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The 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 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, 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.

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.

His paintings provoke an emotional and spiritual uplift similar to the rush of feeling that occurs upon hearing a well-played concerto. 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.

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.

VIFAF Booth: E06 More about Gabriel Meiring can be found at his website. www.gabrielmeiring.eu

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

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

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.

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. 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.

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