Artists Describing Their Art:
Claudia Luethi Alias Abdelghafar - Personal Statement from Claudia Luethi alias Abdelghafar I love to paint oil colours because they are smooth and I can paint in several coatings. So there is a threedimensional effect in my paintings. I love colours to express the positive attitude to my live. I believe that there is all the time a door open when I believe it. There is no sence to see the negative things in live because all the peoble around me has also negative things in there live. In 2006 I began to paint oilcolour on velvet. I like to play with the structure from the velvet. There is a special effect on the painting with velvet. There were peoble telling me to paint abstract things than I would have the better chance to sell it. But I love to paint animals, to bring there soul and character on the canvas or velvet, to give them live that when you pass the painting you are just thinking: ups, this animal has it moved? Also the landscapes and citiescapes have to live, I want really not to copy only fotos but that the peoble can smell the woods or the salt water of the sea, hear ...
Willem Botha - Willem has a classical approach to sculpture He likes to explore the body, whether human or animal Most of his works present a dramatic tension with an unbalanced perception of gravity. He sometimes likes to introduce movement, it is then endangering his compositions which confine to the unstable balance, while revealing each time the nobility and the grace. His admiration for the antique can be seen in his most recent works His pieces are fragmented, he strips his models, he thus conditions the spectators gaze, he upsets it, he hypnotizes it. Willem believe in the words of Leonardo da Vinci that his Art is never finished, only abandoned ...
Bryce Chisholm - Arthur Bryce Chisholm is an artist born in the Biggest Little City in the World, Reno, Nevada. Bryce graduated from Earl Wooster High School and then continued his education at Truckee Meadows Community College. He then furthered his education at the University of Nevada, Reno, under the guidance of Michael Sarich, this is when his art really began to grow. Exploring many subjects from history, Bryce has always had a fond liking for undervalued beauty. Finding the best parts of a dirty city has led to his love of graffiti and street art. Coming upon a beautiful mural in a dark seedy alley always leaves a good impression on him. The message graffiti can get across is very powerful to Bryce and inspires him to push his art, in ways that portray real human emotions with a raw street feeling. Bryce has painted in nearly every medium there is from oil, acrylic, water color, spray paint and basically anything he can get his hands on. He likes to paintaEUR| a lot, and he will do it on just about any surface he can get a hold of. Stencils have been his latest passion. Designing and cutting out a stencil is ...
Chris Dixon - From a Best of Show world championship carving in 1978 through Galleons of Treasures to Monumental Public Statues and 3D art editions.. Let Chris Dixon Studios envision your artworks! "I welcome any inquiries and connections to continue making art patrons' dreams into reality, God Bless." Specialties: Fine Art Sculpting, designing, prototypes, props, mold-making, wildlife, figurative, realism, Museum and Zoo quality affordable replicas......
Michael Auger - I dream in vivid color and an assortment of animals with diverse and animated personalities are continuously filling up the inside of my head. I paint them into existence using unapologetically bold color and a thick, chunky acrylic that begs to be touched. My art obviously appeals to kids but it also appeals to adults who want to express their offbeat side. The characters I create have wild eyes and a slightly-off quality to them. I believe that the true test of art is if it succeeds in evoking emotion from the viewer. My paintings usually make people smile and sometimes even laugh. ThataEURtms a wonderful vindication which motivates me to create more. I also enjoy experimenting with alternative techniques. Many of my paintings reveal additional colors and effects when viewed in ultraviolet light. I am inspired by the supernatural and unusual that hide behind the veil of reality and believe that the world is better off with a bit more silliness and magic. ...