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Dario Guion
Germany
Bernd Hau
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Bernd Hau is an artist, a digital artist, a compositor and an amateur photographer currently live in Cologne, Germany. He has an equal passion for painting and photography... and transforming his photography into very unique artworks. This groundbreaking, trendsetter artist fell in love with photography and since it has gone on to become a peaceful, tranquil escape for him.
After recently discovering the magic of digital aspects, Bernd diversified and added pouring art, resin art and combining it with gems, added it to his art practice. Like his painting titled, ‘Miss Emily’ is a special piece of art where he combines acrylic-resin art with amethyst gems
Bernd art reflects his very soul. He believes everything has the potential to become beautiful and magical. He also finds that art is a never-ending learning experience, and sincerely hopes that we love what we see. He desires that that his unique creations put a smile on our faces and that they bring to us a sense of wonderment.
Whether the entire scenes in his painting is real or imagined, we do not know... we cannot know. The treelined shore is full of bright green, leafy deciduous trees reflecting on the surface edge of the shoreline’s glassysmooth waters in this beautiful picture. Like most great artists, they’d rather keep us guessing.
THIS PAGE - CLOCKWISE TOP: MISS EMILY - acrylic, resin, amethyst gems - 40 x 30 cm MOMENTS OF PEACE - acrylic on canvas - 50 x 60 cm WINTER DREAM - acrylic on canvas - 40 x 30 cm
OPPOSITE PAGE- TOP TO BOTTOM: BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS - acrylic on canvas - 50 x 50 cm THE AWAKENING - acrylic on canvas - 50 X 60 cm
Hungary
Bob Ivens
Bob Ivens, was born in Antwerp, Belgium. His creative drive took him to the Art Academy of Antwerp, where he trained in Advertising. At the age of twenty-two, he set up his own company where he did general advertising work and also screen-printing. Gradually screen-printing became the company’s main activity and painting still remained his passion.
Bob’s adventurous spirit took him wandering around the Himalayas for two months. Upon his return, he sold his shop and at the age of thirty-five converted a barge into a houseboat for artists to exhibit their works in. Hanging out with other fellow artists, Bob reverted back to his former passion - painting, and he fervently took to painting large works.
“My works, mainly oils on canvas, for the most part, are humorous yet seasoned with eroticism”, says Bob. Further, explaining the process behind his ingenious and unorthodox canvases, he says, “I always start from vague sketches, but as the canvas progresses, I let my imagination run free, as a result of which the original design changes considerably by the time the painting is done. Giving a title to my paintings is a necessary evil, it partly deprives the spectators of their own imagination and interpretation.” He is right! Putting a title to his work could take a little bit of mystery away from his
THIS PAGE - TOP TO BOTTOM: THE SCENT OF GRASS - oil on canvas - 160 x 100 cm FAIRYTALE - oil on canvas - 70 x 80
OPPOSITE PAGE - TOP TO BOTTOM: OVULATION - oil on canvas - 80 x 80 cm STAIRS - oil on canvas - 70 x 70 cm.