Artist, Professional Developer, and Creativity Consultant with YANJ/Young Audiences of New Jersey. She is Co-Founder of CG CORD/Carroll Gardens Coalition for Respectful Development and is a member of the Gowanus Canal CAG/Community Advisory Group. I am an interdisciplinary artist activist poet. Is there any other kind who finds herself often on the other side of the fence freeway fjord. Is there any other place? My work is motivated by global issues: environment land use public space economic crisis voice public house/ home geography identity collectivity. I create socially engaged art work with self community artist non artist family neighbor stranger Greek citizen American citizen global citizen. I reside work in New York City and visit Greece often.For me text images digits moving images forms co-occupy mind space in virtual harmony easily effortlessly, social media traditional media digital space reveal a new platform to expand experiment travel with others across space time geographies, boundaries. I/we dance with the vital issues and the art gets made.
THE STATE OF GREECE 2012 - FOR RENT FOR SALE Digital photo, 21x30cm, 2013
PIO SCHENA Pio Schena was born in Foggia of Italy and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari. He has been working in the underground film industry and in the visual art as a painter since 1980, specifically on the relationship between music and film. He founded the Clark Nova production unit, together with the writer Nico Bizzarro in 1993, to explore the relationship between artist and audiovisual material. As a musician he played with his band Serial Killer, founded in 1995, and recorded 6 CD and concert with International musicians as V. Capossela, C. Actis Dato, A. Salis and V. Curci. He exhibited his artworks (video and paintings) in many exhibitions and film festivals. He works as visual artist and musician in Bari.
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ANDREJ TRNKOCZY Andrej Trnkoczy was born in December 1981 and lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He got his first camera in 2007. He started publishing his work on Flickr at the end of the year 2009. He was invited to join AthensArt a few years later. For this exhibition he chose the theme of Ljubljana Marshes, to show the beauties of his home town surroundings.
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GUADALUPE VICTORICA Guadalupe Victorica 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.
WOMEN GIVING FOOD TO MIGRANTS Acrylic on cardboard, 40,5x51cm, 2010
ANITA WEXLER Anita Wexler is a graduate of Parsons New School of Design and has got her art education certification from Bank Street College, both in New York City. Wexler’s work is displayed in numerous shows both nationally & internationally. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Lake Eustis Museum of Art in Florida, USA. She is also an art teacher, in the public school system. Her work can be found in many private collections including that of Jack Dowd, William Wegman and many others.
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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).
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MARIVA ZACHAROF Mariva Zacharof is a dynamic visual artist of Greek origin, who is nationally and internationally awarded. She develops a visual language by using expressionist drawing, installation and mixed media in order to depict human issues, which concern all of us. Her work has a strong sense of humor, sweetness and intensity. She was born in Athens, Greece in 25/02/1978. Raised in Liege of Belgium and studied Fine Arts in Great Britain. Currently lives and works in Athens, Greece. She received B.A Hons. in Fine Arts from the School of Art and Design of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK. She is a member of the Hellenic Art Chamber of Commerce, of “DESTE” Foundation and part of its Archive for the Contemporary Greek Artists, Athens, Greece. Her work is also part of the Archive of The Greek Artists of EMST (The National Museum of Contemporary Art), Athens, Greece. In 2010 her work was published in the annual book “Best of Worldwide Mixed Media Artists Volume I-K-Z”, by Kennedy Publishing US. In 2003 she received a Two-year Scholarship from The Schilizzi Foundation, UK and in 2004 an award followed by stipend for an Art Project from The Sidney Perry Foundation, UK. On November 2008 she had her first Solo exhibition “Childhood Dreams”. Since she takes part in many group exhibitions in Greece. She also participates in group exhibitions in the UK since 2001. On June 2011 she took part in the International Biennale of Collage in Belgrade, Serbia. In the year 2012 represented Greece in the 5th International Beijing Biennale, China. In the year 2013 she took part in the X-Border Biennial between Lulea, Rovaniemi and Severomorsk. She exhibits in International Art Festivals in Greece, USA, the Netherlands, and UK.
LITTLE MAHARAJAH Collage & mixed media on canvas, 50x70cm, 2008
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.
FINGERSPITZENGEFÜHL - PART 11 Video Full HD - Colour, SIlent, 3 min & 30sec, 2013-2014