the Art of ZC magazine
Issue No1
Jos e M Sicilia at Art Basel Miami Beach
Dear ZC readers, We are embarking on a new challenge of refined Art and Culture. The Art of ZC is a reflection of our journey in the world of endless knowledge and infinite imagination. We would like to enlighten ZC followers with our impressions and discoveries in the world of Arts. The selected artists have achieved a level of recognition which will stir the audience. Their perception, aptitude, ability and accomplisment grabbed ZC's attention and we want to share it with you. Enjoy! ZC Director
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CONTENTS Issue No 1
4 Curator Silvie Seidlitz 8 Artist Silvia Strobos 10 Artist Jose M Sicilia
12 Artist Johan Andersson 14Sculptor Carole Feuerman 16Enamelist Vanessa Lecci 18 Sabs Interiors
20 Got talent? Show ZC
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Silvie Seidlitz When someone asks me how I would describe my passion for Art I would answer: It is right up there with my passion for life. I travel regularly to China, not necessarily to the Mega Cities Beijing or Shanghai, but to the Provinces. My favourite places are Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan and Guizhou. Over 700 studios are spread around and while being on tour I always encounter some unknown artists who feed me that passion. Some artists are talented, others use new media or refined applications for their works. Currently, I am closely following three artists: WANG JUN, a great talent who knows how to transform his snapshots into symbolic meanings with an aesthetic value. XIONG QIN, who combines images of space, structures, figures and coincides symbols. He is using a base of grids on the canvas and adds dots to form an ideal composition. His works have a subtle merge of indistinct colours and texture. WANG HAICHUAN’s works are a long-term art project based upon sociological investigations and studies of the Urbanization in Chongqing. He uses paintings, photographs, installations and documentaries from the period of collectivism. 4 ART ZC
WANG HAICHUAN
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Xiong Qin
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www.artalliance.biz
Wang Jun
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Silvia Strobos Artist
Silvia Strobos is a Dutch artist who has been based in Zurich for 15 years. After attending the Higher School for Design and Communication, she attained her Masters degree in Arts and History at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Strobos works from her imagination, starting from a grid-like chaos, when she searches for patterns or people. She never strives for perfection and doesn't want her work to simulate reality and that is exactly what makes her art exceptional. All her pieces are unique, never the same. The figurative painting style with strong contrasts of light and dark, the vivid colours and the importance of family and partnership are reflected in her artwork. www.strobos-buch.com
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José María Sicilia
www.messendeclercq.be
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Andersson has exhibited and sold in the Scope Art Fair both in Basel and Miami Beach.
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www.johanandersson.com
He has displayed at the National Portrait Gallery as the youngest ever to be shortlisted for the BP Portrait Award (3rd Prize). His first series 'Stolen Faces' consolidated his career. 13 ART ZC
Carole Feuerman
Carole A. Feuerman lives in New York. She is well-known for her swimmers, resin sculptures painted in oil, bronze or stone. Her ' painting with fire' technique pours 5 different dissolved metals in 2000 degrees temperature.
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Her monumental 'Survival of Serena' in painted bronze was designed specially for outdoors. A 'Golden Mean' Divina Proporzione was installed at the Venice Biennale. A great revelation for ZC during Context Art Miami 2014.
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Enamelist Vanessa LECCI
Fusioning the arts and crafts, Lecci has collaborated with Romero's Britto joyful and bright colours designs to create the Hublot Classic Fusion Watch presented at Baselworld 2015.
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The art of enamelling is a rare skill, authentic, time-consuming and challenging. Artist Vanessa Lecci has implemented her traditional technique for the most acclaimed luxury brand watches. lvateliers@hotmail.com
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Sab's Interiors harmonises our lifestyles in a form of a 'mood-board'. Putting together colours, fabrics and materials that inspires us. Renovating, furnishing or enhancing our homes with charm and character with mixed styles.
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wwwsabs-interiors.ch
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