Artists Describing Their Art:
Melissa Lambert - Investigation and Experimentation My art, whether abstract, figurative, or combinations of both, explores dimensional vibrations through the use of line, color, symbolism, and form. Geometry, particle physics, holonomic brain theory, mythology, and Jung's theories of synchronicity and the collective unconscious all inform my work. Perceiving the concepts contained in the above theories, I strive to reveal the deeper dimensions and innate spirituality that exist in the here and now of every moment....
Vladimir Simanovsky - The artistic world of Vladimir Simanovsky is motivated by live but predominantly by music. From his earliest childhood, when he intensely devoted himself to drowing and playing the piano, a tone of colourful vibrations of inner creative imagination has woken up in him. After having finished Secondary Artistic-Industrial School, which provided its graduates with the ABS of creave artistc resources, he carried on with studies at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University in Bratislava, which raised his rational human thinking. The creative career of Vladimir Simanovsky has been extended by a new dimention, a dimention of space. In the late of 80s he moved to Canada, where he intensily attended to artistic creation. In 1996 he come back to Slovakia,Bratislava. By rational but also subconscious comparing of the human criterion with architectural, constructive with spiritual, real with irreal, he has appealed to painter`s means of expression with a feeling that through them he can most brilliantly express his visual, rational and subconscious statuses he has systematically saved in his live. Linear compositions are,by turbit painting area`s shaped into fine blocks underlined by gentle scale of warm colour tones,sharpen tention among particular colour...
Mocanu Monica - ...The inspiring elements are people - women and men - as well as the fascinating diversity of human beauty, culture, religion, colour... I every piece of my artwork I intended to create a mixture between the past and the present. If we knew more about each other we would understand how the diversity should be a potential force for the progress of humanity. I hope to be able to dedicate this entire work to people and show that: THE WORLD IS BUT ONE COUNTRY AND MANKIND IT'S CITIZENS! ...
Paul Fitzgerald - I used to be very precise in my art, detailed and photo-realistic. Now I let the nuances of the material come fourth and bring hopefully life into the drawing. It is liberating to see these images emerge from a stroke of the charcoal or push of a kneaded eraser. The ideal for me is to have the drawing look as it was made almost instantly and without effort but showing the viewer a glimpse of reality. PF ...
Ana De Medeiros - Ana de Medeiros - Painting Sculptor ...Sometimes I have got the intention to have an image appear to the viever as unfinished or possibly disarranged... Ana de Medeiros is the artistic name of Ana Maria Moura Goulart de Medeiros, she was born in 1950 in Lisbon, Portugal. The painter and sculptor lives and works in Germany since 1970. New series "La Chambre des Couleurs", started 2004 and is still in progress. "the room of colors" stands as a synonym for the life itself... 2004-2005: Les premieres Impressions, 2005-2006: La salle Orange, 2008: Intermezzo ... ...
Lyudmila Kogan - My art is my diary a pictorial journal for painting discrete moments in time arranged by medium in which they are expressed. The medium spectrum runs from intuitive abstract expressions, to more complex reflections on daily events. Most of my art works are dedicated to abstract expressions of reality based on my personal reflections on life, environment, emotional expressions, and peoples characters. I am not concerned with the superficial and the obvious I try to capture the essence of a person, a moment, a state of mind, or an emotion. In my drawings I am not trying to imitate realistic attributes I am trying to mirror ones character as well as to express my own thoughts and feelings on the subject. Everything depends on what and when something caught my attention, made me think, or affected me. ...
Josef Jobst - For me, doing art is a meditation and an affirmation of life, that lifts me above the problems of everyday. My passion for colors let me take the artist-name "Chromosoph" (greek for "Color-Lover" or "Color-Thinker") I started as a realistic painter. Now I'm a figurative painter but I love the infinite freedom of abstractions... so most of my art is "figurative abstraction" My artistic influences are based in the art of the early impressionists, the "School of Barbazon". Like the work of those artists, I explore the space between realistic and abstract art - in a rich and diverse stylistic texture. ...
Patrick Sean Kelley - Behind the Art There is nothing more intimidating than standing in front of a blank canvas and wondering what it will become. There is also nothing more exhilarating. As I begin to apply paint to canvas I find my work seems to be in continuous motion. Always changing. Always progressing. Much like the oil paints that actually embody my visions. I am influenced by many places, things, people and of course, many artists. My latest work is changing yet again. The palette has become softer more jewel toned and the subjects more somber. They speak to me as I paint each stroke awaiting life on the canvas. I am clearly influenced by some of the more modern masters like, Klimpt, Kandinsky, Mirot, Caldwell and as always, Picasso. The art is Inspired by the subject. By a woman's beauty as it is seen and felt both internally and externally. The images in my vision actually seem to mask their true identities as they glance out at the viewer exuding an air of aloofness and mystique. Each stroke is painstakingly smoothed and controlled to create subtle dimensions and color that create the mysterious creatures that appear to come to life on ...
Leon Aarts - What is Art? Art is the thrilling spark that beats death - thats all. Brett Whiteley Why does one paint? The most fundamental reason one paints is in order to see. Whiteley Who is an artist? I am an individual who is also an artist-look at what I am doing. Alan Pearson. What is the definition of Art? Discovery is the definition of Art. Pearson. What is'good' art? There are no rules about investment. Sharks can be good. Artist's dung can be good. Oil on canvas can be good. There's a squad of conservators out there to look after anything an artist decides is art. Charles Saatchi (Art Collector) Can one explain what one's art is about? Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really. Balthus The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel. Mondrian It is particularly colouring of the soul which literary technicians have not so far found to be chemically analysable, and consequently,it has NO name.Expressionism is today in the AIR. I choose to be an artist. Leonardus Aarts...
Archna Jaideep Singh - Concept Statement ARCHNA JAIDEEP SINGH My paintings are myself and a flow of my inner being. The inspiring force is the interaction of my moods in response to the environment, changing seasons and the romance of my life. I derive great happiness in the process. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing. The feeling of happiness comes when a painting becomes a finished product. Everything around us is an expression of varied selves - creative or destructive. Artistic creativity has myriad forms. Conversation is a fine art so is dancing, singing, storytelling, writing and film making and each is a powerful instrument for social change. Good writing and cinema have always inspired me. Possibly, the art of living a joyous life is the finest art of all. My art is my creative expression of love for people, curiosity about the world and the cosmos, devotion to the sublime and preoccupation with evolution of my artistic self and personhood. My purpose is to create beauty in times when ugliness and crassness have almost become a cult. In my nudes I paint the eternal human being in the most natural form transcending boundaries of geography, culture and time. In ...