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Torhild Frøydis Eid Bird on Nest Mixed media 60 x 60 cm
Torhild Frøydis Eid Bird on Nest Mixed media 60 x 60 cm “My overall desire is to spread joy and good vibrations in a World in chaos and with great challenges. I also want to awake and to remind the observer of all the Beauty in Life. To appreciate what Life has to offer even in small everyday things. We often search for something else, somewhere else I want my paintings to give the observer moments of joy, just to breathe, and just be here and now.”
www.froeydisart.no
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Emiko Aida ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 8 ▫︎
Forgotten Memory 3, 1, 2 Oil on canvas 100 x 80 cm
“My method is to combine a variety of materials into one piece. In doing so, I can create wandering movements in the viewer’s eyes, but also layers of emotional and intellectual reactions. In this way, I hope to pass my conscious vibrations to the viewers. My work is intended as a prayer’s gate; I use flowers, light reflections, bell sounds, tube shapes, etc, which are essential ingredients for major spiritual practices. This work is my personal prayer to the people and my memory of them.”
E M I KO A I D A http://www.aidastudios.com
▫︎ 9 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Anna-Kajsa Alaoui Primeval Forest Oil on canvas 79 x 85 cm
Anna-Kajsa’s artwork is recognized for her vivid brushstrokes, dynamic compositions and richness of colour. A sense of nature is present in all her work, inspired by the place where she spends half the year, Öland, an island in the Baltic Sea. Though motifs and inspiration may come from nature, the world we live in is present in the interpretation. A-K has painted professionally since the 80s with several solo and group shows in Stockholm, New York, Rockford, Hanoi, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Florence.
ANNA-KAJSA ALAOUI galleri.annakajsa.se
Tatiana An ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 10 ▫︎
8 from the Samsara Series Acrylic, collage on canvas 80 x 120 cm
“I paint because I can’t help but paint. Sometimes if I am far from my studio, I simply describe my impressions of the world around me, music, nature, in order to then try to portray them. I’m deeply convinced that an artist should be free from criticism and prejudice. He or she should also be free from fears, including the fear of changing themselves and their art.”
TAT I A N A A N tatianaan.com
▫︎ 11 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Tatiana An 118 from the Samsara Series Acrylic, collage on canvas 80 x 100 cm
Armine ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 12 ▫︎
Cityscape Sunset 1 Oil on canvas
American artist of Ukrainian-Armenian descent, Armine was born in Ukraine and now lives in Long Island, NY. She earned her MFA at the Ukrainian National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. Armine received an award from the Armenian Ministry of Culture and became the winner of the “Solo” Award at the Art Expo New York 2019. Her works are in multiple private collections in the USA, Ukraine, Canada, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Norway, and Italy.
ARMINE http://www.armineart.com
▫︎ 13 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Eva Antonini Corona Trilogy Stoneware Ea. 60 x 17 x 17 cm
“As revealed by the title, this piece was inspired by the pandemic to suggest a materialisation of my sensations related to the global situation. I created this sculptural composition in stoneware and metal oxides, representing the three essential phases: 1. before the pandemic; living like kings, carefree and light-hearted; 2. the arrival of the virus; a reality we didn’t want to see; 3. resignation to what we are now: puppets with masks.”
E VA A N TO N I N I www.eva-antonini.com
Tom Ashbourne SSC SCA OSA ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 14 ▫︎
Winter’s Coming Grey Alabaster cast-off deer horn 43 x 33 x 25 in.
“My style is contemporary abstract. My sculptures invite you to connect with their energy and personally interpret their curves, positive and negative spaces, and deep conversations between each aspect.”
TO M A S H B O U R N E S S C S C A O S A www.tomashbourne.com
▫︎ 15 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Kathryn Bagwell The Lesson Oil, handmade paper and charcoal on canvas 48 x 36 in.
“The human form is the foundation of my art. Working in different styles gives me the opportunity to express both the dignity as well as the ludicrous that is present in all of us. In the multi-dimensional qualities of human beings, I find new ideas every day.”
K AT H R Y N B A G W E L L www.kbagwellart.com
Joanne Ayley ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 16 ▫︎
Maisons de Provence Acrylic 36 x 24 x 1.5 in.
“I paint bright and colourful landscapes, wildlife and funky flowers using acrylics. I love visual drama and contrast so I tend to use lots of sharp edges and complimentary colours. My inspiration comes from my travels both at home on beautiful Vancouver Island and abroad.”
J O A N N E AY L E Y www.joanneayleyart.com
▫︎ 17 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Christa Bailey Little Gem Digital photograph 1500 x 1067 px
“In my photographs, I seek to find the beauty of patterns I see in nature. I hope to share the tranquility, whimsy, and inspiration I capture through the lens.”
C H R I S TA B A I L E Y www.birdsbooksandbotanicals.com
Eden Bender ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 18 ▫︎
Oblivious Mixed media 18 x 18 in.
“The involvement in my community has always been a great source of inspiration and education. My work is influenced by resiliency and the ability to overcome adversity. It is the psychological aspects of an overstimulated population plagued by consumerism that compels me to search out an inner calmness and a sense of self-fulfillment. My painting is both conceptual and figurative. It often relies on scale to draw the observer into a surreal world of transformation and metamorphosis.”
EDEN BENDER http://www.edenbender.com
▫︎ 19 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Steve Bicknell Seated Nude in Blue Bronze 40 cm
United Kingdom sculptor, Steve Bicknell works from his studio/workshop in Sussex, creating contemporary bronze editions. He is represented in Europe by The Monat Gallery, Madrid, Spain. Studio visits welcome by arrangement.
STEVE BICKNELL www.bicknellsculpture.com
Kari Bienert ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 20 ▫︎
Time Works Oil on canvas 108 x 144 cm
“I am fascinated by the endless revolving rhythms, patterns, and notes found in nature and technology. Working with oils on canvas, I create meditations in colour, the result of complex colour mixing. My works have been exhibited nationally and internationally for over 20 years and are found in private and public collections around the world including Artbank and Macquarie University, Australia.”
KARI BIENERT www.karibienert.com
▫︎ 21 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Andrew Binder Head in Blue 3 Digital painting 24 x 18 in.
“My work is a combination of new and traditional media. I create most of my work by digital painting or drawing, which I often combine with other elements I’ve made using traditional mediums such as acrylic paint, watercolor, tempera, papier-mâché, ink, photography, etc. as well as with non-traditional components such as tape, torn paper and coffee stains.”
ANDREW BINDER www.andrewbinder.com
Cristian Blei ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 22 ▫︎
Prophetic Dream Oil on canvas 65 x 80 cm
“I consider myself a visual explorer of the mystery of life, of the mystery of being. Developing my polysemantic nonfigurative language, my paintings focus on the perspective of the vision of a mystical, timeless and metamorphosable space in which emotion and dream meet.”
CRISTIAN BLEI www.cristianblei.com
▫︎ 23 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Thorsten Boehm Art DEMOCRATIA Drawing, hatching technique, ink, airbrush on paper 72 x 50 cm
“The strongest driving force for my work is the blatant discrepancy between my dream image of a world worth striving for harmony, beauty and innocence and often found reality in the form of violence, alienation and abuse.”
THORSTEN BOEHM ART www.thorsten-boehm.com
Marek Boguszak ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 24 ▫︎
Holy Grail Archival pigment inkjet print on gallery paper 120 x 120 cm
“Throughout my adult life, abstract thinking has affected my perception of things, probably due to my academic background in mathematics. I tend to look for underlying structures, for abstract concepts. I love the harmony of sand dunes. Through abstraction — new perspective and new color scheme — I prevent quick recognition of the original subject. The brain is provoked to read the image anew and to establish intimate personal understanding and feelings.”
MAREK BOGUSZAK www.marekboguszakphotography.com
▫︎ 25 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Susan Borowitz Straphanger Archival digital print 40 x 26 in.
“I am a storyteller. And it’s the story deep inside our psyches that I seek to tell, revealing opposing forces inherent in my subject: humor in the darkness, beauty in the ugly, oddity in the banal. I invite my viewers to feel uncomfortable.”
SUSAN BOROWITZ https://www.susanborowitzphoto.com
Bill Border ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 26 ▫︎
Spirit of the Rockies II
“My artwork encapsulates my close personal connection to natural history, often in a narrative form. With a blend of surrealist and figurative abstraction, my works depict my admiration for the wonders of nature. My brush strokes go beyond the known world, as I explore and vary both concepts and techniques. Figurative abstract art paintings may capture a fleeting moment in time or an abstracted essence that flows eternally. From the mundane to the powerfully dramatic all subjects provide a challenge.”
BILL BORDER billborderart.com
▫︎ 27 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Jeffrey M Brackett Optical Delusion Ink on paper 36 x 60 in.
“Through the use of simple, repetitive ink lines, I explore the balance between calming and disorienting patterns. At times, my ink lines meander freely, creating a sense of calm. Other times, my lines are frenetic, verging on the chaotic. In each mode, I remind myself to slow down, savor the details, and discover complexity within simplicity.”
JEFFREY M BRACKETT https://www.jeffreymbrackett.com
David Burch ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 28 ▫︎
Dichotomy 1 Acrylic on canvas 36 x36 x 1 in.
“The driving force behind my oils and acrylics on canvas is colour; in its manifestations: real or imagined. Abstract art allows me and the viewers to embrace the wonderment of colour and to explore the basics of colour, relationships between colours and the intrinsic nuances of colour. Artistically, I demand the viewer to react intellectually and or emotionally to my expression of colour.”
D AV I D B U R C H https://www.davidburchpaintings.com
▫︎ 29 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Glenys Buzza Contemplation Charcoal 60 x 53 cm
“Facing a sheet of white paper and a stick of willow charcoal there are no escape routes, no ways to disguise, no distractions and no second chances. Just a purity. The paper can be soft, yielding or hard, brittle, smooth or textured, and the charcoal can glide or drag over it or crumble into it. Fingers can explore the possibilities. Empathy with the model, with the desire to depict the unadorned human form is paramount.”
GLENYS BUZZA www.glenysbuzza.com
Jiqun Chen ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 30 ▫︎
Return to Heaven Oil on canvas 160 x 130 cm
The artist Chen Jiqun, renowned for his oil paintings of portraits and landscapes, has devoted himself to preserving Inner Mongolia’s environment, local people’s rights and nomadic cultural traditions through the sales of his paintings.
JIQUN CHEN www.jiqunchen.com | jiqunchen_2002@yahoo.com
▫︎ 31 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Aleksandra Ciążyńska City of the World Oil on canvas 120 x 90 cm
“For me, art is a form of communication without words. In my painting, I want to present how diverse and beautiful the world is. It is thanks to this diversity that the world is so wonderful and unique. There is no other such planet in our solar system. We have wonderful nature. We have beautiful buildings. We have wonderful people. Everything is unique. Every corner of the Earth hides magical places. And we all live together on our wonderful planet.”
ALEKSANDRA CIĄŻYŃSKA www.ciazynska.pl
Elizabeth Clar ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 32 ▫︎
Statement Headpiece Beads and Vintage Gold Purse 9 1/2 x 10 in. Photographed by Alexis Meschi
“Vintage Fusion Jewelry creates a wide array of modern handmade works of jewelry from an assemblage of vintage costume jewelry and other eclectic multiform pieces. I love to use bold colors, patterns and textures in my upcycled work and am inspired by finding the beauty in deconstructed vintage pieces.”
ELIZABETH CLAR https://www.vintagefusionjewelry.net
▫︎ 33 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Mela Cooke Early Mornings Bronze, Fig 1. 68 x 37 x 33 cm, Fig.2 66 x 37 x 37 cm
“My inspiration and love of people and animals are best expressed in my bronze sculptures. I enjoy the process of working in clay, with its sensual form of expression, which allows for different qualities of surface and line, negative space, motion and emotion. The sculpture finally cast in bronze has a unique strength and beauty, and allows the figures to disclose a certain tension and suggestion of movement while maintaining subtle expression.”
MELA COOKE www.melacooke.com
Gunilla Daga ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 34 ▫︎
Teckning N. 19 Mixed media on paper
Living in Stockholm, Sweden, Gunilla Daga produces art which, in John Austin’s words, is “drawn out of private experience, reaches out in universal terms to touch everyone on different levels.” Her use of earth tones and primitive shapes reveal a sensitive delicacy. Daga mixes red iron oxide, bone black and titanium white to achieve a sophisticated pattern that produces an organic aesthetic. Daga’s paintings are connected to each other, each image being born from the previous and forming a series.
GUNILLA DAGA https://gunilladaga.se
▫︎ 35 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ María Isabel de Lince A New Vision Oil on canvas 100 x 140 cm
Excerpt from The image’s Tones by Maria Mancini translated by Marina Gutiérrez Pachón “The works of Maria Isabel Salazar progress in a chromatic and bright energy free of stiffness and rigid minimalism or pre-established structures. The visual impact is immediate, ruled by a wealth of symbols and colors, transparencies and shadows, planes and references to virtual complexities.”
MARÍA ISABEL DE LINCE www.mariaisabeldelince.com
Paul Delpani ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 36 ▫︎
Goddess Descending Photography and digital painting (Canvas print) 60 x 45 cm
Self-taught artist Paul Delpani was born in Vienna, Austria and has been actively exhibiting since 1999. His atelier ‘Atelier nunArtig’ was established in 2019. “In a combination of photography and painting and with eagerness to find a stylistic expression, I started to work with alternative processes, namely cyanotypes, to find my artistic expression nowadays.”
PAU L D E L PA N I www.paul-delpani.com
▫︎ 37 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ John Joseph Denis Frequency Glass and acrylic 74 x 21 x 21 in.
John Denis is a contemporary artist who has over the last decade developed his own signature medium using glass and acrylic.John’s art opens the boundaries of glass as sculpture. He introduces an aesthetic that bridges abstract, architectural and natural form. The work presents a modern sensibility to texture, light and composition. References to the universal character of the sea are found throughout Denis’ work.
JOHN JOSEPH DENIS johnjosephdenis.com
Ute Deutz ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 38 ▫︎
Who Cares Mixed media on wood 50 x 30 x 4,5 cm
The objects and installations of conceptual artist Ute Deutz have been pursuing socio-political themes for years. They are often found objects, old photos that are contextualised with mainly her own thoughts or writing.
UTE DEUTZ www.utedeutz.de
▫︎ 39 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Ute Deutz Kitchen tails: If you are sex, I will be love... (detail) Mixed media installation
Mary Di Iorio ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 40 ▫︎
Untitled Ceramics and acrylic 35 cm
“From living with my mother’s beautiful drawings, the sounds of the violin in my studies, in a small life where everything had a great poetic dimension, the contrast between reality and dreams was visible. As I grew up, the transformations took place in whirlpools of desires mixed with fantasies and accompanied by some technical knowledge. Pottery stood out. And today I dare to transgress the accumulated knowledge of this language and even dare to transcend it.”
MARY DI IORIO www.marydiiorio.wordpress.com
▫︎ 41 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Jacqueline Domin La Soglia Film photograph 65 x 90 cm
JACQUELINE DOMIN www.jacquelinedomin.com
Jacqueline Domin ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 42 ▫︎
Nati da Lei Film photograph 70 x 50 cm
“I only use natural light paying great attention to how it is wonderfully revealing and welcoming the moment of glory that creates. The reflection of the sky is on everything and place as well as imprinted on the water in all of its manifestations and transformations that preserve this memory. Nature is vibrant and projected internally as part of a whole that is transformed. A photograph must leave room for imagination, letting you go where it takes you, without prejudice, crossing thresholds that you thought were unknown.”
JACQUELINE DOMIN www.jacquelinedomin.com
▫︎ 43 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Jacqueline Domin Gouache Film photograph 65 x 90 cm
Torhild Frøydis Eid ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 44 ▫︎
The Sun Acrylic 60 x 60 cm
“My overall desire is to spread joy and good vibrations in a World in chaos and with great challenges. I also want to awake and to remind the observer of all the Beauty in Life. To appreciate what Life has to offer even in small everyday things. We often search for something else, somewhere else I want my paintings to give the observer moments of joy, just to breathe, and just be here and now.”
TO R H I L D F R ØY D I S E I D froeydisart.no
▫︎ 45 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Kristina (Stina) Ekberg Renström In the Beginning Acrylic 30 x 40 cm
“Painting and creating are a big part of my life that give me satisfaction more than anything else. I use oil and acrylic, mainly painting women. Paint provides a way to see and express the human in one’s own way, beyond norms and reality. I think the human body and soul are the most beautiful thing you can express by art. By art you can describe our feelings when words are not enough.”
KRISTINA (STINA) EKBERG RENSTRÖM www.konst.se/kristinaekbergrenstrom
Christina Ellis ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 46 ▫︎
Kincaid Hand sculpted concrete 15 x 12.5 x 6.5 in.
“I believe we hide on a regular basis, from ourselves and others. My work is the recognition that we all want to be seen for who we are — our idiosyncrasies and our humanness. The great thing about concrete is that as a medium, it’s messy and hard to predict... Just like human beings.”
CHRISTINA ELLIS https://www.christinaellis.com
▫︎ 47 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Erpe (Renate Polzer) Schach 2 Mixed media on canvas 40 x 60 cm
“As an abstract strategic game, chess inspired my art. Part of my artwork is abstract, but my solution for this cycle is a colorful reduced representation of the chessboard and the pieces.”
ERPE www.erpe.at
Milène Evers ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 48 ▫︎
SC450 Lockdown Acrylic on canvas 50 x 50 cm
“I use the dot technique to create abstract paintings with a geometric and often optical effect. This gives depth and an organic character to my work. Creating is a meditative process and releases positive energy in my work. It is colorful as life and the world are. Key concepts are balance, structure, letting go and drifting away. Inspiration I draw from the things I see around me, often during my journeys to distant lands. In addition, events in society can be a source of inspiration.”
MILÈNE EVERS www.milene-evers.nl/en/
▫︎ 49 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Dorothy Fagan The Blessing Oil on canvas 60 x 72 in.
“I paint emotional colors on life-size canvas, to reconnect joy of the present moment for a world in trauma.”
D O R OT H Y FA G A N www.dorothyfagan.com
Bill Ferngren ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 50 ▫︎
Foggy forest C-print on Fine Art paper 38 x 53 cm or 26 x 37 cm
“As a Landscape Photographer (mainly woodland), my work is often about trying to create order in nature, which is often in complete chaos. Choosing a section from this chaos can often be frustrating but also very rewarding. I mainly photograph for my own sake, it’s a bit like therapy to be in nature. Trying to keep my imagery as clean and tidy as possible. A great source of inspiration for me is John Bauer. Love his magical artwork from worlds of elves, fairies and trolls.”
BILL FERNGREN https://www.stillbill.se
▫︎ 51 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Fai Fong All the Time I Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 in.
FA I F O N G www.fongfai.com
Gro Folkan ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 52 ▫︎
Inanna Acrylic on canvas, oxidized silver, metal dust, interference colour 150 x 108 cm
“My pictures are instruments, like runes, used for thousand of years by Northern peoples to invoke hidden aspects of reality. The real pictures, the images are not the lines and colours on my canvases, but the images coming into being in the mind of the onlooker.”
GRO FOLKAN https://www.grofolkan.no
▫︎ 53 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Gro Folkan Awakening Acrylic on canvas, metal dust, photographic technique, interference colour, oxidized silver and brass, gold 150 x 110 cm
GABRIELL ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 54 ▫︎
Tolstoï Oil on canvas 24 x 30 in.
“My deep intention is to put art at the service of Souls, by offering you colorful and luminous works that touch hearts. Whether as a symbolist, surrealist, visionary and, or portrait painter, my need to evolve, discover and reinvent myself leads me to a diversity of artistic movements in which I aspire to feel free. When I paint, I dive into the ocean of life trying to extract its primordial essence.”
GABRIELL www.gabriellavoie.ca
▫︎ 55 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ David Friedman Misty Mountain Acrylic on canvas 24 x 30 in.
“Color is my metaphor for Spirit. Depicting nature with ultra-natural colors goes beyond the surface to a deeper place of re-cognition, appreciation, enjoyment and, perhaps, reverence. I paint “Oh wow! Look at THAT!” moments. Those are ones that capture my attention. They stop me in my tracks with a sudden awareness of presence and gratitude.”
D AV I D F R I E D M A N https://www.davidfriedmanart.com
Larry Garmezy ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 56 ▫︎
Iguala Screams Photograph, Custom sizes available
“My photographs chronicle what I find visually and intellectually intriguing in the natural world, and the disruptions in our lives experienced over the past few years. Understanding the physical processes that create patterns in nature allows me to capture unusual impressions/abstractions of the visual landscape.”
LARRY GARMEZY www.archwaygallery.com/store/c42/Larry_Garmezy.html
▫︎ 57 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Larry Garmezy Second Derivative Photograph, Custom sizes available
Sabine Geddert ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 58 ▫︎
Social Distancing Oil on canvas 39,37 x 31,49 in.
“Walls made of stone, glass and metal protect, but they also separate us from nature and from each other. The human as a social being tries to create a common experience through culture, sport and many other events. At the moment, retreating into our own rooms is what remains for us at this time. Behind each of the protective windows, a story of its own is played out, which is left to the imagination of the viewer.”
SABINE GEDDERT www.ateliergeddert.de
▫︎ 59 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Peter Goodhall Tranquillity XXII Oil on linen D. 45 in.
“Painted with intense observation of light, pattern and movement in water. This produces remarkably interesting and fascinating colour shifts and shapes. Maximising a strong degree of realism yet incorporating almost abstract characteristics on canvas.”
PETER GOODHALL www.petergoodhall.com
Janet Grissom ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 60 ▫︎
Journey of Color Oil on canvas 18 x 36 in.
“I am a contemporary oil painter focusing on the interplay of the representation and abstraction of nature. Beyond using my eyes to see, my hands to loosely apply paint, I use my heart to feel and my spirit to capture the story of the designated piece of nature. Spaces that many times are forgotten or never realized if not documented in a manner that seduces the eyes and captivates our mind.”
JANET GRISSOM janetgrissompaintings.com
▫︎ 61 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Janet Grissom Strength in Subtlety Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in.
Janet Grissom ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 62 ▫︎
Blue Sky with Flora Oil on canvas 18 x 18 in.
JANET GRISSOM janetgrissompaintings.com
▫︎ 63 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Jenny Jiyoung Han Your Tears Digital painting 40 x 40 cm
“I am a multi-disciplinary visual artist, guided by principles of using unique mixed combinations with illustration-based whimsical images and surrealistic abstractions that symbolize multi-formations of my philosophical world. The sunflower became the main motif of my symbolic images containing human life stories.”
J E N N Y J I YO U N G H A N https://jenny-jiyoung-han.format.com
Karen Hackenberg ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 64 ▫︎
Toss-Up Oil on wood 45 x 36 in.
Painter Karen Hackenberg is inspired by the incongruity of the human-made detritus that washes up on the otherwise pristine beaches of the bay below her studio, ironically masquerading as native sea life; the plastic shards, bottles, toy animals, shotgun shells, and product packages to name a few. She is influenced by Pop Art of the 1960s — Claes Oldenburg’s monumental everyday objects, as well as Ed Ruscha’s paintings combining marketing graphics with images of nature.
KAREN HACKENBERG https://karenhackenberg.com
▫︎ 65 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Karen Hackenberg The Floating World Oil on canvas 72 x 60 in.
Joanne Handler ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 66 ▫︎
Times Like These Mixed media 74 x 62 in.
“The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder.” Handler’s diverse body of work embodies this sentiment. She feels that to grow as an artist, as in life, one must be curious enough to constantly try new things and, on many occasions, be brave enough to contradict oneself. Consequently, Handler continually experiments with new mediums, styles, tools, and techniques. Handler embraces the idea that a successful artist needn’t confine themselves to one lane.
JOANNE HANDLER https://jhandler.info
▫︎ 67 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Ping He 和平 Link-01 Acrylic on linen 190 x 170 cm
“Awe of nature, awe of heaven and earth. Deepening the soul will make contemporary art expression purer. Everything has life, and I want to use my artistic language to describe this magical picture of a life system.”
PING HE 和平 www.artpinghe.com
Paul Hartel ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 68 ▫︎
Happy Gardner Mixed media on canvas 40 x 40 in.
“Originally from New York, I now live in the beautiful West of Ireland. I paint with mixed media including oils, acrylics, oil pastels and charcoal, in abstract and neo-expressionist styles. I strive to create a visual immediacy through a child-like improvisational energy that may be combatively intense, keeping the viewer’s eye in perpetual motion. Recent exhibits include those in Milan and New York City.”
PAU L H A R T E L hartelart.com
▫︎ 69 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Paul Hartel Musical Nature Mixed media on canvas 24 x 18 in.
Sarah Holloway Smith ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 70 ▫︎
Notices Mixed media 8 x 10 in.
“Art is about the gesture. It’s about committing love and passion to a tangible form. Without passion art cannot thrive, it cannot be faked. Be genuine, to yourself and your subject matter, let go of the fear of failure and with all your heart have a go. If your creative process fails, then start over. Creativity breeds creativity. I’m drawn to natural forms and colors. I’m entranced by light and shadow and fascinated by the effects of light through color and texture.”
S A R A H H O L LO WAY S M I T H www.sarahhollowaysmith.com
▫︎ 71 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Sarah Holloway Smith Chocolate Lancelot Collage on paper 10 x 8 in.
Kristin Holm Dybvig ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 72 ▫︎
Covered by Clouds Handmade soft pastels on 300gr cotton paper 56 x 76 cm
Kristin Holm Dybvig’s intuitive mark-making, love of colour and the inspiration of past memories bring her abstract compositions to life. Living between the Norwegian Sea and fjords, she is acutely attuned to the evocative power of nature. Yet non of her images are based on actual places. She conveys emotional states of mind expressed through vibrant tones that blur together on the paper. While some works represent serenity, others appear to pulsate with a dynamic energy.
K R I S T I N H O L M DY B V I G www.kristinholmdybvig.com
▫︎ 73 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Kristin Holm Dybvig Early Eve, Nightfall Series Handmade soft pastels on 300gr cotton paper 56 x 76 cm.
Bruce Howard ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 74 ▫︎
Yellow Brick Road Acrylic on canvas 72 x 108 in.
“I have always looked for the narrative that is behind the publicly presented story, and the current situations of absurdity and outright criminality in politics and our daily lives that are magnified by social media, demand a response in art in the form of parody and ridicule. “Yellow Brick Road” was exhibited at the 2016 Presidential Debate in St. Louis, MO.”
B R U C E H O WA R D www.bhowardglass.com
▫︎ 75 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Elaine Ittleman Moonscape Oil 36 x 36 in.
“Landscapes and skies have inspired my paintings, as they are endless. Their beauty, colors, and limitlessness strike me daily as they change with each passing hour. Art is a way to speak without words and is a reflection of my interior life. I love and enjoy so many types of art as well as many different artists; from Vincent Van Gogh to Jean Michel Basquiat.”
ELAINE ITTLEMAN www.elaineittleman.com
Dita Jacobovitz ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 76 ▫︎
Shadows Oil on canvas 50 x 100 cm
“I work in the field of figurative art favoring the landscape as an ideal expressive form, using mostly oil colours. I start from plein air and move on to imagination.”
D I TA J A C O B O V I T Z https://www.ditasart.com
▫︎ 77 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Gerard D Huber Juvenes Noctis Airbrushed acrylic on panel 38 x 59 in.
“My strategy is to employ the sensuality of color, texture, light, illusionistic form, and space as subversive instruments of seduction — sensual ways of engaging the viewer, as voyeur or partner, into a space that challenges heteronormative assumptions and which demonstrates that same-sex relationships are wholesome, healthy and life-affirming.”
GERARD D HUBER www.gerardhuber.com
Suresh Jeanel ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 78 ▫︎
Untitled 1 Inkjet print on photo paper 21 x 29 cm
Sri Lankan artist, Suresh Jeanel produces mixed-media, atmospheric abstractions that are an extension of his mixed ethnicity. Conflating the rhythms of wild-style graffiti with a Renaissance-inspired tonal palette, the formal elements gleaned from this incongruous mix of reference points are then treated with non-linear image warping technologies. Acting as digital fields of colour, the amorphous forms and blended chiaroscuro impart a visceral quality.
SURESH JEANEL manel05@icloud.com
▫︎ 79 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Journeyart Cracked Open Mixed media 20.32 x 25.4 cm
“My world is an exploration of a living and very dynamic unconscious and I am grateful to my imagination and hands for allowing me to express its pathways, detours and destinations. All images are by hand, eye and heart.”
J O U R N E YA R T www.journeyartbyjulia.wordpress.com
Edith Jung ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 80 ▫︎
Invocation Mixed media on wood, 120 x 110 cm
“My works are to be seen as a creative exploration of internal worlds. The points of intersection between these internal and external worlds give rise to symbols of a magic, sacred character, ciphers that allow the viewer to sense and feel more than is actually expressed. They are archaic and yet timeless. An important feature is the smooth movement of colour sounds, shapes, and bodies on the flat surface to create the three-dimensional illusion.”
EDITH JUNG www.edith-jung.de
▫︎ 81 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Edith Jung Sign Beyond Blue Mixed media on wood 115 x 85 cm
Diane Kazakis ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 82 ▫︎
This is where you will find me Ink on canvas D. 80 cm
“My work is inspired by the power and tranquility of the natural world and often explores connections between nature and humans. From sweeping landscapes and wispy cloudscapes, to organic details and figurative harmonies — depicting not only the beauty of the natural environment but also drawing attention to its fragility and deterioration. Trained as a sculptor, I apply this background to produce art in a range of media which is tactile and diverse.”
DIANE KAZAKIS www.dianekazakis.com
▫︎ 83 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Margie S. Kelk Birdspace Aluminium, Variable dimensions
“Trips to Antarctica over the past two years informed my current artistic output. Inspired by the geography, flora and fauna found in South Georgia Island and the Antarctic peninsula, I studied scientific reports about the feasibility of life continuing under the adverse conditions brought on by climate change. Scientists have not yet discovered all of the possible life forms living in the southern oceans, and they are not sure how current life forms may adapt to the changing conditions.”
MARGIE S. KELK www.margiekelk.com
Chikara Komura ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 84 ▫︎
Emperor Dahlia in the Sea Photograph 90 x 60 cm
“Photography is an expression of the real world, seen through my filter. ‘Flowers in the Sea’ remind us of the old home of creatures who were born in the sea a long time ago.”
C H I K A R A KO M U R A chikarakomura.com
▫︎ 85 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Leo Königsberg Intergalactic daydream III Acrylic on canvas 120 x 145 cm
“We live in a electromagnetic universe.”
L E O KÖ N I G S B E R G www.leokoenigsberg.com
Mateo Kos ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 86 ▫︎
Luka Magic Bronze
“An exceptional Slovenian athlete gave me the inspiration to create this sculpture. I felt an extremely crazy energy and I had to create it in my own style the way I see it. I connected the power of the Dallas Mavericks logo and his personal energy. My way out is from history; Greek mythology. I created him in the image of Centaur which is an exceptional character and embodies his energy. This sculpture embodies the power of the 💥Magical Luka 💥and his successful path in basketball.”
M AT E O KO S www.saatchiart.com/mateok
▫︎ 87 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Olga Kovtun Last but not least Pastel on paper 142 x 119 cm
“Art, for me, is life. An inner, deeply intimate space. Without borders between the inner and external world. No entrance, neither exit. Everything exists only a single moment on paper. This is a great symphony; going towards the inconceivable surprise. An interesting, enjoyable game.”
O LG A KO V T U N www.kovtun.nl
Jill Krasner ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 88 ▫︎
Garden Visions Mixed media on canvas 39 x 59 in.
“Making art is my anchor. The process of creating grounds me, keeping me in the moment. There is no past in my studio, no future. There is just now — and now is where I belong, where I do my best work. Like most other people, I have experienced many detours in my life journey; some big, some small. But, when I came here, to Florida’s beautiful West Coast, my work changed. It became bright, colorful; lighter and looser.”
JILL KRASNER www.jillkrasnergallery.com | Tel. +1 (301) 580-1344
▫︎ 89 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Aneta Kvedaraviciene Abstract No. 458 Acrylic, mixed media on canvas 100 x 150 cm
Aneta Kvedaraviciene is an international full-time artist who lives and works in Lithuania. Inner freedom is the central line that connects her works. The paintings are energetic and outspoken by bold use of colors and the resulting contrast. Each painting is born out of positive thoughts, with the main goal to convey joy. Aneta’s art is striking, non-monotonous and always speaks out to the feelings of the viewer.
A N E TA K V E D A R AV I C I E N E Instagram@aneta_kvedaraviciene
Beat Kuert ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 90 ▫︎
Warming Up 60 x 60 cm
Beat Kuert’s oeuvre represents a broad spectrum of the female character, from the sensual and the erotic, to the duality of being both the creator and the destroyer. He applies his unique mastery of colour, form, movement and myth, transforming women into goddesses and warriors. The metaphors and symbols in his works refer to more than just the subject matter of the female figure, they convey human emotions in a powerful and evocative manner.
B E AT K U E R T www.beatkuert.com
▫︎ 91 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Mark Krawczynski Stations of the Heart Acrylic on birds eye maple 122 x 107 cm
“My inspirations come from nature, the human form, science and mathematics and they depict my visions of emotions, experiences, hopes and dreams. I primarily paint in acrylics, but also work in sculpting, photography, and digital mediums and am currently creating collections of NFT’s and a series of 3D printed sculptures.”
M A R K K R AW C Z Y N S K I artemarke.ca | opensea.io/collection/artemarke | opensea.io/collection/artemarke-v2
Jean Marc La Roque ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 92 ▫︎
Matinée Orageuse Digital photograph 86 x 110 cm
“The Matinée Series is an ongoing project of one lighthouse shot in different weather patterns. This particular image was shot during a storm and has the title of Matinée Orageuse. Two other images have been produced and they will be a total of 5 images to complete the series.”
JEAN MARC LA ROQUE www.jeanmarclaroque.com
▫︎ 93 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Lenore Rae Lampi Powder Puff Ceramics 15 x 13 x 13 in.
“Allow me to reference Pop Art to describe the work, with the intention of monumentalizing these humble objects.”
LENORE RAE LAMPI www.lenorelampi.com
Bea Last ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 94 ▫︎
The Yellow Line, 2018/19 Salvaged and recycled plastic film, Variable size
Currently based in Scotland, Bea is a professional contemporary artist, exploring drawing and painting in its broadest sense. Her creative practice is both process and studio-based. Recent work involves the use of both recycled plastics, paper and found materials. These pieces evoke challenging thoughts and lead to dialogue and conversation with the intention of bringing some awareness to both social and political issues from across the globe.
BEA LAST www,bealast.com
▫︎ 95 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Latana Forza 2 Mixed media 40 x 60 in.
“This artwork was created for this year’s 23rd Edition of the Florence Biennale. “Eternal Femininity, Eternal Change”. It explores women’s perseverance and strength. A strong woman is courageous, decisive, resilient and determined. She grasps the power that she has and will go through fire and water in order to achieve what is necessary.”
L ATA N A latanastudio.com
Lebasille ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 96 ▫︎
Blue Velvet Collage on paper 20 x 26 cm
“I use snippets and scraps of the past to explore the horizons of a vintage future creating novel, surreal worlds. Playing around with proportions, combining elements from vastly different contexts, making ages clash. This way, a dialectic transformation of the original images occurs which allows the observer to reinterpret historic elements in refreshing ways. My work is characterized by both a quirky patina and a futuristic feel. My ultimate quest? To define things from the heart.”
LEBASILLE www.lebasille.com
▫︎ 97 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Noah Phyllis Levin Curve Pool with Tiles Oil on Gessobord 12 x 12 in.
“Since 2003, I have been painting the blue waters of swimming pools —from the geometric solitude of motels to the darker mood of garden pools in varying degrees of shadow. In 2006, after a solo gallery show, I developed fibromyalgia and could not paint for several years. In 2013 I resumed painting on a smaller scale than before. In 2018 my paintings were featured in another solo show.”
NOAH PHYLLIS LEVIN www.noahphyllislevin.com
Rosie Lloyd-Giblett ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 98 ▫︎
Towards the Lookout Acrylic on canvas 121 x 90 cm
Rosie Lloyd-Giblett’s abstract paintings and drawings express a subtropical natural environment. She works primarily en plein air, using often calligraphic marks, depth of shadow and varied surfaces to evoke the felt energy within subtle seasonal variations of her local landscape. Her ambition is to entice viewers of her works to “smell the foliage, view the colour pathway, and understand the tune of the natural world”.
R O S I E L LOY D - G I B L E T T https://rosielloydgiblett.com.au
▫︎ 99 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Susan Manspeizer Blue Burst Bent wood and acrylic 19 x 13 x 13 in.
Susan Manspeizer’s work underscores the cycles of growth and development that occur in the natural world and our lives. Wood, a once-living material, is transformed and given new life in her hands. She bends and coaxes the wood into seductive curves. Using numerous layers of paint, graphite, or oil crayon, she imbues the surfaces with a soft, radiant patina. Her recent series of Shells—luminous vessels, which once protected vulnerable animals—become a metaphor for the resilient, mature woman.
SUSAN MANSPEIZER www.susanmanspeizer.com
Mariami Maghlakelidze ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 100 ▫︎
Remixing Nature Mixed media
Georgian-born interdisciplinary Artist and Architectural designer, Mariami Maghlakelidze is based in New York, NY. Her interdisciplinary artwork is focused on defining the synthesis of Architecture, Science, and Ecology through design and art. Mariami’s extraordinary pieces engage with today’s environmental, cultural, and social issues and drive through a critical change and transformation. Her artwork has been exhibited and published in various galleries and journals worldwide.
MARIAMI MAGHLAKELIDZE https://www.mariabstract.com
▫︎ 101 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Yuying Lyu Tree Melody Acrylic 45 x 60 cm
“Reality tires me. I want to spend time in a world of illusion that exists in my mind. I am comfortable and relaxed in the world of my mind. My work is an attempt to give form to the things in my mind.”
Y U Y I N G LY U Yuying.lyu16@thorntonacademy.org
Heinz Marzohl ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 102 ▫︎
Harte Schale, weicher Kern (Hard shell, soft core) Acrylic on canvas 40 x 50 cm
Many lines and shapes on the pictures of the swiss artist Heinz Marzohl were inspired through cracks and shadows on rock walls of stormy seacoasts and are reminiscent of primeval cave paintings. With beautiful color compositions, they became to enchanting, touching picture worlds.
HEINZ MARZOHL marzohl-mystische-malerei.com
▫︎ 103 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Heinz Marzohl Schutzengel (Guardian angel) Acrylic on canvas 60 x 80 cm
Sheila Mather ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 104 ▫︎
Passages Acrylic on gold leaf 12 x 12 in.
“I live and work on beautiful Vancouver Island and my subjects are drawn from the natural world around me. I paint on and with gold leaf. I don’t try to be perfect in my gilding — I texture, layer, combine different colours of leaf and blur the edges between the background and the subject. I think of my paintings as captured moments in time, and the gilded background as symbolizing the imperfection and beauty of that captured moment.”
S H E I L A M AT H E R sheilamather.com
▫︎ 105 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Yvonne Maximchuk Orca Buddies Watercolour 28 x 38 cm
“My inspiration has always been Nature. As a child, I preferred outside to inside, colouring to watching TV. My joy in life has been to live in a seaside wilderness, to explore in my speedboat, SeaRose, and investigate the plants and animals of my world; the clouds, the moody sea, and its creatures. I paint in watercolor and acrylic, throw porcelain pottery, and run an art retreat to help inspire others. A lifelong artist and author of four books, my fifth, Murder Rides A Gale Force Wind, is available to order through my website.”
YVONNE MAXIMCHUK www.yvonnemaximchuk.com
Dominique Mc Kenzie ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 106 ▫︎
Traces 5 Mixed media 40 x 27 cm
“Everything inspires me to paint, particularly the details of my surroundings, up close designs of nature. It is a never-ending experimentation. Making art becomes meditation when creativity takes over your mind in constant search for personal satisfaction.”
DOMINIQUE MC KENZIE www.Dominique-art.com
▫︎ 107 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Ingrid McMillan Cleaning up the forest so the trees can grow IV, 2021 Oil on canvas 30 x 40 in.
Ingrid McMillan (b. 1960) is a German-Canadian oil painter who views the richly structured forest as a believable analogy for humanity. “The forest offers a language for painting how we exist outside ourselves yet share a connected interior, our struggles and exultations of living a life. I trace the impossible gestures of trees to unmask patterns from one determination of being to another and construct narratives of figures dwarfed by dense growth and decay of nature being nature.”
INGRID MCMILLAN https://ingridmcmillan.com
Vicki McFarland ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 108 ▫︎
Smell of the Rain from Lakeside Series Acrylic on linen 44 x 60 in.
Vicki’s full-time art career, after her retirement in 2019, has gained a notable following and continues to fuel her dedication. Her work may be seen in many galleries and private collections worldwide. The artist embodies the spirit of inspiration. From the Latin word “inspirare,” meaning to “breathe or blow into” each of her unique pieces carries the breath of a moment well lived. Living inside this inspiration, Vicki continues to explore new mediums and materials. One of her favorite substrates is stone paper (an environmentally friendly mineral-based material made without trees, water and chlorine) with which she produces transparent, subtle, sensual paintings. Students flock to her classes to experiment with the nuances of this material.
V I C K I M C FA R L A N D https://vickimcfarlandart.com
▫︎ 109 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Vicki McFarland Illuminate Acrylic on canvas 66 x 48 in..
“I am rewarded by being able to express my feelings in a piece of art. I liken the experience to a runner’s high which many artists feel. To cross the ‘finish line’ as I bring a painting to its conclusion brings me the greatest joy.”
Barbara Mierau-Klein ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 110 ▫︎
Autumn Trees Digital photo collage 36 x 36 in.
“My digital art images reflect my fascination with the beauty of colors and the moods and emotions they evoke. Highly stylized cityscapes and seascapes are subjects I often turn to for their vibrance and dynamic atmospheres. Creative layering of the original photography, colorful elements, rich textures and other effects allow me to add complexity and a depth to my art.”
B A R B A R A M I E R AU - K L E I N www.barbaramierauklein.com
▫︎ 111 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Elizabeth Miller McCue Shelter Patinated cast bronze 17 x 23 x 22 in.
“I work thematically and predominantly in unique bronze castings ranging in scale from gallery works to corporate, public and site-specific commissions. Working directly from nature, I explore a synthesis of abstraction and realism. Landscapes and waterscapes, houses and abodes provide places where we can rest and dream. Sculpture brings the primacy of touch into our world of computer and television screens.”
ELIZABETH MILLER MCCUE www.elizabethmccue.com
Cherie Morfe ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 112 ▫︎
Caressed Darkroom-processed Gelatin Silver Print 11 x 14 in. (The original image has been slightly cropped to fit)
“As a black and white large-format film photographer, my goal is to emphasize the beautiful but often overlooked characteristics of the fruits, vegetables and flowers that comprise my still-life portfolio. I deliberately avoid overstyling my subjects, preferring instead to capture them unadorned or with simple props that enhance their unique qualities. My goal is for the viewer to experience the “leafy-ness” of lettuce, the “curvy-ness” of tulips and pears, and the “frilly-ness” of dahlia petals.”
CHERIE MORFE candcmorfe@gmail.com
▫︎ 113 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Christus Murphy Cut Tree in Chain Link Fence Oil on canvas 52 x 42 in.
“When I saw the torso of a cut tree in a chain-link fence, I could see a slaughtered figure which strongly moved me. These images quickly brought to my mind a painting which expressed man’s inhumanity to man. I paint giving emphasis to aesthetics by distorting the visual reality of elements that I use as vehicles of expression. I use the organic structure of the paint to bring life and vitality to the canvas while utilizing the magical force of the intuitive creative power to find unity and complexity.”
CHRISTUS MURPHY http://www.christusmurphy.com
Gabriele Musebrink ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 114 ▫︎
Norge Stone No. 17 Fresco limestone and pigments 50 x 50 cm
“The material is not only a means of creation of the artwork itself but represents a part that is intrinsically tied to it. The extraordinary perception is based on and comes with a feeling of the existence of reality.” - Marzenna Guzowska, Art Critic, Warsaw
GABRIELE MUSEBRINK www.gabriele-musebrink.de
▫︎ 115 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Tine Mynster At a distance, but close by Acrylic on stainless steel 145 x 220 cm
“Poetic Abstractions - colorful and abstract.”
TINE MYNSTER https://www.galleri-mynster.dk
mySERENA ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 116 ▫︎
Life Element 2003 Acrylic on canvas 91.5 x 61.5 cm
mySERENA asks the question: “We are all here to experience human life, but how?” Her critically acclaimed series ‘Life Element’ that features a mystical form of signature light halo – explores the ‘Qi’ that can connect people as well as everything else in this universe. Minimal yet otherworldly, an audience enjoying this series seems to enter the spiritual realm at close range. Each light halo yet has its own texture and colour as it was created with her original way of combining classical painting and metalsmithing methods. Then her installation-like painting, ‘Alchemy’ is just as ground-breaking. Her unique approach of using fire along with paint is different from what we would usually see in a piece of painting. It resembles the energy in nature that cannot fully be controlled by any human being is indeed thought-provoking.
MYSERENA myserena.com
▫︎ 117 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ mySERENA Alchemy Breakthrough Acrylic on canvas 95 x 130 cm
Hu Na ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 118 ▫︎
Ink Mountain Village Watercolor on paper 18 x 24 x 1 in.
A young artist from China, most of Hu Na’s paintings focus on thinking about life and capturing subtleties. Her inspiration comes from the freedom and vitality of Western culture, as well as the depth and tranquility of Eastern culture. For her, art is pure expression.
HU NA https://nahurose.artcall.org
▫︎ 119 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Riitta Nelimarkka An Outsider, Camus, Oceania Series 1990 Wool relief, 1/1, 210 x 240 x 3 cm
“I have to say that the longer I have been making art the less I understand where it comes from, where it is going, and why I do it. I am happy about what I have done and achieved in art, but want to do it better in the future.”
R I I T TA N E L I M A R K K A www.nelimarkka.com
Marianne Odok ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 120 ▫︎
Contemplating Soulages Acrylic on canvas 50 x 50 cm
“When you do not find the proper words to tell a story, paint one, and everybody will understand.”
MARIANNE ODOK www.marianneodok.com
▫︎ 121 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Stacy Nixon The Golden Blindfold Encaustic mixed media with 23k gold leaf 24 x 24 in.
Creating from her ranch in Northern New Mexico, artist Stacy Nixon explores the magical realities of life and the subconscious through her painting and sculptural practice. Of her most recent work, she says “I am not interested in visual reality, I am interested in the way our internal stories shape our lives.”
S TA C Y N I XO N https://stacynixonart.com
Philip Noyed ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 122 ▫︎
Black Hole Before Space Walk, Neo Art Space Virtual Reality environment
“I am a cutting-edge Virtual Reality (VR) artist. I created a large-scale immersive VR experience called “Neo Art Space”. It has over 30 light experiences in the midst of planets, stars and galaxies. Each experience comes with ethereal music to create an atmosphere that is transformative, meditative, joyful, and promotes healing at the same time. Neo Art Space will be available in early 2022.”
P H I L I P N OY E D http://www.NeoArtSpace.com
▫︎ 123 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Philip Noyed Radient Wisteria Walkway, Neo Art Space Virtual Reality environment
Fuminori Ohashi ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 124 ▫︎
Piaringo Mixed media 145 x 112 cm
“I continue to incorporate Japanese culture into my paintings while respecting the cultures of other countries. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, I have more opportunities to use SNS, etc..and am hearing more responses from people in many countries. I think the pandemic has brought me to a turning point.”
FUMINORI OHASHI http://fuminori-ohashi.jimdofree.com
▫︎ 125 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Sushila Oliphant The Journey Acrylic on canvas 11 x 14 in.
“Nature, especially sunsets, are my favorite subjects. I love pointillism. It is very meditative putting all those dots down. The images make clearer sense from a distance like many of life’s teachings. I also work in pen and ink, pastels, colored pencils, graphite, watercolor, collages, acrylics on found wood and digital photography. When I am finished with a piece, I am just as surprised at the results as anyone else. Painting is my passion— whether I have an audience or not.”
SUSHILA OLIPHANT https://sushilaoliphant.com
Tamara Poff ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 126 ▫︎
For Veena Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.
“My current work evaluates the exclusivity of feminist history. Since the 100th anniversary in 2020, celebrating the 19th Amendment securing women’s right to vote, I looked deeply into the 4 waves of feminism from early Suffragettes, through the liberation movement that followed, to the inclusivity movement from 1975 onward. Within the 4th wave focus upon justice for women, the question remains, “Have we really reached an acceptance of our diversity, or is there more to be done?”
TA M A R A P O F F tamarapoff@gmail.com
▫︎ 127 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Joyce Pommer Brothers Mixed media on linen 7 x 5 in.
“My paintings evolve out of my subconscious in a free-flowing intuitive process. The work instills positive emotions and harmony, and with a curiosity it frees the mind and spirit. Inspired by the early Abstract Expressionists, I seek the emotion and spirit of the painting by way of the unconscious and spiritual.”
J OYC E P O M M E R https://joycepommer.com
Cher Pruys ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 128 ▫︎
Mmm Good Acrylic 23 x 19 cm
Cher Pruys, ASAA SCA, IGOR, AAPL, CSAA, AMS, LMS, OSA, MAA, CFA, NOAPS. “To take my inner visions with my hands and create a work of art for you the viewer—that is the ultimate in self-expression. Painting children makes it possible for me to recapture the magic of childhood, painting itself allows me to express my innermost feelings in a nonverbal way. “
CHER PRUYS https://artbycher.ca
▫︎ 129 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Michelle Reeves Stained Glass Acrylic on canvas 36 x 48 in.
“As a self-taught painter, every canvas is a learning experience and as a former make-up artist, I am very affected by color and have been my whole life. I am inspired by what I see in nature which springboards me in a painting direction. I don’t paint what I see, but rather the impression, color and movement of the subject or imagined content. Every painting is an exploration of “what if” and each painting stretches me. Most paintings reference florals, but some just have a mind of their own.”
MICHELLE REEVES www.michellereevesart.com
Robert Ram ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 130 ▫︎
Stroll Flowers Diptych
“In my work, I am looking for alienation. The ideas for this can arise from all kinds of things; reading an article in a newspaper, a passage from a book, or when seeing a photo or film fragment. When this is the case, my imagination runs off and my performances arise almost automatically.”
ROBERT RAM https://www.robertram-art.nl
▫︎ 131 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Aina Putnina Summer Night Mixed media on canvas 40 x 50 cm
“I graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia, 1992 and the Baltic International Academy in Riga, Latvia in 2011. Since 1994, I participate in exhibitions, workshops, plein airs and other projects in Latvia and abroad. For me, painting is a way of trying to understand myself and the world around me as a subjective, intuitive message about thoughts, feelings and events. I am influenced by a lot of things; people, artworks of other artists, books, movies.”
AINA PUTNINA Instagram@ainaputnina2
Cheryl R Richardson ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 132 ▫︎
Flowers and animals but where are the bees Acrylic on canvas 91 x 91 cm
“I began painting with acrylic some 18 years ago, having always painted with watercolour and chinese brush and have now developed a sequence whereby I can practice the three mediums separately but also as companions to each other borrowing ideas, rules and skills and blending ultimately to a rich fusion with pleasing results. I spend a lot of time thinking, a slow and deliberate process of preparation. I hope that my landscapes transport you to a place of whimsy, and fantasy.”
CHERYL R RICHARDSON Instagram@cheryl.richardson.art
▫︎ 133 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Natalia Rose Cherry Blossom, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 100 x 80 cm
“My work has a story-telling attribute. The paintings are layered and have taken several reiterations to achieve their final result. They therefore appear multi-layered in their narrative while at the same time maintaining a uniform thread of meaning. When I paint, I layer and overpaint, eliminating, what I don’t like and keeping, what is working. Work can take months, even years to be finished. Each piece is an expression of many paintings below the surface.”
N ATA L I A R O S E www.natalia-rose.dk
Paul Santoleri ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 134 ▫︎
Bramble Glazed stoneware tiles 10 x 6 ft
“I draw in response to the surface and surroundings, borrowing lines from my environs to enable the work to create itself. Ephemeral work is often a part of my practice, perhaps as much as work that I create for permanent installations. The contrast between a fleeting moment and one that repeats again and again speaks to the human condition and existence itself.”
PAU L S A N TO L E R I www.paulsantoleri.com
▫︎ 135 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Ondrej Rudavsky Cosmic Shaman Bronze, brass, resin, stencil, stone 34 x 38 x 14 cm
“Mystery is awakening motion in our earthly existence. Without it, we would perish.”
O N D R E J R U D AV S K Y www.ondrejrudavsky.com
Joejene C. Santos ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 136 ▫︎
Correction 57x57 not 57x45 Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 57 x 57 in.
“My creative process is very intuitive, consciously engaging and enjoying the moment of creation. When I work, I love the idea that I do not worry what it is about, where it is going, or how is it gonna be put together. I just wanna be in my present and feel alive. And yet, I know that within me, there is already an image, I just have to bring it out by feeling it.”
J O E J E N E C . S A N TO S www.joejeneartstudio.com
▫︎ 137 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Joey Schmidt-Muller The secret of the geisha Oil pastel 100 x 100 cm
Joey Schmidt-Muller is a Swiss-Australian artist who has been living in Germany, Switzerland and Australia. Schmidt-Muller’s artistic practice focuses on an unusual technique with oil pastel and a unique spray varnish technique. His subjects mainly are human behavior, fear, inner conflicts, and the change in living conditions in the world. With style between new realism and surrealism, he explores the liveliness of the mind in fine, graduated blue tones and realistic forms.
J O E Y S C H M I DT- M U L L E R www.joey-schmidt-muller.de
Elinore Schnurr ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 138 ▫︎
Inside/Outside Oil on cradled panel 24 x 24 in.
“New York is a city of glass, broken into fragments by reflections on windows, which, in turn, expose fragments of the interiors and people within. Reflections and motion together create transparencies and multiple layers that become the building blocks from which my paintings are constructed. The layers create patterns that become a way of seeing the immediate world in front of and behind us. The reflected and the actual blend together, introducing intrusion into the intimacy of connection.”
ELINORE SCHNURR elinoreschnurr.com
▫︎ 139 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Joel Shapses Spiral of Life Alabaster 27 x 17 x 3 in.
“During my 55-year career, many changes and growth have come to me. I am now more excited about new techniques and materials to create than I have since I started. I get my inspiration from many sources which include nature, spirituality and my emotions. I am an internationally collected sculptor and have won over 90 awards. My range of work spans many materials including stone, bronze, aluminum and fused glass.”
JOEL SHAPSES https://joelshapsesstudio.com
Grace Short ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 140 ▫︎
Repurposed Plastic Series, #2 Plastic, spray paint, wire 34 x 34 in.
“During the 2020/21 pandemic, we were forced to stay close to home, reflect, recycle, repurpose. Traditional art supplies were hard to get so I decided to focus on the plastic waste problem we all face daily. My intention was to reduce the amount going into landfills and to my surprise, I found myself falling in love with this thoroughly modern material. It proved to be easy to work with, aesthetically pleasing and the reflective properties create interesting light and shadow patterns.”
GRACE SHORT Instagram@graceshortstudio
▫︎ 141 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Frank X. Smith Valor Acrylic 27 x 34 in. (framed)
“I approach each work as an opportunity to create something new and visually compelling to the viewer. The principles of good design, including repetition of shape and color and occult balance, influence and inform all my work, both my figurative and abstract pieces.”
FRANK X. SMITH https://fxsart.com
Helen Smithwick ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 142 ▫︎
Monarch Butterflies Watercolor and ink
“I am in awe of the beauty and the complexity of the plants I see around me. They are my inspiration. I yearn to capture their unique, exquisite personalities on paper. And so, I start each new piece with a finished picture in my mind, and it is perfect. Although I know I can never reach that perfection, yet I am always driven to keep on trying. Each time I start a new piece, I close the door on this world, enter my own and there, just maybe, just once, this piece will be ‘the one’.”
HELEN SMITHWICK smithwickbotanicals.com
▫︎ 143 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Cynthia Sparrenberger Straying Mixed media, 36 3/4 x 45 3/4 in.
Cynthia Sparrenberger is an American mixed-media artist working within formats that range from artist books, to film, to works on paper. Applying as both a conceptual and material tactic, her subject matter deals with the illusory, the psychological, the transitory and the transcendent. Specific to these dystopian worlds lie satirical social statements surrounding the broad-ranging vulnerabilities of the human condition with all its imperfections, alienations, and existential angst.
C Y N T H I A S PA R R E N B E R G E R sparrenbergerstudio.com
Marius Starkey ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 144 ▫︎
California Ocean Spray Oil on canvas, triptych 60 x 180 cm
Marius Starkey was born in Sterling, Kansas. He is an American painter known for his bold colors with an emphasis on landscape and figurative paintings. Marius received a BA degree from Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas and did his graduate studies at Croydon College in London, England where he received a Master’s degree. He has had numerous exhibitions in Northern California and in San Francisco, where he is living since 1989. He has exhibited his work in various cities across the country as well as abroad in places like Osaka, Japan and London, England. “It was the Impressionists that first inspired me. When I saw their original paintings in person, I reveled in their colors and saw how the artists applied their paints. I threw myself into my own paintings with a fury and explored my own ways to paint that pushed me into different realms of visions. I am as excited and thrilled today about painting as I was when I first started. When I immerse myself into the next painting, I am always surprised by the results of my own work. My inner vision propels me to constantly develop and refine my own unique style of painting. This part of my life will continue unabated until I can no longer lift a brush. I am smitten and committed to the work.”
M A R I U S S TA R K E Y www.artistmariusstarkey.com
▫︎ 145 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Katarina Sukhotskaya Neural Connections - Ambitions Acrylic on canvas 110 x 90 cm
“As an artist, I am interested in the role of modern science and new technologies in human life and the question of their relationship. One of the main topics of my work is the study of the brain and the formation of neural connections. I try to reflect neural circuits in the process of cognition of both the surrounding world and the inner world of a person - thoughts, desires, feelings, emotions. This is my attempt to show invisible, but very important processes to the human eye.”
K ATA R I N A S U K H OT S K AYA artkatarina.com
Symona Colina ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 146 ▫︎
The Breathing Oil on canvas 100 x 90 cm
“My work is like the wind. Defined by Time and Space. Driven by the wind the clouds play “Once upon a time” with the shadows. That’s where the brushes touch the canvas. Enclosed by the wind... is where transparency lies ahead and time is left behind. That is where I am in wonder, in a world to see.”
SYMONA COLINA www.symonacolina.info
▫︎ 147 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Ingrid Steckelberg Iceberg in motion Mixed media 40,6 x 29,5 cm
Ingrid Steckelberg draws her inspiration mostly from objects and landscapes and is fascinated by the aesthetics of decay, such as rusting iron or the morbid beauty of rotting wood and crumbling walls. She views her paintings as metaphors, rearrangements and metamorphoses of reality. She creates abstract works combining different materials and techniques, in order that raw and brittle structures come to light.
INGRID STECKELBERG www.ingrid-steckelberg.de
Vicki Svedrell ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 148 ▫︎
Den kalla skogen (The Cold Forest) Watercolour 30.5 x 23 cm
“Through my abstract watercolour art, I let colour and shape give rise to the viewer’s imagination.”
VICKI SVEDRELL vickiskonst@gmail.com
▫︎ 149 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Vicki Svedrell Skyfall (Cloudburst) Watercolour 23 x 18 cm
Aga Szydlik ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 150 ▫︎
Namibian Portraits | Himba Tribe Photograph
Aga is a documentary photographer based in the USA whose work focuses mainly on cultural and environmental conservation, heritage sites, indigenous tribes, and rituals. She is passionate about exploring the world and immersing herself in diverse cultural settings.
AGA SZYDLIK www.agalphotography.com
▫︎ 151 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Catherine Tait Bells Swamp Watercolour on archive paper 133 x 90 cm
“The translucency of watercolour is wonderful when creating rippling water reflections. My most recent, large watercolor paintings are unlike my typical application of this medium. To create this work, I placed a piece of large paper vertically on an easel, allowing the colours to flow freely down and merge at will. I have been creating all of my life and exhibiting professionally for over 35 years. winning over 40 awards and in 2019, exhibited in New York.”
C AT H E R I N E TA I T https://catherinetaitartist.com.au
Eduardo Terranova ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 152 ▫︎
Montana Hand-stitching, molded plaster and aluminum on jute sacks 65 x 60 in.
“I am inspired by materials, especially jute sacks that have lost their purpose and identity. Material is a journey, moving from one place to another losing something in its passage to the point of falling apart. The sacks that I gather from farmers’ markets conjure many memories and become the signifiers of exploitation, discrimination and abuse. The process begins at the material’s death by hand stitching many of the rips and “sores” in the sacks.”
E D UA R D O T E R R A N O VA http://www.eduardoterranova.com
▫︎ 153 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Mark Thibeault No time like the present Acrylic and oil on canvas 30 x 40 in.
“My work is an intuitive unveiling of the inherent linear compositions woven through our perception of the world and our interactions within it.”
M A R K T H I B E AU LT https://www.markthibeault.com
Hazel Thomson ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 154 ▫︎
Delamere Moss in Autumn Oil on canvas 150 x 100 cm
“I have traveled to various parts of the world and met all sorts of people in the arts, and sciences and people who are very spiritual. I am always learning in life and observing the obvious and not so obvious. I am always looking to conceive, cultivate and embrace new concepts and ideas in my artwork. I go on walkabout, observing places in all seasons and different times of the day. People have described my work as a mixture of contemporary, realistic and impressionistic.”
HAZEL THOMSON www.facebook.com/Hazelthomsonart
▫︎ 155 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Hazel Thomson Awakening Light through the Forest Oil on canvas 100 x 120 cm
Ines Tique ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 156 ▫︎
Endurance Acrylic on canvas 76 x 122 x 4 cm
“I am interested in nature and people. My intent is to paint the movement of my feelings, emotions and personality. When I paint, I dive into a deep meditation that provides me freedom and keeps me focussed. It is all about receiving energy from the universe and passing it onto my paintings. Travels around the world helped me spread my wings and gave me inspiration for my artistic work. My spiritual voyage has given me the courage to follow my passion.”
INES TIQUE www.inestique.com
▫︎ 157 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Ines Tique Silence Acrylic on canvas D. 120 cm
Benoît Tremblay ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 158 ▫︎
The Great Somewhere Else (Covering up the Lies) Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 in.
“I am inspired and influenced by abstract expressionism as well as many avant-garde movements, starting with the Internationale Situationniste. When I create I always try my best to integrate touches of day-by-day living, poetry and the need for radical social change.”
B E N O Î T T R E M B L AY https://www.bentpotlatch.com
▫︎ 159 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Shya-fen Tsai Resilient People
“My sculptures all tend to reflect my subject matters’ inner spirits, as much as I can.”
S H YA - F E N T S A I
Ralph Turturro ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 160 ▫︎
Gladiator 23 - Spartacus Wall Series #1 Acrylic, mixed media on canvas 66 x 98 in.
“The work always represents me: My loves, crushes, dreams and daily intake of stimuli: music, film, conversations, history etc. and glancing over my shoulder at whatever is in my periphery at the moment. Ultimately it then becomes a dance with the wide-open surface spaces; responding to each mark, each obstacle and texture and color that happens during the process. Each time I am painting is an attempt at addressing all that I have discovered to date while embracing all that I’ve lost as well.”
RALPH TURTURRO Instagram@ralphturturro | facebook.com/rat.turtur
▫︎ 161 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Dorothea Van De Winkel Blue Landscape I, 2018 Handwoven tapestry 100 x 120 cm
The designs of Dorothea Van De Winkel are abstract. She creates wall and floor tapestries, which can be wholly integrated into a house (colours, form and size). Dorothea is an independent textile artist and designer since 1985. She manages her own gallery “Galerij Theaxus” sincer 1992 with exhibition rooms and the possibility to visit the studio, where the handwoven tapestries are designed and produced.
D O R OT H E A VA N D E W I N K E L www.galerij-theaxus.com
Claudia Von Boch ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 162 ▫︎
Waves Ceramic stoneware and recycled clays, engobes, glazes Installation of 12 pieces on a surface of 120 x 120 x 30 cm
“The nomadic man, in seeking the stability of a “promised land” is confronted with a perpetually changing world. From the beginning, waves of migration, voluntary or forced, have explained the history of human evolution and progress. From land to land, the nomad ventures into the unknown while maintaining a fragile link with the world left behind. Either his journey will end somewhere...or he will return to his point of origin. In the meantime, both he and the world will have changed.”
C L AU D I A V O N B O C H www.claudiavonboch.com
▫︎ 163 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Annuli Viherjuuri To Give and to Get, 2020 Oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm
“I work with oil on canvas, a medium I always return to even if I work with other media for a while. At the moment, I am reexamining my signature style, creating work where the process guides my abstract works, layer by layer, towards an unpredictable result and the journey leaves space for surprises and for many interpretations. My goal is to create delightful painting marks and an organic whole of lines and colors.”
ANNULI VIHERJUURI https://kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/en/taiteilija/annuli-viherjuuri
Lukas Walcher ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 164 ▫︎
Four golden angels Acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm
“The simplicity of my pictures is reflected in authenticity. They are simple, but each picture tells a story of me. It is my own style “art radical”, which I developed after my time in Freies Atelier Gugging in Vienna and in Berlin. My pictures are as they are, natural and naked. Nudity is our natural origin, our right to live freely and to make the world our playground of feelings and emotions. My pictures show honesty; anyone who is naked is honest.”
LU K A S WA LC H E R www.lukas-walcher.com
▫︎ 165 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Mary Sue Weinstein Vortex Acrylics on canvas 40 x 30 in.
“I create to give meaning to the world around me. There is so much turmoil all around us now. When looking through this arch, it is as though one is pulled into a vortex of calm and hope. A new reality of the peacefulness of nature can help us transition to the inner strength inherent in each of us to survive and expand our consciousness of the world around us. I create textures, shifting light and movement with many layers, using interference, metallic, and iridescent acrylics or oils.”
MARY SUE WEINSTEIN http://marysue-weinstein.squarespace.com
Roxana Werner ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 166 ▫︎
Carreta de Bagan - Birmania Mixed media 76 x 100 cm
“Experiencing in situ the geographical and ethnographic spaces is vital to connect emotionally and intellectually with the painting. I have traversed the Atacama Desert, the Saltpeter towns, India, Morocco, Asia, to later recreate and interpret them in the solitude of my studio. The themes of time and memory are subjects that have always been present in my work. My work is based on a “committed testimony.” I do not hide the darkness or the light that belongs to reality.”
R OX A N A W E R N E R https://www.roxanawerner.cl
▫︎ 167 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Roxana Werner Viaje por Bagan - Birmania Mixed media 76 x 100 cm
d.W. Whitfield ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 168 ▫︎
Untitled Pen and watercolour on paper 40 x 30 cm
The subject matter confronts the interaction between the human character and the interpretation of the communication between artist and viewer. Its identity once presented to the viewer rests solely upon those who interpret the image, by labelling the work would surely restrict any interpretation from an unbiased point of view. Artistically the problems of spatial identity between the flat plane of the canvas or paper and the representation of a three-dimensional object or figure, and the confrontation of the two, lie within the artist’s own dilemma of representation. To create an illusion of 3D, a lie, or draw a mere outline, more of a truth to the 2D of the flat plane. An illustration, a picture? or art, a painting? It is left to the viewer to decide the outcome, the artist continues to struggle.”
d .W. W H I T F I E L D davidwwhitfield.com
▫︎ 169 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Roger Williamson Witch: Circe’ Weaves Her Spell of Summoning Oil on wood 48 x 24 in.
“Art is an externalization of the struggle to rationalize and give form to something not understood. The artist, like the oyster, is driven to externalize this conflict into the image of a pearl. If you don’t create your own reality you are condemned to live in someone else’s.”
ROGER WILLIAMSON www.rogerwilliamsonart.com
Robert Irwin Wolf ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 170 ▫︎
Adversity 2020 New Brunswick Alabaster, stainless steel rods, black matte custom Micarta base with recessed ball-bearing swivel mechanism
As a professional artist, Robert studied fine art, photography, and sculpting at Pratt Institute and The Tyler School of Art at Temple University. His sculptural forms have been influenced by Brancusi, Arp, and Moore. They are composed of organic, linear, and gestural images that are translated into abstract form. These contemporary sculptures integrate elements of human form and movement, with the natural beauty of a variety of types of stone and wood.
ROBERT IRWIN WOLF www.robertirwinwolf.com/fine-art-sculpture
▫︎ 171 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Kimberly Wurster Up in the Maple (Varied Thrush) Pastel 18 x 24 in.
“My first love is painting birds. Depicting the habitat in which my subjects are found is also a source of great joy for me. I welcome you into my world as an artist, to share my appreciation of the amazing and beautiful world in which we live.”
K I M B E R LY W U R S T E R www.kimberlywurster.com
Minyoung Yeo ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 172 ▫︎
The Symptom Mixed media on hanji 116.8 x 91 cm
“I love to be ‘raw’. The paintings make me feel honest and be free. This could be a reflection, reactionary formation, self-comfort, and even an obsession with myself in the real world. Throwing off the blight and reaching out, that’s how I love the world. I suggest you face yourself who wants to be hidden in you through emotions that may not be beautiful by going through the work and feel the joy that comes from agony.”
M I N YO U N G Y E O www.yeominyoung.com
▫︎ 173 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Minyoung Yeo Nan Goldin Mixed media on hanji 72.7 x 90.9 cm
Hsiung Yu ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 174 ▫︎
Coronaart - On the Origin Of Species Acrylic on canvas 112 x 145.5 cm
“I want to be creative every minute! I have spent five years visiting European museums and art galleries for at least 180 exhibition venues. My dream is to be able to exhibit in Europe and find an internationally renowned gallery to sell my work. All my past, present, and future is painted on my canvas.”
HSIUNG YU https://www.101artist.com
▫︎ 175 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Hsiung Yu Heart of the Sea Acrylic on canvas 72.5 x 100 cm
Peter Zarkob ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 176 ▫︎
No Estás Solo Digital photograph 3543 x 3543 px
“As a publicist, I specialized in creating logos and corporate identity manuals, creating simple and geometric designs. Now focused on minimalist photography, my work seeks to provoke a strong visual impact that attracts and captures the viewer’s attention, moving them to unique settings, making them an accomplice of my thoughts and feelings and enveloping them in an atmosphere that travels from the figurative to the abstract.”
P E T E R Z A R KO B https://1x.com/PeterZarkob
▫︎ 177 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Ze Yuan Black and White Temptation Fabric 80 x 80 cm
“Scholastic artist, Professor at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, (MA, MPHIL), I had engaged in research of fashion art and the history of clothing for many years. My work explores a new artistic language that is taking textile materials as the medium, clothing and human body as the object, and thinking about east and western culture.”
Z E Y UA N yuanzehuyue@126.com
Lucia Helena Zaremba ▫ Spotlight 27 ▫︎ 178 ▫︎
Stories We Tell Ourselves Digital photograph 3024 x 4032 px
“My digital photographic fusions merge two or more photos with a novel concept of telling new stories starting from old memories. Harmony is necessary for the photographs to combine or accept each other. I like to add to this mixture a splash of humor and a light atmosphere of mystique and beauty.”
LU C I A H E L E N A Z A R E M B A https://luciahelenazaremba.com
▫︎ 179 ▫︎ Spotlight 27 ▫ Tong Zhou Melancholy Statue Oil on wooden board linen 40 x 50 cm
“Just like a priest who has never seen god, I often tell my wife what I know about human things. I know the darkness of humanity, whether avarice or desire, happiness or sadness. I put them all into my production. I want to paint how I feel about the world. Use my consciousness to explain this world. Although my consciousness may have prejudice.”
TO N G Z H O U www.huomaxianlong.com
Hsiung Yu Travel Around the World Acrylic on canvas 160 x 140 cm
“I want to be creative every minute! I have spent five years visiting European museums and art galleries for at least 180 exhibition venues. My dream is to be able to exhibit in Europe and find an internationally renowned gallery to sell my work. All my past, present, and future is painted on my canvas.”
www.101artist.com
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Hsiung Yu Travel Around the World Acrylic on canvas 160 x 140 cm