Artists Describing Their Art:
Wayne Ensrud - Wayne Ensrud aEUR" Paintings aEUR~Harmony in ContradictionsaEURtm aEUR~Harmony in ContradictionsaEURtm is another way of saying harmony through opposites decorative variety, textural differences, dense versus transparent, geometric versus gestural, open versus closed, calm versus active aEUR" all of these aspects interwoven to compose a balanced harmonic resolve. The surfaces are lively but the overall effect is calm and composed into a harmonious balance and unity. They are not mere symbols or decorations. My desire is for the paintings to be a bridge to evoke feelings of freedom and transcendence that vibrate refreshing energies. I combine a complex of spatial ins and outs and variations of speed via high-keyed, energetic layers of color. Ecstatic and light-drenched, my paintings reflect a lyrical impulse and visible joy that are charged with a concentrated reaction to my natural and emotional environments. My recent paintings are essentially abstract non-object, however, the structured approach remains true to what Oskar Kokoschka revealed to me. The paintings are built up stroke by stroke, layer by layer, until the desired image emerges. My artworks are not so much about definitive results as they are manifestations of process they resolve and evolve. It is a process that flows like a ...
Jorge Gonzalez - Jorge R. Gonzalez Artist Statement Why I started, what has and still inspires me, and why IaEURtmm in this Road. Like most visual artists throughout my adolescence, I enjoyed doodling, most classes in school tended to be rather boring to me, which led to my using the side of most composition papers to draw and daydream. As I was entering my high school years, I was inclined to become an airplane mechanic causing my three years of high school to be totally focused on that endeavor. After graduating from high school, I applied my energy into obtaining a degree in the optical field, but halfway through a certain spark of passion awoke in me towards the arts. I started with drawing, which led to printmaking, then photography and at the end of my studies, years down the road I obtained a degree in sculpture. Photography and painting were also my interests, but sculpture was my true calling. After graduation from the university, I started my studio and commenced my career in the Fine Arts in what I thought would be my life for years to come. But life tends to throw you curves and things sometimes donaEURtmt go...
Monica Puryear - My paintings and drawings portray personal stories, dreams and fantasies of my deep connection with nature. I frequently use animals and plants that intersect in some way to create a feeling of intimacy and mystery. I use vivid colors and rich details of my subjects in the hope of inticing the viewer into my world to discover and relish the beauty they possess. It is my intention to provide the viewer with a respite from the violent imagery that is so prevalent in our daily lives, so one may enter into a richly colored world in a moment of intense beauty....
Ana Neto - Born in 1982, Lisbon, Portugal city where Anisa took a Bachelor in Fine Arts, Painting 2002-2007. She lives in Kolding, a southern city in Denmark where she took a Master degree inIT Product Design. Her work has been present in solo and collective exhibitions since 2004 until today in different countries has Portugal, Denmark, USA and UK. Her works are inspired by fairy tale psychoanalysis, movies and design projects for childrenaEURtms learning development. She loves to go back on time and dive into childrenaEURtms imaginary world to interpret a different perspective and perception of our world, physical and mental....
Valentina Vaillant - I started with just a box and a cut out piece for a window. That day 10 years later I realized Art was in my blood. I graduated from New York Academy Of Art. With the certificate in my hands I felt like a official artist. I make sculptures, 2D and 3D. The materials I use are cardboard, fabric, newspaper, beads, wire, glass and clay. I focus on those materials because those are reused recycling thing that shouldnt go to waist. I in the near future will experiment with other things like wood, screws, wall pins, and more. My sculptures majority are about animals. I love animals because theyre smart and independent.they are born knowing how to walk and what theyre able to eat. They care for eachothere, some more than others, but to be compleatly real we are the worst animals of them all. Im absolutely infuriated and hurt because the abuse and meaningless killing, the torture in factory farming and in animal experiment testing. People avoid these things because they only think of themselves and how they dont wanna get hurt from what they bad thing they see instead of helping. Wake up and see the real ...