Pen & Paper Issue 2

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Welcome back to our second issue of Pen & Paper! As usual we will be showcasing heaps of amazing works from our talented emerging and established Australian artists. Additionally, Pen & Paper proudly announces its brand new art column “KORTING ART� written by one of our featured artists from Whitespac3 - Sarah Korte. ENJOY!

YIANNI JOHNS

STACEY RIGOPOULOS

SIMON WHEELDON

SIMON HEWSON

OLIVIA ALEXANDER

HAYLEY MEGAN FRENCH

DIONI PINILLA

CAITLIN RIGBY

BRANDY ALEXANDER

APESEVEN

CONTRIBUTED ARTISTS

APESEVEN a moment with

Painter / Apeseven - Natures Fury

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George Hambov aka Apeseven grew up in the 1980’s Sydney skateboard scene . Spending most of his time exploring industrial areas , listening to hip hop, he grew up on a healthy dose of anime , skateboard art and graffiti . Apeseven predominantly approaches work with a street art perspective, utilising stencil, freehand aerosol and traditional brush techniques. Works primarily incorporate mixed media, acrylics, aerosol, inks, found paper and objects. Influences are drawn from science, technology and folklore. Apeseven’s current works focus on elements of alchemy and evolution. A fusion of childhood creatures, science, complex symbolism and an aesthetic drawn from an observation of potential, imagined and observed worlds.

Painter / Apeseven

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Painter / Apeseven - Chimera

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Painter / Apeseven - Armada

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Painter / Apeseven - Imp Queen

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1) When did you first realize yourself as an artist? Forever... really! Probably from the 3rd grade in primary school, when everone used to give their creative writing pieces to me to illustrate. 2) In your opinion, what makes a person an artist? Is it the talent? the passion? or just the ability to create? A couple of handfuls of talent, a truck load of hard work and passion. 3) Has your drawing been affected by your childhood at some stage? I believe every artists works are affected by their childhood experiences. I think it would be ignorant to think otherwise. 4) Tell us more about your art...? Influences are drawn from science, technology and folklore. Apeseven’s current works focus on elements of alchemy and evolution. A fusion of childhood creatures, science, complex symbolism and an aesthetic drawm from an observation of potential, imagined and observed worlds. 5) The essentials items in your art practice/ creative process. Bananas.

6) What inspires you to create art & how you keep yourseld motivated when things get tough in the progress sometime? Creating art is the only time I feel truely free and liberated. So when I feel restrained by the world I am motivated to make art, which is a lot of the time. 7) What is the biggest challenge of being an artist these days? I guess the same as back in the “old days”. striving to creating and communicate in an original mode. 8) Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? Who knows??? I am too concerned with making art now and getting it right. The rest will work iteself out. 9) Five words to describe yourself? Tall, dark, hairy, intense, patient. 10) If “art” turned into food and you were the chef, what flavour would you think your art tasted like? Spacefood sticks.

Painter / Apeseven

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Painter / Apeseven - Primordial Soup

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SIMON WHEELDON

Beside studing in COFA, Simon has been exhibiting regularly in selected group show including recent shows Rather Be Naked - WhiteSpac3 2010 and Liquorice All-Sorts - King Street Gallery 2009. “In this series of drawings I am attempting to make images where there is a strong emphasis on negative space, perhaps more so than conventional line drawing and mark making.�

Painter / Simon Wheeldon

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Painter / Simon Wheeldon - MR Devo Van Halen

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Painter / Simon Wheeldon -They Came, They_Saw, They Did a Little Shopping II

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STACEY RIGOPOULOS

“Processes are part of our everyday life, some processes occur naturally whilst other are created.My work explores ideas relating to the recreation of nature. But also comment’s on society’s obsession with recreating nature out of artificial materials.”

Installation Artist / Stacey Rigopoulos

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Installation Artist / Stacey Rigopoulos

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Installation Artist / Stacey Rigopoulos

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BRANDY ALEXANDER a moment with

“I have always been a child of curiosity and passion. These traits inevitably lead me to art as a form of self-expression and commentary on my experiences here in this world, and others. In 2003 I decided to tranform my passion into formal study where I dabbled in many fine arts including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital art and photography. I am deeply intrigued by psychoanalysts and their theories including most commonly, Jungian and Freudian theories. Many of my recent works explore the nightmare world where I constantly find myself trapped, even today. Stylistically my photographs are reminiscent of various levels of expressionism where I distort my reality by replacing reality with emotion or even lackthereof. I do this by using the camera as a creative tool the way a painter would use his paintbrush. “

Photographer/ Brandy Alexander

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1) What does “art” mean to you? Creative Passion. Order in chaos. Beautiful brutality. Divinity. Expression. A voice. Reaction. Experience. Universal thoughts expressed in a single stroke. The beginning. The end. Everything in between. 2) In your opinion, what makes a person an artist? Is it the talent? the passion? or just the ability to create? I believe all of these make a person an artist. To learn the world through an artist’s eye you must know the vibrations of the world and then ignore them. Forget everything you once knew to make sense and be prepared to open your mind. I believe when you can see all that falls through the cracks, and you can feel on a profound level and wish to share it with the world, then you are an artist 3) Tell us more about your art...? IFundamentally, my art is conceptual. I use my camera as a medium to replace my paintbrush or pencil. I am drawn to the Shadow of human nature and often reflect this in my photographic works. As a student of both Visual Arts and Psychology, the study I have undertaken has influenced my practice. For many years Psychology has had a profound effect on me. I am greatly inspired by philosophy and psychology and am fond of the ideas put forth by Nietzsche, Freud and Jung. Inquisitive by nature, Psychoanalyst theories such as those of Freud and Jung have had an extensive authority over my work. Often dark and disturbing, my photographic work reflects my life as an Oneironaught. continuing >> Photographer/ Brandy Alexander - Collar

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I attempt to document the people and places I so often visit in my dreams. As a victim of chronic nightmares for years, I became static and almost lost my sense of self entirely as I fought to recognise the difference between dreams and reality. Each work is a self-portrait as I attempt to analyse and understand the anxieties and neuroses I have battled with in my waking world. My recent work however, is more of a social commentary as my concepts of neuroses find solace on a more universal platform. It is here I have begun to explore the body itself; separated from the mind. 4) Some say photographs do not lie, do you agree with them? If I were asked this question many decades ago, I would agree. Unfortunately technology has paved the way to deception so I am forced to disagree. With digital photography comes digital manipulation. Admittedly, many photographs in the world of media have been questioned for their validity. Take UFO and sightings of the paranormal for example. It is most definitely possible to manipulate these images using various lighting and exposure techniques. As a result, photography has become quite the deceptive tool.

“Many of my recent works explore the nightmare world where I constantly find myself trapped, even today.”

5) What inspires you to create art & how you keep yourself motivated when things get tough in the progress sometimes? Many things, both simple and complex, inspire creation. It can be a lyric to a song, a breathtaking scene, even ambience. It could be a poem, a quote, a book, a film... I am very involved in entangling myself in all things emotive. When things aren’t falling into place or I’m lacking inspiration, I often revisit old ideas. >>

Photographer/ Brandy Alexander - Rawedit

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Photographer / Brandy Alexander - El

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I find nostalgia is a fantastic jump-start to my creative drought. Memory is a powerful concept I explore in my work, so it is only fitting that I also use this to assist my practice and keep me motivated. It is an extraordinary tool.

8) Five words to describe yourself ...

6) As an emerging artist, have you found yourself being challenged by this competitive art market?

9) If “art” turned into food and you were the chef, what flavour would you think your art tasted like?

Most definitely. Photography is everywhere. Almost everywhere I go now, someone is shooting with their digital camera. I believe this is why photography as a medium loses credit. It is not obsolete but in abundance. It does not require the same necessary time and dedication, and skill that a painter may have. While this may appear to invalidate photography in the art world, I believe it is important to look at the artists who have chosen this as a medium. Look at Bill Henson for instance. His work is absolutely breathtaking and each piece sells for thousands. Once you are established in this field as a photographic artist, the challenge fades and life becomes easier. As an emerging artist, I don’t expect much and am realistic about the future of this particular medium.

Lolly Snakes. I have produced a series of works in this medium. Taste the rainbow... (I will stop here so I can pass this as appropriation and not copyright).

Dreamer, Thinker, Passionate, Nonsensical, Nerd

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7) Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? I do not like to live my life according to the future. I like to live in the present. As a result it is impossible to predict where i’ll be but if it has anything to do with these dreams of mine, I would love to tell you i’ll be an established practicing artist. I may or may not still own a camera but I will continue my life in art. I am an explorer and wish to explore as much as I possibly can in every area of life.

Photographer/ Brandy Alexander

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SIMON HEWSON “coming home� with

Growing up in a small coastal town in the north east of England did not really inspire. The town is called Sutton On Sea. A small retirement area that is still trying to grow into itself. My parents bought the first house on our block in the mid seventies. My Nan lived two doors down from us, my brother and I knew all the neighbours by name. It was not uncommon for me to be found in any one of the neighbours houses eating a biscuit of some kind and chatting to them about how fast my pedal Go kart was or asking them probing questions about there time spent in WW2.

“Coming Home” is Hewson’s new series which is dedicated to his childhood in a small town called Sutton On Sea, located in the north east of England. “For me home will always be Sutton On Sea. By taking these images I’m retaining not only memories but recording its growth be that good or bad.”

Photographer/ Simon Hewson

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Photographer/ Simon Hewson - Coming Home

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Gone were the days of the great British beach holiday. Flights and package holidays to Europe were becoming the norm. People only went on holidays to places like Sutton because they couldn’t afford to go elsewhere. The great Magnum photographer Martin Parr visited my town and many other seaside towns throughout the 70’s and 80’s photographing his take on Englands social situation. My time as a child was spent pretty much carefree. We played in the fields that surrounded our home even when the land was being developed. The builders would let us play in the houses they were constructing, they even bulldozed dirt to form a BMX track for us. continuing >> Photographer/ Simon Hewson - Coming Home

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Photographer/ Simon Hewson - Coming Home

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I lived in that same house for the first nineteen years of my life and my parents are still there. Growing up I didn’t notice the silence of the area. Nor did I notice its beauty. Beauty is a word that is used sparingly, the locals would probably be more likely to refer to the area as “It’s awright, but theres nowt to do.” You can go 10kms in any direction and you will not come across a hill. Nor will you come across any major supermarket or shopping mall. The surrounding land is all used for farming of different sorts, the latest being wind farming. Which according to many locals is a ‘blot on the landscape’, I however think it’s quite picturesque. Vandalism is an issue as is petty crime. The biggest social change over recent years has been a growing drug problem. The children growing up there now are faced with so many more bad choices but are still left with the same lack of social inspiration that other areas have in abundance. >> Photographer/ Simon Hewson - Coming Home

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Having been away for some years going back home is eye opening. In some places memories only remain and in others new things have grown. I didn’t intend on making a body of work on my last visit, but as I recorded scenes it formed into something bigger than a single image. Each photograph can tell it’s story. Funny, sad or just plain boring.. I’m truly fascinated by the place. Going back allows me to walk the same streets that I had previously walked thousands of times and now be inspired by it. For me home will always be Sutton On Sea. By taking these images I’m retaining not only memories but recording its growth be that good or bad. <<

Photographer/ Simon Hewson - Coming Home

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HAYLEY MEGAN FRENCH

The new works ‘Quadrant Paintings’ continue to explore the boldness and simplicity of expression of the circle. The black and white palette creates a visual intensity which demands further consideration by the viewer. The layering of black and white paint further questions the relationship of background and foreground- a significant exploration of the paradigm of Abstract Painting.

Painter / Hayley Megan French

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Painter / Hayley Megan French - Black Circle Quadrant (left) / Black Quadrant Painting (right)

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Painter / Hayley Megan French - White Quadrant Painting

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OLIVIA ALEXANDER

“My style? Expressionistic with a touch of the Abstract! I don’t paint photo realism but rather an expression of what I see and feel about the subject. I strive to produce creative, expressive and original artworks. I love texture, pattern and colour and the materials I choose reflect this.”

Painter / Olivia Alexander

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The Natural world has always captured my imagination. The rich, red sand of outback Australia, the azure blues of the ocean near where I live, patterns on a tree trunk left behind by peeling bark or the colours of a sunrise playing across the rock faces on the mountains. These are what inspire me to paint. I use many types of mixed media techniques, some of them specialized and very unique. Layers are built up until I have resolved the image I have in my mind. This can take anywhere from 2 days to 18 months. My hope is to communicate a Place, a Time or Memory that sparks a connection between my art and the viewer. Painter / Olivia Alexander - Kite Flying

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Painter / Olivia Alexander - Solar Birth

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Painter / Olivia Alexander - Point Of Impact

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Painter / Olivia Alexander - Cosmic Footsteps

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KORTING ART Introducing our brand new art column -

Welcome to Korting Art! My name (as the title suggests) is Sarah Korte and the

Korting Art by

SARAH KORTE

purpose of this article to hear me rant and rave about all things relevant to art. Slightly self indulgent but entertaining I will be discussing all things art – exhibitions, interviews with emerging artists to current economic and socio impacts to the art world! I would love to hear from you so if you have heard of any great exhibitions, emerging artists or just have a topic you would like me to address simply email me at kortingart@whitespac3.com.au

A Distant Song of Survival?

17th Sydney Biennale – The Beauty of Distance: Songs of Survival in Precarious Age.

As the title of the 17th Sydney Biennale implies we are indeed living and surviving in a Precarious Age; with Wars, the GFC and increasing global unrest we are living in a time of technological marvel but humanitarian and environmental indifference. Arguably the most subjective Biennale to date the viewer passes by works that sing, celebrate and commiserate the tales of survival. As a country known around the world for our ‘convict past’ the question remains: does Australia’s physical distance, make us naive and isolated from the beautifully distant songs of survival?

Image courtesy of Biennale Free Guide 2010. Brook Andrew ‘Jumping Castle War Memorial’ 2010

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In a sign of the times we see merchandise (designed by English designer Jonathan Barnbrook) being sold at all the Biennale venues: a tongue and cheek comment on our consumerist society or a needed monetary boost? Being able to purchase a Biennale T-Shirt, however, proves that ‘Biennale fever’ is becoming a big commodity for the city of Sydney and highly popular for the public. More families are using this as an inexpensive day out, taking advantage of the free transport, free tours and children activities. With that being said there were an increasing amount of interactive art much to the delight of children and adults alike. A more sombre installation by Australian artist Brook Andrew offers the choice to the audience to jump on his work, ‘Jumping Castle War Memorial’ (although that has now since been banned due to misbehaviour). However, on closer inspection the once fun monochromatic pattern and the dangling skulls stop this work being a fun pastime but rather a memorial to the forgotten victims of past atrocities; making us aware of our indirect responsibility to remember the past. We see many well known artists on display this year (Fiona Foley making an appearance) which conjures the statement celebrity vs originality. Cockatoo Island has been used again and so the ferries – is this the way the Biennale will be structured in the future? You bet it will! You attract the public as you can and with Arts Minister Virginia Judge injecting an extra $400k into the next Biennale- be rest assured you will be climbing on that free ferry come 2012.

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Cockatoo Island was in itself a star; offering ominous yet delightful exhibition space with a history suiting the theme and interesting nooks and crannies for exploring. The vast space of the turbine hall was alight with Chinese Artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s larger than life installation ‘Inopportune: Stage One’ which shows suspended cars in a sequential flip in the process of detonation. For those brave enough to walk underneath; the co-existence between violence and beauty is obvious, for some, we see a pleasurable marvel for others an explosive animation. Revelling in hindsight the Biennale offers us a portal to reflect and react to a collection of works, some brilliant and some … well not so brilliant. All in all it was an improvement to the last Biennale but it still had the fodder; hours of repetitive video installations (however Yang Fudong’s video installation ‘East of Que Village’ capturing a pack of wild dogs is disturbingly brilliant) and the lack of drawings and paintings were disappointing. Although there were some successes, Australian artist David Noon’s silkscreens are worth an honourable mention; the Biennale’s lengthy but open ended topic is not necessarily resolved.

(image courtesy of Kate Geraghty SMH 12th May 2010) Cai Guo-Qiang ‘Inopportune: Stage One’ 2004

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David Elliott’s argument here would be that the beauty of distance requires the audience to come to their own resolution, to sing their own songs of survival. He has a point. Survival is a primordial instinct, self preservation is a human beings number one priority – our ability to relate is only realised if we have experienced events similar ourselves. The choice we make is if we decided to stay beautifully distant.

17th Biennale of Sydney MCA, Cockatoo Island, Pier 2/3, Artspace, Sydney Opera House, Botanical Gardens, AGNSW (Image courtesy of Biennale Free Guide 2010) David Noonan ‘Two Moons’ 2009-2010

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CAITLIN RIGBY a moment with

Painter / Caitlin Rigby - Diamond Tears

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Caitlin Rigby began developing her world of characters at an early age when she was given her first fine-liner and piece of paper. After surviving a series of turbulent events, she completed a Diploma in visual arts and with little hesitation, stepped into the greater art world. With the desire for a greater understanding of her work Caitlin made the decision to migrate from her sunny hometown to Melbourne where she currently resides and works. Caitlin’s work has been exhibited up and down the east coast of Australia and has been published in various books, magazines and websites, including Semi-Permanent and Curvy.

Painter / Caitlin Rigby

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Painter / Caitlin Rigby - Boy (left)/ Girl (right)

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1) What does “art” mean to you? Art for me is a way of life, it’s my passion. I couldn’t imagine myself not being creative, i feel its so important to communicate and with painting i have found my voice. 2) In your opinion, what makes a person an artist? Is it the talent? the passion? or just the ability to create? All of the above. You have to believe in yourself and keep on going. 3) Tell us more about your art? There’s a lot of faces. I’m becoming more abstract in my works also, building up layer after layer. My paintings have no set direction when i begin, i work very spontaneously and sub-conciously. I like working on a number of works at a time and letting a painting live for a while so it keeps changing and growing with new ideas. Taking unknown steps and mistakes are always fun to figure out. Lately I’ve been experimenting more with line, shape and colour. 4) Do you think your art has been affected by your background or childhood? Yes. I believe every experience affects you in someway. My background has shaped me into the person i am today and the art i produce expresses this, whether it is clear or subtle, Its all in there. continuing>> Painter / Caitlin Rigby - Together

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5) The essential items in your art practice/ creative process.

9) Five words to describe yourself...

Paintbrushes, canvas, watercolour, paper, pencils, sketches, music, solitude.

determined, quiet, optimistic, painter, girl

6) What inspires you to create art & how you keep yourself motivated when things get tough in the process sometimes?

10) If “art” turned into food and you were the chef, what flavour would your art tasted like?

I love to paint, my works inspire me, and many people and things in my life. i get excited to see where my paintings end up and the process of creating art is like nothing else. Sometimes i get caught up in feeling doubtful, but I’ve been painting for a long time and you just learn how to push through the tough bits and stay optimistic.

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7) Being an emerging artist yourself, what’s the biggest challenge you face these days? I try not to think about them too much, it gets overwhelming. There’s a lot of artists out there, and it can be hard to make a living off your art, but this is the lifestyle i’ve chosen so i’m determined to make it work. If you keep at something long enough you’ll make it, but its a lot of work and focus. 8) Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? I’m not looking that far ahead yet, but I hope i’m somewhere i want to be and someplace i haven’t imagined yet.

Painter / Caitlin Rigby

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Painter / Caitlin Rigby - Where Am I

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“My paintings open a window of myself to the viewer; the characters portray each wave of feeling that submerges me. Faces continually break into patterns and puzzles, following an infinite line of uncertainty; branches endlessly grow and split into wells of colour and shape.� Painter / Caitlin Rigby - Thought Lines

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DIONI PINILLA

Dioni’s work is influenced by the designs of industrial sites, his childhood, 1960’s pop culture, movies, cartoons, cities, the grunge movement and pre Columbian art. He is inspired by the works of Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Frida Kahlo and Andy Warhol, although the inspiration for the majority of his work comes from everyday life. Dioni has worked with numerous companies showcasing his artwork including, MAMBO, MTV, Semi-Permanent, The Feel Good Project and Prickie just to name a few. He has exhibited his artwork all over the globe from Singapore to the UK and plans to exhibit more in the near future.

Digital Artist / Dioni Pinilla

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Digital Artist/ Dioni Pinilla - Ingredients

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Digital Artist / Dioni Pinilla - OLÉ

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Digital Artist / Dioni Pinilla - Self Portrait

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Digital Artist / Dioni Pinilla - Super Ego

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YIANNI JOHNS

I paint, therefore I am. The need to paint is as important as my need for oxygen, my need for love, my need for life. My art is my way of saying, communicating the way my mind and my heart see the world. Often I use it to throw light on the shallowness of a consumerist world where fulfillment comes through possession of objects which quickly become obsolete. My art is not about preaching or lecturing, but about stopping my audience for a moment of reflection and perhaps realization. It is this that I want to spread to the world through my national and international exhibitions.

Painter / Yianni Johns

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Painter / Yianni Johns - Bob’s Dilemma

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Painter / Yianni Johns - 105 Mins To Shop

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Painter / Yianni Johns - CFCCP

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Yianni Johns’ paintings confront us with a seemingly placid contemporary world which has been quietly infected with a powerfully surreal disconnect. His amiable subjects return the viewer’s gaze with stares reminiscent of the blank looks of the hypnotized. They stand before backgrounds of sunny vistas or chilly corporate spaces, holding before them prized abstract, impossible objects. We do not know how to read these people and their enigmatic totems. Should we fear them, pity them or laugh at them? Painter / Yianni Johns - Altamira Mall

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The audacity of these works lies in their poker-faced cheeriness. Yianni has subverted a multitude of our cultural assumptions, primarily the manufactured responses we have to our visual creations. Nothing comes together to create cohesion here, and Yianni exposes how reliant we are upon narrative in our representational art. We are left without familiar references in these works so powerfully about anxiety and the lack of familiarizing context. These works are chilling and powerful commentaries on our society and our psychologies. Painter / Yianni Johns - Big Screen TV

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Painter / Yianni Johns - Mall Angel

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THANK YOU...

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