Artists Describing Their Art:
Adib Fattal - I believe that before anything art should bring happiness to the viewer . Life has alot of misery in it , so it is the artist duty to make people happy . Secondly , I believe that an artist must have his own unique style which I feel should differentiate him totally from another artist . In my view , I would even say a particular style is more important than what and how an artist paints . His style has to be so strong that the viewer should immedietly recognize the artist ....
Raphael Perez Israeli Painter - Pride and Prejudice: on Raphael Perez's Artwork Raphael Perez, born in 1965, studied art at the College of Visual Arts in Beer Sheva, and from 1995 has been living and working in his studio in Tel Aviv. Today Perez plays an important role in actively promoting the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual) art and culture in Tel Aviv, and the internet portal he set up helps artists from the community reach large audiences in Israel and abroad. Hundreds of his artworks are part of private collections in Israel and abroad, and his artworks were shown in several group exhibitions: in Tel Aviv Museum of Art, "Zman Le'Omanut" art gallery, Camera Obscura, The Open House in Jerusalem, Ophir Gallery, The Haifa Forum and other private businesses and galleries. In 2003-4 his paintings and studio appeared in a full-length movie, three student films and two graduation films. Raphael Perez is the first Israeli artist to express his lifestyle as a Gay. His life and the life of the LGBT community are connected and unfold over hundreds of artwork pieces. His art creation is rare and extraordinary by every Israeli and international artistic standard. His sources of inspiration ...
Rickie Dickerson - I work from the core, I smear my guts on the canvas, all the pain and confusion...joy, lust and anger...right before your very eyes. I have to paint, I have no choice. My mentor, Luise "Mignon" Andersen, introduced me to acrylic paint and threw me deeper into the river of creativity. Everything I do is just to keep me from drowning... As for the photography, that's compulsive as well....
Patrice Tullai - A graduate from the University of Washington Patrice received a B.F.A. in Painting, a B.F.A. in Sculpture, and a B.A.in Arts. Since that time Patrice has been painting relentlessly. She is also a recording artist having worked on A&M records. She has several recordings available. You can hear her music at www.cdbaby.com/cd/frownland and www.cdbaby.com/cd/alicedean. Her influences are many but a few of her favorites are Andy Warhol and Vincent VanGogh. "I enjoy pop art and the comedy of art. Art can be fun and funny. For that reason I paint contemporary objects. I also paint traditional plein air landscapes." She has a great love of birds and has been painting them for years. Many subjects are endangered birds. Did you know there are more endangered species on the Hawaiian Islands then anywhere else on the plant at this time? ...