18
Carmen Rey Through the Gloom
Carmen Rey Through the Gloom Mixed media on linen 46 x 55 cm “The practical side of me was a Chemist and Computer Consultant until I discovered painting in 2014. I understood my unsatisfied creative side that had the desire to rise from inside. My career helped me meet and connect with many different people, and I think that these perceptions appear in my work as a realist painter. Since then, I have studied with the artists Caamaño, Kaoru Hirose, Joshua LaRock, Jacob Dhein, Jafet Blanch, Irene Cuadrado, Ismael Fuentes, Adrià Llarch, Felipe Alonso and Paco Lafarga; and done some courses in MEAM, the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, painting and drawing the live figure. My work mainly focuses on figurative and portraiture, although I enjoy creating cityscapes, landscapes, graphite drawings, and Japanese technique paintings as well. I do not approach every work with the same technique, which is always evolving. For certain paintings, there is a planned route towards an expected result, mostly in oil paintings. However, more recently, I let the work itself guide me through an intuitive mixed media layering technique, then the final painting is something more personal, and I believe that more interesting for the observer as well. I have made portrait commissions and have exhibited in national and international exhibitions and competitions.” Spanish artist, Carmen Rey holds a Bachelor of Chemical Sciences from the University of Barcelona and diplomas from national and international art workshops with some of the best painters nowadays.
www.carmenrey-artstudio.com
• Issue 18 • On the Front Cover Carmen Rey Through the Gloom Mixed media on linen 46 x 55 cm www.carmenrey-artstudio.com On the Back Cover Darren Hall Moon Acrylic and brush work on foamboard 120 x 110 x 1 cm www.darrenhallartstudio.co.uk Designed & Published in France Printed in the Netherlands Distributed Internationally All Rights Reserved ® No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems, or transmitted in any form or any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher and copyright holders. ® Copyright: Circle Foundation For the Arts Press info@circle-arts.com 66 rue Saint Georges Lyon, France
Select Artwork By ANNE GRY ANDERSEN GEORGE ANDREWS C H R I S TO A N TO F R A N C I S FRANCO BALDAZZI A L I S O N B A R R O W S -YO U N G MIHAELA BOBIRNAC P H I L I P P E A N TO I N E B O I R I N KO R N E L I A B OJ E LEILA BOKEL G E R M A N B U S TA M A N T E H O L LY C A N N O N NIKKI CARR MICHAEL CHORNEY G L E N N W D AV I S RAIMUND DENSCHERZ ANN DUNBAR C H A N D R I M A E M M A D U T TA JF ELLMAN JUDI FORNEY JOHN GAMBARDELLA E L E N A G A S TÓ N N I C O L Á S MICHAEL IAN GOULDING DARREN HALL KUNG HANSEN CHANTERAX HERBERT HERMANS KEM HIMELRIGHT A D R I E N N E WA L K E R H O A R D STEPHANIE HOLZNECHT ENSIEH HOSSEINIZADEH SHIREEN IKRAMULLAH BERYL JAZVIC PAT R I C K J O O S T E N H I R O M I K AWA N O ANGELA KELLER
W. S . K I M K AY L A R K I N MEI-LIN LIN D O U G L A S LY E L L S A L LY LY W O O D M A R G A R I TA M A K A R O VA MAO WEI DARIA MARTINONI I L D I KÓ M E C S É R I C L AU D I A M I N I S H I R I N M O AY YA MOHSEN MODIRI NGUYEN THAN P H I L I P N OY E D MARIANNE ODOK Z D E N K A PA L KO V I C ANT PEARCE JEAN JACQUES PORRET CARMEN REY BERND REICHERT HANNA RHEINZ CHERYL R RICHARDSON J A M E S R O L E V I N K P H OTO G R A P H Y TA N YA S A L E H I A N LO U I S S AU T E R S U S A N S P E C TO R CHAN SUK ON TRAN LAM BINH S I LV I J A T R E I C E C H R I S T E L VA N H E M E L R I J C K MARTI WHITE CHARLES WHITING F OTO A R T E H AY D E E YO R D A N D A N A YO R K LIN YU-CHENG
Anne Gry Andersen ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 8 ▫︎
Nature on Display Acrylics on canvas 80 x 100 cm
Nature and love for all living creatures are the sources of inspiration for Anne Gry Andersen. In her signature works, she employs symbols and bold colors with each canvas telling its own unique story. Andersen’s practice originates in happiness, the joy coming from the small things in life. Her works are often about emotions while other times a narrative lies within. The last few years, Andersen’s work has revolved around the exploitation of nature by humans.
ANNE GRY ANDERSEN https://www.annegryandersen.dk
▫︎ 9 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ George Andrews Tormentum Acrylic on folded paper 18 x 24 in.
Born of gestures quiet or fierce, George Andrews’ artworks embody isolated experiences; moments where the viewer and the maker come together at an object, and the object falls away. Andrews exploits the inherent qualities of materials to enhance dynamic markmaking. His approach to art is informed by the idea of expressing consciousness in each stroke, fold or tear, and a questioning of our perception of the world around us.
GEORGE ANDREWS https://www.georgeandrews.org
Christo Anto Francis ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 10 ▫︎
Moving Slow Digital painting on metal 30 x 46 i
“My work currently and for the past few years tries to capture special moments when time is slowed down as I look at people. Reality slowly seeps away as I look at the subject and project it in a state of stillness. I try to carefully craft paintings that have arresting emotions and show beauty, simplicity, elegance, eccentricity, and naughtiness in them. My works are occasionally mixed media; switching from traditional oil painting to digital and vice versa. It gives me the freedom to expand and contract to the painting at hand. While I do jump around in terms of materials, my methodology remains consistent.”
C H R I S TO A N TO F R A N C I S www.christoantofrancis.com
▫︎ 11 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Christo Anto Francis Untitled Digital painting on metal 26 x 32 in.
Franco Baldazzi ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 12 ▫︎
SBAVATURE DI VITA 60 x 50 cm
“....to maintain my balance, I need to keep a distance from the real world. However, it is necessary that I communicate with the world by donating these works. I do it with the intensity of strong colors so that I can arrive immediately. Colors and sinuous shapes are dictated by a superior intelligence. Love for art, healing with art. Let it flow and everything will be created in the most natural way. Connections invisible to human eyes, connections between the most sensitive minds ....”
FRANCO BALDAZZI www.gigarte.com/franco-baldazzi
▫︎ 13 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Leila Bokel Follow Who Is Forward, 2020 Installation with fabric, acrylic and cotton thread
“The first thing that caught my attention to the fabric I’ve chosen in this series was its transparency and then its texture. I didn’t like the brightness, but when the artwork is illuminated, this feeling disappeared. I made the first shape but nothing happened. Then I dyed my 3 basic colors and nothing happened either. I spent several months watching these pieces of fabric. Suddenly, when I sewed the ripped threads the form appeared. I made several. They have a life. They are mind drivers. They have movement...”
LEILA BOKEL www.instagram.com/leila_bokel
Alison Barrows-Young ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 14 ▫︎
Refugee Angels Series #2 (Front panels partially opened) Inks on etched wood 16 x 20 in.
“Just checking in with love for you and yours. There is a need for silence, thoughtfulness. I truly believe all conflicts and challenges in life bring on the better good. We will be blessed somehow by these times. Stay safe.”
A L I S O N B A R R O W S -YO U N G w ww.alisonbarrowsyoung.com
▫︎ 15 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Mihaela Bobirnac Passion and Memories Acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 in.
For my love of people For lifting the soul, I’m touching the canvas, With brushes, that’s all! If color and light Could bring us some hope, There is nothing so urgent To make me stop.
MIHAELA BOBIRNAC https://www.elas-art.com
Philippe Antoine Boirin ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 16 ▫︎
The Hand Digital photograph 20 x 30 in.
“Photography opens the possibility to create more than just an image, more than just a reality: It creates something unreal and I hope that this unreality is a narrative. The photo should also tell a story very different from what it shows.”
P H I L I P P E A N TO I N E B O I R I N https://philippe-boirin.photos
▫︎ 17 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Kornelia Boje Convoluted Acrylglass, photoprint 45 x 30 cm
If you like my photo, have a look also at www.korneliaboje.jalbum.net there you can find much more”
KO R N E L I A B OJ E www.korneliaboje.de
German Bustamante ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 18 ▫︎
Panels and Hatches Oil on canvas 29 x 47 in.
“Each painting is a journey for me. A journey into my inner self. It’s an emotional and absorbing process that talks about my spiritual and metaphysical concepts of who we really are, where we came from and why we chose to come and live in this dual density. Colours are very important in this journey as well. I usually work in many thin layers of paint on top of each other. Each new layer gives me inspiration for the following one. Sometimes I sketch out my compositions; sometimes they are just intuitive sensations.”
G E R M A N B U S TA M A N T E https://bustamanteabstractions.com
▫︎ 19 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Holly Cannon The Lion of Judah Pastels on velour 9 x 13 in.
“I love to paint animals in almost any medium, but my new found love of pastels is where my heart is. I strive with every painting to be photorealistic, and I LOVE painting eyes. They are always the first to be painted in every piece. I want someone who is not an ‘animal person’ to love my paintings.”
H O L LY C A N N O N www.hollycannonart.com
Nikki Carr ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 20 ▫︎
Here I Come Oil on canvas 70 x 80 cm
“Capturing light, emotion and movement on the canvas, I am a realist artist specializing in figurative, equine and wildlife subjects. Working primarily in oil, charcoal and sometimes gold leaf, my pieces will convey a strong narrative, capturing a fleeting emotion or the energy of movement in my subject. Often it is the eyes that draw me in which are truly the window to the soul. Sometimes, just sometimes, when the magic is right and I have created enough depth and intensity, I can have a conversation with those eyes while I work.”
NIKKI CARR Nikkicarr.co.uk
▫︎ 21 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Michael Chorney Portrait of Kangaroo No. 47 Conti’, charcoal & graphite on synthetic board 174 x 174 cm
“From my 4th solo exhibition titled PORTRAIT OF KANGAROO. This is an up-close and personal series of large drawings capturing the individual characteristics of Australian kangaroos. I like to work on a large scale as this offers the capacity of full-arm/body movement. I love the concept of a line in motion. Each line/mark always has a begging point and an endpoint. Some end with a solid hard black aggressive brick wall while others wisp away into infinity like the transient flick of a whisker. I also love the sterility of large clean white space against the chaos of fast black drawing. My materials of use are Conti’, charcoal and graphite on synthetic board.”
MICHAEL CHORNEY https://chorney-studios.com.au/michael-chorney-portrait-of-kangaroo/
Glenn W Davis ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 22 ▫︎
Margins: Bus Stop Watercolor 508 x 406 mm
“Art is a matter of interpreting memory, your emotional state, and your environment through a medium. It’s self-expression and a willingness to share a point of view or a state of mind. It’s also a device to question that point of view or state of mind. Art doesn’t answer any questions. It raises them. It presents another interpretation. It’s a silent two-way dialog.”
G L E N N W D AV I S www. glennwdavis.com
▫︎ 23 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Glenn W Davis Margins: Woman Side Watercolor 572 x 762 mm
Raimund Denscherz ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 24 ▫︎
Connecting People 1, 2017 Spatula technique, oil, acrylic and Tuscan earth on canvas 60 x 70 cm
“The mentalities of the peoples are very different, even art takes different paths. This means freedom. We should preserve freedom in art and also as individual human beings. We should be open and cooperative towards others in order to learn from each other, as this brings success for human and nature.”
RAIMUND DENSCHERZ raimund-denscherz.at
▫︎ 25 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Ann Dunbar Dream Garden I Embroidery on mixed media/paper 70 x 50 cm
“My art is a history of my travels, dreams, observations of natural forms, which from afar brings you closer to an intimate meeting of marvels. I use a combined technique which I have developed over the years to express my own voice and vision.”
ANN DUNBAR www.anndunbarart.com
JF Ellman ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 26 ▫︎
The Big Three, Nichols, Walt, and Alfred (Lord, they called him) Stieglitz 3 white framed photos of portraits in acrylic on paper 12.5 x 22.5 in.
“These are my most recent works. I live in San Francisco where we have a Building Boom. It is a large opportunity to show the changes being made in our City. I hope you like them!”
JF ELLMAN J.F. Ellman@facebook.com
▫︎ 27 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ JF Ellman House Painting from the Stairs to Floor Photo Collage 16 x 20 in.
Judi Forney ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 28 ▫︎
Feelings of Love Oil 36 x 36 in.
“I consider my paintings to be a sharing of personal visions. I look beyond the physical world into the realm of spirit. My work is often mystical in content and my style of rendering hovers between visionary and romantic. I feel that the intended role of creative souls is to share their flights through the inner corridors of their minds and to bring their ideas to fruition for others to see.”
JUDI FORNEY www.judiforneyart.com
▫︎ 29 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Judi Forney Love’s Ripple Effect Oil 20 x 24 in.
Chandrima Emma Dutta ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 30 ▫︎
Mythical Lovers Acrylic on canvas 18 x 24 in.
“Inspired by the early Renaissance painters, my art is about the interplay of dreams, reality, all coloured with a rainbow of emotion. I paint to voice that realm that artists are often gifted to have access to and can gift the world to experience. In my work, I try to portray the human form in a realistic yet dramatic way with bold colours and tones, depict an emotionally vivid story with a blend of realism and storytelling. I want my work to embody a perpetual sense of hope, love and progress in a constant flux of change and decay.”
C H A N D R I M A E M M A D U T TA https://www.chandrimaemma.com
▫︎ 31 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ John Gambardella Cape Schanck Lighthouse Victoria Enamel/oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm
“I am a predominately a self-taught artist and a realist by nature, this is expressed in my art. My direction in art is to seek and define new boundaries and to excite and evoke interest to the viewer. My art is my escape, my passion, my reward in life.”
JOHN GAMBARDELLA https://circle-arts.com/John-Gambardella
John Gambardella ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 32 ▫︎
Late Sunset – West Gate Bridge Enamel/oil on canvas 90 x 120 cm
Born in Trieste, Italy, artist Gianfranco (John) Gambardella draws from his Italian artistic heritage. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Gambardella is inspired by places that surround him or visits in his travels. His love of structure and colour is evident in his reach art palette, using various techniques to create enigmatic compositions in his search for new methods of expression.
JOHN GAMBARDELLA https://circle-arts.com/John-Gambardella
▫︎ 33 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ John Gambardella Point Lonsdale Lighthouse Victoria Enamel/oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm
Throughout his life, Gambardella has always continued to keep an interest and self-development in fine art. Over time, he has been privileged to have exhibited at various notable art awards and exhibitions nationally and internationally. Most recently, Gambardella was the recipient of a Masters Art Award from ArtTour International Inc., which is to be presented in Florence, Italy, 2020.
Michael Ian Goulding ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 34 ▫︎
Red Panda VIII Digital photograph 14 x 11 in.
“I strive for my art to uplift the spirit and inspire appreciation for the beauty of life.”
MICHAEL IAN GOULDING www.gouldingphotography.com
▫︎ 35 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Michael Ian Goulding Aileen CXXI Digital photograph 11 x 14 in.
Michael Ian Goulding ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 36 ▫︎
Red Panda II Digital photograph 11 x 14 in.
MICHAEL IAN GOULDING www.gouldingphotography.com
▫︎ 37 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Michael Ian Goulding Charlie I Digital photograph 11 x 14 in.
Elena Gastón Nicolás ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 38 ▫︎
St. John Apocalypse Oil on canvas 61 x 50 cm
“I articulate my work around The Three Ways of Spiritual Knowledge: The Alchemical Way, the Priestly Way and the Way of the Warrior. Goodness, Truth and Beauty (Healing the Roots). I have learned that in Nature is all there is to know. I follow a spiritual life. I am very concerned with the future of the planet and have been involved in the study, protection and conservation of natural biotopes. I paint with all my heart.”
E L E N A G A S TÓ N N I C O L Á S http://elenagastonicolas.blogspot.com/
▫︎ 39 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Kung Hansen We Have Fun Acrylic on canvas 100 x 150 cm
Kung Hansen’s paintings are adventurous with strong colours and characters, exploring the universal dream world with love, mysticism and harmony.
KUNG HANSEN www.kungkunst.dk
Chanterax ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 40 ▫︎
Marius (2019) Acrylic on canvas 50 x 50 cm
“It is precisely the color that characterizes the expressive power of Chanterax, giving her works a unique, almost suspended appearance, an expression of the artist’s most intimate sensations and passions.” - From a criticism written by Giulia Zanesi, Art Curator
CHANTERAX https://www.chanterax.com
▫︎ 41 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Kem Himelright In My Studio Mixed media relief 30 x 20 in.
“I seek to create unique art in two distinct styles. My first style is what I refer to as Mixed Media Relief wherein I raise the foreground subject or subjects slightly above the background thus giving the piece a shaded three-dimensional effect. My second style is a form of Minimalism.”
KEM HIMELRIGHT http://kem-himelright.pixels.com
Herbert Hermans ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 42 ▫︎
Escape from the Crypt Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm
“In my artwork, I am inspired by architecture, particularly industrial and cultural heritage. I like to draw the viewers’ attention to a reality that is not to be seen at first sight. I am fascinated by perspectives, precision and colour to create in an eclectic way a strange environment for people in historical and often ruinous buildings. My style is realistic, but I like to avoid photorealism. Despite the images’ realism, they maintain an air of fantasy. The paintings are immersed in a sometimes surreal aura that highlights the ‘incredible’. At the same time with the narrative content I hope to make him or her aware of new perspectives on reality and illusions of reality.”
HERBERT HERMANS www.kunstinzicht.nl/portfolio/werk/berthermans/index.html
▫︎ 43 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Herbert Hermans
The Last Civil Servant Oil on canvas 60 x 80 cm
Adrienne Walker Hoard ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 44 ▫︎
Painted Poses: Dual Fire
“I came into being as an artist to translate visual stories. This series entitled, Painted Poses: Pretty Bodies in Motion, is my expression of Joy in witnessing dancers alive within the music. By painting my photographs, I seek to increase the vibrance of the dancers’ movements. I bring ancestral rhythms into tangible form to excite and enlighten the viewer. Join me!”
A D R I E N N E WA L K E R H O A R D www.homegirl49.etsy.com
▫︎ 45 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Adrienne Walker Hoard Painted Poses: Sweet Step
Stephanie Holznecht ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 46 ▫︎
Veiled Secrets Acrylic and latex paint on canvas 40 x 30 in.
“I invest in the creation of a piece of art to convey what I have inside: my thinking, my emotions, my life, my essence and my soul. I am an abstract expressionist working in a number of mixed media paints. This allows me to get more emotionally tied to each painting, creating a sense of harmony that leaves me feeling exceptionally invigorated as I work. Each painting feeds from the next, making for a very creative work atmosphere. The inspiration that I take from experiencing life creates a feeling I don’t think, as an artist, I could ever lose.”
STEPHANIE HOLZNECHT www.sholznecht.com
▫︎ 47 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Ensieh Hosseinizadeh Golden Beach Color photograph 58 x 40 cm
“My look at the world around me is a deep look at the sensory perception that this perception can have in my view of what is going on around me. My attention is drawn to what is happening around me that others do not see and pass through. But in my subconscious, I try to make that moment, that composition, that color, that texture and sometimes the smell of it into a picture or a painting. I believe that sometimes with a little change, something can be changed to something better.”
ENSIEH HOSSEINIZADEH http://ensi-art.com
Shireen Ikramullah ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 48 ▫︎
The Prosthetic Impulse Kalk Papier (lime paper), etching paper, screen printing ink, drawing pen, acrylic ink, light sensitive chemical solution (cyanotype) 29.7 x 42.0 cm (unframed)
“It is in the subconscious mind that thoughts and desires take shape and this brings us into vibrational harmony with our desires so that they can manifest into the physical and experiential reality. One cannot experience anything unless one is in vibrational harmony with that which one is experiencing. Everything being experienced is a direct result of one’s thoughts and of being in vibrational harmony with that thought experience.”
SHIREEN IKRAMULLAH www.shireenikram.com
▫︎ 49 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Beryl Jazvic The Train Ride Home 40 x 30 in.
“My work is mostly a series of paintings of people. I concentrate on the eyes as a form of communication to set the stage for the entire painting. The eyes give an entry to the soul while my imagery, use of texture and pattern, are intended to give the viewers a sensational experience. There is always some form of texture whether soft or rough. I utilize patterns and texture in my thoughts as I create a work of art. This is how I convey my true love for painting and the elements involved.”
BERYL JAZVIC https://www.beryljazvic.com
Patrick Joosten ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 50 ▫︎
Body, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 90 x 70 cm
“ I am predominantly a self-taught artist, and I do not follow any particular artistic movement. I paint, draw for the pleasure of creation, hoping to share moments of emotion with those who appreciate modern art.” Born in Paris, Patrick Joosten lives between France and Cambodia. He is certified by A. Akoun and represented by Gallery Galaxy Art (Mme Florence Vivien )Tel: 06 08 67 99 43
PAT R I C K J O O S T E N https://www.patrick-joosten.com
▫︎ 51 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Hiromi Kawano Go Home Digital art with overlapping pictures. (Photoshop, Photoshop mix)
“I began working as a digital graphic designer 20 years ago, as an illustrator and designer. I had always been searching for a way to express my personal style and finally, four years ago, I developed a multiple exposure technique (iPhone application and Adobe Photoshop). Visit my Instagram account to see my works made of pictures of usual places, things, plants and so on.”
H I R O M I K AWA N O www.instagram.com/opatomato
Angela Keller ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 52 ▫︎
Metamorphosis Oil on linen 60 x 83 cm
“My painting is about passion and freedom of experiment, in search of the essence where no rules exist and nothing is impossible” Angela Keller grew up in Switzerland and took lessons in drawing and painting at the School of Arts at the University in Bern. For 14 years she has been living and working in Southern Italy and has shown her work in numerous international art publications and shows.
ANGELA KELLER http://www.angelakeller.com
▫︎ 53 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Kay Larkin Shadow and Life Color photograph 8.5 x 11 in.
“Enthusiasm with art and photography led me to take many photography classes throughout school. After college, I pursued a career in Biology where I expanded my photography skills. I particularly like to experiment with shadows and optical phenomena. My purpose is to share the beauty that surrounds us all.”
K AY L A R K I N https://sites.google.com/site/kaylarkinphotography
W. S. Kim ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 54 ▫︎
Red Garden Paper and acrylic 163 x 130 cm
Korean painter, W. S. Kim graduated from the College of Fine Arts, Kyung Hee University. Kim is a former lecturer and adjunct professor of Fine Arts at Kyung Hee University as well as an APAM and jury member at Salon des Arts de Montesson, France.
W. S . K I M www.wskim.artko.kr
▫︎ 55 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ W. S. Kim Yellow Garden Paper and acrylic 163 x 130 cm
Mei-Lin Lin ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 56 ▫︎
Spring 1 Digital collage Various print sizes
In Mei-Lin Lin’s creations, she uses a combination of painting and photography layering, similar to image superimposition in the multiple exposure technique of photography.
MEI-LIN LIN http://www.flickr.com/photos/45204069@N03/
▫︎ 57 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Sally Lywood Beneath the Surface Mixed textiles on canvas 40 x 40 cm
“My artistic “journey” began over twenty years ago when I lived on the Cook Islands, South Pacific for a year. My experiences there, especially my almost daily snorkeling in the lagoon, inspired me to work with transparent materials. Since I returned to Norway I have been using diluted inks, tissue paper and/or various textiles which have enabled me to build up layer upon layer until I am satisfied with the result. I have also been very inspired by x-ray art.”
S A L LY LY W O O D nfuk.no/artist/sally-lywood | Instagram @sallylywood
Douglas Lyell ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 58 ▫︎
Big Youth Gloss, sand Acrylic on canvas 24 x 32 in.
““Freedom, spontaneity and creativity are the values that dominate my work. I am constantly exploring polarities which manifest in my paintings as different colours and textures. I am an avant-garde painter. I have studied all the 19th and 20th century avant-garde movements. My biggest influences are abstract expressionism and arte povera. I paint from an inner necessity; I feel a perpetual need to express myself in a philosophical and psychological outpouring. I use sand from a local beach in my work to give my paintings a more varied and interesting texture. My work is based on a deep study of nature and life!”
D O U G L A S LY E L L www.douglaslyell.uk
▫︎ 59 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Margarita Makarova White Lace Oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm
“Expression. Female. Her desires, her instincts, her impulses and dreams. Tenderness and strength, inspiration and emotions. The world would collapse without this irresistible energy.”
M A R G A R I TA M A K A R O VA https://www.makarovaart.com
Mao Wei ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 60 ▫︎
Manual City Inkjet transparency films, projector lens, 30-note music kits, and assorted materials
“An imaginary, isolated city is represented by landmarks and scenes that jostle the imagination of various social spaces. Inspired by Plato’s Cave, I assembled an array of self-designed magic lanterns that I have combined with manipulated music kits. Together they convey a sense of impractical illusions and a nostalgia that permeates contemporary China. The gap between reality and these constructed projected images on the wall reminds us of our imagination, dreams, self-reflection, and the sense of uncertainty as to whether we even live in the real world.”
MAO WEI www.wei-mao.com
▫︎ 61 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Daria Martinoni Halfway through the Turbulence Photograph on archive paper 64 x 96 cm
“I am a non-professional photographer working and living in Zurich, Switzerland. As a Geographer, I use photography to playfully (de-)construct urban spaces, to spatially re-stage urban contexts, and to play with our perception of space and reality.
DARIA MARTINONI https://www.dariamartinoni.com
Ildikó Mecséri ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 62 ▫︎
Fingerprint Oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm
“I’m a Hungarian artist. My artworks take an inspiring view of ordinary things and extraordinary examples of human life. My inspirations come from the Bible, history and travel experiences. I emphasize personal responsibility and the role of free will and choice in our life. I use a mixture of realistic, abstract and surreal elements in my artistic expressions.”
I L D I KÓ M E C S É R I https://www.mecseriart.com
▫︎ 63 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Ildikó Mecséri Infinite Wonders Oil on canvas 50 x 70 cm
Claudia Mini ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 64 ▫︎
Promenade to the Sun, 2020 Mixed media on paper 42 x 29,7 cm or 29,7 x 42 cm
“I’m an intuitive abstract painter from Switzerland who is especially interested in colour, pattern, nature.”
C L AU D I A M I N I www.claudiamini.com
▫︎ 65 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Mohsen Modiri Creature #5 Acrylic on canvas 105 x 70 cm
“I was born in an Iranian artist family in 1950 and have been involved in visual arts, music and literature since adolescence. My works have been selected, exhibited and added in private and public collections in Italy, Belgium, France, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Iran, the United States and Canada. In some of my work, I have merged abstract expressionism with surrealism in a style I call “abstract expressurrealism”.”
MOHSEN MODIRI http://www.mohsenmodiri.com
Shirin Moayya ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 66 ▫︎
Toward the Light from Mirror Of Fantasy Series Mixed media on canvas 100 x 70 cm
“Mirror of Fantasy series is about the peculiar traits of each psycho-pathology and shows how the expressionistic accentuation of the pictorial language can give a critical and disenchanted look at human discomfort while showing a deep emotional sharing. This series is about reconciling harsh reality, empathy and pictorial frankness that makes us understand how exposing the inconsistencies is the first step of a journey of hope that in the future a new humanism will succeed to re-establish the human being starting from the destruction of the false certainties of the present.”
S H I R I N M O AY YA https://www.shirinmoayya.com
▫︎ 67 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Shirin Moayya Hard Way from Mirror Of Fantasy Series Mixed media on canvas 100 x 70 cm
Nguyen Than ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 68 ▫︎
Isolation Acrylic 105 x 90 cm
Nguyen Than was born in 1948 in Kim Son, Ninh Binh province in Viet Nam and has exhibited his artwork around the globe including Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, USA, China, Australia, Italy, England, Switzerland, Japan, France, Austria, Belgium.
NGUYEN THAN https://www.nguyenthan.us
▫︎ 69 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Nguyen Than Isolation II Acrylic (4x) 200 x 100 cm
“The COVID-19 crisis reminds us that we are all connected. If something affects one person, it would affect others as well. The borders we created to divide our lands, our countries have no value when it comes to stopping the evasion of this virus. This pandemic is a problem now, endangers our lives and terrorizes our spirits but only for a short period of time. But we know we will find the solution to this problem. When it’s all over, we will carry on. What about the people that are being suppressed and terrorized their whole lives with no hope of finding the light at the end of the tunnel?”
Angelica Guerrero ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 70 ▫︎
Flying Resin, plastic and natural pigments 11 x 21 x 11 cm
“Art should be a reflection of human intelligence, talent, and sensitivity, and not just a product of marketing.”
ANGELICA GUERRERO http://www.angelicaguerrero.art
▫︎ 71 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Marianne Odok Evening Acrylic on canvas 50 x 50 cm
“Art is my means to express my sorrow, to soothe my heartache, to support my self-esteem, to feel my roots, to celebrate my life, to provide me with sheer pleasure and to show my love for people and different cultures and for the earth which is the only home we have.”
MARIANNE ODOK www.marianneodok.com
Philip Noyed ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 72 ▫︎
Entry to Cosmic Light Fugue Virtual Reality installation 20 x 15 x 30 ft
Philip Noyed is a multimedia artist who creates luminous art that explores light, color, form and space using creative technology that is changing the way art is experienced today.
P H I L I P N OY E D www.PhilipNoyed.com
▫︎ 73 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Philip Noyed Heart of the Sunrise Mobile in foreground with Arising - Flying Rainbow Colors Mobile behind Heart of Sunrise Photograph prints, acrylic, wire 3 x 4 x 4 ft
Zdenka Palkovic ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 74 ▫︎
Alone Facing Destruction Stained glass paint on canvas 70 x 140 cm
“To paint is to abandon the tumult of one’s intrusive thoughts, to connect with one’s inner self in a parallel world where the brush becomes the magic tool which reveals the unsuspected beauties of being.”
Z D E N K A PA L KO V I C https://zpalkovic.artmajeur.com
▫︎ 75 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Ant Pearce Behind the Black #4 #1 Watercolor on 300gms cotton paper 56 x 76 cm
Ant Pearce’s practice focuses on the concept that ‘man is condemned to exist imprisoned’. He explores the fragility of life, drawing on human psychology. Through a web of cross-references between colour, medium and form, the viewer is positioned before the work in discourse between order and chaos. Each work brings into visibility the sense of imprisonment and anxiety, which underlie human existence, and the instinctive desire to return to an inanimate state.
ANT PEARCE http://www.antpearce.com
Jean Jacques Porret ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 76 ▫︎
Reve Enchante Cast bronze Edition of 5 - 7, 4 x 5 x 16,5 in.
“I consider myself an expressionist as I am more interested in communicating an abstract feeling or idea than an actual image. I use recognizable forms to evoke emotions and stimulate sensations.”
JEAN JACQUES PORRET www.jjporret.com
▫︎ 77 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Jean Jacques Porret Nuit d’Amour Cast bronze Edition of 5 - 7, 5 x 5 x 19 in.
Bernd Reichert ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 78 ▫︎
Merz N°2 Collage 15 x 10 cm
“My collages are a juxtaposition of elements, images, and objects incoherent to each other, thereby exercising a de-contextualizing form of violence on language and image alike. They contain a kind of strangeness, a disturbing element disquieting the spectator/reader who is confronted with a series of elements taken from one’s everyday life which, being put one next to each other, provoke, suddenly, an incoherent situation, a source of obscurity and vagueness.”
BERND REICHERT www.bernd-reichert.net
▫︎ 79 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Hanna Rheinz Speak To Me Oil on canvas 60 x 100 cm
“Art follows the natural laws of mankind; Dreams, Nightmares, Desires have the tendency to transform into material entities that crumble away when storms destroy what we consider eternal. Adapt your tools and fight for truth while mining what yearns to be seen. The messages you decipher can shock, amuse, haunt you. Aspire to see what is in between, overseen, not spoken about. There is no goal worth finding and giving up. So never stop changing.”
HANNA RHEINZ www.Hanna-Rheinz.com
Carmen Rey ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 80 ▫︎
Summer Oil on wood 50 x 70 cm
“The practical side of me was a Chemist and Computer Consultant since I discovered painting in 2014. I understood then that unsatisfied creative side that had the desire to rise from inside. My career helped me meet and connect with many different people, and I think that these perceptions appear in my work as a realist painter.”
CARMEN REY www.carmenrey-artstudio.com
▫︎ 81 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Carmen Rey Lace And Tattoo Oil on linen 40 x 50 cm
Cheryl R Richardson ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 82 ▫︎
Geger Beach Acrylic on canvas 30 x 25 cm
“My practice consists of fine pencil sketches, followed by small watercolours and they then lead onto actual acrylic paintings. Having performed this ritual time and time again I’m more than ready to have fun with the painting basically from the imprint of all that has gone before. Colour and form just happen and slowly life starts to emerge from a blank canvas and eventually a finished product sits before me. The vision of mind is now a reality and no longer a dream.”
CHERYL R RICHARDSON Instagram @cheryl.richardson.art
▫︎ 83 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Tanya Salehian Lexington, Lexington’ from New York Series Oil, wax, graphite 5 ft x 4 ft 5 in.
“I work with figures in the space they inhabit the space between being invested with the Japanese word ‘ma’ for space between two structural parts. I use this space to create tension or psychological distance. I also use plant forms as the interface between design/fine art where the organic becomes object subject to geometrical form. Geometry is the structure of my work.”
TA N YA S A L E H I A N https://sites.google.com/site/tanyasalehiano/biography
James Rolevink Photography ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 84 ▫︎
Jamestown Digital photograph 5000 x 3321 px
“My passion is the nexus of art, science and technology. I’m a professional Aviation, Aerospace, Motorsports, Nature and Art Photographer.”
J A M E S R O L E V I N K P H OTO G R A P H Y https://www.jamesrolevink.com
▫︎ 85 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Louis Sauter Sand Angel B&W Photograph 60 x 90 cm
Louis Sauter is an enthusiastic part-time photographer. He has been photographing for 25 years. He combines landscape with artistic nude photography and likes to work on location. In his own words: “Because black & white photography is more powerful than color photography, I consciously use it in my artistic nudes. Black & white abstracts the image. It reveals form, composition, and context.”
LO U I S S AU T E R http://www.slik-art.nl
Susan Spector ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 86 ▫︎
Target Practice Ink on Paper 20 x 30 in.
“I am a contemporary painter living and working in Los Angeles, California, USA. My paintings are predominantly figurative, focusing on current social and cultural issues using primarily water-based paints. I have exhibited in California and New York City and am featured in Studio Visit Magazine volumes 43/44, 45/46 and soon to be published volumes 47/48.”
S U S A N S P E C TO R www.susanspectorart.com | Instagram @susanspectorart
▫︎ 87 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Chan Suk On Art Manual Color photograph 50 x 50 cm
“My art journey is going from documentary photography to conceptual art.” Chan Suk On graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Department of Photographic Design and earned her Master’s of Arts in Fine Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. On is an editor, photographer and artist and has participated in expos in Hong Kong, Taipei, Japan, China and New York.
CHAN SUK ON httpschansukon.com
Tran Lam Binh ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 88 ▫︎
Untitled, 2020 Lacquer 140 x 240 cm
“I have a passion for art and enjoy the work of painting. I am always learning and creating new things. I love different cultures around the world. Painting gives me a glimpse of love and peace.”
TRAN LAM BINH binhlacquer.jimdofree.com
▫︎ 89 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Silvija Treice Away From Reality Digital media 2400 x 2400 px
“It is a joy to transform photos or visions into art. Sometimes little things like a shell, a simple flower, stones at the seaside, nice music or memories can be transformed into art.”
S I LV I J A T R E I C E https://circle-arts.com/silvija-treice
Christel Van Hemelrijck ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 90 ▫︎
Fantasme Oil on canvas 120 x 100 cm
“My emotions are expressed through a vocabulary of bold colors, with laconic, solid compositions and delicate textures mainly on large canvases. My travels, and the encounters while I travel, are my main source of inspiration. I want my art to inspire the viewers and let it take them on a journey.”
C H R I S T E L VA N H E M E L R I J C K www.christelvanhemelrijck.com
▫︎ 91 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Marti White Sun Flares Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 in.
“Mixed media and acrylic are my mediums of choice. I enjoy experimenting with new materials and ideas and my work tends to be eclectic. The objective is to allow the viewer to find their own story in my abstract work. The starting point is usually color choices and design elements which then allow the work to evolve. The painting will tell me when it is finished. I believe that art is an expression of the soul.”
MARTI WHITE www.artbymartiwhite.com
Dana York ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 92 ▫︎
French Flag Glass 300 x 200 cm
In light of the COVID-19 lock down, Dana York is holding an online auction of her work and private show at Drouot Online by the MDP Auction House. Visit directly: https://www.drouotonline.com/ventes/105383/
“By choosing the medium of glass panel painting, I embrace the celebrated traditional arts of the Ketuba, the technique of 17th Century School of painting on glass, calligraphy and of the illumination of sacred manuscripts, within a Venetian pied-palette of oils and gilding gold. I have sought to incorporate techniques of folk genius in sophisticated compositions that might allow these works to resonate and tell a love story.”
D A N A YO R K www.danayork.com
▫︎ 93 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Dana York Tango Glass 200 x 100 cm
Charles Whiting ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 94 ▫︎
Great Blue Heron Fishing Digital photograph Various size supported
“Photography is the artistic medium that allows me to share my love of nature with others. For me, photography has been a lifelong study in learning how to see, and how to capture faithfully that which I am capable of seeing.”
CHARLES WHITING https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com
▫︎ 95 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ Lin Yu-Cheng Floating-Swinging AC 110V motor, concrete, Poly Ready-made 40 x 20 x 10cm
Aside from focusing on Kinetic art, Lin is engaged in cross-discipline cooperation stage design and public art. The work is a reflection of one’s identity within the city. Entering a space by objects, his installations remind the audience of those corners of buildings that have been taken for granted. Before 2010, Lin took discarded metal and conducted a type of archaeological excavation. Since then he remolds concrete, bricks and relics, as well as other mechanisms and objects in an attempt to create a bizarre atmosphere; a civilization that has long been in the making which has been murmuring and operating quietly.
LIN YU-CHENG https://yuchenglinblog.wordpress.com | www.facebook.com/da.fa.9277
FOTO ARTE Haydee Yordan ▫ Spotlight 18 ▫︎ 96 ▫︎
Stepping on My Shadow Fine art photograph 11 x 14 in.
“I am a female art photographer living the effects of gender, racial and political underrepresentation. My art represents my continuous search for a new photographic language that responds more to freeing my imagination than to what I see with my eyes. My art flows with intensity.”
F OTO A R T E H AY D E E YO R D A N haydeeyordan.artspan.com
▫︎ 97 ▫︎ Spotlight 18 ▫ FOTO ARTE Haydee Yordan Done by Blue Fine art photograph 8 x 10 in.
Darren Hall Moon Acrylic and brush work on foamboard 120 x 110 x 1 cm “Art will always be a therapy. My whole life art has been a wonderful medicine. Since 2012 I have used art as a way of conquering many medical issues following an RTA. In late 2018 I was told I could no longer work in a normal work environment due to a brain injury. It was then that art became my full-time profession. I have a very loose often naive style using brushes and palette knives. I also like to paint on different materials to give my brain and me a challenge.� Darren Hall is a British artist, primarily self-taught with a unique practice that encompasses a wide range of rural and urban landscapes.
www.darrenhallartstudio.co.uk
18
Darren Hall Moon