Artist Portraits
Andrei Buryak: As a child, I loved to look at illustrations
Jul 9, 2024
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5 minutes read
"The first profession I wanted to master was that of an illustrator. In 1980 I entered an art college, where, in addition to drawing and painting, I learned about the history of world art, and my desires gained new horizons - I wanted to become an artist!"
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Tehos, I was born an artist
Jan 18, 2023
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7 minutes read
"I was born an artist, it has always been in me. It was not my activity in the first period of my life, but at the age of 40 I stopped everything to make it my main activity"...
Artist Portraits
Sergej Jensen: Minimalist Fabric Art & Abstraction
Oct 16, 2024
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7 minutes read
Sergej Jensen is a Danish contemporary artist known for his minimalist, abstract works that incorporate unconventional materials like burlap, canvas, and textiles. His art emphasizes texture and surface, often using techniques like sewing and staining to create raw, distressed compositions that challenge traditional painting methods.
Art History
Street artists: from vandals to artists!
Jan 26, 2022
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6 minutes read
Street art has become a high form of artistic expression, so much so that the work of its major exponents has become a mainstream commercial product, but has it always been this way?
Artist Portraits
Marine Foissey: My joys, my anxieties and my doubts
Jan 9, 2024
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3 minutes read
"I like to work alone using myself as a Swiss army knife: photographer, model, makeup artist, stylist, scenographer, stage manager: tiring but practical."...
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Ielizaveta Portnova: It's a choice I made in my early childhood
Jan 7, 2025
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10 minutes read
"It all started with drawing and painting, then in art school I had the chance to try tapestry and fabric printing [batik]. I quickly specialized in ceramics and pottery while trying other art forms such as watercolor, linocut or calligraphy."....
Artist Portraits
Serge Chamchinov: Crafting Artistic Narratives Through Books
Aug 28, 2024
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7 minutes read
Serge Chamchinov, once an analytical chemist, has become a trailblazer in contemporary artist books by blending artistic techniques with deep text and visual exploration, redefining the artist’s book and inspiring future generations.
Artist Portraits
Wichert van Engelen, the possibilities of expressing
Apr 15, 2023
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5 minutes read
"I am a craft artist. I am fascinated by the possibilities of expressing and realizing visualizations, thoughts, in concrete materials such as steel and bronze".
Artist Portraits
Rudi Cotroneo, absent protagonists
Mar 15, 2023
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7 minutes read
"Everything started with me when I saw in London in a museum store a book by the artist Richard Hamilton. It was the work "Interior IV"."
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Rico Mocellin: I love playing with colors
Feb 8, 2023
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4 minutes read
"My parents are farmers and I was born in the countryside, since I was a child I was fascinated by the colors of everything related to nature, like leaves, soil, flowers, bird feathers, different plants, the colors From"...
Artist Portraits
Brazo: a strong desire to communicate emotions
Jan 1, 2025
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4 minutes read
"Since childhood, I have had a strong desire to communicate the emotions I feel and to express them using a space free from rules and interference. I have always found this possibility in art."
Artist Portraits
Olivier Messas, I have always been creative
Sep 15, 2023
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7 minutes read
“I have always been creative, ever since my early childhood when I was happy with a box of markers and a few blank sheets of paper.”
Artist Portraits
John Currin: Satirical Art Meets Classical Mastery
Nov 12, 2024
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7 minutes read
John Currin is an American painter celebrated for his technically masterful and provocative works that blend classical portraiture with satirical and often erotic depictions of contemporary figures. Known for exploring themes of beauty, sexuality, and social dynamics, his art combines historical influences with modern social critique, making him a distinctive voice in contemporary figurative painting.
Artist Portraits
Kostyantin Malginov: The inner need for self-expression
Sep 3, 2024
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2 minutes read
Kostyantin Malginov is a UK-based contemporary artist renowned for his innovative authorial style known as Silkpolyesterart...
Artist Portraits
Madeline Berger, the choice of watercolor
Jan 25, 2023
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3 minutes read
"My first paintings were painted in acrylic, but I didn't like the plastic and opaque aspect. The choice of watercolor came later"....
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Mario Venza, the feeling, thinking and doubts of human being
Nov 2, 2022
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3 minutes read
Mario Venza, extremely attentive to the particular expressions of everyday life, represents the feeling, thought and doubts of human beings...
Artist Portraits
Eric Ullrich, incessant research
Jan 21, 2023
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4 minutes read
"What I took for a game when I was a child by mimicking my architect-sculptor grandfather and my painter uncle ended up becoming a reason for living."
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Margarita Ivanova, I use different styles
Mar 4, 2023
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4 minutes read
"I have always been drawing, from early childhood and could not imagine myself without it. Of course, there were different periods of life, and in the end I received an architectural education. But soon painting took over and became my main and only profession. Art has always been with me".
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Christophe Stephan Durand: At 9 years old I started drawing seriously
Nov 14, 2023
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5 minutes read
"My artistic experience began very young. My father painted forgeries of masters. I remained in awe of his copies for a long time. At 9 years old I began to draw seriously. "...
Artist Portraits
Guido Lötscher: Mark Rothko's "Metaphysical" Color Field Painting
Feb 4, 2025
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5 minutes read
"A profound change in the company's philosophy and my desire for a professional reorientation led me, after careful consideration of various career options, to finally dedicate myself to freelance visual arts in 2015 – the realization of a childhood dream..."
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Sergio Capuzzimati, art as freedom of expression
Aug 13, 2022
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6 minutes read
According to photographer Sergio Capuzzimati, art is freedom, freedom to do what one feels inside and express it without constraints of any kind. It was precisely the need to externalize such interiority that prompted the artist to approach the medium of photography, to give voice to the extreme creativity that animates his inner world...
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Santicri: Creating is my passion
May 7, 2024
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6 minutes read
Creating has always been my passion since childhood. After my studies, I found myself working as a resin craftsman, coming into close contact with sculptures and design elements...
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Bernard Frize: The Essence of Process and Color
Sep 19, 2024
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6 minutes read
Bernard Frize is a French abstract painter known for his exploration of the process of painting, focusing on the mechanics of creation rather than the end result. By eliminating personal expression and allowing the medium and technique to take precedence, Frize has crafted a unique style that embraces repetition, chance, and vibrant color...
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Sandro Chia: Icon of the Italian Transavanguardia Movement
Sep 6, 2024
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9 minutes read
Sandro Chia is a renowned Italian painter and sculptor, recognized for his vibrant and expressive style that blends figurative elements with bold color schemes. He gained prominence as a leading figure in the Transavanguardia movement, which emerged in the late 1970s, advocating for a return to traditional painting techniques and figurative art...
Artist Portraits
Loferrie: a gift from birth
Oct 10, 2023
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5 minutes read
“I believe that the need to create and express a vision or a feeling through art begins with a visceral need at the dawn of incarnation, a gift from birth.”
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François Miquel: I am a self-taught painter
Jan 31, 2024
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5 minutes read
"I have been interested in art, and more particularly in painting since my adolescence but the desire to paint myself only came later. The discovery of certain artists, of certain more striking works undoubtedly triggered this desire to “try”. Practice then always pushes you a little further.”...
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Maria Tuzhilkina: Artificial intelligence is entering our modern life!
Aug 16, 2024
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5 minutes read
"I have been drawing since childhood, I cannot imagine my life without paints, canvas, paper, pencils, the material is not important - the main thing is to draw. For me it’s like breathing, I throw out my emotions, on the contrary, I relax and fill up."...
Sell Art
How to write a good description for your artwork?
Jun 20, 2022
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4 minutes read
The description of your works is fundamental to sell and promote your work. Learn simple tips and tricks for presenting a good description.
Artist Portraits
Nicolas Monjo, the charm of narrow spaces
Jun 25, 2022
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4 minutes read
The figures superimposed in narrow spaces, which characterize Nicolas Monjo's pictorial research, stem from the idea of an art aimed at telling about society and, in particular, the difficulties of individuals...
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Barbara Kroll, The Play with Color and Composition
Mar 22, 2023
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2 minutes read
"Following the motto "less is more" - simplicity, expressiveness, composition as well as color."
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Jean-Humbert Savoldelli, the mystery of artistic creation
Jun 21, 2022
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6 minutes read
In 2013, Jean-Humbert Savoldelli decided to take a turn in his artistic production, indeed, he swapped brushes for knives, oil for acrylic and hyperrealism for abstractionism and abstract expressionism. ..
Artist Portraits
Oleg Baulin, I’ve always wanted to paint
Sep 26, 2023
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6 minutes read
"I’ve always wanted to paint ever since I was a child. But, unfortunately, studying painting turned out to be impossible in my childhood"....
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Sophie Mathieu: it’s the moment of creating the painting that I like
Nov 6, 2023
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6 minutes read
“I like the grazing lights, the improbable colors of nature sometimes, I would like people who see one of my paintings to feel the powerful and comforting nature, the calming”...
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Hongfeng Guo: Exploring the Infinite Possibilities of Inspiration, Innovation, and Emotional Expression
Dec 17, 2024
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9 minutes read
“My art is a capture and recreation of fleeting perceptions, through the intertwining of color, form, and material, exploring the endless possibilities of emotions and dreams…”
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Frédéric Martin, drawing and painting have always been part of my daily life
Jun 7, 2023
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5 minutes read
"My artistic career is the logical continuation of my commitment, 6 years of study at the National School of Applied Arts and Crafts in Paris, then years of drawing, posters and illustrations. "...
Art History
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Apr 3, 2023
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8 minutes read
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Wave, is a famous Japanese print created by artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1830. This iconic work is one of the most famous in the history of Japanese art, and is recognized worldwide for its beauty and artistic expression.