VIFAF'18
VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL FINE ART FAIR MONACO - BELGIUM - THE NETHERLANDS - USA
ART GALLERIES, ARTISTS, CONTEMPORARY ART, ANTIQUES, ART DECO, ART NOUVEAU & DESIGN
www.vifaf.com - www.posterusevent.com - www.posterus360.com
VIFAF
2018-2019 The Fair & Introduction Events
Monaco, Belgium, The Netherlands, USA
TABLE OF CONTENT
The Venue POSTERUS360 ......................................................... 2 VIFAF .................................................................... 3-7 Participants ......................................................... 8-13 Info ............................................................. 14-16
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POSTERUS 360 ur new integration within Posterus-Event and Posterus-Marketing will be ground breaking. Together with architects, designers and software
developers, Posterus-Event will bring the real future. Posterus360’s Virtual Fair is a complete digital full HD 3D exhibition trade fair. The architectural design contains real buildings with the highest quality, as well as futuristic classic parts, harbor for Yacht designers, aerospace and automotive spaces. The buildings can be placed in any city or country, giving as well a full 360 view of the surrounding locations. That way all the participants will have the opportunity of a worldwide exhibition. Where each building offers 8 halls of 5000m², harbor for 150+ yachts with a total of 60 000m² exhibition space. Posterus Marketing will digitally promote the event over millions of locally and international enthusiasts. This with our own server, our own newspaper and magazine, including the physical marketing that is similar to a physical event or trade fair. The events and fairs will last approximately 7days, open 24hours, 7x7 and free accessible to all public. Physical events and well established trade fairs can give a visitor reach of +-50 000 people. Now because of our combinations of marketing and digitalization there will be a possible reach of +-4.000.000 people for each event. The statistics expectations could go much higher,
thanks to the free entrance. This access can be provided worldwide by sharing the app through social media, e-marketing, email, etc. We will have accessibility from all digital devices, smart phones, tablets, pc, notebook, etc. as well as exclusive access at our physical V.I.P events and partner locations. HD interactive TV, High Virtual reality glasses and control at physical locations for the best view of the fair. Our software developers have designed a full interactive communication system as well. This way we give a wide range of communication capabilities between visitor, participants and the trade fair teams. There is also capability of direct sales at your booth through direct communication with the customer. Communication with the sales person of the booth and company also includes full access of the company catalogues, business detail, etc. Our trade fair teams will also give the opportunity to arrange physical meeting if this is desired by visitors or participants. (Physical viewing) Despite of the full HD and 360 view we also offer participants and companies the opportunity to capture and scan their desired exhibited products at their own location. This with our own equipment, to guarantee the best presentation’s quality which will give the visitor the most realistic impression of the viewing exhibited work and will gain you direct sales on sight. More can be found at www.posterus360.com
VIFAF Virtual International Fine Art Fair (VIFAF) is a new international Art Fair organized by Posterus-Event, Posterus360 Venues, partner art galleries and curators internationally. In VIFAF’s concept we start from the roots of makind where, there is a whole history about it coming from the so-called cosmogonic egg, which is mentioned in the religions and beliefs of many cultures worldwide. It’s about the creation myth and the story of human race that has never been forgotten, all of it, reflecting back to our whole spiral design of our art fair halls. This pattern starts from ground floor called planet Earth and continues to the next floors reaching to Planets Mars and Moon having the same philosophy. Scientists estimate, that the pattern of a spiral is probably associated with the solar system’s formation. This internal symbolism is coming through thousands of centuries ago, where the main concept was, to respect the Environmental Values of the planets. So culture has been something equal and vital to life for our existence. This different approach of Culture in unique designed halls called Virtual International Fine Art Fair (VIFAF) is going to be hosted by the next generation of forums of Posterus360. Galleries, artists and designers will have the opportunity to exhibit at physical locations as well as at the Virtual Art Fair. VIFAF fair will take place for 7 days virtually with live
viewing at Monaco, New York, Belgium and the Netherlands. The Art Fair will take place at the 2 upper floors of Posterus360 including our exclusive locations Moon and Mars, with a total exhibition space of 12.000 square meters and up to +-130 booths. The full 360 surrounding view of Monaco, Moon and Mars, will give you a realistic feeling of being there. As we work with the highest newest technologies, including virtual reality glasses at the physical locations. Also the VIP gala will take place at an exclusive location in Monaco, and at the same time in other countries and cities. The first Art Fair will take place together with other trade shows as Vision and future and Luxury Yacht Event. Thanks to that our participants gain a very wide range of visitors wherefrom, industrials, ceo’s, art collectors and art enthusiasts are included. Each booth can have promotional materials like videos playing and booth holders speaking and sharing detail with the visitor or the potential client. The Art fair will also be accessible by everyone, anywhere and free for all people around the world and that through our application reachable by any mobile device or computer. More can be found at www.vifaf.com and www.posterus360.com
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EVENTS AND THE FAIR
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VIFAF and Posterus360 will launch this year the end of september 2018 the official demo. As well several announcing and introduction events will be orginized 2018 and 2019. This taking place at Monaco,
Cannes, Belgium, The Netherands, NY, etc. In this announcing events the full demo of Posterus360 and VIFAF we will presented. This will be a fully operational fair with participants, presenting all the possibilities with our Posteus360 platform and virtual trade fairs. Participants in this demo will have all the same options and exhibition possibilities as the full fair. Furthermore the demo will stay online until the big fair at September 2019. Our introduction events and fairs open with a VIP Gala, Live music, Hors D’oeuvres and Champagne Service, Dinner, Presentation and grand opening Posterus360, VIFAF, , VR viewing of the fair and much more. Daytime event is open to the general public from, VR viewing, Art Exhibition, several location.
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Press conference with public announcing, introduction VIFAF, Posterus360, Trades shows, Partners and Participants. Press invited worldwide. VIFAF (October 2019) Monaco, New York, Belgium, The Netherlands. 7 day, 24/24 international Fine Art Fair virtually within Posterus360 building, as well Mars and Moon locations. Accessible worldwide and by any device. Exclusive viewing in VR during the 7 days fair at several physical locations at Monaco, NY, Belgium, The Netherlands. For more information, participation, tickets, etc. visit our website www.vifaf.com Contact: infor@vifaf.com
Program 11th October 2019 VIP NIGHT
19:00 - Opening, Hors D’oeuvres and Champagne Service 19:30 - 20:00 - Speech CEO and presentation Posterus360/VIFAF 20:00 - Dinner. Live preformance Alan Landry (The voice of Monaco) 21:30 - Music and entertaining. Coffee and dessert 22:20 -24:00 - Music, open bar (Pickup and shuttle service provided)
12th -17th October 2019 DAYTIME: Open to all public
11:00 - 18:00 Open to public, VR viewing and presentation VIFAF - Posterus360, Art Exhition
11th October 10:00 - 10:30- Press conferance, Public announcing, introduction VIFAF, Posterus360, Trades shows (Press only)
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MONACO - BELGIUM - NEW YORK THE NETHERLANDS - MOON - MARS
Live Preformers
Monte-Carlo Monaco T
he origin of the name “Monaco” has been subject to several hypotheses. For some, the name comes from the Ligurian tribe, the
Monoïkos, who inhabited the Rock in the 6th century B.C. For others, the origin comes from the Greek mythology. In antiquity, the port of Monaco was associated with the cult of the hero Herakles (Hercules for the Romans), and his name was often linked to the expression “Herakles Monoïkos,” which means Herakles alone. This version seems to bear out, as the modern name for Monaco’s main port is the Port of Hercules. Monaco lies on the French Riviera and is completely enclosed by France. It’s the second smallest country in the world with only 2km²
Monaco is a tax haven and home to the largest number of millionaires and billionaires per capita in the world. With a population of over 36,000, Monaco is the world’s second most densely populated country. Macau leads the list. Monaco is a Monarchy ruled by Prince Albert. Known for luxury industry and gambling, its a favourite playground of the rich and famous. French, English and Italian are the spoken languages. Monte Carlo is the so called ‘capital’ of Monaco, but it’s more an administrative area. You will find most of the highlights in this district. Some of the famous events at Monaco are; The Monaco Grand Prix with its exclusive racetrack through the streets, Monaco yacht show, etc. More about Monaco you can find at: www.monte-carlo.mc
GALLERY ZUM HARNISCH Since 2012, Priska Medam has presented her artists in many exhibitions, in Switzerland and abroad, and has designed and curated her own seriesof exhibitions, including the MIXED ART IN BASEL, which took place for the 10th time this year. She has been involved in several internationals exhibitions such as the SCOPE, RHY ART FAIR and ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH and presented exhibitions for artists from the US, France, Germany, Switzerland, and from more countries in further Art Fairs in the USA and Asia, in Galleries and in an exclusive Member Club in Basel. Publish activities as a manager, exhibition facilitator and art magazines. It is going on many networking events and in 2017 launched the “ZUM HARNISCH NETWORK” and is committed to aid projects. Her motto: “The diversity in the art world”. True to this motto, she always looks for and finds new exciting ideas, inspires other artists and, together, develops new projects. Her new project as an artist and gallerist: Participation VIFAF | Virtual International Fine Art Fair | GALERIE ZUM HARNISCH Schweiz ®| Booth Moon BO5 The VIFAF (Virtual International Fine Art Fair) will start in September 2018 with its first exhibition. It is a total challenge of her gallery concept, because the gallery will only be virtual. Working with virtual reality glasses at the physical locations, the artworks will be placed in full HD and 4k Full 360 view around. From her point of view, THIS IS THE FUTURE! VIFAF’s first virtual location is hosted in Monaco, including virtual locations on the planets Moon and Mars. The full 360 surrounding view will give you a
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realistic feeling of being there. The gallery’s director and Swiss curator Priska Medam is also an up-andcoming artist who also presents art by: Oliver Fauser, Urs Gyger and Kaviraj Ramsurn. Regarding the selection of artist positions, Gallerist Priska Medam explains this there is a brand new gallery concept. And her composition of the Digital Flowers series is on display at Art International Zurich for the first time. She present also the next big project, participation in the VIFAF. VIFAF Booth: Moon B05 On her website: www.galeriezumharnisch.com you can find everything about her exciting tasks in the field of the art world.
GABRIEL MEIRING
Gabriel Meiring, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1946, he shows great talent for music at an early age. After having studied piano at the Pretoria Conservatory Meiring goes to Europe to continue his musical education. Although his formal education is devoted to his music, he spends much of his time teaching himself how to draw and paint. He soon discovers that he has a prodigious talent for the visual arts. In fact, his hobby of painting becomes his consuming passion and begins to overshadow his career as a musician. He has a successful exhibition in Deurle, Belgium and his career as a painter is launched. Soon after this exhibition Meiring is approached by numerous galleries in Europe, America and Japan with offers of other exhibitions.
The emotional timbre of his paintings is developed as “Intimate Symbolism”, a phrase which captures the emotional and spiritual contents of his work. The meaning of this expression is bizar, unreal and dream-like and creates a variety of arts that is like visual poetry in it’s development of ideas. The recurring motifs he uses are elegant and elongated figures of extraordinary grace and exotic creatures that are often framed by gold or silver leaf and rich patterns. The subject of this “poetry” is the emotional space and spiritual atmosphere of his own inner world.
Intimate symbolism: In his work he tries to achieve a pictorial balance between colour, imagery and a special technique that is probably a legacy of his classical training. As one reviewer wrote; “Meiring’s work suggests musical movement even though they speak their own pictorial language”. The comparison of his paintings to music, is not merely a device for understanding these works.
Perfect Finish To the viewer Gabriel Meiring’s paintings evoke feelings of “Art Nouveau” or the “Vienna Movement” of the early 20th century. With Klimt he shares the taste for elegant figures, elaborate ornamentation and layers of dazzling patterns. He is also akin to Klimt in his sophisticated and occasionally erotic sensibility. In order achieve these effects it is necessary for the artist to have a viruoso’s control of his media, and indeed the finish and refinement of his panels is worthy of the viewer’s attention. According to Meiring the paintings must delight the senses as well as the mind.
His paintings provoke an emotional and spiritual uplift similar to the rush of feeling that occurs upon hearing a well-played concerto.
VIFAF Booth: E06 More about Gabriel Meiring can be found at his website. www.gabrielmeiring.eu 11
GALLERY FUTURE BY ART Future By Art aims to aid fellow artists and art dealers to expose their artwork throughout the international art market. VIFAF Booth: E07 Joël Equagoo A Professional Artist and Art Instructor, living and working in Switzerland, Joël Equagoo has always been painting since childhood. He was born in an artist and enterpreneur family. His art ranges from paintings, photography to landart and sculptures. He works with materials from nature, such as stones, wood as also with other materials such as metal, steel, ceramics, and others. He has been producing art in different styles including abstract paintings, Contemporary Art, textured painting, minimalist art and modern paintings for many years now. His work is exhibited on an on-going basis in several galleries and in many private collections.and can be viewed by appointment at our Atelier Gallery made-in-nature in Switzerland. As photographer and landart artist he makes installations in nature and creates beautiful objects of art in his own gallery. He works with materials from nature, such as stones, wood as also with other materials such as metal, steel, ceramics, and others. Joël Equagoo, born in Togo, Westafrica, 1970, studied building design and today he is an internationally renowned and confirmed landart artist from Switzerland. He is listed on artprice.com. Since 1992 he has been living and working as an artist in Solothurn, Switzerland with his family. His work initially became popular through his stone art projects in Switzerland - Solothurn, Geneva, Zurich and the neighboring countries, such as Italy (Toscana), France and Germany as well as in USA, China and South Corea. Website: www.natur-kunst.ch
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Valentyna Protsak She has virtuany created her own art movement, and most certainly has amassed a dedicated following through her seductive painting style, one which can be considered to be creative, high-‐fashion expose with a bohemian flair. Born in Kiew, Valentyna has studied at host of exclusive art institutes beginning at very young age, and it is this experience that is illustrated in the latitude of her creative gift, something her professional critics and admirers alike have come to expect with each new exposition.Her flair for creating sunshine in her paintings, where no sunshine exists, her ability to offer expression and emotion, or movement and sense of grace and style, all with barely a few brush strokes, this is what sets Valentyna`s work apart from the pedestrian and vanilla flavored standards of mediocre yet aspiring artists work. In one personal interview Valentyna was asked about her motivation to become an artist, she replied: „I discovered early about in my life a passion for painting. I like the feeling to be free to create something that makes a contribution to society“. Whether in Zürich, Monaco, Spain or Southern France, Valentyna creates works from the power of the moment-‐she is inspired by local lifestyles and the visions that touch and motivate her to take the brush to canvas. In her studio, the colourful oil ans acrylic brushstrokes slowly begin to breathe life into the canvas, creating a window throught which one can inhale the full flavours oft he moment that Valentyna has captured, and within the space of a few minutes one is transported to that street scene, or to the same beach or bedroom. Website: www.valentyna-protsak.com
MICHEL ANTHONY My sculptures dress up shapes.” Self-taught citizen of the world, Michel Anthony summarizes in a few words his artistic vision - personal and coherent, against all odds, and nothing seems to predispose this sailor to become an artist.
Bronze sculpture demands not only artistic qualities, but also an impeccable realization. After some less satisfying experiments, Michel Anthony, decides to find a foundry to match his expectations and his technical demands
Let’s have a quick look at his life. At the age of 8, Michel Anthony was harvesting rubber in the Hevea fields of Malaysia. Modest family, hard life, small jobs... His ambition pushed him to quickly leave Malaysia to sail the South Seas. “My inspiration comes from the deep within as well as my time on the boats and travels.” He became a professional skipper and ran a sport-fishing agency in Ceylon. All the colors of the sea he will find again a few years later in Milan with Ken Scott, an American artist who became a fashion designer who revolutionized the Italian fashion in the 1970’s.
In Pietrasanta, Italy near Carrare, he found the very famous foundry, Massimo Del Chiaro, where Botero and many famous international artists work. The bronze in this foundry has qualities that don’t exist anywhere else. But not everybody can work at Del Chiaro. The demand exceeds the production capabilities of the foundry. With his passion, Michel Anthony knocks on the door of the foundry. The owner sensing a real talent gives him the keys to this paradise.
Ken Scott is the magician behind “Flower Power” and his bright colors will be the staple of his creations. Michel Anthony was Ken Scott’s first assistant in charge of the color palette. He mixed colors by hand, designed the fabrics that will be used to dress up prestigious women like Brigitte Bardot, Princess Durusheva and Jackie Kennedy... And still taking classes of the fine arts of Brera and the School of Castello in Milan. “Of my experiences in the fashion world, I kept my taste for clothing and mix and match colors. My sculptures give shape to the void.” His first sculptures were created at that time, the abstractions that he keeps on doing today by mixing colors and geometrical shapes. To dedicate himself entirely to sculpture, Michel Anthony decides to leave Milan and settles down in Nice.
His first sculpture wins first prize in a European contest in Nice in 2005. Many more awards like the prize of the jury for the sculpture “Eagle of Nice” will follow. In his atelier in the old town of Nice, Michel Anthony continues to create and honors the wishes of his private or public collectors in Malaysia, Japan or Italy. Without any doubt there is an Anthony style: cosmic, light, and symbolic. “I do a sketch with paper and pencil, and I paint it on the canvas and then I do a plaster replica. If the technique is traditional, the one involving wax, my influences are American:Ken Scott, of course, but also Susan Nevelson and Sylvia Braverman”. Michel Anthony was born in Perak, Malaysia. He lives and works in Nice.More referenses on his work, events, design, exhibitions, you find at: www.anthonymichel.com
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Champage during the event receptions, provided by Romerhof Champagne.
During the event visitors can tryexclusive coffee by Grani d ’oro Monaco-Russia 14
Thanks to our Partners & Contributors
THE EVENT All info about the event, tickets, partners, you can find at: www.VIFAF.com
POSTERUS-EVENT www.posterusevent.com info@posterusevent.com
POSTERUS360 www.posterus360.com info@posterus360.com
VIFAF www.vifaf.com info@vifaf.com
